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The Rock picture book detailed but not in-depth By GREG OLIVER – Producer, SLAM! Fight

When I scribbled a few words, "detailed but not in-depth", to describe the latest tag team between WWE and DK Books, The world of rock, I made a note, "if it makes sense." You see, there is a lot to like and revisit from the career of "The Great One", but you will not go away with more than a superficial understanding of the wrestler become a movie star.

The world of rock is a half photo album, half factoid, like many DK Books, which somehow appears to infotainment. Writer Steve Pantaleo, who also serves as WWE's Global Publication Manager, is the man who put the words together, and there is no doubt that a bee army has collected all the photos .

Since this is the first WWE book on The Rock since the puzzle The rock says … from 2000, written with Joe Layden, who was half real and half character, there is naturally a lot more to talk about. For its part, The Rock has become the biggest movie star in the world, although an Oscar nomination escapes him to this day. He also came in and out of the WWE, especially at the time of WrestleMania, where he wanted to earn a bigger paycheck and rub a bit for his extended family, like Nia Jax, Roman Reigns and Usos.

The good news is that the book covers all this and more.

From his beginnings until the last appearances, it's like a stroll down the Rocks, like when his football career merges with being the most electrifying man in sports entertainment.

Honestly, it's perfect for today's fan who did not see him again when … when Stone Cold, Steve Austin and The Rock were huge stars, the kind that WWE has not seen since.

From the beginning of the WWF / WWE, Rocky got a boost. It does not need to linger as it would today for most of the interchangeable players of exceptional athletes who may have only one quarter of the charisma of The Rock. He was indeed a first-rate prospect, having spent some time in Memphis as Flex Kavana – and there are some great pictures of it – before making his debut at WWF. While visiting the WWE archives, the first sketches of her outfits as Rocky Maivia are shared.

If obscure facts interest you, it is covered, as the first time he delivered a Rock Bottom on television (on Savio Vega, April 20, 1997) or his first victory in singles (on Salvatore Sincere, the 25 November 1996).

Other statistics are also calculated, such as his record of wins / losses at WrestleMania and the number of minutes he spent in the ring with pay-per-views. The big question is whether these figures will soon be obsolete. For the purposes of ranking, I'm sure WWE is hoping for it.

But of course, The Rock has always been about what he says more than about what he said in the ring, and reading quotes and slogans is a great thing, but I bet you're Head to YouTube or the WWE network to listen to it as the words continue to resonate in your head.

It is divided into four sections:

– Who is rock? … to grow up and my family.

– The first years of rock … football in his debut in professional wrestling.

– The champion of the people … his entries, the era of attitude, quotes.

– The Great One … others on The Rock, movies, to stay in shape.

Pages containing rivals and allies, as well as some key matches are scattered. As with jargon, you'll end up looking for a match or two to watch, again or for the first time.

There are very few things that I would call revealing, never say before, aside from, for example, a recent workout list to stay on top of form.

Are there things missing or wrong? Of course. I do not understand why all her extended family can be listed, including "blood brother" relationships in the big Anoa family, but I do not mention her uncle very closely related, Jay Bowles, who fought like Ricky Johnson from 1978 there is a decade or so. The recent death of many members of the Anoa family, such as Yokozuna, Umaga and Gary Albright, is also not mentioned. Weddings and children are not a topic either. Would not it have been cool to learn more about his grandmother as a wrestling promoter?

In the end, it's a clean, WWE approved version of The Rock's public life, and that's all we'll have for a while. Take advantage of what WWE and DK Books have concocted. The world of rock.

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