This page is slowly being built to provide a general overview of various book sources to be used on wrestling related articles on Wikipedia, while I do not focus on WWE sources there are several to be found here. Use them if you want, ask me if you need details - I will not put a book on here I do not have.
Wrestling Title Histories
By Royal Duncan and Gary Will: Title changed including dates, locations and people involved for all major North American and Japanse federations and most minor North American federations. Note: Only up until and including 1999.
<ref name="Titles">{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan and Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | chapter= Replace from list | pages= Replace from list | year= 2000 | id=ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>
- Chapter name, page number
- MEXICO: EMLL Empresa Mexican de la Lucha Libre NWA Light Heavyweight Title (Salvador Lutteroth, Paco Alonso) - 389
- MEXICO: EMLL NWA Middleweight title - 389-390
- MEXICO: EMLL NWA Welterweight Title - 390
- MEXICO: EMLL NWA Intercontinental title - 390
- MEXICO: National Heavyweight title 390-391
- MEXICO: National Cruiserweight Title - 391
- MEXICO: National Light Heavyweight title - 391-392
- MEXICO: National Middleweight Title - 392
- MEXICO: National Welterweight Title - 392-393
- MEXICO: National Lightweight Title - 393
- MEXICO: National Featherweight title - 393
- MEXICO: National Tag Team Title 393 - 394
- MEXICO: National Trios Title - 394
- MEXICO: National Women's Title 394
- MEXICO: National Women's Tag Team title - 394
- MEXICO: EMLL CMLL Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Heavyweight Title - 395
- MEXICO: EMLL CMLL LightHeavyweight Title - 395
- MEXICO: EMLL CMLL Middleweight Title - 395
- MEXICO: EMLL CMLL Welterweight Title 395 - 396
- MEXICO: EMLL CMLL Tag Team title - 396
- MEXICO: EMLL CMLL Trios title - 396
- MEXICO: EMLL CMLL Midge (Miniestrellas) title - 396
- MEXICO: ELL CMLL Women's title - 396
- MEXICO: EMLL IWA Title - 396
- MEXICO: UWA Universal WrestlingAlliance Heavyweight Title (Francisco Flores / Carlos Maynes) 396-397
- MEXICO: UWA Junior Heavyweight Title - 397
- MEXICO: UWA Light Heavyweight Title - 397
- MEXICO: UWA Junior Light Heavyweight TItle - 397
- MEXICO: UWA Middleweight Title - 397 - 398
- MEXICO: UWA Welterweight Title - 398
- MEXICO: UWA Lightweight title - 398
- MEXICO: UWA Featherweigh Title - 398
- MEXICO: UWA Tag Team Title - 399
- MEXICO: UWA Trios title - 399
- MEXICO: UWA Women's title - 399
- MEXICO: UWA WWF Light HEavyweight title - 399
- MEXICO: UWA WWF Intercontinental Tag team title - 400
- MEXICO: WWA World Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title (Benjamin Mora, Jr.) - 400
- MEXICO: WWA Light Heavyweight title - 400
- MEXICO: WWA Junior Heavyweight TItle - 400
- MEXICO: WWA Welterweight Title - 400
- MEXICO: WWA Lightweight title - 400
- MEXICO: WWA Tag team title - 401
- MEXICO: WWA Trios title - 401
- MEXICO: WWA Women's title - 401
- MEXICO/CALIFORNIA: AAA Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion IWC Internatiolan Wrestling Countil Heavyweight Title (Antonio Pena) - 401
- MEXICO/CALIFORNIA: AAA IWC Middlweight Title - 401
- MEXICO/CALIFORNIA: AAA IWC Tag Team Title - 401
- MEXICO/CALIFORNIA: AAA IWC Miniestrellas (Midget) Title - 401
- MEXICO: AAA National Miniestrellas (Midget) Title - 401
- MEXICO: AAA IWAS International Wrestling All-Stars/WWA Heavyweight title 401
- MEXICO: AAA IWAS Heavyweight Title - 401
- MEXICO: AAA IWAS Light Heavyweifht Title - 401
- MEXICO: AAA - IWAS Tag Team title - 402
- MEXICO: AAA World Heavyweight Title - 402
The Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams
By Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson: Tag-Team bios, covers a lot of great tag-teams through the ages.
