Batista Unleashed. Dave Batista with Jeremy Roberts (First Edition H/B) 2007

 BATISTA UNLEASHED by Dave Batista & Jeremy Roberts.

People around the world know Dave Batista as World Wrest;ing Entertainment's "the Animal," the rope-shaking, spine-busting World Heavyweight Champion, one of the most popular Superstars in recent years. The crowd turned Batista from heel to babyface after they were electrified by his awesome physique and physical wrestling style.......

But the champ also reveals a kinder gentler side. While his soft-spoken manner in the locker room has sometimes been misinterpreted as arrogance, in truth Batista's always been somewhat shy and quiet. Emotional by nature, he reveals for the first time that the tears fans saw at WRESTLEMANIA 21, when he won the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time, were very real. And he speaks movingly about his problems with his ex-wives and teenage daughters, and how it felt to become a grandfather.

 While his straight-shooting mouth has occasionally gotten him into trouble - most notably in a backstage confrontation with Undertaker after some remarks about SMACKDOWN! - Batista is his own harshest critic. He explains his early limitations as a wrestler and the work he has done to overcome them. Interspersing his memoir with accounts from life on the road, Batista lightens the narrative with a surprising sense of humour. An Animal in the ring, he reveals himself as an honest and even humble man in everyday life.

a FIRST EDITION hardback published in November 2007 by World Wrestling Entertainment Books (£18.99 r.r.p.)