On May 7, 1915, the night before the Kentucky Derby, wrestling promoter George Beuchel presented a show at Jefferson County Armory in which the World Champion Charley Cutler defended his title against Louisville…
J. Michael Kenyon refused to read my last book. After reading Bluegrass Brawlers and Lord Carlton, JMK refused to read Louisville’s Greatest Show. He got a few pages in before he gave…
Episode 67 of the 6:05 Superpodcast is now available for download. It was my pleasure to do an interview with The Great Brian Last this week about the lost history of Louisville…
Seventy-five years ago today… May 1, 1942 – Jefferson County Armory Derby Eve Show, presented by the Allen Athletic Club. Heywood Allen, promoter. NWA World Heavyweight champion Bill Longson def. Sandor Szabo…
63 years ago today, the Allen Athletic Club presented a Derby Eve wrestling show at the Columbia Gym. The show drew 2100 in attendance that night. Baron Leone def. Wild Red Berry…
The first rule of Southern Underground Pro is… don’t call them SUP GRAPS. Southern Underground Pro is a new wrestling promotion in Nashville. They’re not out to replace anyone else running in…
For the last four months, I’ve been working with “Dr. D” David Schultz on what will be one of the most entertaining wrestling autobiographies you will ever read. The Doctor has an…
This is part two of a series of stories about The Arena in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and the new Grindhouse Academy wrestling school. When 2 Tuff Tony opened the doors of The Arena…
When I first saw Aidan Blackhart, he was a one joke heel who came to the ring with a Shakeweight. Don’t get me wrong, Aidan was great at what he did. The…
Saturday night, Nick Depp made a statement at IWA Mid-South. Before a packed, standing room only crowd in Memphis, Indiana, the young wrestler staked his place in the legendary promotion’s history by…
