AS I SEE IT: Sputnik Monroe and racism in the American South
Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
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On a weekend where we are still dealing with the verdict of the George Zimmerman trial a week ago, and the demonstrations against the verdict this weekend just past; it’s time to re-run a column from the past…one that talks about racism in America. In this case, it’s what one wrestler, Rocco Brumbaugh, did to make a small change in one American city.
For those of you who haven’t ever heard of him, Rocco Monroe Brumbaugh, aka Sputnik Monroe, was a legendary character in the true old-time Southern wrestling manner. If that was all Sputnik Monroe was…that would have been more than enough for a few good stories among old friends and students of wrestling.