1947 was the year the Allen Club changed ownership, from Heywood Allen, Sr., to his partners Francis and Betty McDonogh. Here’s the bill “Mac” and Betty offered on May 2, 1947, seventy…
Seventy-five years ago today… May 1, 1942 – Jefferson County Armory Derby Eve Show, presented by the Allen Athletic Club. Heywood Allen, promoter. NWA World Heavyweight champion Bill Longson def. Sandor Szabo…
This coming weekend, I’ll be making my first podcast appearance promoting my latest book, Louisville’s Greatest Show. You can hear me with Brian Last on the 605 Superpodcast this weekend discussing the…
If you missed Breakfast with Bolin, you missed one of the funniest, most entertaining live wrestling chats ever held in Louisville. Even with a bad case of, well, whatever it was that…
Friday I had the chance to talk about the new book Louisville’s Greatest Show with George Bueller, host of the WBKI FANatic on Facebook Live. George is a walking encyclopedia of all…
This is part three of a series of stories about The Arena in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and the new Grindhouse Academy wrestling school. The Arena in Jeffersonville, Indiana, is now home to Grindhouse…
This is part two of a series of stories about The Arena in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and the new Grindhouse Academy wrestling school. When 2 Tuff Tony opened the doors of The Arena…
This is part one of a series of stories about The Arena in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and the new Grindhouse Academy wrestling school. 2 Tuff Tony knows there are people who don’t share…
If you missed Breakfast with Bolin the first time around, your second chance has finally arrived. After being “ribbed” by Kenny and forced to carry the first Breakfast on his own when…
Louisville’s Greatest show is a labor of love that is truly four years in the making. When I started digging deep into Louisville’s rich wrestling history for Bluegrass Brawlers, I had no…
