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…
If you’re interested in knowing more about The Black Panther Jim Mitchell, you won’t find any books dedicated to him – yet. I am hoping to change that in the next year…
While combing through the many programs in the Jim Mitchell collection, I came across a 1947 Christmas edition of Pacific Athletic News (PAN) that featured Christmas greetings from more than four dozen…
If you’re a fan of wrestling history, be sure to catch today’s episode of the Jim Cornette Experience. I’m on the show today talking about a few of my favorite things: The…
“Dr. D” David Schultz is a folk hero to professional wrestlers. He is the man who slapped John Stossel on 20/20 for suggesting professional wrestling is fake. At a time when the…
If you heard the Jim Cornette Experience released on Thursday, November 2, you heard him make mention of two letters he picked up from me: one from Morris Siegel and one from…
Start the clock again. More talented wrestlers may be returning to the indies. We’re already counting down for Neville. Now you can add Emma to the list. Emma is a classic example…
Mildred Burke was tough. She was a legitimate shooter trained by Billy Wolfe who could take on men as well as women. She held the women’s world championship for more than twenty…
Sometimes, seemingly insignificant events can change history. That’s true for the world at large as well as the world of professional wrestling. If you want a great example, click here read about…