<ref name="Tag">{{cite book | author=Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson | title= The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams | publisher=ECW Press | chapter= Replace from list | pages= Replace from list | year=2005| id=ISBN 978-1-5502-2683-6}}</ref>
- The Top 20
- The Fabulous Kangaroos - Al Costello, Roy Heffernan, Don Kent (wrestler), Pages - 17-24
- The Road Warriors - Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk, Pages - 24-29
- The British Bulldogs - Davey Boy Smith and the Dynamite Kid, Pages - 29-34
- The Dusek Riot Squad - Rudy Dusek, Emil Dusek, Ernie Dusek and Joe Dusek, Pages - 34-39
- The Blonde Bombers - Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens (wrestler)), Pages - 39-42
- Minnesota Wrecking Crew - Gene Anderson, Lars Anderson, Ole Anderson and Arn Anderson, Pages - 42-46
- The Fabulous Freebirds - Michael Hayes (wrestler), Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts and Jimmy Garvin, Pages - 46-52
- The Assassins - Jody Hamilton* and Tom Renesto, Pages - 52-55
- The Rock 'n' Roll Express - Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, Pages - 55-58
- The Midnight Express (professional wrestling) - Norvell Austin, Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose, Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane, Pages - 58-62
- The Great Goliant and Black Gorman, Pages - 62-65
- Harley Race and Larry Hennig, Pages - 65-67
- The Bruiser and the Crusher, Pages - 67-71
- Ben Sharpe (wrestler) and Mike Sharpe, Sr., Pages - 71-74
- Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard, Pages - 74-76
- The Interns (professional wrestling) - Jim Starr, Billy Garrett (wrestler) and Tom Andrews (wrestler), Pages - 76-79
- Mike Gallagher (wrestler) and Doc Gallagher, Pages - 79-82
- The Kalmikoffs - Ivan Kalmikoff, Karol Kalmikoff and Ivan Kalmikoff, Pages - 82-86
- The Von Brauners - Karl Von Brauner and Kurt Von Brauner, Pages - 86-88
- Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson (wrestler), Pages - 88-94
- The Next 5
- Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens (wrestler), Pages - 93-95
- The Fabulous Fargos - Jackie Fargo, Don Fargo and Johnny Fargo, Pages - 95-98
- The Hollywood Blonds - Buddy Roberts and Jerry Brown (wrestler), Pages - 98-100
- The Royal Kangaroos - "Lord" Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III, Pages - 100-103
- The Vachons - Maurice Vachon, Paul Vachon and Stan Vachon, Pages - 103-106
- The Golden Era (1950s to mid-1960)
- Red Bastien and Lou Bastien, Pages - 107-109
- George Becker (wrestler) and Bobby Becker, Pages - 109-
- Brute Bernard and Skull Murphy, Pages - 111-
- Guy Brunetti and Joe Brunetti, Pages - 113-
- Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean, Pages - 114-
- Don Curtis and Mark Lewin, Pages - 116-
- Billy Darnell and Bill Melby, Pages - 117-
- The Golden Grahams - Eddie Graham, Jerry Graham, Luke Graham, Superstar Billy Graham, Mike Graham, Pages - 119-
- The Kentuckians (wrestling) - Grizzly Smith and Luke Brown, Pages - 122-
- The Miller Brothers - Ed Miller (wrestler), Dan Miller (wrestler), Bill Miller (wrestler), Pages - 124-
- Art Nelson and Stan Nelson (wrestler), Pages - 126-
- Antonio Rocca and Miguel Pérez (wrestler), Pages - 128-
- George Scott (wrestler) and Sandy Scott, Pages - 134-
- the Smith Brothers (wrestling) John Smith (professional wrestler) and Al Smith (wrestler), Pages - 137-140
- The Brothers
- Jack and Jerry Brisco, Pages - 145-
- The Cormier Brothers - Rudy Kay, Leo Burke, Bobby Kay, the Beast (wrestler), Pages - 147-
- The Fields Brothers - Lee Fields (wrestler), Don Fields and Bobby Fields (wrestler), Pages - 148-
- Nick Kozak and Jerry Kozak, Pages - 151-
- The Fabulous Rougeaus - Jacques Rougeau and Raymond Rougeau, Pages - 152-
- Chris Tolos and John Tolos, Pages - 154-
- The Torres Brothers - Enrique Torres, Alberto Torres (wrestler) and Ramon Torres, Pages - 156-
- The Von Erichs - David Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, Mike Von Erich, Chris Von Erich, Pages - 158-161
- The Territorial Era (Mid-1960s to mid-1980s)
- Red Bastien and Billy Red Lyons, Pages - 167-
