Wrestling Book Reviews

Here you'll find reviews of any wrestling related books that we can find, ranging from wrestler profiles, behind the scenes books, and biographies of some of the biggest Superstars in the business...

"The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be"

by Bret "The Hitman" Hart, with Perry Lefko

This book is dedicted to one of the best Superstars ever to grace the WWF (and subsequently WCW) - Bret Hart. Coming from a family of wrestlers, this biography takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of Bret's life and career from growing up in Canada as a young boy, to his early amateur days, right up to his prime in the WWF and the rift that arose following his move to the WCW.

The book is full of detail and lavish descriptions of Bret's extensive career including match highlights, his relationship with Vince McMahon, the legendary Hart Foundation, and much more. It's written in a clear and concise manner and despite it's relative brevity at 128 pages, you never feel short-changed by the book in any way.

It is a joy to read and once you pick the book up, you'll find it impossible to put down until you have read it from cover to cover (I read the entire book on the day I bought it!) and it really offers a great insight into the wrestler and the man underneath the attire. The book is lavishly illustrated with photos spanning Bret's career, his early life, and his life away from wrestling including his acting career and involvement in the Calgary Hitmen Hockey team.

The photos themselves are superb and show Bret in action in the ring, in training, and away from wrestling. However, because of the disagreements with the WWF, all of the ring photos have been taken from matches that took place during Bret's WCW days.

Probably the two highlights of the book for me are the penultimate chapter detailing all of the career wins for Bret and all of the titles he has held over the years, and the final chapter which is a very touching and moving tribute to Bret's brother, Owen who died in an accident at a WWF Pay-Per-View in 1999.

This is a fantastic book and is a worthy purchase for all wrestling fans. I won't go into too much detail about the book as it's something you really should be experiencing and reading for yourself.

Reviewer: Simon Plumbe