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Authors: Vince Russo
Forgiven: One Man's Journey from Self-Glorification to Sanctification
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Forgiven
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Copyright © Vince Russo, 2005
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Forgiven : one man's journey from self-glorification to sanctification / Vince Russo.
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Contents
Acknowledgements
vi
Foreword — Ed Ferrara
viii
Chapter 1
The Day I Died
Chapter 2
Tribute to Oscar Madison
Chapter 3
Why Is My Mother Biting Her Hand?
Chapter 4
Handsome Jimmy and Lucious Johnny
Chapter 5
The Best Days of My Life
Chapter 6
Coldcocked
Chapter 7
It’s All about Winning
Chapter 8
The Biggest Win of My Life
Chapter 9
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About College Professors But Were Afraid To Ask
Chapter 10
What Is Happening to Me?
Chapter 11
Death on Two Legs
Chapter 12
The Comeback
Chapter 13
Now What?
Chapter 14
My Dinner with John
Chapter 15
My Life as a Grappler
Chapter 16
Vicious Vincent Rocks
Chapter 17
Steroids — How They Changed My Life Forever
Chapter 18
Meeting Vince
Chapter 19
My Showdown with Phil Mushnick
Chapter 20
Going It on My Own
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Chapter 21
Re-Enter Vicious Vincent
Chapter 22
Ya Want the 3, Or the 5?
Chapter 23
The Phone Call Heard ’Round the World
Chapter 24
My Catering with Shawn
Chapter 25
Ricciuti Ousted!
Chapter 26
Welcome to Titan Tower
Chapter 27
World Wrestling Federation Magazine
Chapter 28
I Should Have Taken Heed in What John
Mellencamp Was Saying; Or, “When the Walls Come Crumblin’ Down”
Chapter 29
“Hey, Look at Me — I’m 13!”
Chapter 30
I’d Rather Read Than Watch tv
Chapter 31
Smitten
Chapter 32
“You Will Never Forget the Name . . .
Goldust”
Chapter 33
Yippe-Ki-Yea!
Chapter 34
Cowboy Scalped!
Chapter 35
The Cake Is Iced . . . Get Me Outta Here!
Chapter 36
The Phone Call That Could Have
Altered History
Chapter 37
Put Me in a Box, Run Me Over, Torch Me,
Then Throw Me Over a Cliff
Chapter 38
Last Chance Politics
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Chapter 39
Survivor Series
Chapter 40
Playing Centerfield with Willie Mays
Chapter 41
The Bottom Line
Chapter 42
Break It Down
Chapter 43
Iron Mike
Chapter 44
The Secret Weapon
Chapter 45
Forget Burns & Allen —
It’s Time for the Rock-N-Sock Connection
Chapter 46
Stopping to Say . . . Hmmm
Chapter 47
Game Over!
Chapter 48
Riddle Me This
Chapter 49
The Game
Chapter 50
From the Fink to the Warrior
Chapter 51
Oklahoma
Chapter 52
Owen
Chapter 53
Mr. Invisible
Chapter 54
Smackdown
Chapter 55
Hollywood
Chapter 56
My Last Meeting with Vince
Chapter 57
Saying Goodbye