- Hercules Cortez, Pages - 169-
- George Becket and Johnny Weaver, Pages - 171-
- The Blackjacks - Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza, Pages - 172-
- Aldo Bogni and Bronco Lubich, Pages - 174-
- Tony Borne and Lonnie Mayne, Pages - 176-
- The Dirty Daltons - Don Fargo (Jack Dalton) and Jim Baggis (Jim Dalton) and Frank Dalton, Pages - 179-
- Ted Dibiase and Steve Williams, Pages - 181-
- The Fabulous Ones - Stan Lane and Steve Keirn, Pages - 182-
- Ric Flair and Greg Valentine, Pages - 185-
- Tony Garea and Dean Ho / Rick Martel / Haystacks Calhoun / Larry Zbyszko, Pages - 187-
- Bob Geigel and Bob Brown (wrestler), Pages - 189-
- Don and Al Greene - Don Greene and Al Greene (wrestler) (fix redirect), Pages - 190-
- The Bicentennial Kings (Phil Hickerson and Dennis Condrey), Pages - 193-
- The High Flyers - Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell, Pages - 195-
- Mr. High and Mr. Low - Dick Steinborn and Doug Gilbert, Sr., Pages - 197-
- The Infernos (professional wrestling) - Frankie Cain, Rocky Smith (wrestler) and Curtis Smith (wrestler), Pages - 199-
- Duke Keomuka and Hiro Matsuda, Pages - 201-
- The Love Brothers - Hartford Love and Reggie Love (wrestler), Pages - 203-
- The Monroes (professional wrestling) - Sputnik Monroe (wrestler), Rocket Monroe and Flash Monroe, Pages - 205-
- Moondogs - Rex, King, Spot, Spike, Splat and Cujo, Pages - 207-209
- Blonde Bombers V2 - Wayne Ferris and Larry Latham (wrestler), Pages - 209-
- Murder, Inc. (professional wrestling) - Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills, Pages - 211-
- The Mysterious Medics - Tony Gonzales (wrestler) and Donald Lortie, Sr., Luis Hernandez (wrestler), Pages - 213-
- The Nightmares (wrestling) - Danny Davis and Ken Wayne (wrestler), Pages - 215-
- The Outlaws (professional wrestling) - Dusty Rhodes (wrestler) and Dick Slater, Pages - 217-
- Buddy Rose and Ed Wiskoski, Pages - 220-
- Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle, Pages - 222-
- Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood, Pages - 224-
- The Valiant Brothers - Johnny Valiant, Jimmy Valiant and Jerry Valiant, Pages - 229-
- Mr. Wrestling I and Mr. Wrestling II, Pages - 231-232
- The Evil Foreigners
- Mitsu Arakawa and Kinji Shibuya, Pages - 233-
- Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka, Pages - 234-
- The Mongolians - Geeto Mongol, Bepo Mongol and Bolo Mongol, Pages - 236-
- The Sheepherders - Butch Miller (wrestler) and Luke Williams, Pages - 238-
- The Sicillians - Tony Altamore and Lou Albano, Pages - 242-
- Kurt and Karl Von Steiger - Kurt Von Steiger and Karl Von Steiger, Pages - 244-
- Kurt Von Hess and Karl Von Shotz, Pages - 245-
- The Wild Samoans, Pages - 246-248
- The National Era (Mid-1980s to present)
- The Dynamic Duo (professional wrestling) - Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez, Pages - 249-
- The A.P.A. (Bradshaw and Faarooq), Pages - 251-
- Demolition (Ax, Smash and Crush), Pages - 253-
- The Dudley Boys (D-Von and Bubba Ray), Pages - 255-
- Edge and Christian, Pages - 258-
- The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers), Pages - 259-261
- The PYT Express, The Southern Rockers (Steve Doll and Rex King), Pages - 261-
- Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon, Pages - 264-
- The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy), Pages - 265-
- Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray), Pages - 267-
- the Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart), Pages - 269-
- the Killer Bees (B.Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell), Pages - 272-
- The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty), Pages - 274-
- The New Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Al Snow), Pages - 277
- The Miracle-Violence Combination (Terry Gordy and Steve Williams), Pages - 248-
- The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags)
- The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg), Pages - 285
- The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner), Pages - 287-289
The Lost Art of Tag Team Wrestling
Mondo Lucha Libre
By Dan Madigan', profiles, Lucha history etc.
