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BRET HART AUDIO BOOK RELEASED, RARE APPEARANCE BY THE LEGENDARY DAVE BROWN, NEW CORNETTE BOOK, HEADBANGERS' FINAL MATCH DATE AND MORE

The excellent Bret Hart autobiography Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling has been released as an audio book for the first time ever.  The audio book is the complete book, with the audio, narrated by Hart, clocking in at over 17 hours.  The book, originally released in 2008 in Canada and then globally, is one of the all time best books ever on professional wrestling.

The legendary Dave Brown, one of the hosts of Memphis Wrestling during its heyday, will be making a rare signing appearance at The Gathering 2026 presented by TMart Promotions in Charlotte, NC at The University Hilton, one of the best weekends of the year annually the weekend of 7/24/26. Brown has been added to the event's VIP Superticket guest lineup, which already features David Manning, Rockin' Robin (making her final public appearance), Tito Santana, Super Crazy, Dos Caras, Greg Gagne and Lance Von Erich.  Former WCCW Champion Iceman Parsons, former WCW star Firebreaker Chip and Stan Hansen will also be making appearances as well.  For more on the weekend, visit tmartpromotions.com.

The Headbangers' final match will be promoted by Tommy Fierro's ISPW in Wildwood, NJ on 7/23/26 at The Wildwoods Convention Center.  Basically, unless WWE calls them to do something, this will be the last time the team perform in the ring.

Jim Cornette has released a new book titled Heroes and Friends - Pro Wrestling Remembrances at his website.  Promotional material notes, "This 100-page, 8 1/2 X 11 perfect-bound collector's book contains remembrances of a dozen pro wrestling superstars that Jim Cornette was either a fan of, a friend of, or both. Part career profiles, part personal interactions, part historical essays, each of these chapters tells the fascinating story of the man and the wrestler, for twelve of the most interesting and unique individuals JC has ever known. Bobby Heenan, The Sheik, Bruno Sammartino, Ray Stevens, the Dream Machine, Paul Bearer, Vader, Boo Bradley, Pat Malone, Sputnik Monroe, Lance Russell and Ron Wright are profiled, and the book features 100 photos and pieces of memorabilia from Cornette's Collection, many not seen in decades and some never before seen by the public!"

The United Wrestling Network's Gotham Wrestling will return on Tuesday 12/2 for another round of tapings in Nyack, New York at comedy club Levity Live.  The Good Brothers, Richard Holliday, Duke Hudson, QT Marshall and UWN Champion Jordan Cruz are already locked in for the taping.  Tickets for the 12/2 taping are on sale at this link.

The forthcoming book on the late Gino Hernandez has been pushed back to February 2026.

The Mercury in Kansas featured a piece looking at WCW running Manhattan, Kansas in the 1990s.

The Prince George Citizen featured a piece on independent wrestler Wes Barker, who has a prospector gimmick.

The latest novel from long-time pro wrestling historian and promoter Sheldon Goldberg The Family Business has been released.

The Family Business, a sequel to The Last Fall and After The Bell, follows Rick Pacheco and Great Western Wrestling as they journey through the post-pandemic resurgence of professional wrestling, developing new wrestling stars and dealing with complicated legacies of wrestling families.

Sheldon Goldberg is best known in the New England area as the founder and owner of New England Championship Wrestling, which ran regular events and produced TV for over twenty years beginning in 2000.

Prior to wrestling, he did publicity for local and touring theater companies and productions. From there, he created and produced plays, most notably the Motown revue “Dancin’ In The Street!” which was a smash hit in Boston and Washington DC among other productions.

Among his other credits are as a writer for WOW Magazine, he hosted and produced The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show, a weekly wrestling themed radio talk show on WWZN 1510 AM in Boston for 3 years, he is a former member of the prestigious Cauliflower Alley Club’s Board of Directors. He has appeared on the A&E specials, The Unreal Story of Professional Wrestling and Andre The Giant: Larger Than Life as well as ESPN's Outside The Lines. In 2009, he was inducted into the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.

To order signed copies of Sheldon's books, click here.

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