Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Brock Lesnar The Making of a Hard-Core Legend by Joel Rippel WWE Hell in a Cell **SPOILER**, Big Show’s Movie, More. — Since The Nexus are the only talent featured on the WWE Survivor Series 2010 poster, it looks like they won’t be going anywhere and that John Cena will be joining Nexus on Sunday at the Hell in a Cell PPV. — WWE Studios’ Knucklehead, starring the Big Show, will receive a small theatrical run starting on 10/22 so expect WWE to promote the film on TV soon. — WWE is heavily promoting tonight’s Smackdown debut on SyFy tonight, including the lead ad on YouTube today. — Here are the upcoming wrestling book releases. 2010 10/1: Countdown to Lockdown by Mick Foley 10/5: WWE Heroes: Rise of the Firstborn 10/11: Brock Lesnar: Making of a Hard-core Legend by Joel Rippel 10/26: Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask paperback release 11/23: WWE Championship: Sports-Entertainment’s Most Coveted Prize Uncovered by Kevin Sullivan 12/1: WWE Confidential by Aaron Feigenbaum 12/7: WWE Cross Rhodes by Dustin Rhodes. 2011 2/1: Straight from the Hart by Bruce Hart 2/16: Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps by Chris Jericho 3/1: Danger, Death and the Rush of Wrestling by “Road Warrior Animal” Joe Laurinaitis. InterMat Reads: Brock Lesnar Book. A dozen years ago, Brock Lesnar burst onto the Division I college wrestling scene as a junior at the University of Minnesota. In just two short seasons, Lesnar became a two-time Big Ten heavyweight champ and two-time NCAA finalist, winning the national title his senior year at the 2000 NCAAs. In the decade since, the former Golden Gopher has made a name for himself beyond amateur wrestling, first in professional wrestling in the WWE, and now, in mixed martial arts (MMA), as a former UFC heavyweight champ who hopes to win back the title. Now a new book -- Brock Lesnar: The Making of a Hard-Core Legend by Joel Rippel -- covers all these aspects of Lesnar's life and career, and more. The right book, right on time. If anyone were destined to write Lesnar's life story, it would be Joel Rippel. He is a long-time writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune , and has authored four books on Minnesota sports history. And, just like Lesnar, Rippel is a graduate of the University of Minnesota. The timing for a book on Brock Lesnar couldn't be better. More than a decade after first appearing on the radar screens of college wrestling fans, Lesnar continues to make headlines. This month, it was announced the former UFC heavyweight champ would return to the Octagon to face Junior dos Santos at UFC 131 in Vancouver, British Columbia in June. (The two UFC big men have been serving as opposing team coaches on the latest installment of the popular reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter .) Lesnar's name also popped up in numerous stories this month about his college rival Stephen Neal announcing his retirement from the New England Patriots after ten seasons as right guard. Neal defeated Lesnar in the 1999 NCAA Division I heavyweight championship match to win his second national title. First, a bit about Brock. For millions of folks, mention the name Brock Lesnar and they immediately think of his meteoric career in Ultimate Fighting Championships, winning the UFC heavyweight title from Randy Couture after less than a handful of MMA matches. For others, Lesnar was "The Next Big Thing" in professional wrestling, becoming the youngest-ever WWE champ at age 25. Some of us are old enough to remember when Brock Edward Lesnar was the "next big thing" in college wrestling. In January 1999, Lesnar was recruited to wrestle at the University of Minnesota after head coach J Robinson saw the Bismarck State College heavyweight -- and 1998 national junior college champ -- demolish the competition at the Bison Open. Within days of coming to Minnesota, Lesnar became THE talk of the amateur wrestling community. The South Dakota native was the subject of numerous threads on wrestling discussion forums. Even Dan Gable weighed in. As a commentator on Iowa Public TV's College Wrestling series, the legendary wrestler and coach said this about the new Golden Gopher heavyweight: "When he strips out of his warm-ups, Brock Lesnar turns more heads than Cindy Crawford in a thong." In a weight class where a number of the competitors looked like the Pillsbury Doughboy, Lesnar's physique was something else. The 6'3", 265- pound Minnesota heavyweight appeared to be carved from granite. (The school's wrestling program capitalized on this fact by issuing a "Brockfast of Champions" poster, featuring Lesnar in his Minnesota singlet, complete with call-outs that provided a "tale of the tape" as to the measurements of his 20" neck, 52" chest, and more.) Lesnar's musculature wasn't the only thing that generated buzz in the college wrestling world. Right from the start, his on-the-mat performance got people talking. Within a couple weeks of becoming a Gopher, Lesnar