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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…

Five Matches

Posted on January 7, 2018January 7, 2018 by eatsleepwrestle

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…

Christmas for Kool-Aid Drinkers

Posted on May 19, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle

For IWA Mid-South fans, this is the biggest weekend of the year. It’s bigger than birthdays, weddings, even Christmas. It’s the high flying, anything can happen blood fest known as the King…

On Sale Tomorrow!

Posted on March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle

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…

Flair vs. Lawler on Louisville Television

Posted on February 12, 2017February 12, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle

The Great Brian Last from the 6:05 Superpodcast just posted an episode of Memphis wrestling featuring Ric Flair vs. Jerry Lawler on YouTube. What’s cool is this is a recording of the…

20 Years On, IWA Mid-South May Have Its Best Roster Ever

Posted on January 27, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle

It had been a while since I paid a visit to Southern Indiana’s legendary wrestling promotion, IWA Mid-South. I’m not big on blood and hardcore and deathmatches, a hallmark of IWA-MS, and truth…

The End of IWA Mid-South?

Posted on November 27, 2016November 27, 2016 by eatsleepwrestle

Wrestling has not been this hot in Louisville in decades. While OVW rides a wave of enthusiasm fueled by their increasingly talented roster and their 900th TV taping, turmoil has erupted across the…

Bill Dundee On A Rampage In Louisville Gardens

Posted on October 17, 2016 by eatsleepwrestle

Found another “deep cut” on Youtube worth sharing. This looks like it was late in the Memphis run. You can catch a glimpse of referee Frank Morrell neat the end, and I’m…

Art by Kamala

Posted on January 20, 2016 by eatsleepwrestle

Kamala the Ugandan Giant is one of the great heels of the last 30 years. He’s had some health issues as of late, but is on an upswing. He also recently released…

Tuesday Night at the Gardens

Posted on November 13, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

If you’re a fan of Bluegrass Brawlers, you’re going to love this. Jim Cornette has been working for two and a half years on a book about the Memphis era in Louisville….

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