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MLA format, with exception to websites.
Autobiographies
Albano, Lou and Edward R. Ricciuti. The Wit and Wisdom of Lou Albano. WWF Books, 1986.
ISBN0961626305
Anderson, Arn. Arn Anderson 4 Ever: A Look Behind the Curtain. Kayfabe Publishing Group, 2000.
ISBN0966324609
Anderson, Ole and Scott Teal. Inside Out: How Corporate America Destroyed Professional Wrestling. Crowbar Press, 2003.
ISBN0974554502
DiBiase, Ted. Every Man Has His Price: The True Story of Wrestling's Million-Dollar Man. Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah Publishers, 1997.
ISBN1-57673-175-8
Dumas, Amy and Michael Krugman. Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D.--The Reality of Amy Dumas. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.
ISBN0-7434-7399-X
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.
ISBN1-58261-762-7
Hyatt, Missy and Mark Goldblatt. Missy Hyatt, First Lady of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2001.
ISBN1550224980
Lawler, Jerry and Doug Asheville. It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.
ISBN0-7434-7557-7
LeBell, Gene, Bob Calhoun, George Foon and Noelle Kim. The Godfather of Grappling. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005.
ISBN0-9676543-5-1
Michaels, Shawn and Aaron Feigenbaum. Heartbreak and Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
ISBN1416516867
Page, Dallas and Larry Genta. Positively Page: The Diamond Dallas Page Journey. Positive Publishing, 2000.
ISBN0967992206
Race, Harley and Gerry Tritz. King Of The Ring: The Harley Race Story. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004.
ISBN1-58261-818-6
Thesz, Lou. Hooker: An Authentic Wrestler's Adventures Inside the Bizarre World of Professional Wrestling. Wrestling Channel Press, 2001.
ISBN0970651600
Williams, Steve and Tom Caiazzo. Steve Williams: How Dr. Death Became Dr. Life. Sports Publishing, 2007.
ISBN1596701803
Biographies
Boness, Kenneth R. Pile Driver: The Life of Charles "Midget" Fischer. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 2002.
ISBN1-4010-8453-2
Caprio, Robert. Are We There Yet?: Tales from the Never-Ending Travels of WWE Superstars. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
ISBN0-7434-9041-X
Cohen, Daniel. Jesse Ventura: The Body, the Mouth, and the Mind. Brookfield, Connecticut: Twenty-First Century Books, 2001.
ISBN0-7613-1905-0
Erb, Marsha. Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring. Toronto: ECW Press, 2002.
ISBN1550225081
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.
ISBN1933045051
Hart, Martha. Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart. M. Evans and Company, 2004.
ISBN1590770366
Matysik, Larry and Barbara Goodish. Brody: The Triumph and Tragedy of Wrestling's Rebel. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227602
Meltzer, Dave. Tributes: Remembering Some of the World's Greatest Wrestlers. Winding Stair Press, 2001.
ISBN1553660854
Meltzer, Dave. Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Wrestlers. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004.
ISBN1-58261-817-8
Molinaro, John. Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time. Winding Stair Press, 2002.
ISBN1553663055
Mullinax, Rob G. Fritz Von Erich: Master Of The Iron Claw. Hats Off Books, 2005.
ISBN1587364085
Nagasaki, Kendo. The Grapple Manual: Heroes and Villains from the Golden Age of World Wrestling. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005.
ISBN0-297-84419-9
Oliver, Greg. The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227599
Picarello, Robert. In the Pit with Piper: Roddy Gets Rowdy. Berkley Trade, 2002.
ISBN0425187217
WWE
McAvennie, Michael. Divas Uncovered. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
ISBN1416513132
Music, Cherry Lane. WWE: Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 1999.
ISBN1575602520
Solomon, Brian. WWE Legends. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
ISBN0743490339
Wrestling Greats series
Davies, Ross. Andre the Giant. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2001.
ISBN0-8239-3430-6
Fritz, Brian and Christopher Murray. Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227262
Greenberg, Keith Elliot. Pro Wrestling: From Carnivals to Cable TV. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2000.