pinned his way through four matches at the 1999 National Duals. Among his early pin victims: Iowa's Wes Hand, who became arguably Lesnar's top college rival. During the 1999 season -- his first in Division I -- Lesnar compiled a 24-2 record, including a 21-match win streak, and nabbed the Big Ten title. His two losses: to Iowa State's Trent Hynek early in the season, and, to defending heavyweight champ Stephen Neal in the finals at the 1999 NCAAs at Penn State. The following year, Lesnar lost only one match -- to Wes Hand -- but got revenge by defeating the Hawkeye big guy in the Big Ten and NCAA title bouts. Brock's real wrestling career, by the book . Some biographies of former college wrestling champs who go on to find fame in pro wrestling give short shrift to their subjects' amateur mat careers, either by glossing over their real wrestling accomplishments in a few pages, or, in the case of one bio that comes to mind, being filled with glaring inaccuracies and misrepresentations. In his book, Joel Rippel manages to present a surprisingly complete presentation of the 33-year-old Lesnar's life that includes his growing-up years, and high school and college wrestling careers, as well as time in the WWE and UFC. As Rippel points out, Brock Lesnar grew up on a farm outside Webster, South Dakota. The book is rich with details on Lesnar's early wrestling career, starting in seventh grade . and his on-the-mat accomplishments at Webster High School. Brock Lesnar: The Making of a Hard-Core Legend then takes the reader to college (with a surprising-to-most-readers side trip), first to Bismarck State College in North Dakota, where Lesnar was a two-time NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) All-American and 1998 NJCAA heavyweight champ. Then the book goes on to provide a look at Lesnar's two years at Minnesota, highlighting some of his most important matches as a Golden Gopher. After winning the heavyweight title at the 2000 NCAAs in a thrilling overtime match with Wes Hand, Lesnar's life was at something of a crossroads. As Rippel states in the book, Lesnar considered many options, including staying at Minnesota to play football for the Gophers, or try to earn a spot on the U.S. freestyle team to compete at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Instead, he threw his hat into the ring . the pro wrestling ring. . then to the squared circle and Octagon. The book then presents Brock Lesnar's pro wrestling career, first in the Louisville-based Ohio Valley Wrestling, a developmental league for Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment. As was the case with his Division I college mat career, Lesnar's career in the squared circle was meteoric, becoming the youngest-ever WWE champ at age 25, and a superstar recognized around the world. However, as Rippel points out, all that fame -- not to mention the rigors of travel and performing in the ring -- took its toll on the former college champ, and he left the WWE after about five years. Again, Lesnar wasn't sure what to do next. After trying out for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL, he found a new career in mixed martial arts, and, as in his previous personal combat endeavors, shot to the top of the UFC, the big-leagues of MMA, wresting the heavyweight title from another former college mat champ, Randy Couture, at UFC 91 in November 2008. Not everyone in the world of MMA was happy with Lesnar's fast ascent to the title. Rippel shares this quote from UFC rival Frank Mir that has a strong undertone of resentment: "If Brock Lesnar was never in the WWE, he would have never have gotten a title shot. And he knows that. But that's how people get paid. The bottom line is it's not always about who's a better fighter. All I remember from last time is him whimpering and wincing as I was tapping him . " [Lesnar lost to Mir at UFC 91, February 2008 . but avenged that loss at UFC 100 in July 2009.] Brock Lesnar: The Making of a Hard-Core Legend provides interesting, behind-the-scenes detail of what many would say was Lesnar's toughest fight: his serious battle for his health that took him out of action for nearly a year, and nearly cost him his life. The book concludes with Lesnar's triumphant return to the Octagon in defeating former NCAA Division II heavyweight champ Shane Carwin at UFC 116 in July 2010; it does not mention his losing the UFC title to Cain Velasquez, an NCAA All-American for Arizona State, at UFC 121 last October. Joel Rippel presents an even-handed biography of Brock Lesnar that strikes an appropriate balance among the various careers of the champ's life, including his amateur wrestling career. It is chock-full of quotes from those who know Lesnar, including former coaches and rivals. The one thing that astute readers may notice: all the quotes from Lesnar himself are from previous interviews, not direct one-on-one conversations between Rippel and Lesnar himself, which gives the book a bit of an "unauthorized biography" feel. (Don't worry; there