This page is here to help you build a pro wrestling
history library of your own and to assist with
research.
Below is an extensive bibliography in book list format (also available in MLA and APA formats by request).
The titles, all from our library, range from Ph.D. dissertations to photo collections to elementary primers, with varying historical significance.
Academic titles (Ph.D. dissertations, Masters theses, journal articles, etc.) are relisted in a separate bibliography.
These are the only bibliographies of their kind on the Internet. You will even find a list of fiction with wrestling themes, by and about wrestlers.
See our Recommended Reading page for a more selective guide to the most essential works on the history of professional wrestling.
Below is an extensive bibliography in book list format (also available in MLA and APA formats by request).
The titles, all from our library, range from Ph.D. dissertations to photo collections to elementary primers, with varying historical significance.
Academic titles (Ph.D. dissertations, Masters theses, journal articles, etc.) are relisted in a separate bibliography.
These are the only bibliographies of their kind on the Internet. You will even find a list of fiction with wrestling themes, by and about wrestlers.
See our Recommended Reading page for a more selective guide to the most essential works on the history of professional wrestling.
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House of Deception Library: Pro Wrestling History Bibliography
| Author | Title | Publisher | Publication Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aidoo, Clyde | This Is Pro Wrestling | PublishAmerica, Frederick, MD | 2007 |
| Albano, Lou; Sugar, Bert | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pro-Wrestling | Alpha, New York | 1998 |
| Alexander, Kyle | The Women of Pro Wrestling | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 2000 |
| Alexander, Kyle | The Story of the Wrestler They Call "Sting" | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 1999 |
| Alexander, Kyle | Mick Foley: The Story of the Wrester They Call "Mankind" | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 2001 |
| Alexander, Kyle | Vince McMahon, Jr. | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 2001 |
| Alexander, Kyle | Bill Goldberg | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 1999 |
| Alexander, Kyle | Pro Wrestling's Most Punishing Finishing Moves | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 2000 |
| Alkaissy, Adnan; Bernstein, Ross | The Sheik of Baghdad: Tales of Celebrity and Terror from Pro Wrestling's General Adnan | Triumph, Chicago | 2005 |
| Allen, Jessica | The Wit and Wisdom of Jesse "The Body...The Mind" Ventura | Quill William Morrow, New York | 1999 |
| Allyn, Robert | The Solie Chronicles: The Life and Times of Gordon Solie | Crowbar, Galatin, TN | 2009 |
| Anderson, Arn | Arn Anderson 4 Ever | Dreammatchers, Ardmore, PA | 1999 |
| Anderson, Ole | Inside Out: How Corporate America Destroyed Professional Wrestling | Crowbar, Hendersonville, TN | 2003 |
| Angle, Kurt; Harper, John | It's True! It's True! | Regan, New York | 2001 |
| Apter, Bill | Is Wrestling Fixed? I Didn't Know It Was Broken: From Photo Shoots and Sensational Stories to the WWE Network, Bill Apter's Incredible Pro Wrestling Journey | ECW, Toronto | 2015 |
| Archer, Jeff | Theatre in a Squared Circle:The Mystique of Professional Wrestling | White Bouke, Lafayette, CO | 1999 |
| Arnold, Charles; McManus, Mick | The Mick McManus Wrestling Book | Pelham, London | 1970 |
| Assael, Shaun; Mooneyham, Mike | Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment | Crown, New York | 2004 |
| Atyeo, Don | Blood and Guts: Violence in Sports (Chapter 3, "Blood and Canvas: Combat Sports") | Paddington, New York | 1979 |
| Austin, Steve | The Stone Cold Truth | Pocket, New York | 2003 |
| author unknown | Sports Buff Series Wrestling Book | Jalart House, Scottsdale, AZ | 1974 |
| Ayoub, Libnan | 100 Years of Australian Professional Wrestling | Topmill, Sydney | no date |
| Backlund, Bob; Miller, Robert H. | Backlund: From All-American Boy To Professional Wrestling's World Champion | Sports, New York | 2015 |
