Owen Hart: King of Pranks: The Ultimate Anthology of Owen's Greatest Ribs, Pranks and Stories

Good book. Not as many stories as I would like. Half the book was Owen's life story. Artwork was very good.

I so enjoyed this book. So many other little details that were interestingI am a huge Owen Hart fan if u are too this is a must read !!

Owen Hart was a long-time performer in professional wrestling and had two reputations. One was that he was loyal, hard-working and would take part in nearly any role, whether it was as a babyface or a heel. The other reputation he had was as a prankster, playing jokes and tricks on practically anyone involved in the business. This book by James Romero has much material on the pranks, but it is also a serious biography on Hart’s life.If a reader is looking for just light, funny reading about Hart’s jokes and pranks, there is plenty of them, but that won’t be clear from the start. Hart died when a stunt for a World Wrestling Federation (then-WWF) went horribly wrong and he fell to his death when he was supposed to make a dramatic entrance inside the ring from above. While that seems like it would detract from the book, I give the author much credit for writing about that horrible event with objectivity and with much knowledge. It certainly is an attention-grabber and will get the reader hooked into reading more about Hart.While each chapter contains plenty of jokes played on others by Hart, there is also serious material as each chapter starts out with descriptions of Hart’s early life and his subsequent wrestling career, much of it side by side with his brother Brett. There are many ups and downs in Owen’s career and they are all covered completely in these segments.However, the book concentrates on the pranks Owen played on nearly anyone and everyone. These accounts came from many different sources – fellow wrestlers, friends, and even his widow Martha. Like any other collection of stories, there are good ones, not-so-good ones and everything in between. There are some that Owen would do repeatedly and a few are described in the book, such as messing with the driver of a car by giving wrong directions or other similar pranks. If I had to pick a favorite story, it would be the one in which a new announcer was parched before having to do an interview and Owen was right there to help with a soft drink. But instead of giving it to him to drink, the announcer had it run down his body and had to conduct the interview in wet, sticky pants. That was one of the stories that had me laughing out loud.Overall, this book is a very good tribute to Owen Hart, who not only was a prankster but also a kind man outside of the ring, giving advice to new wrestlers as well as helping others in any way he could. While his death was tragic and was easily preventable, this book helps to ensure his legacy will live on.

I thought this was going to be just a book full of Owen Hart rib stories, but it’s an interesting biography too. Some of the ribs I thought were funny and some I thought not(one led to Dink the Clown’s firing). I hope the author writes another wrestling book as this was well researched! At the end of the book it says it was his first and probably last book. I hope not. Well-written, well researched, and he adds a lot of humor when describing things in wrestling that were silly.

This was a gift to my nephew who is a big wrestling fan. He was a fan of the late Owen Hart and I knew he would enjoy this book of Harts famous pranks.

Great stories about one of the best ever on ribs.

I have always been fascinated by the thought processes of pranksters, since it's not something i do!! This was well written and you got a real feel for the person!! Highly recommended. Kitty D

Absolutely loved this book. Owen Hart was one of my favorite wrestlers growing up. He still is. It makes me miss him more.

Love it

I bought this to read the pranks, but the fascinating insight in to Owen's career is what I'll remember most from this. A very well researched book and a brilliant read.

This is an excellent book showcasing all the great stories and tales of the great owen hart

This was a gift for my husband! He was a huge Owen Hart fan and knew a lot of the pranks he pulled but there were a surprising few he had never heard of that were in this book! Great purchase!

Loving this book so far. Heard of some of Owen's ribs in past but now I get to wear more of it. I miss Owen as do most long time fans