New Piper book honours Hot Rod’s legacy
I will never forget my talk with Roddy Piper. Following up on a live chat he had participated in...
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Tag: wrestling books
Bruiser book a ‘seven-year labour of love’
When Richard Vicek set out to document the life and times of Richard “Dick the...
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Lady Blossom’s memoir an ‘inspirational parable’
If Jeanie “Lady Blossom” Clarke had done nothing else but come up with the gimmick...
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Patterson accepted into Montreal’s literary community
MONTREAL – Paragraph bookstore in Montreal specializes in English language volumes and,...
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Jeanie ‘Lady Blossom’ Clarke opens up on life with Austin, addiction
Fans who know Jeanie “Lady Blossom” Clarke from her wrestling appearances may only...
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Patterson’s book revealing and honest
There are few men as important to the professional wrestling business as Pat Patterson. In every...
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WWE Greatest Matches book won’t please everyone
There is little more subjective in professional wrestling fandom than picking a favourite match....
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Pepper Martin’s book decidedly old-school
Pepper Martin, wrestler turned actor, has added another job title to his resume — author....
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Book on prairie wrestling ‘substantive and enlightening’
Dr. C. Nathan Hatton’s new labour of love, entitled Thrashing Seasons: Sporting Culture in...
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Diana Hart pours her heart into writing
Diana Hart poured her heart into her recently-released novel, Cauliflower Heart: A Romantic...
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Much respect for the hustle of loyal fans with Cena book
Hustle, Loyalty, Respect: The World of John Cena is the latest book from WWE, and it is a coffee...
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You’re not going to believe the stories in ‘You’re Gonna Hurt Yourself’
I don’t think that I’ve laughed harder at a wrestling book than with You’re...
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Sunny’s book has too much sex
The WWF Attitude Era was full of controversy with adult oriented storylines and sexual content...
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Backlund’s book is not for everyone
I had very high expectations when I started to read the autobiography Backlund: From All-American...
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Teal’s ‘Classic 20th Century Mat Memories’ interviews truly marvelous
It’s a mouthful of a title — The Wrestling Archive Project – Classic 20th...
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Flying Fred pens biography on The Wild Bull
He was banned in four countries. He was hardcore before ECW was even an inkling of an idea. And...
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The Undertaker book a fitting tribute
How big of an Undertaker fan am I? In my dresser, there is an Undertaker T-shirt I have had for 21...
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Bill Apter book excerpt – Heyman, Cornette, Sunny … photographers?
HIS NAME IS PAUL HEYMAN AND HE WAS A WRESTLING PHOTOGRAPHER Some well-known wrestling...
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Apter delivers a winner with his memoir
There are many great wrestling books that have been released in the past few years; however, Bill...
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Q & A with Findlay Martin, former editor of Power Slam magazine
Where there used to be a whole bunch of wrestling magazines on the shelves, now there are but a...
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Don Fargo lets it all hang out in ‘The Hard Way’
The Hard Way by the enduring Don Fargo is no doubt the best book ever written by a many-named...
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‘Latin Thunder’ presents realistic view of an independent wrestler’s journey
Missed opportunities, divorce and regret can turn a person’s world upside down — especially...
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New WWE Attitude Era book assumes you know a lot
There’s a certain arrogance that exists in The WWE Attitude Era. It’s the very premise...
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Q & A with Bertrand Hébert, author of Pat Patterson’s book
When ECW Press announced that the Iron Sheik autobiography, written with Keith Elliot Greenberg,...
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Brunzell jumps into self-publishing with MatLands
He doesn’t have any axes to grind or stories of sex and drugs he wants to tell. What made...
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Daniel Bryan book gets big ‘Yes!’ for indy stories
Due his popularity the past few years, it was only a matter of time before the WWE released a...
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There’s a whole lot of facts in Pro Wrestling FAQ
Weighing in at almost two pounds, here’s a NEW book for pro wrestling fanatics. Writer Brian...
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WWE’s Ultimate Superstar Guide – great images, forgettable text
As a parent, you want your child to read, and the WWE Ultimate Superstar Guide delivers in that...
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Meet Daz Tibbles, the artist for WWE Ultimate Superstar Guide
Many of WWE’s books through the years have been a visual feast, where the great artwork,...
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French Mad Dog Vachon bio doesn’t shy away from his shortcomings
It’s more than a bit of an understatement to declare that Maurice “Mad Dog”...
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New HBK bio requires leap of faith
In wrestling, people “turn” all the time, from good guy to bad guy and vice versa....
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Book on Nat Pendleton brings Olympian and actor to life
If he were around today, Nat Pendleton’s tale would have been told again and again—amateur...
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French-language Mad Dog Vachon book launched
MONTREAL – In pop music, it is often claimed that producing the second album is a lot...
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Pendleton biographer Chapman happily grappling with the past
Mike Chapman’s just-published biography on Olympic wrestler turned pro, turned actor, Nat...
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Book proves Kamala still king of the jungle
“They just keep taking pieces of me, bit by bit, a little piece at a time.” —...
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Retro review: Garrison Keillor’s Ventura spoof still a hoot
Knowing my love of all things pro wrestling, a friend of my father’s recently sent along an...
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Talking Billy Riley with Greenfield & De Courcy
Historical writing is for the driven and the obsessed, those who feel compelled to tell stories...
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New Billy Riley book informs on both the man and Wigan’s Snake Pit
Wigan. Few communities of such modest size have had as profound an impact on the global wrestling...
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Q & A with Brian Shields, author of 30 Years of WrestleMania
By now, the name Brian Shields should be familiar to fans of WWE and its books. He’s half of...
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Book a worthy celebration of 30 years of WrestleMania
I have difficulty explaining to my children what a momentous event the first WrestleMania in 1985...
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Third time’s the charm for Jericho books
Writing one book is a challenge, but when the writer has written two bestsellers, the third book...
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Kamala speaks in upcoming autobiography
James “Kamala” Harris never spoke a word for the majority of his wrestling career, but...
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Grappler’s story makes him the ‘Forrest Gump of wrestling’
Through the years, a lot of people told Lynn Denton that he needed to write a book about his days...
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Masked or not, Grappler’s book tough to beat
What sets The Grappler’s autobiography (and life) apart from so many of his peers is really...
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Book by Texas ref James Beard impartially entertaining
The wrestling referee has a different perspective on what happens in the ring than anyone else....
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Historical WWE 50 book honest and rereadable
WWE 50: Celebrating 50 years of Sports Entertainment, is a sleek and attractive coffee table book...
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‘I Ain’t No Pig Farmer!’ offers a rare promoter’s perspective
To adapt a famous movie line, “You had me at Chris Colt.” Simply put, Dean...
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New book details pre-1900 pioneers of pro wrestling
It’s a testament to the way the Internet has grown through the years that an author can...
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It’s hip to be Square: David Shoemaker unmasks pro wrestling
By BILL FERNOW – For SlamWrestling.net David Shoemaker, author of The Squared Circle: Life,...
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Jerry Jarrett’s book offers a lifetime of lessons
Jerry Jarrett’s autobiography, The Best of Times, came out in 2011, but some of its gems are...
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