| Bak, Richard | Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope | Da Capo, Cambridge, MA | 1998 |
| Baker, Ox | Ox Baker's Cookbook: A Tribute to the Fallen Warriors | author | 2002 |
| Ball, Michael R., Ph.D. | Ritual Drama in American Popular Culture: The Case of Professional Wrestling | University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln | 1989 |
| Banner, Penny; Hostetler, Gerry | Banner Days | Flying Mare, Charlotte, NC | 2004 |
| Barrett, Pat | Everybody Down Here Hates Me: The Traumas and Dramas Inside the Incredible World of Professional Wrestling | Fleur, Gulf Breeze, FL | 1990 |
| Batista, Dave; Roberts, Jeremy | Batista Unleashed | WWE | 2007 |
| Beekman, Scott M. | Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America | Praeger, Westport, CT | 2006 |
| Bernstein, Ross | Grappling Glory: Celebrating a Century of Minnesota Wrestling & Rassling | Nodin, Minneapolis, MN | 2004 |
| Beyer, Dick (The Destroyer) | The Destroyer (Japanese edition) | 2005 | |
| Billington, Tom; Coleman, Alison | Pure Dynamite | SW, Lancashire | 1999 |
| Bills, Peter | Wrestling (Sportsviewers' Guides) | David and Charles, London | 1983 |
| Bischoff, Eric; Roberts, Jeremy | Eric Bischoff: Controversy Creates Cash | WWE | 2006 |
| Blackadar, Bruce | Wrestling Stars: Lords of the Ring | Pulse, Downsview, Ontario | 1987 |
| Blair, B. Brian | Smarten Up! Say It Right | Kayfabe, St. Petersburg, FL | 2001 |
| Blanks, Eddie | In Retrospect: His Life and His Two Great Loves, Louise and Wrestling | author, Richmond, Virginia | 1989 |
| Blassie, Fred; Greenberg, Keith Elliot | The Legends of Wrestling: "Classy" Freddie Blassie | Pocket, New York | 2003 |
| Boesch, Paul | Much of Me in Each of These | Premier, Houston | 1966 |
| Boesch, Paul | Hey Boy! Where'd You Get Them Ears | author, Houston | 2001 |
| Bolin, Kenny | I Probably Screwed You Too: The Mostly True Stories Of Kenny "Starmaker" Bolin | CreateSpace, Scott's Valley, CA | 2015 |
| Bonham, Chad | Wrestling With God | River Oak, Colorado Springs, CO | 2001 |
| Bonomo, Joe | The Strongman: The Daredevil Exploits of the Mightiest Man in the Movies | Bonomo Studios, New York | 1968 |
| Borden, Steve; King, George | Sting: The Moment of Truth | J. Countryman, Nashville, TN | 2004 |
| Bosko, Joe | Awesome!: An Inside Guide to Wrestling Superstars | Parachute, New York | 1987 |
| Bosko, Joe | Kings of the Ring: An Inside Guide to Pro Wrestling | Parachute, New York | |
| Bothner, George | Scientific Wrestling | Richard K. Fox, NY | 1912 |
| Brisco, Jack; Murdock, Bill | Brisco: The Life and Times of National Collegiate and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Jack Brisco | Culture House, Newton, IA | 2004 |
| British Amateur Wrestling Association | Know the Game Wrestling | Educational, London | 1964 |
| Brody, Howard | Swimming With Piranhas: Surviving The Politics Of Professional Wrestling | ECW, Toronto | 2009 |
| Bryan, Daniel; Tello, Craig | Yes!: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of Wrestlemania | St. Martin's Griffin, New York | 2015 |
| Bukantis, Brian | This Saturday Night: Detroit Wrestling 1965-80 Photo Album | Arena, Fraser, MI | 2007 |
| Bundy, King Kong; Sharpe, Larry | Hittin' the Mat | authors | 1996 |
| Burke, Tom | Global Wrestling's Yellow Pages of Wrestling | author, Springfield, MA | 1975 |
| Burke, Tom | Global Wrestling Nostalgia Sheets #1-45 | author, Springfield, MA | |
| Burke, Tom; Pettiglio, Dan | Pro Wrestling's True Facts | authors | 1994 |
| Burns, Martin "Farmer" | The Life Works of "Farmer" Burns | A. J. Kuhlman, Omaha | 1911 |
| Campbell, John W | Journal of American Culture, Vol 19.2 Summer 1996 (John W. Campbell, "Professional Wrestling: Why the Bad Guy Wins") | Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, OH | 1996 |
| Capouya, John | Gorgeous George: The Outrageous Bad-Boy Wrestler Who Created American Pop Culture | HarperEntertainment, New York | 2008 |
| Cappetta, Gary Michael | Fall for the Dream | Little Bro', Jackson, NY | 2000 |
| Cappetta, Gary Michael | Bodyslams! Memoirs of a Wrestling Pitchman | Little Bro', Jackson, NY | 2000 |
| Caprio, Robert | Are We There Yet?: Tales from the Never-Ending Travels of WWE Superstars | Pocket, New York | 2005 |
