Business Is About to Pick Up!: 50 Years of Wrestling in 50 Unforgettable Calls

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars | 78 ratings

Price: 17.46

Last update: 01-09-2025


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Experience 50 years of wrestling history through the iconic voice of Jim Ross.

For wrestling fans, Jim Ross’ voice is the soundtrack of an era. This book is your ringside ticket to wrestling’s most unforgettable moments—from the announcer who made them iconic.

In the last 50 years, professional wrestling has risen up from a collection of regional territories to become a global phenomenon—and Jim Ross has been there for it all. From the grit and glory days of the 1970s with NWA, to the rise of WCW and the heyday of WWF and WWE, to signing on as on-air talent and senior advisor for wrestling’s newest chapter at AEW, Jim Ross has long had the best seat in the house.

Now, in 50 definitive chapters, chronicling 50 iconic calls across 50 unforgettable years, Business Is About to Pick Up! takes you into the ring, and behind the scenes, as only Jim Ross can.

Immerse yourself in sports entertainment’s most dramatic moments, biggest shocks, and history-making firsts—from watershed collisions like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin versus Bret “Hitman” Hart to industry-shaping milestones like the debut of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the rise of John Cena and Dave Bautista as Hollywood A-list stars, and the birth of All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Then debate which moments Jim Ross just had to include...and what else should’ve made his list.

This book is a celebration of pro wrestling’s past, present, and future—narrated by the Voice of Wrestling himself, who was ringside to call it all.


Top reviews from the United States

  • annonymus
    5.0 out of 5 stars another amazing book
    Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2024
    I loved this. I would highly recommend this to anyone who was or is a wrestling fan. I’ve been a gigantic fan of J.R’s for ages and it’s great to see him put out another book. Good luck J.R. Keep doing your thing and stay strong.
  • steffen911
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest commentators of all time
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2024
    The media could not be loaded.
    Everthing was great
  • Dan & Korrin
    4.0 out of 5 stars And he's delightful!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2024
    Thanks to NETGALLEY and BenBella Books for eARC.

    [Insert Andy from "The Office" gif -- “And he's delightful!”] Seriously, JR is such a charming, comfy writer. He was my main voice in wrestling and just as delightful there as he is here. If you are or were a wrestling fan (WCW, WWE-/-F, AEW, etc), or definitely if you're a JR fan, then of course you should read this. There aren't chapter numbers, but instead they're marked by a quote, date, and location. The story starts at 1974, ends at 2023, and concludes with index. I liked how he set the timeline, using pop culture and history to mark what's going on, while coinciding with wrestling highlights (ex: “In 1987, The Simpsons first appeared on our screens, Guns N’ Roses released Appetite for Destruction, and Three Men and a Baby owned the box office . In wrestling, Owen Hart won Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year, and WrestleMania 3 cemented wrestling as a pay-per-view behemoth with the historic Hulk Hogan versus Andre The Giant main event.”). However, I have to say for me, the quotes peppered within the chapters fell untethered and random. They disrupted the flow. Overall, I'm glad I requested this and was approved!
  • Chris Edwards
    5.0 out of 5 stars It was great
    Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2024
    It was great
  • Jeffrey Pollard
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great memories
    Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2024
    Jim Ross once again has written a must read book. His recollections are always must read and you feel the emotion of them. As JR would say Buisiness is about to Pick Up
  • Matt_W
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Own Memoir
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2024
    JR’s third memoir accomplishes multiple tasks -
    the narrative picks up where his second book, “Under the Black Hat” left off (around 2019), it compliments his first autobiography, “Slobberknocker” and UTBH well with the in depth “behind the scenes” stories of JR’s legendary calls that span his 50 year career, and it shares the experiences (enjoyable and not so enjoyable) that have shaped JR into the man he is today. The author comes across as an optimist with his entrepreneurial vision that served him well as a young adult venturing out on his own into the business (or circus!) and it helped him to keep moving in the 2010s in the face of
    tumultuous behind the scenes times at WWE
    (his 2013 dismissal being only part of the challenge) and the 2017 death of his beloved Jan.

    I found the book both entertaining and inspiring. Thank you, Jim ????
  • Jeff Boomhauer
    1.0 out of 5 stars Big disappointment . Skip.this book but definitely read his first two.books
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024
    While I really enjoyed his first two books, this one doesn't offer much insight. It's mostly just him.writing about matches I have watched already, without adding much. Maybe this book is mostly stories edited out of his previous books.
  • Ryan Falcheck
    3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining but with lots of mistakes
    Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2024
    Entertaining with some great insights into the author and his experiences. Too many typos and historical inaccuracies took me out of it. Any wrestling fan that watches the product heavily on the nineties and 2000s will easily notice incorrect dates and details. Whoever proofread and edited this did a kind of a poor job.

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