- {{cite book | author= Madigan, Dan | title= Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizare and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling | publisher= HarperColins Publisher | year= 2007 | chapter = Replace from list | pages = </nowik>'''Replace from list'''<nowiki> | accessdate= Today's date | id=ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3}}
- Chapter names
- Los Enmascarados (the masked men)
- Santo, Pages 71-78
- El Demonio Azul (the Blue Demon), Pages 79-89
- Blue Demon Jr., Pages 90-93
- Mil Mascaras, Pages 93-99
- El Murciélago, Pages 100-102
- Angel Blanco (the white Angel), Pages 102-105
- El Solitario, Pages 106-110
- Dr. Wagner, Pages 111-113
- Medico Asesino, Pages 114-117
- Huracán Ramírez, Pages 118-119
- Tinieblas, Pages 119-120
- La Parka, Pages 120-124
- El Hijo del Santo, Pages 125-??
- Dorada de lucha libre
- Las Leyendas, las peleas, los fósforos del resentimiento (the golden age of lucha libre:[[ the legends, the feuds, the grudge matches)
- Gory Guerrero Pages 189-193
- Ray Mendoza and Los Villaños, Pages 193-196
- Tarzán López, Pages 197-199
- Black Shadow, Pages 199-201
- Cavernario Galindo, Pages 202-203
- Diablo Velasco, Pages 203-204
- Rene Guajardo, Pages 205-??
Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling
By Various authorts, chapters on various Luchadors
- {{cite book | author= Various | title= Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling | publisher= Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. | year= 2005 | chapter = Replace from list | pages = Replace from list | accessdate= Today's date | id=ISBN 968-6842-48-9}}
- Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroth, Pages 20-27
- El Solitario, Pages 28-36
- La Ola Lilaa / the Lilac Wave, Pages 37-38
- Furia Azul contra Capucha Dorada / the Blue Fury versus the golden hood, Pages 38-51
- Solar el Enmascarado Desulmrante / Solar the dazzling masked one, Pages 52-57
- El Principle Maya / the Mayan Prince, Pages 58-59
- Perro Aguayo, Pages 59-61
- Ricky Boy, Pages 62-69
- Asi se ha escrito la historia / And this is how the story goes, Pages 70-80
- La primea campeona the first women's champion, Pages 70
- La Pequeña Escala / On a small scale, Pages 80-86
- La Aplanadora del cuadrilatero / the steamroller of the ring, Pages 87-96
- El Amo de Los Ocho Angulos / the master of the right angles, Pages 97-109
- Kahos (Antonio Peña), Pages 110-119
- Dona Virginia, Pages 120-125
- El Gigante Sabio / the Wise Giant, Pages 125-131
- Galeria de Retratos / Portrait Galery, Pages 132
- El Villano de la Pantalla Circa / the Villain of the Silver screen, Pages 133-161
- El Demonio Azul / Blue Demon, Pages 162-186
- Los Brazo Familia Ejemplar / The Brazo a Model Family, Pages 187-190
- Pastor y Luchador / Both a priest and a wrestler (DOry Dixon), Pages 191-194
- Tania la Guerrillera, Pages 195-196
- La Briosa, Pages 196-198
- La Magnifica, ultrafemenina panterita surena / the maginficent, ultrafeminine little southern panter, Pages 199-201
- La Cancionera de los cuadrilateros / the songstres of the ring, Pages 202-208
- La Novia del Santo / The Bride of El Santo, Pages 209-210
- Kid Vanegas, Pages 211-216
- El Sacerdote Luchador / the wrestling priest, Pages 217-219
- Chirikawa entre los copilcas / Chirikawa among the copilcans, Pages 220-244
- El Enmascarado de Plata / the silver-masked man, Pages 245-283
- EL Adios del enmascarado de plata / the silver-masked may says goodbye, Pages 284-285
- El Hijo del Idolo / the Idol's son, Pages 286-296
- Leyenda vs Leyenda vs... / Legend Vs Legends Vs ..., Pages 297-304
- Las Luchas de Lourdes Grobet / Lourdes Grobet's bouts, Pages 305-310
Wrestlecrap - the very worst of pro wrestling
By RD Reynolds and Randy Baer: WrestleCrap gimmicks listed on wrestlecrap.com and more.
