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Category: Wrestling History

As Big As the Sky: The love story of G Bill Wolfe and Betsy Ross

Posted on March 7, 2025 by eatsleepwrestle

In the world of professional wrestling, where all the world is a stage and Shakespearean tragedies appear inside the ring and out, G. Bill Wolfe was always a supporting character. Look no…

Was June Byers truly a villain?

Posted on January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 by eatsleepwrestle

Imagine hearing the news that your grandmother will be a character in a major motion picture. Now, imagine hearing that same beloved grandmother has been cast as… the villain! The news certainly…

Fight Night with Scott Romer

Posted on January 15, 2024 by eatsleepwrestle

Four years ago, I drove up to Indianapolis for a night of action. It wasn’t wrestling that night; it was boxing. Scott Romer invited me to tag along as he photographed the…

Meet the Great and Inimitable June Byers!

Posted on November 7, 2023November 9, 2023 by eatsleepwrestle

On November 20, 2023, Eat Sleep Wrestle will release the biography of Women’s World Wrestling Champion June Byers. The Great and Inimitable June Byers chronicles the life story of the woman who…

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…

Want to Be in a Movie About Millie?

Posted on June 16, 2023August 18, 2023 by eatsleepwrestle

If you’ve read my books about Elvira Snodgrass or Mars Bennett or even the history of Louisville, you know who Mildred Burke is. If you’re any kind of fan of the golden…

A Few Recent Interviews

Posted on December 23, 2022August 18, 2023 by eatsleepwrestle

I made a few podcast appearances this week. Here’s my latest conversation with Johngy at The Every Day Fan: Here’s a link to my most recent conversation with the guys at the…

On the Beat with Johngy – September 28, 2022

Posted on September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 by eatsleepwrestle

Had another visit with John Wroblewski at Every Day Fan, this week. This is becoming a habit! This time we’re talking a lot more fiction than wrestling, but we do hit on…

When Wrestling Was in Tiny Bars – Louisville Edition

Posted on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 by eatsleepwrestle

Much ado has been made about a comment from a certain wrestling executive about how wrestling only took place in tiny bars before the WWF came along. Today I decided to share…

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