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The Wrestling Yearbook is the sport’s foremost book of record, faithfully chronicling decades of tradition and evolution. The 600-page 2023 edition is the fourth annual yearbook covering the facts, stats and happenings of modern wrestling. Our goal is to ensure that the rich history of our great sport is meticulously chronicled and lives on eternally via the written word. The Wrestling Yearbook 2023 is the first released under our revamped and vastly improved new format (having previously been known as the Inside The Ropes Wrestling Almanac), making it easier to use than ever. Included within: The biggest news stories of the year Complete television results from WWE, AEW, ROH, Impact Wrestling, MLW, NXT, NWA and NJPW. 2023 supercard reviews Comprehensive television ratings Title histories for all major active promotions A brand new facts, stats and records section looking at the history of wrestling authority figures, oldest wrestlers, longest gap between title reigns, WrestleMania firsts and records, and much more. Over 250 in-depth wrestler bios, featuring career records, title histories, statistics and detailed 2023 match records Expanded tournament records At-a-glace five-star match guides from Dave Meltzer, Scott Keith and The Wrestling Yearbook Comprehensive listings of newsletter and magazine award winners, magazine ranking list history, and Halls of Fame. Massively expanded and revamped Historical Shows section, now featuring major international shows, featuring results from over 3,000 worldwide cards from the 1900s through to 2023, ratings for hundreds of major cards, and tens of thousands of matches reviewed. Extensive In Memoriam section tracking the wrestlers no longer with us from the 1800s through to 2023, with detailed obituaries for those who passed this year.