Tag: Jeff Leen

Untold stories of African American female wrestlers revealed in new documentary

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 5, 2018 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews

The process of change requires the undeterred efforts of many. In the world of professional...

Battle of the Sexes: Men vs Women tag in Atlanta

Posted by JEFF LEEN | Apr 11, 2012 | Interviews

Thirty years ago two female wrestlers took part in an historic mixed tag-team match with two male...

Ella Waldek: A life of triumphs and tragedy

Posted by JEFF LEEN | Oct 6, 2011 | Interviews, Obituaries

A natural blonde and a stunning physical specimen, Ella Waldek was one of the most golden figures...

The history of wrestling ‘historians’

Posted by J MICHAEL KENYON - For SLAM! Wrestling | Jul 7, 2010 | Interviews

EDITOR’S NOTE: J Michael Kenyon is presenting this paper on the occasion of the annual...

Mildred Burke book tasteful, factual and startling

Posted by Gary Howard | Aug 18, 2009 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Since the code of silence among the wrestling fraternity was broken some years ago, there has been...

Wrestlers, lions, alligators: The incredible life of ‘Killem’ Gillem

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 13, 2009 | Interviews, Obituaries

“After ten years in the wrestling business, I decided to try something easier, so I switched...

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist turns attention to Mildred Burke in new book

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jul 28, 2009 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

When Millie Bliss was toiling as a teenage waitress on an Indian reservation in New Mexico, the...

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