Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family

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Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family
Author Diana Hart
Kirstie McLellan
Foreword
Stu Hart
Country USA and Canada
Language English
Genre(s) Biography
Publisher Fenn
Publication date 2001
Pages 200 pp
ISBN ISBN 1551682567

Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family is a book written by Diana Hart, ex-wife of professional wrestler Davey Boy Smith .

Contents

[edit] Plot Summary

The book focuses mainly on the realities of professional wrestling. Under the Mat recounts Diana's life growing up in the Hart home, being sister to Owen and Bret, witnessing their rise to fame and the terrible tragedy which claimed Owen's life. She remembers her father training some of the WWF's and WCW's biggest names in her family's basement gym, the famous Dungeon, and recounts their tales to stardom.

[edit] Controversy

Under the Mat is used by Diana to express the "dirty secrets" of the Hart family and friends. Diana elaborates on negative details related to several people including Dynamite Kid, Bret, Owen, and Martha Hart.

Bret is a vocal critic of the book and has said that it is a very disturbing read and called it pornographic. He goes on to say that there are enough true Hart stories that Diana didn't need to resort to fiction.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Ding-dong dandy

[edit] References

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