| Cauliflower Alley Club | Ladies Night: A Salute to the Women of Professional Wrestling | Cauliflower Alley Club | 2004 |
| Chapman, David L. | Sandow the Magnificent: Eugen Sandow and the Beginnings of Bodybuilding | University of Illinois, Champaign | 1994 |
| Chapman, Mike | Fighting Back: The Inspirational Story of Bob Steenlage | Fighting Back, Galesville, WI | 1993 |
| Chapman, Mike | Frank Gotch: World's Greatest Wrestler | William S Hein, NY | 1991 |
| Chapman, Mike | From Gotch to Gable: A History of Wrestling in Iowa | University of Iowa, Iowa City | 1988 |
| Chapman, Mike | Two Guys Named Dan: The Story of Two Wrestling Legends | Medalist, Milwaukee | 1976 |
| Chapman, Mike | Oklahoma Shooter: The Dan Hodge Story | Culture House, Newton, IA | 2009 |
| Chapman, Mike | The Life And Legacy Of Frank Gotch | Paladin, Boulder, CO | 2008 |
| Charlton, Chris | Lion's Pride: The Turbulent History of New Japan Pro Wrestling | Yokohama, author | 2015 |
| Chattman, John; Tarentino, Rich | Time Heels: Cheating, Stealing, Spandex and the Most Villainous Moments in the History of Pro Wrestling | Pitch, Worthing, Sussex | 2014 |
| Checker Bee Publishing | CheckerBee Fan Guide: Wrestling (Premiere Edition) | Checker Bee, Middleton, CT | 2000 |
| Chiappetta, Michael | Journey Into Darkness: The Unauthorized History of Kane | WWE | 2005 |
| Christy, Paul | Many Faces Of Paul Christy | Authorhouse, Bloomington. IN | 2005 |
| Ciacciarelli, Stephen | Ringside Wrestling, Great Grudge Matches | Modern, New York | 1985 |
| Ciacciarelli, Stephen | Ringside Wrestling, The Champions | Modern, New York | 1985 |
| Cochran, Charles B. | Showman Looks On | J.M. Dent, London | 1946 |
| Cohen, Daniel | Wrestling Renegades: An In Depth Look at Today's Superstars of Pro Wrestling | Simon & Schuster, New York | 1999 |
| Cohen, Daniel; Cohen, Susan | Wrestling Superstars II | Pocket, New York | 1986 |
| Cohen, Daniel; Cohen, Susan | Wrestling Superstars | Pocket, New York | 1985 |
| Collins, Bruce Dwight | No Chicken Guts for the Wrestling Soul | BookSurge, Charleston, SC | 2003 |
| Conner, Floyd | Wrestling's Most Wanted | Brassey's, Washington, D.C. | 2001 |
| Copeland, Adam | Adam Copeland On Edge | WWE | 2004 |
| Cornelius, Joe | Thumbs Up: An Autobiography | W.H. Allen, London | 1984 |
| Cotter, Robert Michael "Bobb" | Mexican Masked Wrestler and The Monster Filmography | McFarland, Jefferson, NC | 2005 |
| Curley, Jack; Fleischer, Nat | Modern Wrestling: Its Holds and Methods | Ring, New York | 1931 |
| Davies, Ross | Bruno Sammartino (Wrestling Greats) | Rosen, New York | 2001 |
| Davies, Ross | Buddy Rogers (Wrestling Greats) | Rosen, New York | 2001 |
| Davies, Ross | Gorilla Monsoon (Wrestling Greats) | Rosen, New York | 2001 |
| Davies, Ross | Haystacks Calhoun (Wrestling Greats) | Rosen, New York | 2001 |
| Davies, Ross | Bobo Brazil (Wrestling Greats) | Rosen, New York | 2001 |
| Davies, Ross | The Funk Family (Wrestling Greats) | Rosen, New York | 2001 |
| Dell, Chad Edward, Ph.D. | Researching Historical Broadcast Audiences: Female Fandom of Professional Wrestling, 1945-1960 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | 1997 |
| Dell, Chad Edward, Ph.D. | The Revenge of Hatpin Mary: Women, Professional Wrestling and Fan Culture in the 1950s | Peter Lang, New York | 2006 |
| DeVito, Basil V. Jr.; Layden, Joe | WWF WrestleMania: The Official Insider's Story | Regan, New York | 2001 |
| DeVries, Steven Nelson, Ph.D. | Approval of Aggressive Acts in Wrestling: Individual and Contextual Variables | University of Iowa | 1998 |
| Diamond, Frank | Know Your Wrestling | Diamond, Minneapolis | 1957 |
| Dibiase, Ted | Every Man Has His Price: The True Story of Wrestling's Million-Dollar Man | Multnomah, Sisters, OR | 1997 |
| Dibiase, Ted; Caiazzo, Tom | Ted Dibiase: The Million Dollar Man | WWE | 2008 |
| Dillon, James J; Teal, Scott; Varriale, Philip | Wrestlers are Like Seagulls: From McMahon to McMahon | 2005 | |
| Dixon, James | Titan Sinking: The Decline Of The Wwf In 1995 | Lulu, Raleigh, NC | 2014 |
| Dog, Scrapyard | Behind The Curtain: The Inside Story of a Professional Wrestler | Wasteland, Shelbyville KY | 2010 |
| Dooley, Kirk | Every Man Has His Price | Multnomah, Sisters, OR | 1997 |
