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Category: “The Black Panther” Jim Mitchell

Khalid Greenaway Brings the Original Black Panther to the Big Screen

Posted on March 9, 2025March 9, 2025 by eatsleepwrestle

It was 2:30 a.m. on a hot summer night, but director Ash Avildsen was determined to squeeze a few extra shots out of a tired group of extras. The wrestlers, actors, and…

Frazier Museum Highlights OVW and The Black Panther

Posted on October 30, 2023 by eatsleepwrestle

Cool to wake up this morning and see OVW and The Black Panther Jim Mitchell mentioned in the weekly email newsletter from the Frazier History Museum. A few years ago, I donated…

The Mysterious Death of Johnny LaRue

Posted on October 26, 2023 by eatsleepwrestle

Two things I learned early on after I started writing about pro wrestling: No one ever retires, so don’t bother writing about it when someone says they are retiring. People you love…

How a Wrestler Pays His Taxes

Posted on October 24, 2023 by eatsleepwrestle

I have an oddball story about a wrestler who worked with The Black Panther Jim Mitchell that I was planning to share today. Instead, I’m going to share some documents found in…

Bluegrass Brawler: Steve Callaway

Posted on June 17, 2022 by eatsleepwrestle

The first edition of Bluegrass Brawlers shined a spotlight on The Black Panther Jim Mitchell. An African American born in Louisville, Mitchell became a superstar and main event draw first in the…

Save 20% This Weekend Only With Coupon Code “mania”

Posted on March 31, 2022 by eatsleepwrestle

Whatever your feelings are on this promotion and that, this weekend is Super Bowl weekend for pro wrestling. So hey, let’s celebrate! Right now, you can get 20% off your entire order using…

Coming Soon: Bluegrass Brawlers, 10th Anniversary Edition

Posted on January 21, 2022February 16, 2022 by eatsleepwrestle

It’s been almost 10 years since I started writing about pro wrestling in December 2012. Okay, so that’s eleven months out, but what’s pro wrestling without a little exaggeration? The book that…

Why Wait? It’s Black Friday Now!

Posted on November 15, 2021 by eatsleepwrestle

The Eat Sleep Wrestle office Christmas tree went up two weeks ago. So why wait to order wrestling books for Christmas? Our website is the only place online to get these books…

Free Shipping for Cyber Week!

Posted on December 1, 2020 by eatsleepwrestle

This week only, get free shipping in the US when you use the coupon code “cyberweek” at checkout. Offer is valid through Sunday, December 6. Visit the book shop to order your…

The Black Panther Jim Mitchell – in Color!

Posted on August 23, 2020 by eatsleepwrestle

Chris Bergstrom at Facebooks’ Fabulous Ladies of Wrestling page recently started colorizing photos from his vintage wrestling collection and posting them online. I sent him a few to do for me, and…

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