Do You Especially Think I'm Not A Genius?

Today we are going to play...

WHOSE LITERARY FOLLOWING IS THE DUMBEST?

Today's Contestants...

A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex by Chris Jericho, Ghostwritten by Peter Thomas Fornatale

...goes head to head in a steel cage against...

Adam Copeland on Edge by Adam Copeland, Ghostwritten by Anonymous

May the best man win! We'll settle this with Amazon customer reviews!

JERICHO RAKES THE EYES TO BEGIN THE MATCH...

"OK, there's now a new book wrestling fans can honestly recommend to non-wrestling fans about wrestling. That makes 2, you know what the other one is." – S. Albert

First off, no, I unfortunately do not know what the other one is. Should I? Am I missing out? And you can really recommend this book to non-wrestling fans with a straight face? Most non-wrestling fans I know (you know - grown, sensible people) would absolutely hate being recommended this book. If I got Chris Jericho's book in a Secret Santa, you'd see the dumpster-diving homeless man by my apartment reading it the next day. And I would loathe the person who got it for me.

EDGE REVERSES AN ARM BAR...

"If you liked Chyna or the Rock's books (I did) then you will not be disappointed in this new book either. I wasn't!!" – Jrobby

If you liked that time you ate vomit or that time you ate shit (I did) then you will not be disappointed in eating vomit on top of shit either. I wasn't!!

JERICHO CONNECTS WITH A LOW BLOW BEHIND THE REF'S BACK...

"There's no denying that I've almost always been a fan of Chris Jericho." – C. Sawin

Let's break this "review" down. Apparently there's no denying involved here. If C. Sawin would tell this to a priest, it would be regarded as absolute truth. So at least that's out of the way. And hey, "almost always" is the best breed of fan, right? I'm going to try and fit that one in my everyday lexicon, starting now: I bet this guy has almost always been a virgin.

A HEAD-LOCKED EDGE IS GAINING MOMENTUM, THANKS TO THE CHEERING FANS...

"For any WWe fanatic who loves the wrestler Edge (aka Adam Copeland) then this book is for you. If you're like me and are a WWe fan but think Edge is OK, well...the book is still for you." –M.E. Grant

WWE Fanatic + Edge Lover = This book is for you

WWE Fanatic - Edge Lover = This book is for you

-WWE Fanatic + -Edge Lover = Now, I know two negatives always make a positive, but I can't decide if the "positive" is for the pregnancy test in a trailer park, or the Hepatitis C from shared needles after reading this book

JERICHO CRUSHES THE MOMENTUM WITH A CLOTHESLINE...

"No matter whether you hate Jericho or love him or whether you love wrestling or think it's stupid, I promise you will enjoy this book." – Ronny

OK, I'm sensing a theme here...

EDGE AVOIDS A CHARGING JERICHO, SENDING HIM CRASHING INTO THE TURNBUCKLE...

"It's hilarious to read about his early friendship with Christian, misadventures wrestling in the far off regions of Canada, and early matches in the WWe. The read is so smooth it feels like you're just listening to Edge talk directly to you.

My one small gripe would be that he could have gone into more detail on some of the events and matches in his life. A little more insight into his fellow WWe wrestlers and his own thoughts as he developed his character and various matches. This is the one area that signals the "First Time Author", but all in all I highly recommend this book to all wrestling fans who might want a few hours away from a TV." – M.E. Grant

Good Things About This Book

Friendships with fellow wrestlers discussed

Matches discussed

Bad Things About This Book

Doesn't go into friendships with fellow wrestlers

Doesn't go into matches

Bad Things About This Review

Relies on non-existent species of wrestling fan who wants "a few hours away from a TV"

JERICHO DOES A BACKFLIP OFF THE ROPES...

"Great read, funny book like as if Jericho was actually talking to me right in front of my face. This book was all Chris, Peter Thomas Fornatale said himself on the co-authors note that all he did was brain-storm and give some ideas to Chris." – Hwa Y. Soo

How does the thought of Chris Jericho talking right in front of your face help this book make the leap to a great, funny read? And what's with these people wanting the wrestlers to read these bullshit books to their faces? And to clear up an old score, you can still give ideas to Chris Jericho with the hope they one day evolve into full-fledged, "all Chris" ideas! Thanks, Hwa!

EDGE MOVES, SENDING JERICHO FACE DOWN TO THE MAT...

"Unlike most wrestling related books he never goes into long boring stories about his training methods or anything like that." – Whiskey Mark

Gee, Whiskey Mark, I wonder why.

JERICHO TRIES TO LOCK THE LION-TAMER...

"This is also a good example of a religous person being able to acknowledge their faith without being preachy (and while swearing like a mo-fo about living the rockstar lifestyle)." – S. Albert

Ding! Ding! Ding! Earl Hebner is calling for the bell! This one is over!