Author Ed Wheatley at the SLCL Headquarters

The St. Louis County Library Foundation presents St. Louis Sports Historian Ed Wheatley … On Monday, May 16, Wheatley will be speaking at the Library Headquarters about his book, “Wrestling at the Chase”.

Today, WWE professional wrestling rules television and arenas nationwide. Without St. Louisan Sam Muchnick’s leadership, promotions, and his iconic Wrestling at the Chase program hosted in the opulent Khorassan Room of the Chase Park Plaza Hotel, the sport may never have reached its standing today. Filled with hundreds of photos, sports historian Ed Wheatley’s new book shares the history of professional wrestling and the men and women with the monikers of Bruiser, the Fabulous Moolah, Gorgeous George, King Kong, and Nature Boy who came together to offer nearly three decades of entertainment and countless memories for generations beyond.

Books available for purchase at the event … doors open at 6pm for the 7pm event.

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