Wrestling Dave. Review on Dave Batista

Batista's life makes for an interesting story. It is Rocky meets WWE. He grew up poor, had three murders occur on his front yard, and he was in constant trouble with the law. He got into the wrestling business very late in life, was turned down by WCW, and is now the World Heavyweight Champion. Unlike the movie which kept the audience captivated, this book is marred by choppiness due to the less than one page a story format. However, there are some great nuggets of information in this book and I do recommend purchasing it.

People around the world know Dave Batista as World Wrestling Entertainment's "the Animal, " the rope-shaking, spine-busting World Heavyweight Champion, one of the most popular Superstars in recent years.The crowd turned Batista from heel to babyface after they were electrified by his awesome physique and physical wrestling style.

Few fans, however, know that Batista didn't join the profession until he was thirty years old - an age at which many wrestlers are thinking about hanging up their boots. Nor do most fans know the tremendous toll the climb to the top has taken on Batista's personal life. While successfully staying away from hard drugs and - usually - liquor, he found sex too tempting to resist.

"Women were my drug of choice, " the Animal confesses. That addiction cost him his marriage, destroying a relationship that had helped him climb from poverty to the pinnacle of sports entertainment in less than two years.

Pros:

Batista clears up many rumors about some backstage politics.

He admits to the mistakes he has made and certain weaknesses he has in the ring.