| Dooley, Kirk | The Von Erichs: A Family Album: Tragedies and Triumphs of America's First Family of Wrestling | Taylor, Dallas, TX | 1987 |
| D'Orazio, Joe, et al | Kent Walton's Top 50 Guide to Wrestling | no date | |
| D'Orazio, Joe; Edwards, Pam | The Who's Who of Wrestling | Stanley Paul, London | 1971 |
| Drasin, Ric; Collins, Bruce Dwight | So, You Want to be a Wrestling Promoter? | BookSurge, Charleston, SC | 2003 |
| Duggan, Hacksaw Jim; Williams, Scott E. | Hacksaw: The Jim Duggan Story | Triumph, Chicago | 2012 |
| Dumas, Amy; Krugman, Michael | Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D.--The Reality of Amy Dumas | WWE | 2004 |
| Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary | Wrestling Title Histories: Professional Wrestling Champions Around the World from the 19th Century to the Present | Archeus, Waterloo, Ontario | 2000 |
| Dybvig, John; Lillis, Ray | Microphones Up My Nose | Random House,New Zealand | 1993 |
| Edelman, Scott | Warrior Queen | Ballantine, New York | 2000 |
| Edelman, Scott | Texas Rattlesnake: The Unfiltered, Completely Unauthorized Story of Steve Austin | Ballantine, New York | 2000 |
| Ehret, Theo | Exquisite Mayhem | Taschen, Cologne, Germany | 2001 |
| Eklund, Clarence | Forty Years of Wrestling;: Its History And Transition, Diet Experiments And Observations | author, Bufallo, WY | 1947 |
| Elliott, Dave | Sailor White | Jepperson, St. Johns NF, Canada | 1994 |
| Ellison, Lillian | The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle | Regan, New York | 2002 |
| Erb, Marsha | Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring | ECW, Toronto | 2002 |
| Evans, Jim | Animal: George "The Animal" Steele | Triumph, Chicago | 2013 |
| Everard, David Eugene, M.A. | Wrestling dell'Arte: Professional Wrestling as Theatre | University of Victoria, Victoria BC | 2002 |
| Feder, Sid | Wrestling Fan's Book, New Second Edition | Key, New York | 1953 |
| Feder, Sid | Wrestling Fan's Book | Key, New York | 1952 |
| Feigenbaum, Aaron D. | Professional Wrestling, Sports Entertainment and the Liminal Experience in American Culture | University of Florida | 2000 |
| Feigenbaum, Aaron D. | The Unauthorized History Of Dx (WWE) | WWE | 2009 |
| Feigenbaum, Aaron; et al | The Ultimate World Wrestling Entertainment Trivia Book | Pocket, New York | 2002 |
| Fiske, John | Understanding Popular Culture (Chapter 4, "Offensive Bodies and Carnival Pleasures") | Unwin Hyman, Boston | 1989 |
| Flair, Ric; Greenberg, Keith Elliot | Ric Flair: To Be the Man | Pocket, New York | 2004 |
| Fleischer, Nat | Max Baer, The Glamor Boy of the Ring | author | 1941 |
| Fleischer, Nat | From Milo to Londos, The Story of Wrestling Through the Ages | Ring, New York | 1936 |
| Fleischer, Nat | From Milo to Londos, The Story of Wrestling Through the Ages [limited, autographed edition] | Ring, New York | 1936 |
| Foley, Mick | Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks | Regan, New York | 1999 |
| Foley, Mick | Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker Than Wrestling | Regan, New York | 2001 |
| Foley, Mick | Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx | Regan, New York | 2001 |
| Foley, Mick | Hardcore Diaries | WWE | 2007 |
| Foley, Mick | Countdown To Lockdown: A Hardcore Journal | Grand Central, New York | 2010 |
| Freedman, Jim | Drawing Heat | Black Moss, Windsor, Ontario | 1988 |
| Fritz, Brian; Murray, Christopher | Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures | ECW, Toronto | 2006 |
| Funk, Terry; Williams, Scott E. | Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore | Sports, Champaign, IL | 2005 |
| Gabor, Kay; von Goering, Fritz | The Model and the Wrestler | author | 2002 |
| Gagne, Verne; Melby, Jim | Mat Wars! | Contemporary, Chicago | 1985 |
| Garfield, Simon | The Wrestling | Faber and Faber, London | 1997 |
| Gerdes, Louise I. | Professional Wrestling (At Issue Series) | Greenhaven, San Diego | 2002 |
| Gilbey, John F. (Robert W. Smith) | Western Boxing and World Wrestling: Story and Practice | North Atlantic, Berkeley, CA | 1986 |
| Gilbey, John F. (Robert W. Smith) | Western Boxing and World Wrestling: Story and Practice | North Atlantic, Berkeley, CA | 1993 |
| Giroux, Lionel | Little Beaver: Un nain dans l'arène de la vie | Les Editions Quebecor, Montreal | 1979 |
