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Post by Viking Hall on Feb 6, 2020 20:10:05 GMT -5
Just about to start Welsh wrestler and promoter Orig Williams book (I'll report back) but just wondered what other non-WWE published books people had enjoyed. The more obscure the better.
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Post by toodarkmark on Feb 6, 2020 20:49:54 GMT -5
Just about to start Welsh wrestler and promoter Orig Williams book (I'll report back) but just wondered what other non-WWE published books people had enjoyed. The more obscure the better. Hooker by Lou Thesz. Seagulls by JJ Dillon. Gary Hart's book. Terry Funk's biography. Bret Hart's book isn't WWE. |
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Feb 6, 2020 21:31:38 GMT -5
Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie’s book is amazing....I literally read that book in its entirety the day I received it.
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 6, 2020 21:35:59 GMT -5
I think except the 4th one, all Jericho’s books are non-WWE.
Lion’s Tale is a must read.
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Ultimo Gallos
Grimlock
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Feb 7, 2020 20:46:26 GMT -5
Bruiser Brody's book is worth a read. Harley Race's book is really good. Bobby Blaze's first book is damn good.
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Post by Guacamole Anderson on Feb 7, 2020 21:10:13 GMT -5
Grappler Len Denton
Assassin Jody Hamilton
Bob Backlund
I'm in the middle of Stan Hansen's book right now and it's strong.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Feb 7, 2020 22:37:47 GMT -5
Anyone here ever read the books "Richmond 9-5171: A Wrestling Story" by Jeff Walton or "Red-Headed Geek" by Billy C. Wirtz? I've had them forever and never gotten around to reading them. Are they any good?
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lucas_lee
Hank Scorpio
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Post by lucas_lee on Feb 7, 2020 23:39:43 GMT -5
Any wrestling book by Scott Teal or Beau James both are fantastic storytellers
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Post by kidtamagotchi on Feb 10, 2020 0:51:14 GMT -5
I read 'I Was A Teenage Professional Wrestler' back in the day. It was pretty cool!
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Post by government mule on Feb 10, 2020 3:09:49 GMT -5
'The Wrestling' by Andrew Garfield which chronicles the original rise and fall of British wrestling is pretty good.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2020 15:09:15 GMT -5
The book that brought me to this forum back in the day: The Death Of WCW.
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Dean-o
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Post by Dean-o on Feb 12, 2020 22:22:17 GMT -5
James Dixon wrote a fantastic trilogy of books covering the WWF from 1995-97.
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Post by James Fabiano on Feb 12, 2020 22:29:02 GMT -5
I liked James Beard's book, mainly talks about Dallas legends.
The Dave Millican and Dick Bourne books on select championship belt histories are great too.
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MolotovMocktail
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Feb 16, 2020 23:19:24 GMT -5
Death of the Territories by Tim Hornbaker was excellent, going into detail about each of the historical territorial promotions, and the circumstances that led each to collapse (it wasn't all Vince).
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 17, 2020 2:01:41 GMT -5
Death of the Territories by Tim Hornbaker was excellent, going into detail about each of the historical territorial promotions, and the circumstances that led each to collapse (it wasn't all Vince). I found it very dry. |
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chazraps
Wade Wilson
Better have my money when I come-a collect!
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Post by chazraps on Feb 17, 2020 3:01:04 GMT -5
The best two of the last decade:   |
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Feb 17, 2020 6:43:54 GMT -5
Death of the Territories by Tim Hornbaker was excellent, going into detail about each of the historical territorial promotions, and the circumstances that led each to collapse (it wasn't all Vince). I second this. Got it for Xmas last year and finished it about 5 weeks ago. Any of the Hornbaker books are worth reading. |
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Feb 17, 2020 8:26:01 GMT -5
The Three Count: My Life in Stripes as a WWE Referee by Jimmy Korderas.
Fascinating piece from one of the longest serving zebras in the WWF/E.
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Lardlad
El Dandy
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Post by Lardlad on Feb 17, 2020 9:41:50 GMT -5
James Dixon wrote a fantastic trilogy of books covering the WWF from 1995-97. This is what I was coming here to post. The WWF from 1995-1997 is my favorite period of wrestling, so The Titan Trilogy was a great read and I learned a lot. I couldn't put it down. |
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Post by BRAINFADE on Feb 17, 2020 12:05:05 GMT -5
NJPW commentator Chris Charlton has wrote two excellent books; Lion's Pride, which is the story of New Japan Pro Wrestling up until 2015 (when the book was released), and Eggshells, the story of every single wrestling show held at the Tokyo Dome by every company to run the building. Really, really good stuff if you're interested in Japanese wrestling.
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