Sickles, Studs & Stolen Cars: The Many Faces of Barry Darsow

by Barry Darsow, Dante Richardson (Editor), Graham Johnson

309 pages, Paperback

Published October 10, 2025

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I could 6 star I think I would. I’ve read lots of wrestling autobios over the years and some have been very miss. Bret’s has always been top of the tree but this has officially topped it.

Darsow kind of went under the radar over the years despite my love for wrestling since the early 90s but man he saw it all. Grew up with Perfect, Rude and The Berzerker. Worked early on with The Road Warriors in a bar. Got chummy with Ric Flair quick once entering wrestling. Quickly climbed the ranks to the top. Moving to the next generation (new generation) he got the chance to chip in with a quirky character he could choose himself, then joined the madness of WCW in its prime. I mean, a great life as he points out himself in the closing of the book.

Wonderful read, not too self championing, clearly loves the business, kept the book ‘wrestling heavy’ :), clearly a family man. Perfect.

I’m a new Demolition and Mr Hole in One fan. Where do I get a t shirt from?

[Craig Simons · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic read. I'm a huge wrestling fan and being able to read a retrospective on an entire career will never not blow my mind. Barry had such a fantastic career

[John Lamb · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5. Easy read. I’ll never get bored of reading autobiographies of mid-tier wrestlers from my youth.