Diary of a Heartbreak Kid: Shawn Michaels' Journey into the WWE Hall of Fame

Craig Tello

Dec 2011 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this eBook

It’s the week of WrestleMania, an event that’s flourished in parallel with Shawn Michaels’s decorated career, an annual spectacular that The Heartbreak Kid seized time after time as his personal stage of excellence. Such a grand setting could not be more appropriate for WWE’s one and only Showstopper to add “Mr. Hall of Fame” to his myriad monikers.

From his debut in 1984 to his final WWE match in 2010, the world has seen Michaels allure audiences and perform like no other entertainer in history. But that’s inside the ring. What if you could walk beside the incomparable Heartbreak Kid outside the squared circle, beyond the curtain, and spend four days with the man living a boyhood dream?

Diary of a Heartbreak Kid shadows Shawn Michaels for an immensely poignant occasion of reflection, introspection, and celebration as The Heartbreak Kid is inducted into the esteemed WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 2, 2011.

In a moment-to-moment narrative, Diary captures the raw emotions and unfiltered candor of The Heartbreak Kid as he’s reunited with family, friends, and a veritable who’s who of squared circle lore—Triple H, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Ric Flair, The Rock, Vince McMahon—all of whom have crossed and shaped Michaels’s path to the Hall of Fame.

With his beautiful wife, two jubilant children, time tested faith, and nearly three decades of four-cornered memories, the retired Michaels steps back into the warmth of the limelight during the weekend of WWE’s grandest extravaganza to experience the greatest honor in sports-entertainment. And with Diary of a Heartbreak Kid, you’re riding shotgun.

Ratings and reviews

Shawn michaels is a wrestling legend. Just like kane undertaker HHH stone cold steve austin the rock rikishi bret hart ultimate warrior hulk hogan andre the giant the nature boy ric flair batista kevin nash scott hall booker t y2j kurt angle RVD goldberg brock lesnar . Shawn michaels is a good man. He is going to heaven

I bought this book not knowing it was 97 pages. Suffice to say I was a bit disappointed. The content you would expect but not much depth to Shawn Michaels career. If you are unfamiliar with Shawn Michaels this would be a good read.

I ordered this book on e-books, and never received it!

About the author

Craig Tello is the bestselling author of several WWE book titles. A former WWE content executive and a past contributor to NPR, Marvel Entertainment, and more, he is now head of content strategy at EA Competitive Gaming. He resides in Stamford, Connecticut with his family.