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Want to Be in a Movie About Millie?

Posted on June 16, 2023August 18, 2023 by eatsleepwrestle

If you’ve read my books about Elvira Snodgrass or Mars Bennett or even the history of Louisville, you know who Mildred Burke is. If you’re any kind of fan of the golden…

Take a Trip With Mars

Posted on June 3, 2022June 10, 2022 by eatsleepwrestle

I’m so excited to see the reaction to this book so far. When you write about a wrestler who was born 100 years ago (this August) and died 65 years ago (also…

Lady Wrestler Unveils an Unforgettable Tale of Wrestling Pioneers

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 by eatsleepwrestle

When the largest wrestling company in the world tried to honor the second African American woman to lace up the boots, they made three mistakes. One, they didn’t not contact her family….

Now Available!

Posted on July 15, 2020July 31, 2020 by eatsleepwrestle

Never heard of Elvira Snodgrass? Neither had I. She passed away in 1956, and most of the ladies who survived her seem to have simply forgotten her. In her prime she was…

The Golden Age for Wrestling Research

Posted on January 31, 2020 by eatsleepwrestle

The 2020 CAC James Melby Award Winner Greg Oliver just posted a terrific editorial on Slam! Wrestling about the quest to chronicle pro wrestling history. After reading an advance copy of the…

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…

Elvira Snodgrass: The Toughest “Girl” Wrestler of Them All

Posted on October 26, 2017February 8, 2018 by eatsleepwrestle

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…

The Real Queen of the Ring the WWE Won’t Tell You About

Posted on August 24, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle

The WWE loves to rewrite history in its own image. They want you to believe that Bruno Sammartino was a greater champion than Lou Thesz. They want you to believe Andre the…

A Fan Remembers the Allen Athletic Club

Posted on August 20, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle

I had the privilege of meeting a man named Jim Oetkins today. Jim was just a kid when the Allen Club was running on Tuesday nights at the Columbia Gym in Louisville,…

Sisterhood of the Squared Circle is a Knock Out

Posted on April 20, 2017April 21, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle

A few years ago I started work on what was going to be a history of women’s wrestling. I did some research, bought a few magazines, reached out to a few ladies…

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