Venom Venom
Number of posts : 13288 Age : 31 Location : New York Job/hobbies : Skelevangelist Favorite WWE Wrestler : CM Punk Favorite WWE Diva : Beth Phoenix Favorite TNA Wrestler : Tommy Dreamer Registration date : 2009-10-06
| Subject: Press Release: Booker T To Release Autobiography Titled “From Prison To Promise” Tue 01 Feb 2011, 2:45 am | |
| Medallion Press sent out the following today:
CAN YOU DIG IT, SUCKA?
St. Charles, Illinois—January 31, 2011—Hot on the heels of an appearance on WWE’s Royal Rumble 2011, fan favorite Booker T has signed a deal to publish an autobiography detailing his tough road from rags to riches. Book publisher Medallion Press, Inc., set to release The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, and the Rush of Wrestling by Joe “Animal” Laurinaitis with Andrew William Wright (March 2011), announced today that Booker T. Huffman—who has held 35 major titles within WWE, WCW, and TNA and is one of the most decorated champions in the history of professional wrestling—has decided it’s time his story be told.
Scheduled to release September 2012, Booker’s raw and honest autobiography From Prison to Promise, also with Andrew William Wright, will detail Huffman’s struggles with family and crime in urban Houston before becoming one of the world’s most recognized and successful athletes.
The youngest of eight children, Booker was born just outside Shreveport, Louisiana, on March 1, 1965. Booker’s father passed away just 10 months later. His mother, knowing her children needed a better environment in which to be raised, packed everything up and moved to Houston, Texas.
“My mother worked hard to provide for us, and I can say without question that although I may have had many wants, I never had any needs,” said Huffman. “Sure, we might’ve been on food stamps, but I always had a warm coat, shoes on my feet, and food on the table.” Then in 1978, when Booker was only 13 years old, his mother passed away at the age of 49, leaving the Huffman siblings to navigate life on their own.
Without parental guidance, Booker’s life spiraled out of control. Gang life eventually consumed him, and he was sentenced to five years in prison for armed robbery on February 14, 1987. It was there, behind bars in Navasota, Texas, that Booker made himself a promise to rise above a life of crime and hopelessness to accomplish greater things, things he would have once thought impossible. And that’s exactly what Huffman did. Now, for the first time, his inspiring true story will be released to the public for everyone to read and learn from.
“I’m at that point in my life where I feel maybe someone else can benefit from hearing what I’ve been through,” Booker said. “You know, whether their parents passed away at an early age, or they got into some serious trouble with the law, there’s no doubt in my mind people will not only relate to what I went through, but maybe I can even help keep some of them from going down the same path.”
From anonymity to stardom, from rags to riches, this story will remind you that anything is possible when you choose to make a positive impact.
For more information, visit www.medallionpress.com. | |
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King Silva King of Kings
Number of posts : 32652 Age : 34 Location : Sacramento, California Favorite WWE Wrestler : ---
Current and Former:
The Rock, JoMo, Ziggler, Edge, Orton, Y2J, Hardyz, + Rhodes! Favorite WWE Diva : -------
ALL TIME
# 1} Lita
# 2} Trish Stratus
# 3} Mickie James
# 4} Gail Kim
# 5} Michelle McCool
Favorite TNA Wrestler : ----
Favorite TNA Knockout : --- Registration date : 2009-09-30
| Subject: Re: Press Release: Booker T To Release Autobiography Titled “From Prison To Promise” Tue 01 Feb 2011, 2:57 am | |
| Cool.
I think I'll buy it.
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Jordan H. The Nexus
Number of posts : 4884 Age : 34 Location : CHEYEAH! Job/hobbies : CHEYEAH! Favorite WWE Wrestler : John Cena Favorite WWE Diva : Kaitlyn Favorite TNA Wrestler : Bobby Roode and/or James Storm Registration date : 2009-08-10
| Subject: Re: Press Release: Booker T To Release Autobiography Titled “From Prison To Promise” Tue 01 Feb 2011, 3:01 am | |
| I might glance through it, and that'll be it. | |
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Venom Venom
Number of posts : 13288 Age : 31 Location : New York Job/hobbies : Skelevangelist Favorite WWE Wrestler : CM Punk Favorite WWE Diva : Beth Phoenix Favorite TNA Wrestler : Tommy Dreamer Registration date : 2009-10-06
| Subject: Re: Press Release: Booker T To Release Autobiography Titled “From Prison To Promise” Tue 01 Feb 2011, 3:02 am | |
| We have more than a year wait, since it's scheduled to release in 2012 :P | |
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VLG. The Voice
Number of posts : 3474 Age : 30 Location : Scotland Job/hobbies : Musician/Radio Presenter/Charity Worker Favorite WWE Wrestler : Daniel Bryan
CM Punk
Cesaro
Roman Reigns
Adam Rose Favorite WWE Diva : AJ Lee
Paige
Brie Bella Favorite TNA Wrestler : Jeff Hardy
Bully Ray
Registration date : 2009-11-14
| Subject: Re: Press Release: Booker T To Release Autobiography Titled “From Prison To Promise” Tue 01 Feb 2011, 4:57 am | |
| Cool. Safe to say I want it. | |
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Paul Wyatt NCD aka Name Changing Dude
Number of posts : 18569 Age : 37 Location : Inside of my own mind Job/hobbies : Self-Improving Favorite WWE Wrestler : Antonio Cesaro
Bray Wyatt
Daniel Bryan
Dolph Ziggler
Sheamus
The Shield
The Usos
Wade Barrett Favorite WWE Diva : Naomi
Natalya Favorite TNA Wrestler : Austin Aries
Bobby Roode
Bully Ray
Eric Young
James Storm Registration date : 2008-07-31
| Subject: Re: Press Release: Booker T To Release Autobiography Titled “From Prison To Promise” Tue 01 Feb 2011, 5:02 am | |
| It should be a good book. | |
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