<ref name="Wrestlecrap">{{cite book | author=[[RD Reynolds]] and Randy Baer | title=Wrestlecrap – the very worst of pro wrestling | publisher=ECW Press| year=2003 | id=ISBN 1-55022-584-7 }}</ref>
WWE Legends
<ref name="WWLegends>{{cite book | author=Solomon, Brian | title= WWE Legends | publisher=Pocket Books| year=2006 | id=ISBN 0-7434-9033-9}}</ref>
- The weird and whacky
The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling: 100 Years of History, Headlines and Hitmakers
By Kristian Pope and Way Whebbe. Information on a load of wrestlers - searchable index here Amazing Online Reader for the Book
<ref name="Encylopedia">{{cite book | author= Kristian Pope and Ray Whebbe | title=The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling: 100 Years of History, Headlines and Hitmakers | publisher=Krause Publications | year=2nd Edition 2003 | id=ISBN 978-0873496254}}</ref>
Main Event - WWE in the raging 80s
By Brian Shields: Major event history, title changes and profiles of WWF stars of the 80s.
<ref name="WWF80s">{{cite book | author=Brian Shields | title=Main event – WWE in the raging 80s| publisher=Pocket Books| year=4th Edition 2006 |chapter= Replace from list | pages= Replace from list | id=ISBN 978-1-4165-3257-6 }}</ref>
- Chronology
- 1980, Pages
- 1981, Pages
- 1982, Pages
- 1983, Pages
- 1984, Pages
- 1985, Pages
- 1986, Pages
- 1987, Pages
- 1988, Pages
- 1989, Pages
- Superstars
- Hulk Hogan, Pages
- Show Results
- Shea Stadium, 1980, Pages
- WrestleMania, Pages
- WrestleMania 2, Pages
- WrestleMania III, Pages
- Survivor Series (1987), Pages
- Royal Rumble (1988), Pages
- WrestleMania IV, Pages
- SummerSlam (1988), Pages
- Royal Rumble (1989), Pages
- WrestleMania V, Pages
- SummerSlam (1989), Pages
- SurvivorSeries (1989), Pages
- Title history
- WWF World Heavyweight Championship, Pages
- WWF Intercontinental Championship, Pages
- WWF World Tag Team Championship, Pages
- WWF World's Women's Championship, Pages
Autobiographies
- Albano, Lou and Edward R. Ricciuti. The Wit and Wisdom of Lou Albano. WWF Books, 1986. ISBN 0961626305
- Anderson, Arn. Arn Anderson 4 Ever: A Look Behind the Curtain. Kayfabe Publishing Group, 2000. ISBN 0966324609
- Anderson, Ole and Scott Teal. Inside Out: How Corporate America Destroyed Professional Wrestling. Crowbar Press, 2003. ISBN 0974554502
- Angle, Kurt. It's True! It's True!. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. ISBN 0-06-109893-0
- Austin, Steve. The Stone Cold Truth. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. ISBN 0743477200
- Billington, Tom and Alison Coleman. Pure Dynamite: The Price you Pay for Wrestling Stardom. Winding Stair Press, 2001. ISBN 1553660846
- Bischoff, Eric. Eric Bischoff: Controversy Creates Cash. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. ISBN 1-4165-2729-X
- Blassie, Fred and Keith Elliot Greenberg. "Classy" Freddie Blassie: Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. ISBN 0-7434-6316-1
- Borden, Steve. Sting: The Moment Of Truth. Thomas Nelson Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1404102116
- Cappetta, Gary Michael. Bodyslams! Memoirs of a Wrestling Pitchman. Little Bro Ltd., 2000. ISBN 0970399162
- Chyna and Michael Angeli. WWE: If They Only Knew. ReganBooks, 2001. ISBN 0060393297
- Copeland, Adam. Adam Copeland On Edge. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. ISBN 1416505237
- DiBiase, Ted. Every Man Has His Price: The True Story of Wrestling's Million-Dollar Man. Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah Publishers, 1997. ISBN 1-57673-175-8
- Dumas, Amy and Michael Krugman. Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D.--The Reality of Amy Dumas. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. ISBN 0-7434-7399-X
- Ellison, Lillian. WWE: The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle. Regan Books, 2003. ISBN 0060012587
- Flair, Ric. Ric Flair: To Be the Man. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. ISBN 0-7434-5691-2
- Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. ISBN 0-06-103101-1
- Foley, Mick. Foley is Good: And the Real World Is Faker Than Wrestling. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. ISBN 0-06-103241-7
