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Soulman: The Rocky Johnson Story by Rocky Johnson & Scott Teal will be officially released on 10/15 as a hardcover autobiography by ECW Press. Promotional material for the book notes: "Before there was Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, there was “Soulman” Rocky Johnson. At 14, Rocky Johnson left home to seek fortune and, after a short stint in boxing, decided to make professional wrestling his career. He had his first match in 1965 and never looked back. An incredibly agile and talented wrestler for a man his size, he was a featured main-eventer in every territory he worked ? Vancouver, Los Angeles, Florida, New York, and all points in between. He also appeared in wrestling arenas worldwide, including in Canada, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Samoa, and Puerto Rico. In Soulman, Johnson explores not only his career accomplishments, but also reflects upon what his achievements, as a direct descendant of slaves, mean historically and for Black culture. In the South, he shattered racial barriers when he became the first African-American to win the Southern, Georgia, and Florida heavyweight titles, and in 1983, he teamed with Tony Atlas to become the first all-Black WWWF tag team champions. Rocky sees his greatest accomplishment, however, in his son Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson whom he trained to be a wrestler in 1995 and who is now the highest-paid actor in Hollywood and one of the most-recognized names in the world. Soulman: The Rocky Johnson Story is an in-depth look at the life of a self-made man who wouldn’t let anything stand in his way on the road to success."
With Scott Teal having worked on the book as the actual writer, it pretty much guarantees that not only will the book be historically accurate, but excellent as well. Scott has worked on scores of books through his Crowbar Press publishing house.
The majority of CM Punk shirts have been removed from ProWrestlingTees.com, replaced by a "CM Punk Sucks" t-shirt. I am sure someone will find a conspiracy theory in all that!
The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia is offering a Buy 2 tickets for the Price of 1 for the 11/15 Smackdown taping at this link.
Tickets for the 12/20 Smackdown taping in Brooklyn, NY officially went on sale today.
Former WWF and GWF star "Conan" Chris Walker will be making his first-ever wrestling convention appearance at the 11/16 Big Event convention in Queens, NY.
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