Customer Reviews
A Lions Tale: Around the World in Spandex - By: S. Sutherland, 21 Aug 2008 
WWE luminary Chris Jericho tells the story of his vivacious life, from the days of being a rebellious teenager listening to rock & roll to when he joins Stu Hart's infamous wrestling dungeon. He follows in the steps of his idols fighting the independent wrestling circuit & makes a name for himself in Mexico & Japan. He reaches his peak when joining the WWF in 1999 & becoming their Undisputed World Champion December 2001. This is a great & amusing read for most audiences; Jericho pulls no punches & has an entertaining sense of humour to go with it.
Pure brilliance - By: ECW ORIGINAL!, 14 Jun 2008 this is the best book ive ever read it tells jerichos life brilliantly taking us through the ups & downs of wrestling. i recomend this to anybody wrestling fan or not you will enjoy it.
A Sequel Is On It's Way, So Buy A Lion's Tale Right Now~! - By: C. A. O'Sullivan, 12 Apr 2008 This book is superb. It's the most entertaining wrestling book I've ever read, & as a journey there are few as unique as that of Chris Jericho. If you are looking at this page & therefore have a modicom of interest in this book, buy it immediately.
The purpose for this review is actuallly to address one issue. In a number of the reviews you'll read on this page; the principle gripe is with where the book ends; i.e. with the countdown to Jericho's August 1999 WWF debut. There is good news. A second book is in development.
Jericho has confirmed the release of a second book via Lance Storm's official website, StormWrestling.com. He wrote an article on Storm's website regarding his book & the reaction to it thus far. Jericho said the first book left the book open for a sequel because the first one only focuses on the stage in his life in which he is trying to achieve his dream of joining WWE. Once he got to WWE, that stage in his life was over. He has signed a new book deal for the second book with Grand Central. The second book will be callled "Undisputed Attitude," which as you would imagine, will be an indepth look into his WWE tenure. The title is a reference to both the Attitude Era & his Undisputed Championship reign. It is also an homage to the Slayer compilation album of the same name. The second book will be released in the US & Canada in Autumn 2009, with a UK release following shortly after that.
Hope that helps you guys out. In the meantime, pick up this book. Even if you've never watched professional wrestling, this book will entertain you. Jericho's writing style is very inviting, witty & down to earth, with more Spinal Tap references than you can shake a stick at.
a must-read for all jericoholics - By: I know what I like, 25 Mar 2008 
I love this book - funny, insightful, touching, & inspiring.
Y2J is clearly a wrestling fan & comes across as a fan of the business, which is great. Jericho doesn't sugar coat anything in this book, & discusses his travels & life on the road with an honesty that is lacking in other autobiographies. This book covers Jericho until his count down to 'the millenium' i.e. joining the wwe with the familiar clock countdown.
My only gripe with this book (and I stress this is my ONLY issue with the entire book) is that is did not cover his WWE (then WWF) days. The book stops as the countdown hits zero & Jericho walks through the WWE curtain for the first time to interupt the rock (and if you didnt see it look for it on youtube - very funny segment).
Destination WWF/E - By: K. G. A. Alavi, 18 Mar 2008 This is one of the funniest wrestling books out there. I always find it strange when some of the best promo people in wrestling always say that they are shy & introverted. Does not sound the Y2J I & millions & millions of people do know. Y2J takes you on a round the world trip of the wrestling territories; he starts & finishes the book with the count down to his WWE début. Which leaves the book open for a sequal for his WWE years.
