If you don’t know, the two men in the photo at left are Hy Zaya and Shane Mercer, two of the very best wrestlers in the Midwest. These two men have been…
My friends at the Kick Out at Two Podcast have a guest this week who came within a three count of reaching the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Classic. Watch Fred Yehi in action…
In the early days of broadcasting, two stars did more to put televisions into homes than anyone else: Milton Berle and Gorgeous George. Born George Wagner, the gorgeous one began his wrestling…
This is the best clip I’ve found of “The Black Panther” yet. Jim Mitchell was a native of Louisville, Kentucky. Born in 1909, Mitchell was a football player who, under the advice…
Freedom Pro Wrestling has a big show coming up, and listeners to the Kick Out at Two Podcast are reaping all the benefits! This week on Kick Out at Two, you get…
I’m working on a new project that will dive deeper into the golden age of wrestling in Louisville, 1935-1957, when the Allen Athletic Club was the hottest ticket in town. Louisville hosted…
From the author of Bluegrass Brawlers: The Story of Professional Wrestling in Louisville and the woman who co-founded Kranken Welpen, the world’s only heavy metal polka band, comes the story of a…
Iowa is the high school wrestling capital of the world. Travel to Iowa in the middle of winter and you’ll find arenas packed with fans watching high school grapplers compete in the…
Northwest Ohio Wrestling in Toledo is a local promotion doing things right. They’re bringing in great talent and giving the fans a great show, but their goal goes beyond just producing killer…
