This Book Is All Elite: The Inside Story of All Elite Wrestling

By: Keith Elliot Greenberg, All Elite Wrestling

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Score a front-row seat for the thrilling story of the icons and iconoclasts that revolutionized professional wrestling, packed with exclusive interviews and explosive action shots of your favorite stars.

The year is 2019. It is the dawn of All Elite Wrestling . . . and you know what that means.

It means that a group of hungry, innovative wrestlers are about to revolutionize professional wrestling under the visionary eye of Tony Khan. It means pulse-pounding, death-defying, high-flying action. It means that the world of the squared circle will never be the same.

Jam-packed with dazzling photography and written with exclusive access to the cast and crew of AEW, this definitive history dives deep into the innovative storytelling, inclusive ethos, and passionate fanbase which propelled the company to compete with industry giants. From the triumphant final run of the icon Sting alongside his firebrand protégé Darby Allin, to the madcap melee of the first Stadium Stampede, to AEW’s record-breaking Wembley Stadium debut, the epic moments that defined the first five years of All Elite Wrestling are all here.

Whether you’re a die-hard AEW supporter or curious about the company’s revolutionary impact, This Book Is All Elite offers an in-depth look at how the promotion nobody saw coming changed the world of professional wrestling forever.


* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of photos from the book.

Not what I expected

Too short. There was very little history or deep knowledge of the past 6 years.

Good book for wrestling history but…..

The beginning was good, but when they got to the establishment of AEW, it was basically just a rehash of their storylines. There is absolutely no side stories or deep dives into any controversies (ie: Brawl Out, Cody’s exit, Thunder Rosa).

no point to this

if you even have a bit of knowledge of AEW's history this book has nothing new to teach you. Way too short, excludes a lot of important things, and just sort of zooms through the history. I love AEW but there's no point in buying this

Who is this for?

A collection of selective touchpoints in AEW’s chronological events and storylines, supplemented by self-congratulatory quotes about Tony Khan and the company’s self-perceived progressivism. I don’t know who the target audience of this book is. You’re required to have intermediate knowledge of AEW and independent wrestling to understand the concepts, yet it doesn’t dive deeper on any story beyond acknowledging it happened and offering cursory quotes congratulating Tony Khan and AEW.
The book largely gets matches and dates correct, but fails to give more than surface-level context, backstory, or say anything new. CM Punk and Cody Rhodes are acknowledged, but the book ignores their controversial departures except for a passing mention. I didn’t have high hopes for a book partially written by AEW themselves, but this misses the mark on every level.
Someday a book will be written about the booking decisions, controversies, and authentic backstage perspective of AEW, but this isn’t it. Even a book simply highlighting their best matches and main events would’ve been better. The only highlight was some small anecdotes retold about Sting’s retirement match.
I can’t recommend this book to anyone who’s been following AEW’s history in real time. It’s not for longtime fans or new fans. It’s just content.