Wrestling for my Life; the legend, the reality, and the
faith of a WWE superstar by Shawn Michaels is a book about Shawn “The
Heartbreak Kid” Michaels life and conversion to a strong Christian faith. Michaels uses this book to discuss how
becoming a Christian changed his life and purpose in and out of the wrestling
ring, his family and his self worth.
I must say I know nothing about wrestling. I know a very few names of the more famous
wrestlers and I only recognized Michaels by the pictures inside as “maybe a
wrestler Ive seen while flipping channels.”
But with all that I found this book really interesting and easy to
read. I enjoyed reading about how his
faith drastically changed his life yet he was still able to use his gifts as a
wrestler and his fame as a platform for his new faith.
I also enjoyed how he stood up for the WWE and wresting in
general. He admits that there are some
bad parts of wrestling but as a whole defends the organization as fun,
entertaining, and make believe. I like
this about him. I was one of those
people that assumed wrestling was a bad company with horrible messages and
images. I enjoyed his insight and viewpoint
on the organization. I may have to try
watching wrestling soon.
Note: There are a
few topics that he discusses that might not be appropriate for younger
kids. For instance he uses terms like
“chasing women”, he discusses porn, and he discusses what he calls the “damn”
instance (where he said the word damn after being saved in a WWE
commercial).
Note: I did receive a free copy of this book to read and
review. The opinions above are my own
and I was not compensated for a
positive review.
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