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18 Best Wrestling Books

Goal: Find the best Wrestling books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best wrestling books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

18 Best Wrestling Books

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1

A Lion's Tale

Around the World in Spandex

by Chris Jericho

2

Hitman

My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling

by Bret Hart

3

Have A Nice Day

A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks

by Mick Foley

4

Bobby the Brain

Wrestling's Bad Boy Tells All

by Bob Heenan

5

Grappler

Memoirs of a Masked Madman

by Lynn Denton

6

Undisputed

How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps

by Chris Jericho

7

"Playboy" Gary Hart

My Life in Wrestling

by Gary Hart

8

Big Gold

A Close Look at Pro Wrestling's Most Celebrated Championship Belt

by Dick Bourne

9

Cheating Death, Stealing Life

The Eddie Guerrero Story

by Eddie Guerrero

10

Death of the Territories

Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever

by Tim Hornbaker

11

Is Wrestling Fixed? I Didn’t Know It Was Broken!

From Photo Shoots and Sensational Stories to the WWE Network

by Bill Apter

12

Pro Wrestling FAQ

All Thats Left to Know About the Worlds Most Entertaining Spectacle

by Brian Solomon

13

Ric Flair

To Be the Man

by Ric Flair

14

Sex, Lies, and Headlocks

The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment

by Shaun Assael

15

Slobberknocker

My Life in Wrestling

by Jim Ross

16

The Death of WCW

by Bryan Alvarez

17

The King of New Orleans

How the Junkyard Dog Became Professional Wrestling's First Black Superhero

by Greg Klein

18

Yes

My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleMania

by Daniel Bryan

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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18 Best Wrestling Books (2025)