Strange Love: How Pro Wrestling Taught Me to Relax and Love My Mom

By: Ben Peller

Published 2011 by Algonquin Round Table Publishing

Category: Biography

Pages: 46 pages

ISBN: B0050Z3CRS

Description:
This is one of the many intriguing tales of Shawn Michals (NOT to be confused with WWEÕs Heartbreak Kid), a young fatherless man from the Midwest who moves to Los Angeles after his mother commits suicide.

Driven by a quest to follow in the steps of those men who have served as his father figures, uncertain if heÕs finding his mind or losing it, Shawn enters the world of professional wrestling and the many identities it has to offer.

This story lays bare ShawnÕs loss, his quest and self-discovery amidst the chaotic world of professional wrestling. Many people may look at Los Angeles as a place of shallow dreams, just as many may thumb their nose at pro wrestling. But ShawnÕs journey reveals otherwise. The art form that is professional wrestling, along with the backdrop of Los Angeles, is an invitation for all to confront, laugh, cry, and to finally accept with gratitude this crazy ride called life.