Looking at the lights : my path from fan to a wrestling heel / Pete Gas with Jon Robinson ; forewords by Adam "Edge" Copeland and John Bradshaw Layfield.
Publisher:
Sports Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
xv, 211 pages, [16] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Mean Street wasn't actually paved in gold -- The deal -- Corporate posse -- Learning the ropes -- How a match works -- Loser leaves town -- Get the posse back together -- Passing the test -- Hangin' with the posse -- The big race -- Is that a wood chip in your leg or are you happy to see me? -- My circus friends -- Drama, dominoes, and beat downs -- Meet and greet -- No "I" in team -- Rock solid -- That's one way to lose weight -- Memphis blues -- Drama -- Island life -- Nightmare on Mean Street -- The comeback -- Friends 'til the end -- Thanks for the memories -- Epilogue: Shane O'Mac is back!
Summary:
"How did an untrained former college football player end up in the middle of a ring, wrestling during the highest-rated segment during the WWE's acclaimed Attitude Era? That's the story behind Looking at the Lights. As a childhood friend of Shane McMahon, Pete Gas was given the opportunity most only pray for. Beginning with appearances to interfere in McMahon's matches, his role blossomed into becoming a full-fledge wrestler and leading the Mean Street Posse to WrestleMania, becoming one of the most fascinating success stories of the era. From his humble upbringing and friendship with Shane (and the McMahon family as a whole), Gas shares how a 9-to-5 average Joe got the chance of a lifetime and made the most out of it."--Publisher's description.
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