This section is dedicated to promoting media related material based on professional wrestling. If you know of something that you do not find listed here, please email our Contributions staff with some info so that we may add it. At this time, we are only putting published books here, but will, in the future, include other products such as DVDs, shoot videos, etc.
Disclaimer: None of the reviews in this section are those expressed by anyone other than the person credited for the review itself.
BOOKS
The following books are known to be in the works, and all dates and titles are tentative pending further information: Chris Benoit: the Definitive Story of Murder, Drugs and Wrestling’s Darkest Hour, by Scott E. Williams, tentatively set for release in January 2008; Who Better Than Kanyon?: In and Out of the Ring, by Chris Kanyon and Ryan Clark, tentatively set for release in March 2008; Tito Santana’s Tales from the WWF, by Tito Santana and Tom Caiazzo, tentatively set for release in April 2008; and Andre the Giant: A Legendary Life, by Michael Krugman, tentatively set for release in May 2008. Also expected in 2008 are books by Bill Eadie (co-written with Rich Tate) and Gary Hart (co-written with Philip Varriale), as well as Stan Hansen and Tony Atlas (both co-written with Scott Teal). In addition, Dick Steinborn is still working on a book, as is Bob Kelly, though release dates have not been determined.
The following are books that have been released of which we are aware. Reviews accompany where ones have been done and submitted to us. If you are a writer or publisher, and see your book here without a review, please email us. You should also email us if your book is not listed here at all.
10/2007 BENOIT: Wrestling with the Horror That Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport
10/2007 HITMAN: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling
10/2007 A LION’S TALE: Around the World in Spandex
10/2007 BATISTA UNLEASHED
10/2007 PAIN AND PASSION: the History of Stampede Wrestling
06/2007 BRODY: the Triumph and Tragedy of Wrestling’s Rebel
06/2007 THE PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: the Heels
05/2007 NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE: the Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling
04/2007 WRESTLING BABYLON: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal
04/2007 WRESTLING: A Pictorial History
03/2007 STEVE WILLIAMS: How Dr. Death Became Dr. Life
02/2007 THE HISTORY OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
01/2007 "IS THAT WRESTLING FAKE?": the Bear Facts
10/2006 ERIC BISCHOFF: Controversy Creates Ca$h
08/2006 WRESTLING’S MADE MEN: Breaking the WWE’s Glass Ceiling
07/2006 ASSASSIN: the Man Behind the Mask
07/2006 BETWEEN THE ROPES: Wrestling’s Greatest Triumphs and Failures
06/2006 RINGSIDE: A History of Professional Wrestling in America
06/2006 THE RISE & FALL OF ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling
05/2006 WORLD WRESTLING INSANITY: the Decline and Fall of a Family Empire
04/2006 BANG YOUR HEAD: the Real Story of the Missing Link
03/2006 HARDCORE HISTORY: the Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW
02/2006 WWE LEGENDS
02/2006 WOO…MERCY DADDY: Welcome to My World – the Jimmy Valiant Story
01/2006 THE COWBOY AND THE CROSS: the Bill Watts Story – Rebellion, Wrestling, and Redemption
01/2006 BODYSLAMS!: Memoirs of a Wrestling Pitchman
01/2006 SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM: Tangled Ropes
00/2006 GOPHERLAND GRAPPLING: the Early Years
12/2005 CHEATING DEATH, STEALING LIFE: the Eddie Guerrero Story
11/2005 HEARTBREAK & TRIUMPH: The Shawn Michaels Story
11/2005 FORGIVEN: One Man’s Journey from Self-Glorification to Sanctification
11/2005 CATCH WRESTLING: A Wild and Wooly Look at the Early Days of Pro Wrestling in America
10/2005 TURNING THE TABLES: the Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling
09/2005 THE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLERS’ WORKOUT & INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE
09/2005 WRESTLING’S UNDERBELLY: From Bingo Halls to Shopping Malls
08/2005 JOURNEY INTO DARKNESS: the Unauthorized History of Kane
07/2005 WALKING A GOLDEN MILE
06/2005 THE SHEIK OF BAGHDAD: Tales of Celebrity and Terror from Pro Wrestling’s General Adnan
06/2005 MYSTERIES OF WRESTLING: Solved
06/2005 WRESTLING AT THE CHASE: the Inside Story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling
06/2005 WRESTLERS ARE LIKE SEAGULLS: From McMahon to McMahon
