Best books about wrestling.

[Shai]

So my parents sent me a 100 dollar amazon gift card as an early mother's day present and I'm not allowed to spend it on anyone but myself. I've decided to just buy a shitload of books.

So what are some good wrestling books?

I already own all Mick Foley's books
The first two of Jericho's
Daniel Bryan's
And the new NXT book will be at my house on Tuesday.


So what else is out there that's really interesting?

[mauled]

Apr 8, 2017 13:37:54 GMT -5 Shai said:

So my parents sent me a 100 dollar amazon gift card as an early mother's day present and I'm not allowed to spend it on anyone but myself. I've decided to just buy a shitload of books.

So what are some good wrestling books?

I already own all Mick Foley's books
The first two of Jericho's
Daniel Bryan's
And the new NXT book will be at my house on Tuesday.


So what else is out there that's really interesting?

Bret Harts book is brilliant and worth a read.

[Mister Pigwell]

Gary Hart's is supposed to be amazing, but good luck finding a copy.

[King Boo]

I'm making my way through Jericho's third book and like it better than the second (which I also enjoyed). If you liked the first two, you may want to check it out.

[Shai]

Has anyone read this other NXT book? NXT the full sail years? Its not official but it looks interesting.

[chazraps]

I will say, before you buy them all at Amazon, double check with Highspots.com who are usually the cheapest for a great selection of wrestling books.

I know the impetus is that you have $100 of free money to spend, but why waste $15 of that with something literally available for $2-$5 at Highspots?

I enjoyed Goldust's book, just be aware that the text itself is really big (imagine a Goosebumps book) so it's not as long as the page number makes it appear.

Do you have a Kindle? Apparently JTG's is amazing with a lot of backstage stuff from an era nobody else has really written about yet, and it's only like $3.00

[Perd]

It can be tough to get through with tears in your eyes, but Bret's book is pretty good.

[Big Bad Kahuna]

I can recommend: Bret, Jericho' last one, Regal, Edge, even Holly

[abjordans]

Your parents buy YOU Mother's Day presents?! That is awesome, how did you work that out?

[Shai]

Apr 8, 2017 14:10:58 GMT -5 abjordans said:

Your parents buy YOU Mother's Day presents?! That is awesome, how did you work that out?

I gave birth to their grandchildren.

[abjordans]

Apr 8, 2017 14:14:57 GMT -5 Shai said:

Apr 8, 2017 14:10:58 GMT -5 abjordans said:

Your parents buy YOU Mother's Day presents?! That is awesome, how did you work that out?

I gave birth to their grandchildren.

Aw, that is sweet.

[Baby, it’s Jes outside]

Bret's is the best. Flair's was kind of a letdown.

[Mid-Carder]

I'll add to the love for Bret's book. It's excellent, by a mile the best wrestling book ever. It can be intense at times and he's a bit of an egotist sometimes but he's a great writer who clearly loves and understands wrestling.

[Shai]

Okay bought Bret's.

[Doctor Of Style]

I enjoyed Bobby Heenan's books. Bobby the Brain: Wrestling's Bad Boy Tells All was hilarious, and Chair Shots and Other Obstacles: Winning Life's Wrestling Matches is a little more serious, with a little bit of self help/motivational feel to it.

[Naniwa]

Regal's, The Wrestling by Simon Garfield, Pure Dynamite. Also, I remember Lawler's being quite interesting and at times almost tragic and Billy Graham's is worth reading just because it's bonkers.

[Deleted]

Personal favorite is probably Edge's. Wish he'd do another one given how much has changed since that one came out.

[Matt]

I heard AJ Lee wrote a work of literary genius.

[brody]

Depends what your interested in. Ole Anderson and Jim Wilson have interesting looks into the 70's. Piper, Funk, Dusty, Brisco, Thesz etc all have worthy books as well.

[andrew8798]

If you going to get the Ole one. Make sure you listen to the WOL interview. It's a trip