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![["Richie Acevedo is a resident of Oak Hill, West Virginia and a professional wrestler, wrestling under the name The Cuban Assassin. His father, also a professional wrestler who went by the name The Cuban Assassin, was from Puerto Rico and of Cuban decent and his mother was from West Virginia. He spoke about his family and childhood growing up in West Virginia, his experiences in the professional wrestling industry, and the history of professional wrestling in West Virginia and more broadly in the United States and Canada.This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]%](/image/4224AcevedoRichieIntTranscript12419/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.AcevedoRichie.IntTranscript.12.4.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Richie Acevedo (aka The Cuban Assassin)
- Date:
- 2019-12-04
- Creator:
- Acevedo, Richie
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Puerto Rican families, Oak Hill (Fayette County, W. Va.), Wrestlers, Wrestling, Wrestling matches, Wrestling--History
- Location:
- Oak Hill (Fayette County, W. Va.)
![["Shirley Love (May 15, 1933-July 17, 2020) was a native and resident of Oak Hill, West Virginia. He was a radio and television announcer at WOAY, known for his role as the announcer and host of the popular independent professional wrestling program, Saturday Nite Wrestlin (aka Saturday Night Wrestling). He served in the West Virginia Senate, representing the 11th district from 1994-2008. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates for one term starting in 2016.This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers and individuals related to the wrestling scene in West Virginia."]%](/image/4224LoveShirleyIntTranscript12420/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.LoveShirley.IntTranscript.1.24.20
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Shirley Love
- Date:
- 2020-01-24
- Creator:
- Love, Shirley
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Wrestling, Live radio programs, Oak Hill (Fayette County, W. Va.), Television broadcasting--United States--History
- Location:
- Oak Hill (Fayette County, W. Va.)
