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.
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.
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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
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>
By Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson. Profiles of heels from the early days of wrestling to the present, very informative.
{{cite book | authors= Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson | title= the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame - The Heels | publisher= ECW Press | year= 2007 | chapter = Chapter name | pages = Pages | id=ISBN -55022-759-9}}
By Greg Oliver. Covers a lot of Canadian born wrestlers and a list of "Canadian adpoted" wrestlers past and present.
{{cite book | author= Oliver, Greg | title= the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame - The Canadians | publisher= ECW Press | year= 2003 | chapter = Chapter name | pages = Page | accessdate= Today's date | id=ISBN 1-55022-531-6}}
{{cite book | last=Robert | first=Todd | title=The Lost Art of Tag Team Wrestling | publisher= ECW Press | year= 2012 | chapter = Chapter name | pages = Page | accessdate= Today's date | isbn=1480204463}}
The active ingredients
the best of times
...the worst of times
What would have become of the Heartbreak Kid?
the Dream Teams
Tag Team wrestling today (the worst of times again)
{{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}}
Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling[edit]
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[edit]
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>
<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>
By Brian Shields: Major event history, title changes and profiles of WWF stars of the 80s.
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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
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
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
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
Jarrett, Jerry W.The Story of the Development of NWA-TNA: A New Concept in Pay-per-View Programming. Victoria, Canada: Trafford Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-4120-2878-7
Reynolds, R.D. and Bryan Alvarez. Death of WCW. Toronto: ECW Press, 2004. ISBN 1550226614
World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment[edit]
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
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
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