Plugola Central: WRESTLING BABYLON Author Muchnick on 'Wrestling Observer Live,' Sunday, June 10

Irvin Muchnick, author of WRESTLING BABYLON: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal, will be a guest on “Wrestling Observer Live,” the popular radio show hosted by Dave Meltzer, on Sunday, June 10.

“Wrestling Observer Live” airs 8-10 p.m. Eastern time (5-7 p.m. Pacific time) Sundays on Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 122 and is syndicated by the Sports Byline USA network. A complete list of affiliates is at http://sportsbyline.com/affil.htm. The show also streams live at the website of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, http://wrestlingobserver.com.

In its third decade of thorough weekly coverage of the pro wrestling industry’s inner workings, the Wrestling Observer is universally regarded as the No. 1 publication in its field. Currently, in addition to producing the newsletter and hosting “Wrestling Observer Live,” Meltzer writes a regular column on mixed martial arts for the Los Angeles Times.

WRESTLING BABYLON, Irvin Muchnick’s hot-selling book about pro wrestling behind the scenes, has been widely praised by, among others, Sports Illustrated’s Frank Deford and ESPN’s Bert Randolph Sugar. Links to the author’s reviews and media appearances are at http://wrestlingbabylon.com.

Muchnick is scheduled for book signings in St. Louis at the Pro Wrestling Shirt Shop, South County Mall (Thursday, June 21) and Borders Books, Sunset Hills Plaza (Friday, June 22), with local media appearances before and after. For details, follow the WRESTLING BABYLON Blog, http://muchnick.net/babylon. Media inquiries: media@muchnick.net.