Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Territory History Show

Our podcast focuses in on a by-gone era of regional booking offices in the territory era of wrestling talent in historic towns and legendary buildings around the world. On this week’s episode, we discuss the promotion owned by Dick The Bruiser and Wilbur Snyder, the World Wrestling Association. What was the television like? And the towns, such as the home base of Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as Champaign, Illinois, Terre Haute, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Bloomington, Hammond, Lafayette, Gary, Indiana and sharing Chicago, Illinois with the AWA. We are going to dig into the history of the territory as well as the WWA World Champion for most of 1975, Ox Baker and the WWA World Tag Champs, Sgt Jaques Goulet and Pvt LaBeouf, The Legionnaires. Dave lets us in on some of Dick The Bruiser’s simple booking philosophy that kept the WWA rolling in dollars and television viewers throughout the mid-1960s and all through the 1970s. You will enjoy this episode on one of the least talked about territories of the territory era in professional wrestling, the WWA! Chapters (00:00:02) - Podcast(00:00:56) - FYIs(00:04:19) - A Tribute To Territory Era Commentators(00:07:49) - WWE From Indianapolis(00:09:51) - Bruiser vs Dave Dynasty(00:13:43) - In the Elevator With My Mother(00:13:53) - Dave Dark on Starting a Wrestling Podcast(00:18:48) - WOJO on Jerry Graham Jr.'s Death(00:23:50) - Bruiser Miller on His Controversy(00:28:27) - Bruiser vs Vince McMahon(00:33:58) - Bruiser's Indianapolis Studios(00:37:56) - Bruiser the Clown on Indiana(00:40:40) - Nick The Bruiser on His CHAIN(00:45:07) - Bruiser vs Sheiks in Indianapolis(00:48:30) - St. Louis Wrestling Legends reminiscing about Dog the Bruiser and(00:51:58) - Bruno Sammartino(00:56:14) - Bruiser vs Luther in Detroit(00:58:24) - Legionnaires vs The Crusher(01:02:23) - Paul Christie on His WWE Days(01:04:58) - Bob Bruiser on His Booking Plans(01:09:21) - BRUISER AND CROSSES(01:11:45) - WWE 125(01:15:43) - Pepper Gomez's Run With the WWE Championship(01:18:21) - Bruiser's Last Match of 1975(01:22:56) - Dave On Nostalgic Dave Dynasty(01:26:08) - Interviewing Raven on My Podcast(01:28:22) - 1975

Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Presents: Personalities, Territories, Towns & Buildings Episode 28, this week on the Time Tunnel Wrestling History Show, I welcome Lib Ayoub, the author of “It’s All About the Belt”, The World Heavyweight Title Belts of the American Wrestling Association 1960-1990. In the second half of the show today, I answer questions in our first Q&A segment. Questions for this week’s Q&A: What the Tony Richards’ Origin Story with Pro Wrestling? What were the “Peak Years” of the Territory Era? What World Title Changes Would You Have Wanted To Be There Live For? Can You Give A History of Wrestling In San Antonio, Texas? Can You Talk A Little About The Relationship Between Doc Sarpolis and Dory Funk, Sr?   Chapters (00:00:02) - Podcast(00:00:35) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Podcast(00:04:37) - New Book Review(00:06:58) - Wrestling's Championship belts(00:10:11) - Replica AWA Rings(00:15:34) - The First AWA Champion's Belt With Snake Skin(00:18:21) - NWA US TV Championship Belt(00:21:27) - The Police Gazette Belt(00:25:46) - The AWA World Championship(00:27:37) - The Inmate Championship Belt(00:32:31) - Jerry Lawler On The AWA Championship Belt(00:36:33) - The Incentives Section of Your Book(00:39:47) - The History of the AWA World Championship(00:45:23) - Roy Welch Should Be Inducted Into The Wrestling Hall of Fame(00:50:10) - Fooled by the AWA Championship belts(00:51:32) - Tony Richards Origin Story(01:00:51) - Tony Richards Creates Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel(01:02:04) - What Were The Peak Years of Wrestling?(01:13:25) - Sam Mushnick vs National Wrestling Alliance: Stage 3(01:21:48) - What World Title Change Match Would You Have Wanted To Attend?(01:26:19) - Dori Funk Senior(01:33:04) - Texas Wrestling in the 1940s(01:42:16) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Podcast

Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Presents: Personalities, Territories, Towns & Buildings Episode 27, this week on the Time Tunnel Wrestling History Show, we review several names on this year’s Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame Ballot. I asked three of our regular guests and experts to come on the show to discuss who they believe should be elected to this year’s Hall of Fame Class. Steve Gennerelli, Brian R. Solomon and Greg Klein graciously accepted my invitation and are at the Richards Ranch for this great and thorough discussion and, of course, I have my own favorite that I am advocating for in this year’s voting. Come along for the ride as we discuss: Gorilla Monsoon The Junkyard Dog The Grand Wizard Roy Welch Morris Sigel George Scott Wild Bull Curry and a couple of others! Chapters (00:00:02) - Podcast(00:00:34) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel(00:03:40) - The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Vote(00:06:02) - Dave Meltzer on the WWE Hall of Fame(00:07:36) - The Wrestling Hall of Fame Ballot(00:13:01) - The 605 Super Podcast Hall of Fame(00:14:34) - The WCW Ballot(00:16:00) - Guilla Monsoon in the WWE Hall of Fame(00:19:01) - The Wrestling Hall of Fame(00:26:27) - The Worst Commentator In WWE History(00:29:29) - Steve Austin on Vince McMahon's Road Agents(00:34:37) - Honoring Gorilla Monsoon(00:39:31) - Dave Meltzer on the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame(00:44:05) - Gorilla in the WWE(00:52:09) - What Killed New Orleans? The Junkyard Dog(00:59:10) - Oli Criticizes Tommy Jones' 1990(01:03:38) - Junkyard Dog: The History of Wrestling(01:06:50) - The Iron Sheik Should Be in the WWE Hall of Fame(01:14:29) - Junkyard Dog's WWF Run(01:21:47) - The Grand Wizard Is In(01:28:01) - The Grand Wizard vs Bul Curry(01:31:21) - The Wizard In WWE(01:36:47) - Honorizing Roy Welch(01:46:16) - Morris Siegel and Roy Hall of Fame(01:54:54) - Paul Bosch Owned Houston Wrestling(01:59:16) - COWBOY BOSS EXCLUSIVE(02:02:10) - June Byers for Women in Wrestling(02:08:52) - Wrestlers in the South: Cynical(02:11:49) - Final Vote for the WWE Hall of Fame(02:13:20) - Siegel vs Sylvester Siegel(02:14:14) - George Scott Should Be In The Wrestling Hall of Fame(02:17:31) - The Pro Wrestling Observer's Hall of Fame(02:18:49) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel