20 Best Wrestling Books Ever
11. Turning The Tables: The Story Of Extreme Championship Wrestling - John Lister
Written by John Lister, Turning The Tables is an unauthorised account of the original Extreme Championship Wrestling. At 196 pages, it's short, but doesn't scrimp on any details about the cult-like promotion that demanded attention throughout the 1990s. Lister comes across as a fan of the company, but one who realises the shortcomings that eventually led to its demise.
Previously, the same author had penned a collection of his own experiences crossing the Atlantic from England to take in ECW events. As a university student fascinated with wrestling, he and some friends made several trips to the United States, taking in WWF and ECW shows along the way.
That clear love of ECW shines through, making the read a much more enjoyable one than the more saccharine (and WWE-produced) The Rise & Fall Of ECW. Whilst the DVD was excellent, the book of the same name didn't really cut it.
Turning The Tables is bursting with statistics associated with the group, such as pay-per-view information and the wage structure in ECW. Thus far, it's the best book written about the hardcore promotion.