For those of you who like to read more than just wrestling books, here’s your reminder I write more than just wrestling books! Dead Park Plaza is a compilation of eight short…
I heard from Tracy Smothers today. He told me it was gonna be all right. A year ago, when Tracy passed, I was in the midst of writing Chris Candido’s biography. Tracy’s…
I got a small taste of the Pacific Northwest’s wrestling history when I co-authored Princess Victoria’s autobiography. It wasn’t much, but it was enough to convince me the territory had a rich…
When the largest wrestling company in the world tried to honor the second African American woman to lace up the boots, they made three mistakes. One, they didn’t not contact her family….
There are no accidents in this world. Or at least very few. Last week I reviewed Coach Miller’s phenomenal book, one of two I bought at the Dan Gable Museum this summer….
There’s a good reason why Coach Jim Miller now heads the Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. His love for wrestling is infectious, and his passion for life and wrestling come through…
Loretta Kendall’s story reminds me of my own. She had a desire to write romance novels, but she was looking for something different. “I started out writing sports romance novels, and I noticed…
A conversation from my in-laws’ visit this past weekend. My 10 year old niece: That’s an interesting shirt Uncle John is wearing. My wife, not a wrestling fan: That is a crazy…
Few people have been in as many locker rooms as Chris Michaels. The long time independent wrestler has seen and done it all in the business. He’s been on the cusp of…