aren't any salacious details.) Brock Lesnar: The Making of a Hard-Core Legend is available for purchase online from a number of sources, including Amazon. Brock Lesnar is one of four former University of Minnesota wrestlers to win an NCAA heavyweight title. (Only Oklahoma State has more heavyweight champs.) To learn more about Lesnar and his fellow Gopher big men titlewinners, check out Mark Palmer's InterMat Rewind article from May 2007. For photos and more info on Brock Lesnar and other NCAA Division I heavyweight champs from 1928-2000, visit NCAA Heavyweight Champs Yahoo group. News On Brock Lesnar, New Bragging Rights Match, Y2J, More. — The Brock Lesnar biography Making of a Hard-Core Champion was officially released today. This is a separate one than the autobiography Lesnar is working with Paul Heyman on. — Natalya vs. WWE Divas Champion LayCool has been added to the WWE Bragging Rights card. Either Layla or Michelle can defend the title. — Brian Shields, the man who co-wrote the WWE Encyclopedia, will be hosting an event on October 23rd discussing the history of WWE and doing a book signing. It will take place at the Mineola Library in Long Island, NY at 1:30 PM. For more information including ticket info, go to https://www.mightypenandsword.com/ — The following are the upcoming wrestling related book releases: 10/5: WWE Heroes: Rise of the Firstborn 10/11: Brock Lesnar: Making of a Hard-core Legend by Joel Rippel 10/26: WWE Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask paperback release 10/26: My Life Outside the Ring (paperback) by Hulk Hogan 11/8: Mickey Rourke: Wrestling with Demons by Sandro Monetti 11/23: WWE Championship: Sports-Entertainment’s Most Coveted Prize Uncovered by Kevin Sullivan 12/1: WWE Confidential by Aaron Feigenbaum 12/7: WWE Cross Rhodes by Dustin Rhodes 2/1/11: Straight from the Hart by Bruce Hart 2/16/11: Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps by Chris Jericho 3/1/11: Danger, Death and the Rush of Wrestling by Joe Laurinaitis. 900th RAW News, Mysterio/Hornswoggle, Linda, Lesnar. — On tonight’s episode of One the Record with Greta Van Sustern , which airs on the FOX News Network, Linda McMahon will appear. — WWE is planning to release children’s biographies aimed at beginning readers. They will feature Rey Mysterio and Hornswoggle. — Multichannel News discusses the 900th episode of WWE Monday Night RAW at https://www.multichannel.com/ — Bret Hart has a new blog up, discussing holding his own at Summerslam and returning to Madison Square Garden, which he will on September 25th. — Here is the official synopsis for the Brock Lesnar – Making of a Hard-Core Legend , which was written by Joel Rippel. The book will be released on October 25th. This is not the previously announced autobiography that Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar are working on together: Brock Lesnar became the biggest name in international Mixed Martial Arts when he debuted in 2008, and not just because of his jaw-dropping 6’3″, 265-pound physique. The 2000 NCAA wrestling champion has a body so sculpted that he resembles something more out of a cartoon than real life. But MMA fans all over the world know there is nothing artificial about the destructions he can wreak upon opponents. After becoming a national wrestling champion at the University of Minnesota, the mammoth-sized Lesnar was scooped up by World Wrestling Entertainment. For three years, Lesnar was one of the main figures in WWE, and in 2002 he became the youngest WWE champion ever at age 25. In 2004 Lesnar decided to leave behind the artificial competition of professional wrestling and return to more traditional sporting arenas. Lesnar was one of the last cuts of the Minnesota Vikings in 2004, and with few options left to him, he returned briefly to professional wrestling in Japan. However, that foray was short-lived and by 2006 Lesnar had begun his Mixed Martial Arts career. Longtime sports journalist Joel Rippel has covered Minnesota sports for more than 16 years. Rippel’s biography of Lesnar covers every aspect of the athlete’s life from growing up in South Dakota to wrestling in North Dakota and Minnesota as a collegian before reaching international celebrity status thanks to the WWE and his current tenure as the most dominant heavyweight fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Rippel has left no stone untruned in his research, interviewing former and current coaches, opponents, training partners, and friends of Lesnar’s to reveal a multidimensional athlete whose career has been as unusual as his unique physical skills. Brock Lesnar: The Making of a Hard-Core Legend (Joel Rippel), kirja. Arvostelut - tätä mieltä muut ovat olleet tuotteesta. Arvostelu. Hintakehitys. Odota hetki. Ladataan hintagraafia. Hintaseurannan blogi. Muita kiinnostavia tuotteita. Eroon oireista (Maria Nordin), kirja 9789522608574. Saamelaisten mytologia (Pentikäinen, Juha Pulkkinen, Risto), kirja 9789522229120. 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