Owen Hart: King of Pranks

Download or read book Owen Hart: King of Pranks written by James Romero and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011, Sean "X-Pac" Waltman said, "There's some... ribs about Owen that honestly have to be written about." Now, in 2019, over the course of 451 pages and over 140,000 words, author James Romero has finally crafted Owen Hart: King of Pranks - The Ultimate Anthology of Owen's Greatest Ribs, Pranks and Stories. The book contains almost 160 of Owen Hart's greatest pranks, enhanced with quotes from those who were lucky (or unlucky) enough to witness them, as well as 20 artist's renditions of Owen's most legendary stories sprinkled throughout the pages. From friends, family, co-workers and even his boss, Vince McMahon, nobody was considered off limits for the King of Pranks! Accompanying the charting of Owen's pranking career is a biography chronicling Owen's path from the youngest of 12 children to finding his identity as a reluctant wrestling superstar, as well as details of his personal life away from the ring.The following is the text from the back of the book:After his passing in May 1999 at the age of 34 the world discovered a couple of things about Owen Hart that hitherto had only been fully appreciated by his friends, family and colleagues:One - Owen was one of the most highly-respected and beloved people in the wrestling industry.Two - Owen was perhaps the greatest prankster in the history of the business.Through exhaustive research, this book chronicles more than 100 pranks, jokes and ribs Owen perpetrated on his co-workers, friends, family and even his boss as told by witnesses, co-conspirators and victims.Also included in this book is a truncated biography of Owen's life in and out of the ring as well as innumerable fun facts and ridiculous side stories from the wacky world of professional wrestling.All hail The King of Pranks and long live The King!