ISBN0-8225-3332-4
Howell, Brian. One Ring Circus: Extreme Wrestling in the Minor Leagues. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002.
ISBN1-55152-132-6
Johnson, Weldon T. and
Jim Wilson. Chokehold: Pro Wrestling's Real Mayhem Outside the Ring. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 2003.
ISBN1-4010-7217-8
Keith, Scott, John Craddock and Rusty Fischer. The Buzz on Professional Wrestling. Lebhar-Friedman Books, 2001.
ISBN0867308664
Keith, Scott. Tonight...in This Very Ring: A Fan's History of Professional Wrestling. New York: Citidel Press, 2002.
ISBN0806524375
McNeill, Pat. The Tables All Were Broken: McNeill's Take On The End Of Professional Wrestling As We Know It. Lincoln: iUniverse, 2002.
ISBN0-595-22404-0
Pope, Kristian and Ray Whebbe. The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling: 100 Years of History, Headlines and Hitmakers. Krause Publications, 2003.
ISBN0873496256
Reynolds, R.D. and Randy Baer Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2003.
ISBN1550225847
Ryder, Bob. How I Helped Kill Kayfabe: From Internet Geek to Wrestling Insider. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227408
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Lister, John. Turning the Tables: The Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling. Exposure Publishing, 2005.
ISBN1905363788
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.
ISBN1-4165-1058-3
Williams, Scott E. Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2006.
ISBN1-59670-021-1
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Jarrett, Jerry W.The Story of the Development of NWA-TNA: A New Concept in Pay-per-View Programming. Victoria, Canada: Trafford Publishing, 2004.
ISBN1-4120-2878-7
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.
ISBN1550227289
Hamilton, Ian. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens To An Industry Without Competition. Lulu Press, 2006.
ISBN1-4116-1210-8
Keith, Scott. Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation. New York: Citadel Press, 2004.
ISBN0-8065-2619-X
Keith, Scott. Wrestling's Made Men. New York: Citidel Press, 2006.
ISBN0806527714
Muchnick, Irvin. Wrestling Babylon: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227610
Shields, Brian. Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
ISBN1416532579
Regional promotions
Hornbaker, Tim. National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227416
McCoy, Heath. Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. Toronto: CanWest Books, 2005.
ISBN0-9736719-8-X
Reference
Duncan, Royal and Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories, Revised 4th Edition. Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications, 2000.
ISBN0-9698161-5-4
Lentz, Harris M. Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003.
ISBN0786417544
Chapman, Mike. Wrestling Tough. Champaigne, Illinois: Human Kinetics, 2005.
ISBN0-7360-5637-8
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.
ISBN1-57488-308-9
Drasin, Ric with Bruce Dwight Collins. So You Want to Be a Wrestling Promoter? Charleston, SC: BookSurge LLC, 2003.
ISBN1-59109-949-8
Gitomer, Jeffrey H. and
Nikita Koloff. Wrestling with Success: Developing a Championship Mentality. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
ISBN0-471-48732-5
Helmsley, Hunter Hearst, James Rosenthal and Robert Caprio. WWE: Triple H Making the Game: Triple H's Approach to a Better Body. 2005.
ISBN0743483618
LeBelle, Gene. Gene Lebell's Grappling World: The Encyclopedia of Finishing Holds. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005.
ISBN0-9676543-1-9
Mazer, Sharon. Professional Wrestling: Sport and Spectacle. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1998.
ISBN1-57806-021-4
Shoot Interview With "Hollywood" John Tatum. Perf. John Tatum. 2007. DVD. Highspots.com.
Official websites
Please note these are official websites of professional wrestling promotions and wrestlers. Fansites and similarly unreliable websites are not to be listed.
This is the user
sandbox of
MadMax. A user sandbox is a subpage of the user's
user page. It serves as a testing spot and page development space for the user and is not an encyclopedia article. Create or edit your own sandbox
here.
