Steve Johnson
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Steve Johnson
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Journalist, wrestling author and researcher, dog agility dad.
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Jim Londos - McFarland
Jim Londos The Golden Greek of Professional Wrestling Steven Johnson Foreword by John “Bradshaw” Layfield Series Editor David L. Chapman 978-1-4766-9687-4 978-1-4766-5480-5
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November 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My multipart series on recovering from Hurricane Helene with grit and hope. www.electric.coop/hurricane-he...
Hurricane Helene: One Year Later
Hurricane Helene put the cooperative spirit to the ultimate test, affecting more lives and destroying more electric cooperative property and infrastructure than any storm in co-op history.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Yay! Objective achieved. You helped get The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Classic Characters into the top 5 wrestling bios on Amazon. Thanks. www.amazon.com/Pro-Wrestlin...
The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Classic Characters
Amazon.com: The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Classic Characters: 9781777344085: Johnson, Steven: Books
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August 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Took a bit of back and forth but delighted that The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Classic Characters is on Amazon and as a Kindle ebook. Ricki Starr, Jerry Graham, Buddy Rose … mirth and mayhem. www.amazon.com/Pro-Wrestlin...
The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Classic Characters
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August 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It was my honor to address the Order of AHEPA athletic banquet in Orlando and present a copy of my Jim Londos book to Supreme Athletic Director Chris Atsaves. I was seated with Nikos Spanakos (seated next to his wife), a 1960 US boxing Olympian where he roomed with Muhammad Ali.
August 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'm pleased to be a part of Book Authority's "Wrestling Books that Define 2025" with my Jim Londos bio. bookauthority.org/books/new-pr... @mcfarland.bsky.social
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July 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Thrilled to deliver a presentation this weekend on Jim Londos, The Golden Greek," with his daughter Christine and John Layfield and then sell a few to great guys like Murphy Costigan at the Wrestling Hall of Fame in Iowa. @mcfarland.bsky.social mcfarlandbooks.com/product/jim-...
July 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Learn how Dr. Jerry Graham are fried chicken (not normal). In my new book: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-pro-wr...
June 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
If Elon Musk and Donald Trump got into a hand to hand battle with sharp steak knives, who would win?

A) Elon Musk
B) Donald Trump
C) The American public
June 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by Steve Johnson
In Ep 73 of Greg Klein's OSRT: Classic Characters we talk to Steven Johnson about his new book in The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series, Classic Characters, wrestling history, the HOF documents, Paul Boesch's war record and so much more. Check it out! www.buzzsprout.com/1997141/epis...
June 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A really fun and informative podcast on my Jim Londos and Classic Characters books with Ray Petree. DM me for personalized copies. Thanks, Ray. youtu.be/ZGRKS5jW4Jw?...
Jim Londos & Professional Wrestling's "Classic Characters" | Petree's Pit #35 | ft. Steve Johnson
YouTube video by Ray Petree
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June 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Who shot a horse he claimed was hiding behind a rabbit, claimed a slave ring captured his mail-order wife and sued Jim Londos? It's Pete Ladjimi, part of The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Classic Characters. Get your copy now. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-pro-wr...
May 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I have eight author copies left of The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Classic Characters, $25 ppd (DM me). Get through Barnes & Noble and get free shipping if you buy $40 (i.e. my other books). Either way, 83,000 words of mirth and mayhem. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-pro-wr...
The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Classic Characters|Paperback
The newest addition to the popular Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series by Steven Johnson and Greg Oliver takes a close-up look at some of the characters, good and bad, who made the business what it is t...
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May 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Long time waiting, but publication day today for The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Classic Characters based on new research and SLAM! updates. Visit www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-pro-wr... or Apple books, Smashwords etc..
May 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The birth of rock and wrestling? Not Honky Tonk or Double J, but the Sweet Man - Elvis 'Rock' Monroe. It's in my book, out tomorrow at the link, or grab it on Apple Books for the cost of a sandwich. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-pro-wr...
May 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Now available: my new book The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Classic Characters. Some cool stuff in here following the line of our PWHF books. Lots of research and lots of fun. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-pro-wr...
The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Classic Characters|Paperback
You know the pro wrestler who holds the sport's record for most patents? No? Well, maybe you know the true origins of rock-and-roll and wrestling. No? Well, maybe you know about the convicted felon wh...
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May 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Fun talk with Dave Dynasty on my Jim Londos book.

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Wrestling Nostalgia EP286 | Remembering Jim Londos w/h Steve Johnson
YouTube video by Nostalgic Dave Dynasty | Wrestling & Horror
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April 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A moral for our times, Murrow relevant today. youtube.com/watch?v=vEvE...
Murrow on McCarthy, no fear, 1954
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April 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
At a time when we're talking, sadly, about immigrant acceptance, there was a day when a Greek immigrant to the US was the most famous athlete in the world. A Q&A on my Jim Londos book. reviewfix.com/2025/03/revi...
March 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The wrestling community will miss this great guy. slamwrestling.net/index.php/20...
A Kiwi Role: Remembering Mat Historian Dave Cameron - Slam Wrestling
For more than 20 years, Slam Wrestling has been the leader in sports entertainment and wrestling news.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Great deal on your wrestling reading. bsky.app/profile/mcfa...
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March 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM