17 must-read sports books like Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever by Tim Hornbaker

Cover of Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever by Tim Hornbaker

Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever

By: Tim Hornbaker

3.93

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

For decades, distinct professional wrestling territories thrived across North America. Each regiona…

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Cover of Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore by Terry Funk, Scott E. Williams

1. Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore

By: Terry Funk , Scott E. Williams

4.23

Format: 510 pages,

He's been a fixture in professional wrestling for five decades. He's plied his trade around the wor… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Have a Nice Day!: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks by Mick Foley, WWF

2. Have a Nice Day!: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks

By: Mick Foley , WWF

3.63

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

Mick Foley is a nice man, a family man who loves amusement parks and eating ice cream in bed. So ho… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
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Cover of Wrestling with the Devil: The True Story of a World Champion Professional Wrestler - His Reign, Ruin, and Redemption by Lex Luger, John D. Hollis

3. Wrestling with the Devil: The True Story of a World Champion Professional Wrestler - His Reign, Ruin, and Redemption

By: Lex Luger , John D. Hollis

3.66

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

Lex Luger, wrestling megasensation and three-time world heavyweight champion, ruled the ring for ye… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling by Bret Hart

4. Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling

By: Bret Hart

4.25

Format: 127 pages, Hardcover

In his own words, Bret Hart's honest, perceptive, startling account of his life in and out of the p… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
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5. The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling

By: David Shoemaker

3.38

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Grantland and Deadspin correspondent presents a breakthrough examination of the professional wrestl… read more

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6. Slobberknocker: My Life in Wrestling

By: Jim Ross , Paul O'Brien

3.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

There are few people who have been in the wrestling business longer than Jim Ross. And those who ha… read more

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7. The Death of WCW

By: R.D. Reynolds , Bryan Alvarez

3.74

Format: 168 pages,

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Cover of Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever by Tim Hornbaker

8. Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever

By: Tim Hornbaker

3.93

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

For decades, distinct professional wrestling territories thrived across North America. Each regiona… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • business
  • audiobook
Cover of The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant by Bertrand Hébert

9. The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant

By: Bertrand Hébert

4.13

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

A definitive and exhaustive biography Is there a way to find truth in the stuff of legend? You may… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of MOX by Jon Moxley

10. MOX

By: Jon Moxley

4.30

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! A vivid trip through the mind of the top professional wrestler in the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
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Cover of Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik by Brian R. Solomon

11. Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik

By: Brian R. Solomon

4.34

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

The captivating story of how The Sheik captured the imagination of a generation, conquered the wres… read more

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  • nonfiction
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  • biography
  • audiobook
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12. Becky Lynch: The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl

By: Rebecca Quin

4.51

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

This compelling and deeply personal memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin—a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. B… read more

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  • sports
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"If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will complete you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will destroy you"

-Rebecca Quin, Becky Lynch: The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl

"Then and there, I vowed to lose weight so I might have a chance of actually being like my mom when I grew up. But then I got hungry and sad and just wanted pizza. Beauty was my mom's domain. Pizza wa…"

-Rebecca Quin, Becky Lynch: The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl

Cover of There's Just One Problem...: True Tales from the Former, One-Time, 7th Most Powerful Person in WWE by Brian Gewirtz

13. There's Just One Problem...: True Tales from the Former, One-Time, 7th Most Powerful Person in WWE

By: Brian Gewirtz

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz brings readers behind the scenes for an unprecedented look at … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of The Wrestlers' Wrestlers: The Masters of the Craft of Professional Wrestling by Dan   Murphy

14. The Wrestlers' Wrestlers: The Masters of the Craft of Professional Wrestling

By: Dan Murphy

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A walk-through wrestling history, starting with the founding fathers such as Ed “Strangler” Lewis a… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America by Abraham Riesman

15. Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America

By: Abraham Riesman

3.75

Format: 464 pages, ebook

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Riveting, essential reading.” —Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganl… read more

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  • history
  • biography
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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • business
  • audiobook
Cover of Tod is God: The Authorized Story of How I Created Extreme Championship Wrestling by Tod Gordon

16. Tod is God: The Authorized Story of How I Created Extreme Championship Wrestling

By: Tod Gordon

4.09

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

The uncensored inside story of ECW’s founder Tod Gordon’s journey from jewelry store owner to one o… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Nitro: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner's WCW by Guy Evans

17. Nitro: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner's WCW

By: Guy Evans

4.28

Format: 592 pages, Kindle Edition

Reviews "The most definitive, well written and thoroughly researched book on the rise and fall of W… read more

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  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
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  • business
  • audiobook
Cover of Under the Black Hat: My Life in the WWE and Beyond by Jim Ross

18. Under the Black Hat: My Life in the WWE and Beyond

By: Jim Ross

4.30

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

From legendary wrestling announcer Jim Ross comes a candid, colorful memoir about the inner working… read more

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  • biography
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
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"Cutting to the chase, I don't see Sting in WWE any time soon and especially not in the ring vs. the Undertaker in the Georgia Dome. I do think that Sting would be well served to explore potential mar…"

-Jim Ross, Under the Black Hat: My Life in the WWE and Beyond

Cover of Young Bucks: Killing the Business from Backyards to the Big Leagues by Matt Jackson

19. Young Bucks: Killing the Business from Backyards to the Big Leagues

By: Matt Jackson

4.25

Format: 304 pages, ebook

"The Young Bucks are two guys who not only beat the odds to become one of the greatest, most popula… read more

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  • nonfiction
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  • business
  • audiobook
Cover of A Chosen Destiny: My Story by Drew McIntyre

20. A Chosen Destiny: My Story

By: Drew McIntyre

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In this thrilling, no-holds-barred memoir that shows why he is “an inspiration to millions of WWE f… read more

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Cover of We Promised You a Great Main Event: An Unauthorized WWE History by Bill Hanstock

21. We Promised You a Great Main Event: An Unauthorized WWE History

By: Bill Hanstock

3.98

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Unauthorized. Unrestricted. No holds barred. In We Promised You a Great Main Event , longtime sport… read more

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13 Best audiobook books like Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever by Tim Hornbaker

Transform Your Habits

Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever

Tim Hornbaker

3.93

Transform Your Habits

The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant

Bertrand Hébert

4.13

Transform Your Habits

MOX

Jon Moxley

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik

Brian R. Solomon

4.34

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12 Top nonfiction books like Have a Nice Day!: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks by Mick Foley, WWF

Transform Your Habits

Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story

Shawn Michaels , Aaron Feigenbaum

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Yes: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleMania

Daniel Bryan , Craig Tello

3.70

Transform Your Habits

Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar

Shawn Michaels , David L. Thomas

3.93

Transform Your Habits

A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex

Chris Jericho , Peter T. Fornatale

3.91

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