20 Best Wrestling Books Ever

6. The Death Of WCW - Bryan Alvarez And R.D. Reynolds

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Put together by the folks who run the Wrestlecrap website, The Death Of WCW has been panned by virtually every character pictured on the main cover. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall have claimed it misses out so much that happened to the ailing promotion, whereas Vince Russo dismissed the numbers presented for pay-per-view and television ratings as bogus.

A new 10th Anniversary Edition adds yet more content, and that's the one to purchase for those who haven't read the original. The Death Of WCW takes in the promotion's early days, splintering from the NWA and struggling to find an identity, right up until the heights of the nWo and fall from grace thereafter.

Clearly, the imminent downfall of WCW is the main focus of attention. The book doesn't come across like it's ever mocking those who worked in WCW however. Instead, it genuinely asks the question that every fan post-WCW wanted to know.

How did such a huge company, bankrolled by a billionaire, go to the wall? The Death Of WCW does a great job of explaining why.

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