04/2005 THE PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: the Tag Teams
03/2005 GORDON SOLIE: Something Left Behind
03/2005 DUSTY RHODES: Reflections of an American Dream
03/2005 TERRY FUNK: More Than Just Hardcore
02/2005 MANY FACES OF PAUL CHRISTY
02/2005 FRITZ VON ERICH: Master of the Iron Claw
02/2005 ARE WE THERE YET?: Tales from the Never Ending Travels of WWE Superstars
01/2005 THE GODFATHER OF GRAPPLING
12/2004 STING – THE MOMENT OF TRUTH: A Story of Power, Pain and Ultimate Triumph
11/2004 KING OF THE RING: the Harley Race Story
11/2004 THE MOUTH OF THE SOUTH: the Jimmy Hart Story
11/2004 ADAM COPELAND ON EDGE
11/2004 THE DEATH OF WCW
10/2004 TRIBUTES II: Remembering More of the Worlds Greatest Wrestlers
10/2004 GRAPPLING GLORY: Celebrating a Century of Minnesota Wrestling & Rassling
09/2004 WRESTLING’S ONE RING CIRCUS: the Death of the World Wrestling Federation
07/2004 LITA – THE LESS TRAVELED ROAD: the Reality of Amy Dumas
07/2004 RIC FLAIR: To Be the Man
07/2004 BANNER DAYS: the Life of Pro Wrestling Legend Penny Banner
06/2004 THE STORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NWATNA: A New Concept in Pay-Per-View Programming
04/2004 BROKEN HARTS: the Life and Death of Owen Hart
03/2004 CHAIR SHOTS AND OTHER OBSTACLES: Winning Life's Wrestling Matches
02/2004 CLASSY FREDDIE BLASSIE: Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks
02/2004 BRISCO: the Life and Times of National Collegiate and World Heavyweight Champion Jack Brisco
11/2003 WRESTLECRAP: the Very Worst of Pro Wrestling
11/2003 INSIDE OUT: How Corporate America Destroyed Professional Wrestling
10/2003 THE STONE COLD TRUTH
09/2003 CHOKEHOLD: Pro Wrestling's Real Mayhem Outside the Ring
08/2003 THE FABULOUS MOOLAH: First Goddess of the Squared Circle
08/2003 PILE DRIVER: the Life of Charles “Midget” Fischer
07/2003 HAVE MORE MONEY NOW: A Commonsense Approach to Financial Management
03/2003 THE HARDY BOYZ: Exist 2 Inspire
01/2003 BODYSLAMS IN BUFFALO: the Complete History of Pro Wrestling in Western New York
12/2002 IT’S GOOD TO BE KING…SOMETIMES
12/2002 TOP 100 PRO WRESTLERS OF ALL TIME
11/2002 HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN
11/2002 IN THE PIT WITH PIPER: Roddy Gets Rowdy
11/2002 TONIGHT…IN THIS VERY RING: A Fan’s History of Professional Wrestling
10/2002 THE PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: the Canadians
08/2002 BOBBY THE BRAIN: Wrestling's Bad Boy Tells All
07/2002 SEX, LIES, AND HEADLOCKS: the Real Story of Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation
05/2002 ONE OF THE BOYS
03/2002 STU HART – LORD OF THE RING: An Inside Look at Wrestling’s First Family
10/2001 MISSY HYATT: First Lady of Wrestling
10/2001 TRIBUTES: Remembering Some of the World’s Greatest Wrestlers
09/2001 KURT ANGLE: It’s True! It’s True!
05/2001 FOLEY IS GOOD: And the Real World is Faker than Wrestling
02/2001 THE BUZZ ON PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING
01/2001 CHYNA – THE 9TH WONDER OF THE WORLD: If Only They Knew
00/2001 UNDER THE MAT: Inside Wrestling’s Greatest Family
11/2000 I’M NEXT: the Strange Journey of America’s Most Unlikely Superhero
06/2000 ARN ANDERSON 4 EVER: A Look Behind the Curtain
03/2000 BRET ‘HITMAN’ HART: the Best There Is, The Best There Was, And The Best There Ever Will Be
02/2000 POSITIVELY PAGE: the Diamond Dallas Page Journey
01/2000 STRANGLEHOLD
: An Intriguing Behind the Scenes Glimpse Into the Private World of Professional Wrestling
01/2000 WRESTLING TITLE HISTORIES
11/1999 GOTCH: An American Hero
11/1999 THE ROCK SAYS: the Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
10/1999 PURE DYNAMITE: the Price You Pay for Wrestling Stardom
10/1999 HAVE A NICE DAY: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks
08/1999 BLACK STARS OF PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING
10/1997 EVERY MAN HAS HIS PRICE: the True Story of Wrestling’s Million Dollar Man
00/1996 HOOKER: An Authentic Wrestler's Adventures Inside the Bizarre World of Professional Wrestling
04/1993 I WAS A TEENAGE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER
09/1991 EVERYBODY DOWN HERE HATES ME
: the Traumas and Dramas Inside the Incredible World of Professional Wrestling
07/1990 BRUNO SAMMARTINO: An Autobiography of Wrestling's Living Legend
12/1984 MASTER OF THE RING: Gordon Solie
12/1974 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GORGEOUS GEORGE?: the Blood and Ballyhoo of Professional Wrestling
01/1937 FALL GUYS: the Barnums of Bounce
00/1936 FROM MILO TO LONDOS |