| Goldberg, Bill; Goldberg, Steve | I'm Next: The Strange Journey of America's Most Unlikely Superhero | Crown, New York | 2000 |
| Gordon, Tod | Sex, Drugs and Wrestling: The Truth, the Lies and the Extremes | ECW, Toronto | 2007 |
| Gorman, Jeff | This Side Of The Mic | iUniverse, Lincoln, NE | 2006 |
| Gotch, Frank | Wrestling and How to Train | Richard K. Fox, NY | 1913 |
| Gotch, Frank | How to Wrestle, Instructions of Frank A. Gotch | Max Stein, Chicago | 1934 |
| Graham, Billy; Greenberg, Keith Elliot | Superstar Billy Graham: Tangled Ropes | WWE | 2006 |
| Greenberg, Keith Elliot | Pro Wrestling: From Carnivals to Cable TV | Lerner, Minneapolis | 2000 |
| Griffin, Marcus | Fall Guys, the Barnums of Bounce; The Inside Story of the Wrestling Business | Reilly & Lee, Chicago | 1937 |
| Guerrero, Eddie; Krugman, Michael | Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story | WWE | 2005 |
| Gutman, Bill | Strange and Amazing Wrestling Stories | Pocket, New York | 1986 |
| Guttman, James | World Wrestling Insanity: The Decline and Fall of a Family Empire | ECW, Toronto | 2006 |
| Guttman, James | World Wrestling Insanity Presents: Shoot First: Ask Questions Later | ECW, Toronto | 2008 |
| Hackenschmidt, George | The Way to Live in Health and Physical Fitness | Athletic, London | c.1935 |
| Hackenschmidt, George | Complete Science of Wrestling | Health and Strength, London | 1909 |
| Hackett, Thomas | Slaphappy: Pride, Prejudice, & Professional Wrestling | HarperCollins, New York | 2006 |
| Hall, Ron | Sputnik, Masked Men, And Midgets: The Early Days of Memphis Wrestling | Shangri-la Projects, Memphis | 2009 |
| Hamilton, Ian | Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens To An Industry Without Competition | Lulu.com | 2006 |
| Hamilton, Joe; Teal, Scott | Assassin: The Man Behind the Mask | Crowbar, Hendersonville, TN | 2006 |
| Hardy, Matt; Hardy, Jeff | The Hardy Boyz | Regan, New York | 2003 |
| Harrison, E. J. | All-In & Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling | Foulsham Sports, London | 1934 |
| Hart, Bret | Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling | Random House, Canada | 2007 |
| Hart, Bret; Lefko, Perry | Bret 'Hitman' Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be | Balmur, Toronto | 2000 |
| Hart, Diana; McLellan, Kirstie | Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family | Fenn, Bolton, Canada | 2001 |
| Hart, Jimmy | The Mouth of the South: The Jimmy Hart Story | ECW, Toronto | 2004 |
| Hart, Martha; Francis, Eric | Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart | M. Evans, New York | 2004 |
| Hass, Jack; Shaffir, William (eds.) | Shaping Identity in Canadian Society (Allan Turowitz and Michael Rosenberg, "Exaggerating Everyday Life: The Case of Professional Wrestling") | Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | 1978 |
| Heenan, Bobby; Anderson, Steve | Bobby the Brain: Wrestling's Bad Boy Tells All | Triumph, Chicago | 2002 |
| Heenan, Bobby; Anderson, Steve | Chair Shots & Other Obstacles: Winning Life's Wrestling Matches | Sports, Champaign, IL | 2004 |
| Hewitt, Mark S. | Catch Wrestling: A Wild and Wooly Look at the Early Days of Pro Wrestling in America | Paladin, Boulder CO | 2005 |
| Hewitt, Mark S. | Catch Wrestling Round Two: More Wild and Wooly Tales from the Early Days of Pro Wrestling | Paladin, Boulder CO | 2010 |
| Hiller, Matt; Lisi, Joe | 316 Ways to Tell You're Obsessed Obsessed Obsessed With Professional Wrestling | Gambit, Chicago | 2002 |
| Ho In, Li | I Am a Korean: The Story of the World Professional Wrestling Champion Rikidozan | Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Korea | 1989 |
| Hofstede, David | Wrestling: A Pictorial History | ECW, Toronto | 2001 |
| Hofstede, David | Slammin': Wrestling's Greatest Heroes and Villains | ECW, Toronto | 1999 |
| Hogan, Hulk (Terry Bollea) | Hollywood Hulk Hogan | Pocket, New York | 2002 |
| Hogan, Hulk; Dagostino, Mark | My Life Outside The Ring | St. Martin's, New York | 2009 |
| Holly, Bob | The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story | ECW, Toronto | 2013 |
| Hooven, F. Valentine | Beefcake: The Muscle Magazines of America 1950-1970 | Taschen, Cologne, Germany | 2002 |