- Foley, Mick. Hardcore Diaries. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. ISBN 1416531572
- Funk, Terry and Scott E. Williams. Terry Funk: The Hardcore Legend. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. ISBN 1-58261-991-3
- Funk, Terry and Scott E. Williams. Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. ISBN 1582619913
- Goldberg, Bill and Steve Goldberg. I'm Next: The Strange Journey of America's Most Unlikely Superhero. Crown, 2000. ISBN 0609607804
- Graham, Billy and Keith Elliot Greenberg. Superstar Billy Graham: Tangled Ropes. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. ISBN 1416507531
- Guerrero, Eddie and Michael Krugman. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. ISBN 1416505539
- Gordon, Tod. Sex, Drugs and Wrestling: The Truth, the Lies and the Extremes. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. ISBN 1550227394
- Hardy, Matt and Jeff. The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2003. ISBN 0-06-052154-6
- Hart, Jimmy. The Mouth of the South: The Jimmy Hart Story. Toronto: ECW Press, 2004. ISBN 1550225952
- Heenan, Bobby and Steve Anderson. Bobby the Brain : Wrestling's Bad Boy Tells All. Triumph Books, 2004.
- Heenan, Bobby and Steve Anderson. Chair Shots and Other Obstacles: Winning Life's Wrestling Matches. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004. ISBN 1-58261-762-7
- Hogan, Hulk. Hollywood Hulk Hogan. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. ISBN 0-7434-7556-9
- Hyatt, Missy and Mark Goldblatt. Missy Hyatt, First Lady of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2001. ISBN 1550224980
- Lawler, Jerry and Doug Asheville. It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. ISBN 0-7434-7557-7
- LeBell, Gene, Bob Calhoun, George Foon and Noelle Kim. The Godfather of Grappling. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. ISBN 0-9676543-5-1
- Michaels, Shawn and Aaron Feigenbaum. Heartbreak and Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. ISBN 1416516867
- Page, Dallas and Larry Genta. Positively Page: The Diamond Dallas Page Journey. Positive Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0967992206
- Race, Harley and Gerry Tritz. King Of The Ring: The Harley Race Story. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004. ISBN 1-58261-818-6
- Regal, William and Neil Chanlder. Walking a Golden Mile: William Regal. 2005. ISBN 0743476344
- Rhodes, Dusty and Howard Brody. Dusty: Reflections of an American Dream. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. ISBN 1-58261-907-7
- The Rock. The Rock Says.... New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. ISBN 0-06-103116-X
- Thesz, Lou. Hooker: An Authentic Wrestler's Adventures Inside the Bizarre World of Professional Wrestling. Wrestling Channel Press, 2001. ISBN 0970651600
- Williams, Steve and Tom Caiazzo. Steve Williams: How Dr. Death Became Dr. Life. Sports Publishing, 2007. ISBN 1596701803
Biographies
- Boness, Kenneth R. Pile Driver: The Life of Charles "Midget" Fischer. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 2002. ISBN 1-4010-8453-2
- Caprio, Robert. Are We There Yet?: Tales from the Never-Ending Travels of WWE Superstars. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. ISBN 0-7434-9041-X
- Cohen, Daniel. Jesse Ventura: The Body, the Mouth, and the Mind. Brookfield, Connecticut: Twenty-First Century Books, 2001. ISBN 0-7613-1905-0
- Erb, Marsha. Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring. Toronto: ECW Press, 2002. ISBN 1550225081
- Greenberg, Keith Elliot. Jesse Ventura. Minneapolis: Lerner Publishing Group, 2000. ISBN 0-8225-4977-8
- Grobet, Lourdes, Alfonso Morales, Gustavo Fuentes, Jose Manuel Aurrecoechea, Deborah Holtz, Alfonso Morales Carrillo, Carlos Monsivais and Gabriel Rodriguez Alvarez. Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars Of Mexican Wrestling. Trilce, 2005. ISBN 1933045051
- Hart, Martha. Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart. M. Evans and Company, 2004. ISBN 1590770366
