WrestleCrap and Figure Four Weekly Present: The Death of WCW by R.D. Reynolds and Bryan Alvarez is a no-holds-barred, insider account of one of wrestling’s most infamous collapses. The book examines how World Championship Wrestling — once the unstoppable rival to WWE — spiraled from a dominant global force into a cautionary tale of mismanagement, ego, and creative chaos.
Reynolds and Alvarez mix humor, analysis, and firsthand reporting to dissect the bad decisions, backstage politics, and corporate bungling that doomed WCW. From questionable booking choices and clashing personalities to the infamous Monday Night Wars, the book doesn’t just recount events — it shows why they happened and how they snowballed into disaster.
For fans, it’s a fascinating, often shocking look at the behind-the-scenes machinations of pro wrestling; for newcomers, it’s an engaging story of ambition, failure, and the drama that made WCW’s rise and fall one of wrestling’s most legendary sagas.
