When I was a kid I suffered from Asthma and a very bad skin disease, because of that I had few friends. At the age of six I also got rheumatism. I spent my time climbing trees and reading comics like Spiderman and the Fantastic Four. Spiderman was the main reason that I was always climbing trees. Across my street I had a big grass field with a row of trees in it that led to a forest. When I climbed the first tree I could go from tree to tree and I wouldn't have to touch the ground. This came very handy when I had guys on my tail who wanted to F*** with me. Sometimes I had to wear protective gloves on my hands because of the skin disease. Because of that I was an easy target to pick on for the other children. Another one of my favorite things to do was climbing on rooftops from houses. Every evening I was lying on the roof watching stars and dreaming about turning into Spiderman or Wolverine. [Read more]
Dan Severn has captured the attention of fight and wrestling fans all over the world since his 1994 debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championships [UFC]. Dan is known as "The Beast", a name given to him by Jim Brown during one of his many fights in the UFC. The native of Coldwater Michigan has accepted all challengers in any no holds barred, or professional wrestling events. On May 17, 1996, Dan was crowned the UFC Superfight Champion in his home state of Michigan. He defeated "The World's Most Dangerous Man", Ken Shamrock to regain the title.
He was an AAU National Judo Champion and a Professional Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion at a time when wrestling was more about survival than show business.
In this ONLY** authorized autobiography, Gene gives us an insiders view of his childhood, movie sets, wrestling rings and Japanese dojo's where he made his living and built his reputation by dishing out pain and punishment.
