Billy Wicks: ‘Pops’ was source of stories, inspiration

Long before Jackie Fargo feuded with Al Greene and Jerry Lawler feuded with just about everybody, there was no doubt about the most historic blood rivalry in the Tennessee territory: Billy Wicks and Sputnik Monroe. They broke gate records, and each other, in a series of battles in 1959 and 1960 so pitched that Wicks … Continue reading Billy Wicks: ‘Pops’ was source of stories, inspiration