When I was considering writing a book about wrestling in Louisville in late 2012, there was one story tipped the scale for me as far as my interest. It’s the story of…
I’m packing and shipping the last pair of the Black Panther Jim Mitchell’s boots this week. Two pairs remain at my house. One will go to the Hall of Fame in Waterloo,…
We’re about a month away from launching Dr. D’s autobiography Don’t Call Me Fake: The Real Story of “Dr. D” David Schultz. If you’re too young to remember Dr. D, he was…
Someone on Facebook recently posed an interesting question: if you had a wrestling time machine and could go back to see any wrestling match, what would you go back to see? I…
The word is out: Dr. D has finally told his story, and the book will be released in February. “Don’t Call Me Fake: The Real Story of ‘Dr. D’ David Schultz” is 472…
In September I brought home nine and a half pairs of boots that belonged to “The Black Panther” Jim Mitchell. Six and a half have been sold. I purchased two – one…
It’s always a pleasure to talk with Glen Braget on his wrestling podcast, Rasslin’ Memories, and this week, I made my third appearance. This time around, we talked about Dr. D David…
I’ve been doing some long-overdue digging into Heywood Allen’s pre-Allen Club past in Louisville, specifically pulling results for the Savoy Athletic Club he booked prior to starting his own promotion. Allen became…
My latest book release is a collection of Christmas greetings taken from a 1947 wrestling program. Season’s Beatings is now available on Amazon.com and features more than four dozen wrestlers wishing their…
From Ed “Strangler” Lewis to John Cena, the champs were here. Louisville, Kentucky may not be the first name people associate with professional wrestling, but the River City has had a front…