Quebec history book finally finds a French home
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Autobiography a great way to get to know Bobby Blaze
Sometimes you sit down to read a book about someone you don’t know well, and by the end of...
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Book proves Bobby Blaze a master storyteller
Chances are you are only familiar with the name Bobby Blaze from his undercard days in WCW and his...
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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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Q & A with Patrick Jones, author of The Main Event
The new book, The Main Event, is aimed at the Grade 4-8 crowd, but despite being marketed at a...
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Brisco book reprinted, reworked
The second edition of BRISCO: The Life and Times of National Collegiate and World Heavyweight...
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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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A book of Mid-Atlantic wrestling memories
It’s not a stretch to say the book Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Memories has been 49 years in the...
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Superstar Billy Graham’s Foreword to Big Bill Anderson Remembers… His Fallen Friends of Wrestling
When Bill Anderson asked me to provide some words of introduction for his new book about pro...
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Bill Anderson remembers fallen friends in new book
You might think that a book about friends from the wrestling business that have died would be a...
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‘Animal’ story of George Steele’s whole life
Most wrestling books about wrestlers from the generation of Jim Myers — or if you prefer...
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The rocky road to publication — twice — for ‘Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs’
One of the eternal debates within the wrestling community has been which territory has the richest...
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My Favorite Match limited by WWE history
The thing to remember when reading My Favorite Match, the WWE Books release from last year, is...
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Mat Matters: Taking Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs on the road
Patric Laprade – Slam Wrestling After a great book launch, a lot of media attention and a...
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One, two, three! WWE ref Korderas’ book hits shelves
TORONTO – After dedicating over 22 years of his life to the WWE, former referee Jimmy...
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Hardcore Holly holds no punches in raw, gritty autobiography
Bob “Hardcore” Holly is a man many feared inside the ring. While today’s...
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Rick Bassman pitching a book to showcase his ‘Forrest Gump-like’ life
Rick Bassman may not be a name known to tons of wrestling fans, but as the former owner of...
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Matysik’s Top 50 bound to infuriate, educate
Who is the best professional wrestler of all-time? That is a question that has been asked for ages...
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Missouri belt book a labour of love
It took a serious health scare to kick Roger Deem into gear and complete his dream project —...
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Montreal history book hard to put down
In Pat Laprade and Bertrand Hébert’s Mad Dogs, Midgets, and Screw Jobs, the duo points all...
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CHRIS & NANCY: A new introduction
ON DECEMBER 1-2, 2012 — THE VERY WEEKEND I thought I would be putting the finishing touches...
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Battle Royal in the Sky a ‘love letter to the fans’
Wrestling fans are no different than the close-knit followers of any other art or sport; as much...
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Tag team book a study of a lost art
Todd Roberg’s book The Lost Art of Tag Team Wrestling, while a brisk read at 229 pages, is...
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Photographer Theo Ehret shot wrestling legends and racy apartment wrestling
The news of the passing of famed photographer Theo Ehret in May at the age of 91 was slow to reach...
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Review: Compelling story keeps Destroyer’s book moving
Though Dick Beyer, a.k.a. “The Destroyer” is famous for covering his face, his...
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NWA World title book worth its weight in gold
It’s page 14, and I’m already deeply sucked into Ten Pounds of Gold, the wonderful...
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The book on Booker T ends too early
Make sure you read the subhead on the Booker T autobiography just so you know what you are...
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Q & A with Tim Hornbaker, author of Legends of Pro Wrestling
Author Tim Hornbaker’s second book, Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body...
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Q & A with Shooters’ Jonathan Snowden
A man of many hats, Jonathan Snowden has been a lawyer, soldier, and worked for the Department of...
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Shooters examines pro wrestling’s tough guy roots
Competing for their country at the Olympic Games has been the goal of wrestlers since time out of...
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Legends of Pro Wrestling an informative resource
There’s a good reason why pro wrestling lags behind other professional sports and...
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‘Warts and all’ Duggan book quick to come together
Scott E. Williams, who had written books with Terry Funk and Bill Watts, and had a Chris Benoit...
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Retro review: Cornette’s Midnight Express scrapbook a page turner
Like a lot of people, no doubt, I have a stack of books that I keep meaning to get to. The...
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Duggan book pretty good, tough guy!
Like a lot of hardcore fans, I was never a big fan of Hacksaw Duggan, especially during his time...
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Q & A with Greg Klein, author of Junkyard Dog book
In the new book The King of New Orleans: How the Junkyard Dog Became Professional...
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Thump! New book restores Junkyard Dog’s legacy
When most wrestling fans think of the Junkyard Dog, they think of the smiling, howling character...
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Koloff’s book more historical than autobiographical
The title of Nikita Koloff’s autobiography — NIKITA: A Tale of the Ring and Redemption...
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Mat Matters: In praise of Scott Teal
Scott Teal loves this quote — with good reason — and pastes it at the end of his...
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Destroyer’s book has many sides to it
There are a lot of sides to Dick Beyer. As The Sensational, Intelligent Destroyer, he was a...
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Season’s Readings: Wrestling books for kids reviewed
During the last week before Christmas, going to the Walmart is like being in WCW’s World War...
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Kanyon’s posthumous autobiography inspiring and tragic
Wrestling Reality — The Life And Mind of Chris Kanyon, Wrestling’s Gay Superstar, the...
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Bob Holly signs Hardcore book deal
From 1993 to 2009, “Hardcore” Bob Holly was a mainstay on the WWE roster, surviving...
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Rougeau bringing new shows, book
Jacques Rougeau, Jr. has been busy setting up shows for his promotion and working on a...
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Mosca’s autobiography a ‘must-read’ for CFL and wrestling fans
Before reading Angelo Mosca’s autobiography, Tell Me To My Face, I already knew that some...
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Mosca’s autobiography an experiment in publish-on-demand
Angelo Mosca’s new autobiography, written with Steve Milton, is more than just a tale of one...
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Billy Robinson memoir out in spring 2012
Coming in the spring of 2012 is the life story of Billy Robinson, Physical Chess: My Life in...
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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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Big Bill Anderson’s book big on pictures
Some wrestlers have a bit of memorabilia and photos from their career, others have next to...
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Animal’s Road Warrior book personal and powerful
On the surface, it’s a tale of carnage and calamity. But at its core, it is a story about...
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