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Sickles, Studs & Stolen Cars: The Many Faces of Barry Darsow
309 pages, Paperback
Published October 10, 2025
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January 24, 2026
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?
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?
March 4, 2026
Great stories from a legend of the sport. It could have had the perfect ending, if it came out a few months later. It's 2025 in the epilogue and at the beginning of 2026, he gets inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Also, wild to see Cadillac, Michigan and the promoter there name dropped in the book.
March 30, 2026
This was a great book! Barry Darsow takes on his wrestling journey from high school and college to the bright lights of the WWF! He shares road stories which are always fun. I highly recommend this book if you’re a professional wrestling fan.
November 23, 2025
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
January 26, 2026
3.5. Easy read. I’ll never get bored of reading autobiographies of mid-tier wrestlers from my youth.
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