Finished writing a draft article? Are you ready to request review of it by an experienced editor for possible inclusion in Wikipedia? Submit your draft for review!
This is a list of references and other resources for professional wrestling-related articles listed in
MLA format, with exception to websites.
Autobiographies
Albano, Lou and Edward R. Ricciuti. The Wit and Wisdom of Lou Albano. WWF Books, 1986.
ISBN0961626305
Anderson, Arn. Arn Anderson 4 Ever: A Look Behind the Curtain. Kayfabe Publishing Group, 2000.
ISBN0966324609
Anderson, Ole and Scott Teal. Inside Out: How Corporate America Destroyed Professional Wrestling. Crowbar Press, 2003.
ISBN0974554502
DiBiase, Ted. Every Man Has His Price: The True Story of Wrestling's Million-Dollar Man. Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah Publishers, 1997.
ISBN1-57673-175-8
Dumas, Amy and Michael Krugman. Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D.--The Reality of Amy Dumas. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.
ISBN0-7434-7399-X
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.
ISBN1-58261-762-7
Hyatt, Missy and Mark Goldblatt. Missy Hyatt, First Lady of Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2001.
ISBN1550224980
Lawler, Jerry and Doug Asheville. It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.
ISBN0-7434-7557-7
LeBell, Gene, Bob Calhoun, George Foon and Noelle Kim. The Godfather of Grappling. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005.
ISBN0-9676543-5-1
Michaels, Shawn and Aaron Feigenbaum. Heartbreak and Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
ISBN1416516867
Page, Dallas and Larry Genta. Positively Page: The Diamond Dallas Page Journey. Positive Publishing, 2000.
ISBN0967992206
Race, Harley and Gerry Tritz. King Of The Ring: The Harley Race Story. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004.
ISBN1-58261-818-6
Thesz, Lou. Hooker: An Authentic Wrestler's Adventures Inside the Bizarre World of Professional Wrestling. Wrestling Channel Press, 2001.
ISBN0970651600
Williams, Steve and Tom Caiazzo. Steve Williams: How Dr. Death Became Dr. Life. Sports Publishing, 2007.
ISBN1596701803
Biographies
Boness, Kenneth R. Pile Driver: The Life of Charles "Midget" Fischer. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 2002.
ISBN1-4010-8453-2
Caprio, Robert. Are We There Yet?: Tales from the Never-Ending Travels of WWE Superstars. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
ISBN0-7434-9041-X
Cohen, Daniel. Jesse Ventura: The Body, the Mouth, and the Mind. Brookfield, Connecticut: Twenty-First Century Books, 2001.
ISBN0-7613-1905-0
Erb, Marsha. Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring. Toronto: ECW Press, 2002.
ISBN1550225081
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.
ISBN1933045051
Hart, Martha. Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart. M. Evans and Company, 2004.
ISBN1590770366
Matysik, Larry and Barbara Goodish. Brody: The Triumph and Tragedy of Wrestling's Rebel. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227602
Meltzer, Dave. Tributes: Remembering Some of the World's Greatest Wrestlers. Winding Stair Press, 2001.
ISBN1553660854
Meltzer, Dave. Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Wrestlers. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004.
ISBN1-58261-817-8
Molinaro, John. Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time. Winding Stair Press, 2002.
ISBN1553663055
Mullinax, Rob G. Fritz Von Erich: Master Of The Iron Claw. Hats Off Books, 2005.
ISBN1587364085
Nagasaki, Kendo. The Grapple Manual: Heroes and Villains from the Golden Age of World Wrestling. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005.
ISBN0-297-84419-9
Oliver, Greg. The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227599
Picarello, Robert. In the Pit with Piper: Roddy Gets Rowdy. Berkley Trade, 2002.
ISBN0425187217
WWE
McAvennie, Michael. Divas Uncovered. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
ISBN1416513132
Music, Cherry Lane. WWE: Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 1999.
ISBN1575602520
Solomon, Brian. WWE Legends. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
ISBN0743490339
Wrestling Greats series
Davies, Ross. Andre the Giant. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2001.
