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Before Nashville Had Honky-Tonks, It Had … Pro Wrestling?

Before Nashville Had Honky-Tonks, It Had … Pro Wrestling?

Update: 2025-12-04
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The history of pro wrestling in Nashville predates the Grand Ole Opry. But what happened to our scene? And can the guys from Pro Wrestling Symphony bring it back? Ahead of their Dec. 7 steel cage match event — the first in downtown Nashville for nearly a decade — promoters Connor Casey, Rory Miller, and Pat Dooley sit down with host Marie Cecile Anderson to explain Nashville’s thrilling pro wrestling past, and how they’re bringing it into the present.


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Before Nashville Had Honky-Tonks, It Had … Pro Wrestling?

Before Nashville Had Honky-Tonks, It Had … Pro Wrestling?

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