For a young wrestler, Khloe Belle Smothers has a decidedly old school approach to the business. The Confederate flag wearing heel lives and breathes her sport much like her mentor Tracy Smothers, spending as…
There are some in the indy wrestling community who have suggested I write a book of Mad Man Pondo stories. Pondo, for all his bluster and bravado in the ring, a a…
Sometimes wrestlers are babyfaces outside the ring. I’ve highlighted stories of a few on this blog. Sometimes, it’s the fans that step up to do something good for someone they care about….
There’s nothing more frustrating for a professional wrestler than an injury that puts you on the sidelines. Marc Hauss is one of many who knows that frustration, but New York wrestler is rebuilt…
Did you get screwed by Kenny Bolin? Did you pay a king’s ransom to get his new biography signed by Ma Bolin? If so, I have a deal for you. Now through…
Outlaw Ben Wood was not a native of Louisville, but like many pro wrestling hopefuls in the last two decades, he relocated to the River City to train at OVW in hopes…
Last week I turned off Raw twenty minutes in. I know. I missed the brawl between Brock and the Undertaker. I watch the 90 minute replay on Hulu (because I don’t have…
Listening to Jeff Jarrett on this week’s Talk is Jericho and he brings up an interesting point about the uptick in quality in independent wrestling. In the old territory days, the young…
Promoters and wrestlers in the state of Kentucky refer to Indiana as the “wild, wild west.” You see in Kentucky, professional wrestling is heavily regulated by the state athletic commission, where in Indiana…
I took a friend of mine to his first indy show back in December. After the intermission, the song “Baddest Man Alive” began to play. My friend snorted, “Baddest Man Alive! Is…