| Hornbaker, Tim | National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling | ECW, Toronto | 2006 |
| Hornbaker, Tim | Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire | ECW, Toronto | 2015 |
| Howell, Brian | One Ring Circus: Extreme Wrestling in the Minor Leagues | Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver, B.C. | 2003 |
| Huffman, Booker T. | Booker T: From Prison to Promise | Medallion, Aurora, IL | 2012 |
| Huffman, Booker T. ; Andrew William Wright | Booker T: My Rise to Wrestling Royalty | Medallion, Aurora, IL | 2015 |
| Hunter, Matt | Wrestling Madness: A Ringside Look at Wrestling Superstars | Smithmark, New York | 1999 |
| Hunter, Matt | Pro Wrestling's Greatest Tag Teams | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 2000 |
| Hunter, Matt | Pro Wrestling: The Early Years | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 2001 |
| Hunter, Matt | Ric Flair: The Story of the Wrestler They Call "The Nature Boy" | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 2000 |
| Hunter, Matt | Superstars of Men's Pro Wrestling | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 1998 |
| Hunter, Matt | Tag Teams | Tandem Library, Caledonia, MN | 2001 |
| Hunter, Matt | The Story of the Wrestler They Call "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 1999 |
| Hunter, Matt | Wrestling | Boxtree, London | 1999 |
| Hunter, Matt | Jesse Ventura: The Story of the Wrestler They Call "The Body" | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 1999 |
| Hunter, Matt | Pro Wrestling's Greatest Matches | Chelsea House, Philadelphia | 2001 |
| Hyatt, Missy; Salzberg, Charles; Goldblatt, Mark | Missy Hyatt, First Lady of Wrestling | ECW, Toronto | 2001 |
| James, Mark | Wrestling Record Book: Jim Crockett Promotions 1951-1959 | CreateSpace, North Charleston SC | 2015 |
| James, Mark | Wrestling Record Book: Jim Crockett Promotions 1960-1970 | CreateSpace, North Charleston SC | 2015 |
| James, Mark | Wrestling Record Book: Jim Crockett Promotions 1980-1988 | CreateSpace, North Charleston SC | 2014 |
| James, Mark | Wrestling Record Book: Jim Crockett Promotions 1971-1979 | CreateSpace, North Charleston SC | 2014 |
| James, Mark | Wrestling Record Book: Detroit 1964-1980 | CreateSpace, North Charleston SC | 2015 |
| James, Mark | Wrestling Record Book: Florida 1977-1985 | CreateSpace, North Charleston SC | 2015 |
| James, Mark | Wrestling Record Book: Atlanta, GA 1960-1984 | CreateSpace, North Charleston SC | 2014 |
| James, Mark | Memphis Wrestling History Vol. II: The Programs 1972 - 1976 | CreateSpace, North Charleston SC | 2015 |
| James, Mark; Dills, Tim | Memphis Wrestling History: Tennessee Record Book 1973-1979 | CreateSpace, North Charleston SC | 2013 |
| James, Mark; Shire, George | A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974 | CreateSpace, North Charleston SC | 2015 |
| Jares, Joe | Whatever Happened to Gorgeous George? | Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | 1974 |
| Jarman, Tom; Hanley, Reid | Wrestling For Beginners | Contemporary, Chicago | 1983 |
| Jarrett, Jerry W. | The Story of the Development of NWATNA: A New Concept in Pay-Per-View Programming | Trafford, Victoria, BC | 2004 |
| Jericho, Chris | The Best In The World: At What I Have No Idea | Gotham, New York | 2014 |
| Jericho, Chris | Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps | Hachette, New York | 2011 |
| Jericho, Chris; Fornatale, Peter Thomas | A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex | Grand Central, New York | 2007 |
| Jimmy, Snuka; Jon Chattman | Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story | Triumph, Chicago | 2012 |
| Johnson, Steven; McCoy, Heath; Muchnick, Irv; Oliver, Greg | Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror That Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport | ECW, Toronto | 2007 |
| Kanyon, Chris; Clark, Ryan | Who Better Than Kanyon?: In and Out of the Ring | Sports, Champaign, IL | 2008 |
| Keith, Scott | Tonight in This Very Ring: A Fan's History of Professional Wrestling | Citadel Trade, New York | 2002 |
| Keith, Scott | Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation | Citadel, New York | 2004 |
| Keith, Scott | Wrestling's Made Men: Breaking the WWE's Glass Ceiling | C Trade Paper | 2006 |
