Scholarly approach to lucha libre films a touch dry
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Hell is a Squared Circle an impressive wrestling noir comic book
“Is wrestling noir a genre? It is now!” That’s what it says on the back cover of Hell is a Squared...
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Gorman picks WWF’s MVPs until 2002 in ‘King of New York’
King of New York: Who Was the MVP of the World Wrestling Federation? is a 2022 effort by...
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TAJIRI brings insightful lessons on wrestling in new book
Few people have the ability to become pro wrestlers; fewer still can become successful in that...
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Gewirtz’s book an honest look at WWE’s creative process
It is impossible to overstate the impact that the advent and all-consuming popularity of the...
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The Territories anthology is ‘wild, unruly, and a little unhinged’
The Territories: Volume One, co-edited by Chad Dundas and Jonathan Snowden is a shared world...
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Greenberg’s Follow the Buzzards ‘a thorough, engaging, fast read’
In Follow the Buzzards: Pro Wrestling in the Age of COVID-19, author Keith Elliot Greenberg...
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The Crimson Cage & Do A Power Bomb worthy new comic books
In the days leading up to and since the release of the first issue of Daniel Warren Johnson’s Do A...
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‘How to be a Mark’ doesn’t quite hit its mark
If you’re like me and will read pretty much anything, you fall into certain bad habits. One such...
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‘Living the Gimmick’ a bloody, breakneck novel
Rest in peace to Ray Wilder, who was gunned down in cold blood outside of a bar belonging to his...
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Mox: It’s not just another wrestling book
Some stream of consciousness thoughts on Mox, the fall 2021 memoir from Jon Moxley, since that is...
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Dynamite Kid dominates British Bulldogs book
I was very fortunate to come of age as a fan, and soon ascend to the status of avid follower, of...
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‘Rumble’ movie translates well to book form
By MINAS & ZACHARY PANAGIOTAKIS – SlamWrestling.net Earlier this year, WWE Studios and...
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Amazing 2021 in women’s wrestling captured in book form
Ring Post Journal’s 2021 Women’s Wrestling Year in Review is a painstakingly detailed...
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Wife’s insights make Wahoo McDaniel bio even better
There have been a lot of books written about pro wrestlers, some by the wrestlers themselves, some...
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Rowell’s book on ‘The Sheik’ is a friend’s remembrance
Gary “G.J.” Rowell has an interesting library of wrestling books out. The latest, Mat...
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Kids ‘G.O.A.T.’ book has a surprising inclusion
Lerner Sports has a series of books aimed at children under the “Sports’ Greatest of...
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Book on 2000 All Japan/NOAH split fascinating & detailed
Fans of Japanese puroresu, pro-wrestling in general, and non-wrestling fans interested in complex...
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Wrestling’s Woody Strode big part of ‘Forgotten First’ football book
Sometimes you get a book and you just know that it is capital “I” Important....
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‘Way of the Blade’ a bloody good resource
What’s black and white and red all over? While that sounds like the set-up to a classic joke,...
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Look at 1984 in sports surprisingly includes The Brawl to End It All
Having grown up in a world where any tidbit about professional wrestling in a mainstream...
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Lister’s collection of columns on UK stars holds up
With most publications centred on British pro wrestling’s golden age either long out of print, or...
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WWE Superstar Handbook aimed at younger audience
The WWE Superstar Handbook is a 207-page stat-filled guide on over 300 superstars, from Smackdown,...
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Behind the Gimmick Table: Time to ‘Eat Like a Luchador’
In 2021 niches are more accessible and relevant than ever. The new book, Eat Like a Luchador: The...
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DiCaro’s voice refuses to be ‘Sidelined’
Professional wrestling comes up a single time in Julie DiCaro’s Sidelined: Sports, Culture, and...
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‘Now I know too much’ — A fresh read on ‘CHRIS & NANCY’
As a wrestling fan and journalist, of course I knew who Chris Benoit was and the many...
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Pondo’s book ‘articulate, refreshingly candid, hilarious’
When you hear that someone makes a living getting wrapped up in barbed wire and thrown through a...
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New book ‘definitive source’ on WCW’s rise and fall
The retelling of the rise and fall of (World Championship Wrestling) WCW has become something of a...
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Fleming’s take on wrestling makes for a great read
Unlike many other wrestlers whose stories have been published under the Crowbar Press imprint,...
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Insight into Japan one great part of Stan Hansen book
Sometimes an autobiography comes out that, for whatever reason, doesn’t get the attention it...
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Highs, lows, and redemption all in Lex Luger’s story
In his book Wrestling With The Devil wrestler Lex Luger, along with co-writer John D. Hollis,...
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Wrestling in Akron a throwback to earlier times
For those of us old school wrestling fans who grew up and had the pleasure to experience...
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Return To The Cobo a photographic treasure trove
The 240 pages of This Saturday Night II: Return To The Cobo take the reader on an amazing...
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Linda Hogan’s book has sex, drugs and lots of advice
Before I even started Linda Hogan’s Wrestling The Hulk: My Life Against The Ropes, I made a...
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Lesnar’s Death Clutch doesn’t quite grab hold
It’s pretty common knowledge that Brock Lesnar is an extremely private person, and this...
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Hogan’s second autobiography deserving of a look
When Hulk Hogan’s second autobiography came out, for some reason, we barely made note of it...
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Foley’s Countdown to Lockdown is honest, informative, insightful
Wrestlers aren’t supposed to be eloquent, and when I was growing up they certainly were...
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What Dutch Mantell’s book lacks in facts it makes up for in stories
The World According to Dutch by Dutch Mantell is not your typical wrestling autobiography …...
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Mysterio book lets reader Behind the Mask
Diehard WWE fans will want to add the just-released book, Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask, to their...
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Empire of Illusions reviewed: An egghead tells us who’s zooming who
Maybe it’s just a wrestling tall tale, but Adlai Stevenson, after losing one of his two...
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‘Gorgeous George’ tells the story of a man who struggled with fame
There was only one Gorgeous George. The flamboyant, cocky, curled white hair wrestler was...
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Zbyszko leaves reader wanting more
Larry Zbyszko, like a definitive showman, leaves his audience craving more in his 192-page...
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Retro Review: Foley’s Hardcore Diaries for the educated fan
Terry Funk, not Hornswoggle, would have been the first to take a bite out of Mr. McMahon’s ass if...
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Retro book review: Strode’s story a fascinating read
If you pick up Goal Dust for Woody Strode’s wrestling career, you will be let down. However,...
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Brody book arty and interesting
Why not have the life of Bruiser Brody told by the people who knew him best? That is what the new...
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Russo asks to be Forgiven in memoir
The mere mention of the name Vince Russo still elicits a response from those inside and outside...
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WCW’s demise makes for good read
Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, there existed a great wrestling organization that was...
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‘WrestleCrap’ is full of crap
Remember when you were sitting back watching Wrestlemania 9 and you had to endure a match between...
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Blassie book bloody good read
Considered as one of the greatest heels of the 20th century, Freddie Blassie’s new...
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Wrestling Title Histories an essential resource
Lou Thesz. Bruno Sammartino. Dory Funk Jr. Jack Brisco. Verne Gagne. Harley Race. Ric Flair. All...
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