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This is a list of references and other resources for professional wrestling-related articles listed in MLA format, with exception to websites.

Autobiographies[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

World Championship Wrestling[edit]

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

Regional promotions[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.[edit]

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[edit]

Documentaries[edit]

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.

Shoot Interviews[edit]

Missy & Tammy Shoot Interview. Perf. Missy Hyatt and Tammy Lynn Sytch. 2001. DVD. Highspots.com
Shoot Interview With "Hollywood" John Tatum. Perf. John Tatum. 2007. DVD. Highspots.com.

Official websites[edit]

Please note these are official websites of professional wrestling promotions and wrestlers. Fansites and similarly unreliable websites are not to be listed.