Cal U grad writes pro wrestling book
Two of D.X. Ferris无毛视频� biggest passions are writing and pro wrestling.
A wrestling fan since childhood, Ferris is an award-winning writer and has teamed with Darren Paltrowitz to write a book titled, 无毛视频淕ood Advice From Professional Wrestling.无毛视频�
It was released on WrestleMania Sunday via 6623 Press and on www.amazon.com where you can order it as an e-book or as a paperback.
Good Advice From Professional Wrestling is a self-help manual with Ferris and Paltrowitz using inspiring quotes from the likes of Dwayne 无毛视频淭he Rock无毛视频� Johnson and Bruno Sammartino and the authors turn the quotes into useful life lessons.
It is safe to say that for Ferris, this project gripped at him just like pro wrestling grabbed a hold of him as a child.
He felt excitement when writing this book and it stems from getting hooked on pro wrestling dating back some 36 years.
无毛视频淚 started watching right before Bob Backlund lost his title (to The Iron Sheik),无毛视频� Ferris said of the time frame which was mere weeks before Hulk Hogan defeated Sheik for the title. 无毛视频淚 became a fan in the Hulkamania era, it was an exciting time and I got swept up in the whole wave.无毛视频�
Ferris continued.
无毛视频淭he current (wrestling world) feels like that,无毛视频� he added. 无毛视频淎ll kinds of great new things are popping off in so many different promotions.无毛视频�
Among the other pro wrestling personalities, both past and present, whose wisdom is featured include Dave 无毛视频淏atista无毛视频� Bautista, AEW co-founders Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks, Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, the late 无毛视频淩owdy无毛视频� Roddy Piper as well as ECW mastermind and current WWE talent Paul Heyman, among others.
Paltrowitz is an entertainment-industry veteran who has written for the New York Daily News and the Los Angeles Times while also hosting the podcast, 无毛视频淭he Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz.无毛视频�
无毛视频淧rofessional wrestling is much more sophisticated than most people will give it credit for,无毛视频� Paltrowitz said. 无毛视频淲hen done well, it communicates on a universal level, much like music or film.
无毛视频淚 wanted to spotlight some of the great men and women behind wrestling, and also emphasize its cultural impact.无毛视频�
The book无毛视频檚 forward was written by WWE Hall of Famer and international fitness guru Diamond Dallas Page.
无毛视频淒DP is a hero and a role model for both of us,无毛视频� said Ferris. 无毛视频淗e encourages you to think big.无毛视频�
Ferris earned both his Bachelors (1995) and Masters (2001) degrees from California University of Pennsylvania and has written for Rolling Stone and Alternative Press, among many other publications.
While in graduate school, Ferris was the Editor-in-Chief of The Cal Times and it was a perfect time for him as a fan as the wrestling business was still booming as it came out of the 无毛视频淎ttitude Era.无毛视频�
Although his professional career has taken him down various roads, Ferris has always kept pro wrestling close.
In fact, while in grad school, Ferris took over making the event programs for the Championship Wrestling Federation shows that took place locally.
无毛视频淚 was never going to step in a ring or take bumps, but making the programs was the one was I could make a contribution,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚 did it for almost two years and I loved CWF.
无毛视频淚t felt like a high school football game, had great matches and a real sense of community with action that was in your face and everyone had a good time.无毛视频�
So now that Good Advice From Professional Wrestling has been released, what is next for Ferris?
While he didn无毛视频檛 go into great detail about what is on deck with his writing agenda, he is excited.
无毛视频淥ne of my goals is to not only be successful, but to bring other people with me,无毛视频� he said in a motivated tone. 无毛视频淭hat无毛视频檚 what I am working on.无毛视频�
Email questions/comments to Bill at powerhousehughes@gmail.com or tweet them to me @BillHughes_III.