- Matysik, Larry and Barbara Goodish. Brody: The Triumph and Tragedy of Wrestling's Rebel. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. ISBN 1550227602
- Meltzer, Dave. Tributes: Remembering Some of the World's Greatest Wrestlers. Winding Stair Press, 2001. ISBN 1553660854
- Meltzer, Dave. Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Wrestlers. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004. ISBN 1-58261-817-8
- Molinaro, John. Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time. Winding Stair Press, 2002. ISBN 1553663055
- Mullinax, Rob G. Fritz Von Erich: Master Of The Iron Claw. Hats Off Books, 2005. ISBN 1587364085
- Nagasaki, Kendo. The Grapple Manual: Heroes and Villains from the Golden Age of World Wrestling. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005. ISBN 0-297-84419-9
- Oliver, Greg. The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. ISBN 1550227599
- Picarello, Robert. In the Pit with Piper: Roddy Gets Rowdy. Berkley Trade, 2002. ISBN 0425187217
WWE
- McAvennie, Michael. Divas Uncovered. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. ISBN 1416513132
- Music, Cherry Lane. WWE: Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 1999. ISBN 1575602520
- Solomon, Brian. WWE Legends. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. ISBN 0743490339
Wrestling Greats series
- Davies, Ross. Andre the Giant. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN 0-8239-3430-6
- Davies, Ross. Bobo Brazil. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN 0-8239-3431-4
- Davies, Ross. Bruno Sammartino. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN 0-8239-3432-2
- Davies, Ross. Buddy Rogers. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN 0-8239-3433-0
- Davies, Ross. Gorilla Monsoon. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN 0-8239-3434-9
- Davies, Ross. Haystacks Calhoun. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN 0-8239-3435-7
- Davies, Ross. The Funk Family. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN 0-8239-3437-3
- Davies, Ross. Sting. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2002. ISBN 0-8239-3490-X
- Davies, Ross. Scott Steiner. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2002. ISBN 0-8239-3491-8
- Davies, Ross. Kevin Nash. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2002. ISBN 0-8239-3492-6
- Davies, Ross. Bret Hart. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2002. ISBN 0-8239-3494-2
General history
- Fritz, Brian and Christopher Murray. Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. ISBN 1550227262
- Greenberg, Keith Elliot. Pro Wrestling: From Carnivals to Cable TV. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2000. ISBN 0-8225-3332-4
- Howell, Brian. One Ring Circus: Extreme Wrestling in the Minor Leagues. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002. ISBN 1-55152-132-6
- Johnson, Weldon T. and Jim Wilson. Chokehold: Pro Wrestling's Real Mayhem Outside the Ring. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 2003. ISBN 1-4010-7217-8
- Keith, Scott, John Craddock and Rusty Fischer. The Buzz on Professional Wrestling. Lebhar-Friedman Books, 2001. ISBN 0867308664
- Keith, Scott. Tonight...in This Very Ring: A Fan's History of Professional Wrestling. New York: Citidel Press, 2002. ISBN 0806524375
- McNeill, Pat. The Tables All Were Broken: McNeill's Take On The End Of Professional Wrestling As We Know It. Lincoln: iUniverse, 2002. ISBN 0-595-22404-0
- Pope, Kristian and Ray Whebbe. The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling: 100 Years of History, Headlines and Hitmakers. Krause Publications, 2003. ISBN 0873496256
- Reynolds, R.D. and Randy Baer Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2003. ISBN 1550225847
- Ryder, Bob. How I Helped Kill Kayfabe: From Internet Geek to Wrestling Insider. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. ISBN 1550227408
Extreme Championship Wrestling
- Lister, John. Turning the Tables: The Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling. Exposure Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1905363788
- Keith, Scott. Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death Of The World Wrestling Federation.