ISBN0-8239-3430-6
Fritz, Brian and Christopher Murray. Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227262
Greenberg, Keith Elliot. Pro Wrestling: From Carnivals to Cable TV. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2000.
ISBN0-8225-3332-4
Howell, Brian. One Ring Circus: Extreme Wrestling in the Minor Leagues. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002.
ISBN1-55152-132-6
Johnson, Weldon T. and
Jim Wilson. Chokehold: Pro Wrestling's Real Mayhem Outside the Ring. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 2003.
ISBN1-4010-7217-8
Keith, Scott, John Craddock and Rusty Fischer. The Buzz on Professional Wrestling. Lebhar-Friedman Books, 2001.
ISBN0867308664
Keith, Scott. Tonight...in This Very Ring: A Fan's History of Professional Wrestling. New York: Citidel Press, 2002.
ISBN0806524375
McNeill, Pat. The Tables All Were Broken: McNeill's Take On The End Of Professional Wrestling As We Know It. Lincoln: iUniverse, 2002.
ISBN0-595-22404-0
Pope, Kristian and Ray Whebbe. The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling: 100 Years of History, Headlines and Hitmakers. Krause Publications, 2003.
ISBN0873496256
Reynolds, R.D. and Randy Baer Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2003.
ISBN1550225847
Ryder, Bob. How I Helped Kill Kayfabe: From Internet Geek to Wrestling Insider. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227408
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Lister, John. Turning the Tables: The Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling. Exposure Publishing, 2005.
ISBN1905363788
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.
ISBN1-4165-1058-3
Williams, Scott E. Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2006.
ISBN1-59670-021-1
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Jarrett, Jerry W.The Story of the Development of NWA-TNA: A New Concept in Pay-per-View Programming. Victoria, Canada: Trafford Publishing, 2004.
ISBN1-4120-2878-7
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.
ISBN1550227289
Hamilton, Ian. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens To An Industry Without Competition. Lulu Press, 2006.
ISBN1-4116-1210-8
Keith, Scott. Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation. New York: Citadel Press, 2004.
ISBN0-8065-2619-X
Keith, Scott. Wrestling's Made Men. New York: Citidel Press, 2006.
ISBN0806527714
Muchnick, Irvin. Wrestling Babylon: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227610
Shields, Brian. Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
ISBN1416532579
Regional promotions
Hornbaker, Tim. National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007.
ISBN1550227416
McCoy, Heath. Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. Toronto: CanWest Books, 2005.
ISBN0-9736719-8-X
Reference
Duncan, Royal and Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories, Revised 4th Edition. Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications, 2000.
ISBN0-9698161-5-4
Lentz, Harris M. Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003.
ISBN0786417544
Chapman, Mike. Wrestling Tough. Champaigne, Illinois: Human Kinetics, 2005.
ISBN0-7360-5637-8
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.
ISBN1-57488-308-9
Drasin, Ric with Bruce Dwight Collins. So You Want to Be a Wrestling Promoter? Charleston, SC: BookSurge LLC, 2003.
ISBN1-59109-949-8
Gitomer, Jeffrey H. and
Nikita Koloff. Wrestling with Success: Developing a Championship Mentality. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
ISBN0-471-48732-5
Helmsley, Hunter Hearst, James Rosenthal and Robert Caprio. WWE: Triple H Making the Game: Triple H's Approach to a Better Body. 2005.
ISBN0743483618
LeBelle, Gene. Gene Lebell's Grappling World: The Encyclopedia of Finishing Holds. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005.
ISBN0-9676543-1-9
Mazer, Sharon. Professional Wrestling: Sport and Spectacle. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1998.
ISBN1-57806-021-4
Shoot Interview With "Hollywood" John Tatum. Perf. John Tatum. 2007. DVD. Highspots.com.
Official websites
Please note these are official websites of professional wrestling promotions and wrestlers. Fansites and similarly unreliable websites are not to be listed.