by Rebecca Quin
First published 2024
Rebecca Quin opens her story in Dublin, where she grew up in a Catholic family that never expected their daughter to become a wrestling icon. From age seven, she defied expectations at every turn. She roughhoused with neighborhood kids, threw secret parties when her parents left town, and eventually enrolled in a warehouse wrestling school where she nearly broke her neck. Her love for wrestling set her on a path few women had traveled before. With almost no female wrestlers to guide her, Rebecca pursued her career determined to change how the wrestling world treated women athletes. She refused to accept the disrespect that elite female wrestlers faced in the ring. Even as a teenager, she knew she would fight for her place among wrestling's greatest performers and create new opportunities for women who came after her. Drawing from decades of personal journal entries, Rebecca reveals the raw experiences that shaped both her character and her alter ego. Her memoir shows the complex woman behind the television persona, tracing her journey from Dublin rebel to The Man.
Genres: biography, autobiography, sports, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, overcoming-adversity
Setting: Dublin
Period: 21st-century
367 pages · Hardcover · Gallery Books