- Loverro, Thom. The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. ISBN 1-4165-1058-3
- Williams, Scott E. Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2006. ISBN 1-59670-021-1
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment
- Assael, Shaun and Mike Mooneyham. Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation. Three Rivers Press, 2004. ISBN-10: 1400051436
- Guttman, James. World Wrestling Insanity: The Decline and Fall of a Family Empire. Toronto: ECW Press, 2006. ISBN 1550227289
- Hamilton, Ian. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens To An Industry Without Competition. Lulu Press, 2006. ISBN 1-4116-1210-8
- Keith, Scott. Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation. New York: Citadel Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8065-2619-X
- Keith, Scott. Wrestling's Made Men. New York: Citidel Press, 2006. ISBN 0806527714
- Muchnick, Irvin. Wrestling Babylon: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. ISBN 1550227610
- Shields, Brian. Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. ISBN 1416532579
- Hornbaker, Tim. National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. ISBN 1550227416
- McCoy, Heath. Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. Toronto: CanWest Books, 2005. ISBN 0-9736719-8-X
Reference
- Duncan, Royal and Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories, Revised 4th Edition. Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications, 2000. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
- Lentz, Harris M. Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003. ISBN 0786417544
- Lister, John. Slamthology: Collected Wrestling Writings 1991-2004. Adlibbed Ltd., 2005. ISBN 1905290101
- Race, Harley, Ricky Steamboat and Les Thatcher. The Professional Wrestlers' Workout & Instructional Guide. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. ISBN 1-58261-947-6
- Sugar, Bert Randolph. and Lou Albano. The Complete Idiot's guide to Pro Wrestling. Alpha, 2000, ISBN 0028639618
Wrestling moves and holds
- LeBelle, Gene. Gene Lebell's Grappling World: The Encyclopedia of Finishing Holds. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. ISBN 0-9676543-1-9
- McAvennie, Michael. WWE: Signature Moves. 2006. ISBN 1416532803
Misc.
- Chapman, Mike. Wrestling Tough. Champaigne, Illinois: Human Kinetics, 2005. ISBN 0-7360-5637-8
- Conner, Floyd. Wrestlings Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Pro Wrestling's Outrageous Performers, Punishing Piledrivers and Other Oddities. Dulles, Virginia: Brassey's, 2001. ISBN 1-57488-308-9
- Drasin, Ric with Bruce Dwight Collins. So You Want to Be a Wrestling Promoter? Charleston, SC: BookSurge LLC, 2003. ISBN 1-59109-949-8
- Gitomer, Jeffrey H. and Nikita Koloff. Wrestling with Success: Developing a Championship Mentality. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2004. ISBN 0-471-48732-5
- Helmsley, Hunter Hearst, James Rosenthal and Robert Caprio. WWE: Triple H Making the Game: Triple H's Approach to a Better Body. 2005. ISBN 0743483618
- LeBelle, Gene. Gene Lebell's Grappling World: The Encyclopedia of Finishing Holds. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. ISBN 0-9676543-1-9
- Mazer, Sharon. Professional Wrestling: Sport and Spectacle. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1998. ISBN 1-57806-021-4
- McAvennie, Michael. WWE: Signature Moves. 2006. ISBN 1416532803
- Myers, Robert. The Professional Wrestling Trivia Book. Boston: Branden Books, 1999. ISBN 0-8283-2045-4
- Oppliger, Patrice A. Wrestling and Hypermasculinity. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003. ISBN 0-7864-1692-0
- Sammond, Nicholas. Steel Chair to the Head: The Pleasure and Pain of Professional Wrestling. Durham: Duke University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8223-3438-0
Film
Documentaries
- Lucha Libre: Life Behind the Mask. Dir. Rich Walton. K3 Films, 2005.
- Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling. Dir. Ruth Leitman. Koch Lerber Films, 2004.
- Beyond the Mat. Dir. Barry W. Blaustein. Universal Pictures, 1999.
- Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows. Dir. Paul Jay. Perf. Bret Hart. A&E Television Networks, 1998.
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