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Eat Sleep Wrestle – Four months later

Posted on March 12, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

When I was writing Eat Sleep Wrestle, I knew I was creating a time capsule. What’s written in the pages of that book is a moment of time, now past, depicting the…

Hoosier Hero Stu Gibson

Posted on March 11, 2015April 22, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle

When I my family moved to Indiana in 1988, we immersed ourselves in Indiana’s proudest tradition, becoming fans of New Albany High School basketball. One of the players we saw every week…

A New Beginning

Posted on March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

The back wall of my man cave is not prepped and ready for battle. Right now, there are 50 cards with 50 stories to find and write. They are stories about promoter…

The Black Panther – Ads from the Courier-Journal

Posted on February 26, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

It’s been a few days since I posted. Been a busy week with other writing projects besides wrestling. Hoping to resume my normal writing schedule by end of the week. I did…

February 18, 1947: Heywood Allen Says Goodbye

Posted on February 18, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

Sixty-eight years ago this week, Heywood Allen promoted his last show in Louisville, Kentucky. On February 9, 1947, The Courier-Journal reported that Allen had sold his interest in the Allen Athletic Club…

Louisville’s Greatest Matches: Nova vs. John Cena

Posted on February 15, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

Crybaby Chris Alexander told me about this match when I was working on Bluegrass Brawlers. I honestly am not sure why this story did not make it into the book, other than…

The First Scaffold Match

Posted on February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

The scaffold match is the one match the WWE won’t touch because it’s too dangerous. The Road Warriors and the Midnight Express made the match legendary, but did you know the first scaffold…

Kamala Speaks!

Posted on February 9, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

One of the most dominant, charismatic heels in wrestling history has finally spoken! James Harris, aka Kamala the Ugandan Giant, tells his story in this brand new autobiography, Kamala Speaks. Harris has…

“The Black Panther” Jim Mitchell

Posted on February 4, 2015April 22, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle

One of the wrestlers I discovered while researching Bluegrass Brawlers was a man named Jim Mitchell. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Mitchell was one of the early African American pioneers in professional wrestling….

Eat like a wrestler: Banana Pancakes

Posted on February 1, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

Mad Man Pondo’s not the man he used to be. He’s two sizes smaller. The death match legend is in the best shape of his life. He’s lost a ton of weight…

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