Mike Mooneyham

Charleston

Pro Wrestling Columnist at Post and Courier

Pro wrestling columnist for The Post and Courier. Co-author of Sex, Lies and Headlocks. Member of the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. [email protected]

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Former Crockett right-hand man John Ringley and a lifetime of wrestling memories

1 week ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

This is the 18th and final part of a series on John Ringley, a trusted confidant of the late Jim Crockett Sr. and an influential force in Jim Crockett Promotions during the late 1960s and early ‘70s. For John Ringley, it’s been a good life. Now 85 years old, Ringley reminisces about the halcyon days working with his father-in-law, the late Jim Crockett Sr., a man he still speaks of in reverential tones. “Mr. Crockett and I were very close. My father died young, and he became my father.
John Ringley misses pro wrestling’s characters, camaraderie

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

This is the 16th part of a series on John Ringley, a trusted confidant of the late Jim Crockett Sr. and an influential force in Jim Crockett Promotions during the late 1960s and early ‘70s. These days when John Ringley thinks about the wrestling business, it’s about a profession that he said no longer exists, at least not the one he so fondly remembers from decades ago.
Crockett Promotions sale marked end of wrestling for John Ringley

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

This is the 15th part of a series on John Ringley, a trusted confidant of the late Jim Crockett Sr. and an influential force in Jim Crockett Promotions during the late 1960s and early ‘70s. John Ringley spent a good portion of his life in and around the wrestling business.
Pro wrestling afforded Ringley keys to a colorful, exciting world

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

This is the 14th part of a series on John Ringley, a trusted confidant of the late Jim Crockett Sr. and an influential force in Jim Crockett Promotions during the late 1960s and early ‘70s. Not a day goes by that John Ringley doesn’t think about his days in the wrestling business and the many friendships he cultivated along the way.
Wrestling, baseball mixed at Charlotte’s colorful Crockett Park

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

This is the 13th part of a series on John Ringley, a trusted confidant of the late Jim Crockett Sr. and an influential force in Jim Crockett Promotions during the late 1960s and early ‘70s. While pro wrestling was the bread and butter of Jim Crockett Promotions, baseball also played a major role in the Crockett family history.
Frances Crockett Ringley had flair for the game of baseball

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

This is the 12thh part of a series on John Ringley, a trusted confidant of the late Jim Crockett Sr. and an influential force in Jim Crockett Promotions during the late 1960s and early ‘70s. Frances Crockett Ringley was a rare woman with the rarest of titles for a woman in the 1970s. The daughter of one of the greatest sports and entertainment promoters in the country, Frances was named general manager of the Charlotte Orioles’ minor league baseball team in 1977.
Wrestling: Frances Crockett Ringley was first lady of Charlotte baseball

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

This is the 11th part of a series on John Ringley, a trusted confidant of the late Jim Crockett Sr. and an influential force in Jim Crockett Promotions during the late 1960s and early ‘70s. While pro wrestling was the bread and butter of Jim Crockett Promotions, baseball would also play a major role in the Crockett family history.
Wrestlng: From memoirs to biographies, new wrestling books deliver

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

For a quick look at some of the best pro wrestling books for your reading pleasure, a current crop features several top-shelf offerings. Respected veteran wrestling journalist Evan Ginzburg has released his latest book, and it’s a great one. “Wrestling Rings, Blackboards, and Movie Sets” is a memoir filled with 100-plus never-before-told tales, including the behind-the-scenes making of Darren Aronofsky’s 2018 film “The Wrestler,” of which Ginzburg was an associate producer.
Wrestling: Ringley returns to Carolinas with new, short-lived promotion

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

This is the 10th part of a series on John Ringley, a trusted confidant of the late Jim Crockett Sr. and an influential force in Jim Crockett Promotions during the late 1960s and early ‘70s. Even after leaving Crockett Promotions, John Ringley stayed in touch with the man he had recruited to become sole booker of the territory.
Ringley's wrestling forays after Crockett included Carolinas

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

This is the ninth part of a series on John Ringley, a trusted confidant of the late Jim Crockett Sr. and an influential force in Jim Crockett Promotions during the late 1960s and early ‘70s. After leaving Jim Crockett Promotions, John Ringley’s remaining forays into the wrestling business would include working the east coast of Florida for Eddie Graham, Buddy Lee in Nashville, Tenn., Leroy McGuirk in Oklahoma, and even helping start a new promotion in the Carolinas.