Featuring original interviews from the author’s webcast, this wrestling reference is an all-access, behind-the-scenes look at professional wrestling. More than 100 of its most-beloved stars reveal the truth behind the sometimes-twisted business of sports entertainment, making startling revelations about the way the industry truly works—the desperation that some stars face in a world that’s constantly looking for the next big thing, the pitfalls created and falsehoods spread by wrestling news sources, and what it all really means for grapplers and fans. And for the first time, this investigation offers juicy gossip about the stars. Questions such as Who’s the nicest guest off-air, and who was the most abrasive? What’s the inside scoop on the Ole Anderson shoot? and What were crazy pre-interview conversations really like? are all answered in this firsthand account about the madness that surrounds this explosive sport.