Tuesday Night at the Gardens - PRO WRESTLING IN LOUISVILLE

Description:

TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE GARDENS-- PRO WRESTLING IN LOUISVILLE By JIM CORNETTE & MARK JAMES --Nearly 300 pages with full color covers! --A history of pro wrestling in Louisville from the debut of Strangler Lewis to the rise of Jerry "The King" Lawler! --More than 500 illustrations--photos, programs and newspaper articles, most not seen in over 40 years! --The most complete analysis of the "golden age" of Louisville Gardens wrestling 1970-1975 ever printed, with all the lineups and hundreds of match results, plus TV show and arena reports taken from Jim Cornette's original eyewitness notes! --Bios of stars like the Fabulous Fargos, Tojo Yamamoto, and Jerry Jarrett! --The complete hundred year history of the Louisville Gardens arena --A detailed, inside look at promoters Nick Gulas & Roy Welch, and their Nashville-based booking office! --Backgrounds on major rivalries, booking details and business statistics from all the Tennessee wrestling circuits! --The only book of it's kind ever written by a major wrestling personality on the sport from a fan AND performer's perspective!

subjects: Wrestling,  pro wrestling,  professional wrestling,  southern,  rasslin,  Louisville,  Kentucky,  sports,  history

Places: Louisville,  Memphis,  kentucky,  Tennessee,  south,  southern,  United States

Times: 1950-1980