Dan Murphy has more than 20 years’ experience as a senior writer with Pro Wrestling Illustrated. He co-wrote the 2017 book Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women’s Wrestling with Pat Laprade and is a longtime member of The Cauliflower Alley Club. Brian Young is a writer, researcher, historian, cigar connoisseur, and podcast host from Buffalo, NY, specializing in boxing and boxing history. He co-hosts the Transatlantic History Ramblings podcast. Both authors live in Kenmore, NY.
I'm glad the authors decided to tackle this topic, as they produced a solid read that made me think, question, and debate their choices. I can't ask for much more than that from a book. With this in mind, I wholeheartedly recommend buying The Wrestlers' Wrestlers: The Masters of the Craft of Professional Wrestling by Dan Murphy and Brian Young. It's unique, smart, and well written. -- Michael Cavacini blog The Wrestlers' Wrestlers: The Masters of the Craft of Professional Wrestling is a great curated list of the workhorses and stars of the business ... It can be a great guide for new fans to get into pro wrestling even more, and for hardcore fans, it can be a reminder of why these wrestlers are great. -- Voices of Wrestling An interesting look at some wrestlers who may at times be overlooked, but within the wrestling industry everyone talks about them with great respect. -- Dave Meltzer, Publisher and Editor of The Wrestling Observer For more than 20 years, Dan Murphy was my go-to guy when the editors came up with the outline of a good topic but needed someone with the depth of thought to flesh it out. With this amazing book, Dan once again proves to me that he is a writer's writer. -- Stu Saks, publisher of Pro Wrestling Illustrated What a great book! It's a veritable who's who of professional wrestlers accompanied by painstakingly detailed context. As someone who personally knew many of the people profiled within, I can't recommend it enough. -- Jake Shannon, Author, Scientific Wrestling founder, and Catch Wrestling Coach