I went to OVW last night and took a photo with an icon. As you can see, we included Icon Lee get in the photos we took. He’s the one with the…
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7 Wrestlers and 1 Promotion to Watch in 2026
There are two great things about being an independent wrestling fans. You spend far less money on your live wrestling content. You get to see and know the stars of tomorrow on…
The Making of Queen of the Ring
My friend Derrick Spruill was there, start to finish, when Ash Avildsen and his merry bunch of filmmakers rolled into Louisville to tell the story of the legend Mildred Burke. He had…
The Fun Never Stops with Grindhouse
It’s inevitable. It happens every time. You work as hard as you can on a book. You send it out into the wild. And then something happens that makes you say, “Gee,…
Why calling it in the ring matters
I’ve attended enough live wrestling shows to see more than a few things go wrong. From the night someone tried to leap off the crow’s nest in the Jeffersonville Arena and landed…
At Grindhouse, the Lethal Lottery is no work!
Remember those nights of Monday Night Raw when they’d spin the wheel and make matches on the spot? Maybe you’re seen the same gimmick at indie shows, where their carefully prepared graphics…
Doing the Holiday Different This Year
Every year, I create a couple of coupon codes for the Eat Sleep Wrestle website. There’s a Black Friday code, a Cyber Monday code, and a general holiday season code. Sometimes I…
Getting a Wrestling Fix at OVW
Someone posted the logos for WWE and AEW on Twitter yesterday with the question, “Where are you getting your wrestling fix?” I replied with the names of my three favorite local promotions:…
Six Things You May Not Know About the Tracy Smothers Book
Tracy’s book happened because of Tim Denison. A life-long wrestling fan and a respected Louisville attorney, Tim was a mutual friend of mine and Tracy’s who brought us together in 2019. We met…
The Kids Are Alright: A Night at JCW
Part of being family is watching the kids grow up. I’ve got a junior and senior in high school at home, so I’m right at the throes of watching such growth at…