George O' Brien

•George O'Brien, the co-author of the book "Wrestling to Rasslin: Ancient Sport to American Spectacle," passed away earlier today. O'Brien went every year to the Cauliflower Alley Club banquets and would also help young Arizona based talent. He had personally paid for promising Arizona talent to fly to the U.K. and learn the European style of wrestling. John La Rocca noted it's a sad day for the Arizona wrestling community as well as for Premier Wrestling community. O'Brien was the person who opened the door for Joe Graves to come to Premier and have his bouts with Timothy Thatcher.