| Keith, Scott | The Buzz on Professional Wrestling | Lebhar-Friedman, New York | 2001 |
| Keith, Scott | Dungeon Of Death | Citadel, New York | 2008 |
| Kent, Graeme | Pictorial History of Wrestling | Hamlyn, London | 1968 |
| Kholer, Barbara Allen Cole, MA | The Psychological, Sociological, and Cultural Aspects of Professional Wrestling as a Soap Opera | East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN | 2004 |
| Kingsmore, John Mack, Ph.D. | The Effect of a Professional Wrestling and Professional Basketball Contest upon the Aggressive Tendencies of Male Spectators | University of Maryland, College Park | 1968 |
| Kleinberg, Adam; Nudelman, Adam | Mysteries of Wrestling: Solved | ECW, Toronto | 2005 |
| Kohne, Eckart; Ewigleben, Cornelia (eds.) | Gladiators and Caesars: The Power of Spectacle in Ancient Rome | University of California Press, Berkeley | 2000 |
| Koloff, Ivan; Teal; Scott | Is That Wrestling Fake?: The Bear Facts | Crowbar, Hendersonville, TN | 2007 |
| Koloff, Nikita | Breaking the Chains | WorldComm, Wilmington, DE | 2002 |
| Koloff, Nikita; Gitomer, Jeffrey | Wrestling with Success: Developing a Championship Mentality | Wiley, Hoboken, NJ | 2004 |
| Korderas, Jimmy | The Three Count: My Life in Stripes as a WWE Referee | ECW, Toronto | 2013 |
| Kowalski, Walter | Killer Pics: A Collection of Images from a Pro-Wrestling Legend | White Bouke, Lafayette, CO | 2001 |
| Krugman, Michael | Andre The Giant: A Legendary Life | WWE | 2009 |
| Kudo, Kiman | Kimam Kudo Reveals the Secrets of Jiu Jitsu | no date | |
| Lane, Dick | Whoa Nellie: Dick Lane's Wrestling Book | no date | |
| Laskin, Jack | One of the Boys | Xlibris, Philadelphia | 2002 |
| Lauer, Bruno | Wrestling With The Truth | Crowbar, Hendersonville, TN | 2008 |
| Laurer, Joanie; Angeli, Michael | Chyna: If They Only Knew | Regan, New York | 2001 |
| Lawler, Jerry | It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes | Pocket, New York | 2002 |
| Layfield, John "Bradshaw" | Have More Money Now | Pocket, New York | 2003 |
| Lebell, Gene | Gene LeBell's Grappling World, The Encyclopedia of Finishing Holds | Gene LeBell Enterprises, Los Angeles, CA | 1999 |
| Lebell, Gene | The Godfather of Grappling | Gene LeBell Enterprises, Santa Monica, CA | 2005 |
| Lebell, Gene; Jacobs, Mark | How to Break Into Pro Wrestling: "Judo" Gene LeBell's Insider Guide to the Biz | Paladin, Boulder, CO | 2003 |
| LeBow, Guy | The Wrestling Scene | Homecrafts, New York | 1950 |
| Leen, Jeff | The Queen Of The Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend | Grove/Atlantic, New York | 2009 |
| Leiker, Ken; Vancil, Mark | World Wrestling Entertainment Unscripted | Pocket, New York | 2003 |
| Lentz, Harris M. | Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling | McFarland, Jefferson, NC | 1997 |
| Lentz, Harris M. | Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2nd Edition | McFarland, Jefferson, NC | 2003 |
| Leonard, Hugh F | A Handbook of Wrestling | E. R. Pelton, New York | 1897 |
| Lesnar, Brock | Death Clutch: My Story of Determination, Domination, and Survival | William Morrow, New York | 2012 |
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| Levi, Heather | Sport and Melodrama: The Case of Mexican Professional Wrestling in Social Text: The Politics of Sport | Duke University Press, Durham, NC | 1977 |
| Levi, Heather J., Ph.D | Masked Struggle: An Ethnography of Lucha Libre | New York University | 2001 |
| Lipscomb, William P., III, Ph.D. | The Operational Aesthetic in the Performance of Professional Wrestling | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge | 2005 |
| Manning, Frank E. (ed.) | The Celebration of Society: Perspectives on Contemporary Cultural Performance (Jim Freedman, "Will the Sheik Use His Blinding Fireball? The Ideology of Professional Wrestling") | Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, OH | 1983 |
| Mazer, Sharon | Professional Wrestling: Sport and Spectacle | University Press of Mississippi, Jackson | 1998 |
| Mondak, Jeffrey J. | The Journal of Popular Culture, Vol 23.2 (Mondak, Jeffrey J., "The Politics of Professional Wrestling ") | Wiley, Hoboken, NJ | 2004 |
