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For someone whose career spanned nearly four decades, Barry Horowitz might have the lowest winning percentage in professional wrestling history. But there's a reason why his name reached household levels among fans of the sport. Wrestlers who put on a deliberate losing performance (known as "jobbers") provide the starting points for the game's top names, and Horowitz was always there to help every new generation of talent rise to the next level. He took all the moves. He made them all look good. He absorbed every pin and submission. And then he came back to do it for someone else. From the local federations in Florida to years in the World Wrestling Federation, Horowitz helped launch the careers of wrestlers from Ric Flair to the Ultimate Warrior to Kane to Bill Goldberg, and everyone in between.
This book presents the life and career of Barry Horowitz. From his life outside the ring to his storied career in professional wrestling's most unsung role, this biography hopes to shed light on why Horowitz was so committed to an industry who sometimes failed to return the favor. From Horowitz comes a tale of defining one's own success and doing the best for the toughest of businesses--and about becoming a cornerstone in a part of pro wrestling that's commonly underrated, but an integral part of the trade!
List of contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Foreword by Joshua Horowitz
Preface by Jason Norman
Welcome!
Wrestling Begins
Learning My Dream
My College "Career"
Time to Train
The Years 1981-1983
Jimmy Snuka
Making It to Starrcade
Losing Job, Matches. Finding Success, Love
Near Death, a Few Times
Taking the Florida Title
My "First" Goodbye
Up to Tennessee
Up to the World
"Piledriver"
Getting Broken by the Harts
My (Not at All) Ultimate Departure
First Trip to WCW
Going "Global"
Title Time
Another Near-Fatal Moment
A New Addition!
My First Daughter
Almost Losing It All
Too Many Sad Endings
End of Global
Going Around and Around (and Around!)
Back in the WWF
I Get "Knighted"
A Part of Country Music History
In the Ring and Out of Trouble
Finally Moving Up a Bit
Hitting It Big with Skip
My Pay-Per-View "Debut"
A National Award!
Moving Down in the Ranks
Landing Back in WCW
Getting Struck by Gold
Working with the Flairs
The Night We Lost Owen
WCW Winds Down
Wrestling Loses WCW
Never to the Extreme
Making the Best of It All
Training: Past and Future
Finding a New Path
Living in a Dark Hole
The Bio That Wasn't
Conclusion
Index
About the author
Barry David Horowitz's professional wrestling career spanned nearly four decadesand is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
