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Memphis legends return to Evansville

Posted on April 13, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

If you’re a fan of Memphis wrestling, you need to get to Evansville this weekend. Memphis is returning in a big way. Evansville Pop!Con, a two day comic, movie, and pop culture…

Thank you, Wrestling Observer

Posted on March 25, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

I got a message from a friend of mine on Facebook today. It seems that Bluegrass Brawlers came in third in the voting for 2014’s top pro wrestling book at the Wrestling…

Hoosier Hero Stu Gibson

Posted on March 11, 2015April 22, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle

When I my family moved to Indiana in 1988, we immersed ourselves in Indiana’s proudest tradition, becoming fans of New Albany High School basketball. One of the players we saw every week…

A New Beginning

Posted on March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

The back wall of my man cave is not prepped and ready for battle. Right now, there are 50 cards with 50 stories to find and write. They are stories about promoter…

February 18, 1947: Heywood Allen Says Goodbye

Posted on February 18, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

Sixty-eight years ago this week, Heywood Allen promoted his last show in Louisville, Kentucky. On February 9, 1947, The Courier-Journal reported that Allen had sold his interest in the Allen Athletic Club…

Louisville’s Greatest Matches: Nova vs. John Cena

Posted on February 15, 2015 by eatsleepwrestle

Crybaby Chris Alexander told me about this match when I was working on Bluegrass Brawlers. I honestly am not sure why this story did not make it into the book, other than…

“The Black Panther” Jim Mitchell

Posted on February 4, 2015April 22, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle

One of the wrestlers I discovered while researching Bluegrass Brawlers was a man named Jim Mitchell. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Mitchell was one of the early African American pioneers in professional wrestling….

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