BIGGER! BETTER! BADDER!: WRESTLEMANIA III and the Year It All Changed

“Whether you experienced the transcendence of WrestleMania III as it unfolded before your eyes or want to study its impact on American pop culture, BIGGER! BETTER! BADDER! is a provocative and masterfully told account of an event that made pro wrestling an entertainment mushroom cloud.” — Tim Graham, The Athletic“An excellent, extensive account of the event that shaped professional wrestling as it is today. Greenberg sets the scene and tells the story with fascinating insider detail, putting you both ringside and behind the scenes. A must-read book — an irresistible force of modern wrestling history.” — Tom Fordy, The Telegraph“To understand the United States, you also need to grasp the place that professional wrestling holds in the culture. In his groundbreaking book, BIGGER! BETTER! BADDER!: WRESTLEMANIA III and the Year It All Changed, Keith Greenberg shows us in vivid detail how the 1987 spectacular WrestleMania III cemented a remaking of pro wrestling and how it would be forever consumed. This book is a gift not only to pro wrestling fans but also to anyone who wants to comprehend what goes on behind the curtain, because to really understand the guts of pro wrestling is to understand this country. I haven’t found a work of nonfiction so readable in a long time.” — Dave Zirin, sports editor, The Nation“A MUST read for diehard pro wrestling fans.” — Derrick T. Lewis“Be prepared for a good history lesson from Mr. Greenberg and the many people he interviewed.” — Kayfabe Wrestling Radio“Much like ECW Press’ previous couple of books documenting the lives of Ric Flair and Randy Savage, this is a treasure trove of information for a fan like myself … Thoroughly recommended.” — Wrestling Headlines“The passionate, informative but never breathless way this book is written makes it so good to spend time with. An essential book about WMIII? Absolutely. A fabulously informative time? Definitely. A great read? From beginning to end.” — Slam Wrestling

Keith Elliot Greenberg is a New York Times bestselling author, as well as a monthly columnist for Inside the Ropes Magazine. A lifetime New Yorker, he co-authored the autobiographies of “Classy” Freddie Blassie, Ric Flair and “Superstar” Billy Graham, as well as two editions of the WWE Encyclopedia of Sports Entertainment. His previous books for ECW Press include Too Sweet: Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution, Follow the Buzzards: Pro Wrestling in the Age of COVID-19 and Best Seat in the House: My Life in the Jeff Healey Band, co-written with Tom Stephen. He regularly appears as a wrestling historian on A&E’s WWE documentary series.