10 Recent Wrestling Books You Must Read

4. AJ Lee - Crazy Is My Superpower

AJ Lee Book
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By all accounts, AJ Lee's star years in WWE were pretty short. She was signed in 2009, but didn't become a big name until 2012. Just three years after that, Lee had retired from the ring. Now, she has released a 'tell all' book about her time under the McMahon umbrella, and it's nothing short of a journey worth documenting.

The title is a nod to the brilliantly unhinged TV persona that made AJ famous. Underneath that, there's a humble, strong woman who consistently shows her intelligence and is never afraid to speak her mind. With that brainpower comes a natural zest for unintentional humour, something the book is peppered with from start to finish.

There's a stereotypical air of humble beginnings that many wrestling books document, but things really get interesting when Lee starts detailing her time in WWE. Unlike her peers, she's a nerdy tomboy less obsessed with looking pretty and more into being happy. That comes across.

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