400 Court St. Podcast

02/05/2024

Wednesday

The original uncut video of Handsome Jimmy's music masterpiece. Mercy, daddy!

02/05/2024

One of the replica posters I'll be doing for the Legends Reunion is a card I got to see live at the Coliseum. (Billy vs. Dory kind of sticks out like a sore thumb with that lineup, doesn't it?) They are based on the ads that ran in the Evansville Sunday paper until the mid-80s reformatting (and probably a subsequent hike in ad rates).

02/05/2024

It's official! Sean will be there with copies of the books. He'll also have replica event posters, original art and comics.

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We swear we're done adding talent to the show!!!! 🙂
Evansville's first wrestling convention, Wrestling Legends Reunion & Jerry "The King" Lawler Celebration is proud to announce the addition of Sean Dulaney.

A critically acclaimed author of wrestling titles, Sean also an an artist, DJ and a fixture of Evansville's media scene.

His books have been met with great praise from wrestling historians who were shocked to hear about wrestling stories dating back to the 1920s.

Sean will be "in the pit" on Saturday May 11 with copies of all his books pertaining to the history of Evansville. Make sure you visit him and check his table out.

The is the FINAL Evansville reunion and the last time most of these men will ever be in Evansville again. So make the most of it!

Check the comments section for videos and links to tickets.

CASH SALES OF AUTOGRAPHS/PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE AT ALL THE WRESTLERS TABLE!

03/04/2024

In the most recent book, I reveal that a rookie Gino Brito worked in the Tri-state during the early 60s. Here he is a few years later

If you'd like to help me in my ongoing quest to keep finding more obscure wrestling footage you can sign up for my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/KrisPLe...

31/03/2024

We will be there with copies of the books.

From vintage toys, video games & comics, to a FULL retro 80's video arcade, SECRET HEADQUARTERS is on

16/03/2024

Start growing out that mullet. Ricky’s coming home in May.

Get Tickets for LEGENDS OF WRESTLING REUNION.

02/03/2024

She wasn’t in the territory long, but she’s coming back for the reunion. “The Walking Riot” Missy Hyatt is coming to Evansville.

Get Tickets for LEGENDS OF WRESTLING REUNION.

28/02/2024

Pour one out for former Southern champion Soul Train Jones.

Mike Jones, who wrestling fans knew as Virgil and Vincent, has died. The news was confirmed by Pittsburgh referee Mark Charles III who had one of many who continued to look in on Jones as his health failed. Charles III posted to Facebook on the morning of February 28, 2024: My dear friends, i

26/02/2024

Get Tickets for LEGENDS OF WRESTLING REUNION.

15/02/2024

In honor of the anniversary of his passing, here is a link to one of our conversations with Jerry Jarrett.

August 1962 is covered including the last wrestling card to be held at Bosse Field. Plus a visit with John Cosper and a re-visit of one of our conversations with Jerry Jarrett

31/01/2024

Trivia Question: Who did Jerry Jarrett team with in his first Evansville match?

27/12/2023

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16/12/2023

ICYMI: Slam Wrestling had Sean talk a little bit about the latest book on Evansville’s wrestling history.

Sean Dulaney’s The History of Professional Wrestling in Evansville, IN: The Sixties Part Two: 1963 - 1969 was released in November 2023. He shares his experiences working on the book here. There’s a meme out there that I liked so much I actually made it the cover image for my page a

16/12/2023

Ad from 1938 for Agoga Tabernacle tickets.

09/12/2023

FYI - Open House on Sunday afternoon. 📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/vanderburgh-county/evansville-news/curtain-call-wrestling-event-open-house-are-among-last-times-to-see-veterans-coliseum-before-renovation/?fbclid=IwAR2xo96ozlmFJeiOHQHuThAEsfiAGvbkBPGofyKW83awmggkWpDSi59QmAg_aem_AY6vBUxk4oOYA06aLHWfVAibRVdhvmQHQryQ386w8WIvRsJrcWNZ6JIDpY9K2rXyPPo

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — The World Wrestling Alliance says it is time to give the Veterans Memorial Coliseum a “curtain call” following Sunday’s coliseum open house. The WW…

08/12/2023

In one week, “last dance” on Court Street.

08/12/2023

IYKYK

29/11/2023

Today is King’s 35th annual 39th birthday.

23/11/2023

And now, let’s go back 45 years ago for a beloved Thanksgiving story. (Apparently it was on this day in 1978)

Hear the real Randy Savage Waffle House story told by Rip Rogers as he was the only wrestler there that night. Dutch Mantell always talks about the Randy Sav...

23/11/2023

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 23, 1977 - Jerry Lawler and The Gentrys IN CONCERT along with a full wrestling card at the Coliseum in Evansville, IN. A little bit wrestling and a little bit Rock 'n Roll! What a card. What a night!

20/11/2023

Kindle pre-order is LIVE!

Picking up where Part One left off, this volume follows the roller coaster ride that was the Wrestling business in the Tri-state area after the Indianapolis office pulled out of Evansville and the Nashville office tried to make a go of nearby Owensboro, KY. Along with the local action, this editi...

17/11/2023

Shooting for Black Friday on Amazon.

05/11/2023

So close to having the draft ready for editing I can taste it.

Chipping away at 1969 and it finally occurred to me why this book has been like pulling teeth at times. The first three books have all had themes that came through and guided the overall story.

1959 - Rip Hawk revives Leon Balkin’s promotion
1960 - Leon’s success leads to the Indy office wanting a piece of the pie.
The Sixties Part 1 - The Ousting of Leon and the chaos that followed. Plus the Owensboro connection.

That chaos is a big part of why this book has been difficult at times. The business locally from 1963 to 1969 was the very definition of “fits and starts.” As a result it’s multiple stories rather than an overall narrative. It’s the end of an era and a preview of things to come. It’s dead periods and flurries of activity. It’s local politics creating a butterfly effect on who wrestles where. It’s a period I could’ve skipped to get into the Jarrett years, but there’s so much that foreshadows what came in the 1970s it needs to be covered.

Now I just need to put it to bed.

01/11/2023

Owensboro 1968

13/10/2023

Still grinding away on Volume 2 of THE SIXTIES. We're digging up everything pro wrestling in Evansville and Owensboro with a few side trips. For example: this Georgia card with major connections to Evansville.

24/09/2023

Saturday marked the one-year release anniversary of The Sixties Part 1. Today, work continues on Part 2… I’ve been down the rabbit hole that is Cable TV arriving in Owensboro. (There’s a connection. Don’t worry.)