Mike Mooneyham

1 week ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

This is the third part of a series on the legendary “Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff. See Part 1 and Part 2 here. More than 250 men and women have been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame since its inception. Created in 1993 when Andre The Giant was posthumously inducted as the sole honoree that year, the Hall has included names ranging from world champions like Bruno Sammartino to non-wrestling celebrities like Snoop Dogg and even an American president.

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Mike Mooneyham

This is the first part of a series on the legendary “Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff“You are my sunshine, my only sunshineYou make me happy when skies are greyYou’ll never know dear, how much I love youPlease don’t take my sunshine away”Melodie Perras can’t help but smile when listening to those heartfelt lyrics from that old-time standard. They hold special meaning because her grandfather used to sing that tune to her and her sister whenever they would go riding down the highway.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

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.