| Morton, Gerald W.; O'Brien, George M. | Wrestling to Rasslin: Ancient Sport to American Spectacle | Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, OH | 1985 |
| Robinson, Carl M., Ph.D | The Modern Literature of Ring Sport: A Cultural Phenomenon and Its Literary Forms | Kent State University | 2004 |
| Sammond, Nicholas (ed.) | Steel Chair to the Head: The Pleasure and Pain of Professional Wrestling | Duke University Press, Durham, NC | 2005 |
| Saunders, Terry McNeill, Ph.D. | Play, Performance and Professional Wrestling: An Examination of a Modern Day Spectacle of Absurdity | University of California, Los Angeles | 1998 |
| Sehmby, Dalbir Singh, M.A. | Professional Wrestling, Whooo! A Cultural Con, An Athletic Dramatic Narrative, and a Haven for Rebel Heroes | University of Alberta | 2000 |
| Thompson, Lee Austin | International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Vol 21.1 1986 (Lee Austin Thompson, "Professional Wrestling in Japan: Media and Message ") | Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA | 1986 |
| Turko, Michael W., M.A. | Ringside: An Investigation into the Experience of Professional Wrestling | University of Manitoba, Winnipeg | 1991 |
| Turowetz, Allan, MA. | An Ethnography of Professional Wrestling : Elements of a Staged Contest | McGill University, Montreal | 1974 |
| Twitchell, James B. | Preposterous Violence: Fables of Aggression in Modern Culture (Chapter 6, "Don't Touch That Dial: Violence on the Video Altar") | Oxford University Press | 1989 |
| Workman, Mark, Ph.D. | The Differential Perception of a Dramatic Event: Interpretations of the Meaning of Wrestling Matches | University of Pennsylvania | 1977 |
House of Deception Library: Wrestling Fiction
| Author | Title | Publisher | Publication Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baum, Spencer | One Fall | iUniverse, Lincoln, NE | 2004 |
| Benjamin, E.M.J | Takedown | Banks Channel, Wilmington, NC | 1999 |
| Bond, Geoffrey | Arena: A Novel of the Wrestling Ring | Macdonald, London | 1963 |
| Cody, Liza | Musclebound | Mysterious/Warner, New York | 1997 |
| Cody, Liza | Bucket Nut | Doubleday, New York | 1993 |
| Cody, Liza | Monkey Wrench | Chatto and Windus, London | 1994 |
| Dailey, Janet | Silver Wings, Santiago Blue | Poseidon, New York | 1984 |
| Davis, Terry | Vision Quest | Bantam, Toronto | 1985 |
| Drexler, Rosalyn | To Smithereens | New American Library, New York | 1967 |
| Foley, Mick | Tietam Brown | Knopf, New York | 2003 |
| Gillequin, Alan; Daventry, Alan (trans) | Ring of Rogues: A Wrestling Novel | Neville Spearman, London | 1965 |
| Griffiths, W.G. | Takedown | Warner Faith, New York | 2003 |
| Gutman, Dan | The Secret Life of Dr. Demented | Archway, New York | 2001 |
| Hawkinson, Robert L | The Wrestler | Writers Club, San Jose | 2000 |
| Hedden, Rob | The Condemned | WWE | 2007 |
| Jardine, Quintin | Wearing Purple | Headline, London | 1998 |
| Josephs, Rudy | Big Apple Takedown | WWE | 2006 |
| Josephs, Rudy | The Marine | WWE | 2006 |
| Katz, Michael J | Last Dance in Redondo Beach | Pocket, New York | 1990 |
| Kent, Graeme | The Monkey Game | Frederick Muller, London | 1964 |
| Kersh, Gerald | Night and the City | I Books, New York | 2001 |
| Dan Madigan | See No Evil | WWE | 2006 |
| Mijares, Charlotte | Blood, Sweat and Cheers | Writers Club, San Jose | 2000 |
| Peller, Ben | Living the Gimmick | iPublish.com | 2000 |
| Pierce, Dale | Play Me the Song of Death | Exposition, Smithtown, NY | 1983 |
| Pierce, Dale | Break Him Down | Franklin Watts, New York | 1977 |
| Polster, James | Brown: A Novel | Longstreet, Atlanta | 1995 |
| Provenzano, Jim | Pins | Myrmidude, San Francisco, CA | 1999 |
| Rider, J. W. | Hot Tickets | Pocket, New York | 1987 |
| Rogers, Phillips | The Mighty Milo | Hermitage House, New York | 1954 |
| Roop, Bob | Death Match | Shoulder Breaker, Okemos, MI | 2002 |
| Salassi, Otto R. | On the Ropes | Green Willow, New York | 1981 |
| Smith, Zadie | The Autograph Man | Penguin, New York | 2003 |
| Spinelli, Jerry | There's a Girl in My Hammerlock | Half Moon, New York | 1993 |
| Stren, Patti | Mountain Rose | E P Dutton, New York | 1982 |
| Wallace, Rich | Wrestling Sturbridge | Alfred A. Knopf, New York | 1996 |
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