Not just an biography, this is a remarkable insight into the psychology and mental element of working as a professional wrestler at every level of the business. Lynch’s career path is an unusual one, grinding on the independent circuit for several years then getting completely out of the business before returning via a WWE tryout and going straight into the new-look developmental system. This comes across in the book as a different perspective of the usual experience of moving from being active on the independent circuit into the “big league”. The biggest theme of the book is the balance and seeming contradiction between the self-doubt that comes with knockbacks and struggling to make an impression with fans and management, and the sheer confidence and drive to be determined to headline WrestleMania despite it seeming a near-impossibility that any woman would ever do so, let alone herself. There’s plenty of behind-the-scenes detail here that confirms many rumors about wrestlers on all sides aiming to preserve their position (including the first appearance of a particularly strong expletive in a WWE-based autobiography), but it’s primarily about Lynch herself. In some ways it resembles Drew Galloway’s decision to focus his book on his thought…