THE ULTIMATE UNDERDOG TALE OF TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY
BADD TO GOOD
Professional wrestling superstar and leading motivational speaker Marc Mero teams with award-winning journalist and Wrestling Life podcast host Ben Veal to take readers on a journey of resilience, faith and overcoming adversity in Badd To Good: The Inspiring Story of a Wrestling Wildman.​
With forewords from world heavyweight champions Diamond Dallas Page and Lex Luger, contributions from Mick Foley, Eric Bischoff, Vince Russo, Justin Roberts, Erik Watts and more, Badd To Good is a real-life, no-holds-barred underdog story and a tale of overcoming life’s biggest obstacles and finding faith and purpose on the other side of dark times.
CHAMPION
Marc Mero, who found global fame as Johnny B. Badd in WCW and alongside then-wife Rena ‘Sable’ Mero in World Wrestling Entertainment, played an instrumental role during wrestling’s hottest period. Sharing the squared circle with Hall of Fame stars including Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Ric Flair and The Undertaker, Mero’s fast-paced wrestling style and charismatic presentation made him a big hit with fans, en route to winning three WCW Television Titles and the coveted WWE Intercontinental Championship.
MOTIVATOR
Yet Marc Mero’s life after wrestling has been even more prolific than his time performing as a sports entertainer. For almost two decades, Marc has inspired young people globally through his motivational ‘Champion of Choices’ talks, changing hundreds of thousands of lives for the better.
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In Badd To Good, Marc Mero opens up like never before about his life, from becoming a four-time New York State Boxing Champion, to receiving the first ever guaranteed World Wrestling Federation talent contract from Vince McMahon, to making history alongside Sable as part of the Attitude Era and being on the receiving end of backstage politics.
SURVIVOR
Pulling no punches, Marc Mero talks candidly about his very public marriage breakdown, struggling with drug and alcohol addiction and wrestling some very dark times, becoming a born again Christian, speaking out against the wrongs of the sports entertainment industry and finding purpose in life after professional wrestling superstardom had faded.
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The journey of Marc Mero, as told in full for the first time in Badd To Good, proves that the mistakes and missteps of our pasts do not have to define our futures. It is a tale of redemption, resilience and resurrection and never giving up in the face of adversity.
