Boxing Illustrated was never afraid to take shots at Jack Pfefer, this one from 1962.

A wrestling name you won't see mentioned everyday: Mayes McLain. McLain had a unique appeal thanks to his blond hair and Scottish-Cherokee blood, and made his name in football, first at Haskall, then Iowa and finally professionally for the Packers, amongst others.

One of Jack Pfefer's last female wrestling stars, the mysterious Black Pussycat (or, the African Lioness), 1967. Supposedly a Watusi chief's daughter (the Tutsi from around Lake Victoria), she came to the US to find Pfefer - and stardom.

Barbara Baker offers some top notch dining tips for wrestling fans in 1960 Modesto.... and who are you to doubt the champ?

Mae Young is famous for her wrestling exploits from the 1930s to the early 2000s. From wrestling to preaching to crime, Mae Young was never free of controversy.

But did you know she was a promoter? It's true and it's all in my latest column for Slam Wrestling:

slamwrestling.net/index.php/20...

Virginia Mercereau isn't a name that normally pops up when it comes to women's wrestling history, but her life story is a fascinating tale of love, betrayal, bravery, and an all-American girl who refused to give up. Her story is finally told soon. Stay tuned.

Bruno Sammartino was a very real threat to the New England wrestling promotion of Tony Santos, as his local popularity was surging throughout the 1960s. In response, Santos used a knockoff, Bruno SamNartino, and all his press powers to try and knock the real Bruno down a peg.

It failed.

Hi everyone. I am a writer and historian, with my personal research focusing on the "unique" of professional wrestling's past. As a welcome, here are Jack Pfefer and Toots Mondt wishing you the very best.