We continue our 2026 Tragos-Thesz Hall of Fame Series with Episode 70, dropping this morning , July 8th — just days before the big Hall of Fame weekend in Waterloo.Joining us is Ron Fuller, who will be accepting the 2026 Lou Thesz Award on behalf of the Welch/Fuller Family. Ron shares heartfelt memories of his family’s legendary contributions to the business, stories from his own career, and his pivotal role promoting Southeastern Championship Wrestling in 1976. We dive deep into the family legacy that helped shape so many territories.

Our second guest is the noted wrestling historian George Schire. We discuss my own honor — the James C. Melby Award for excellence in journalism and wrestling history preservation — and I have a special surprise for George during the show that you won’t want to miss.Two outstanding guests, rich Hall of Fame conversation, and plenty of territory history. This is one of those episodes you’ll want to listen to more than once.

Brought to you by the Grizzly Up Soap Company — keeping the legends clean and the territory spirit alive!Set your reminders, download it fresh on Wednesday morning, and ride along with us through the Time Tunnel as we celebrate this year’s honorees. Can’t wait for you to hear this one!

Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel History Show, Your Home for the History of Territory Wrestliung!

• (00:00:02) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel: The Territorial Era
• (00:05:10) - Grizzly Oak Soap Company
• (00:07:24) - The Welch Legacy and The Fields Family
• (00:09:06) - The Lou Thes Award
• (00:12:54) - Ronnie Welch on His National Wrestling Alliance Connection
• (00:15:51) - Ron Wright on His New Promotion in Southeastern Wrestling
• (00:20:56) - Ron Wright on Eddie Graham Flying
• (00:25:09) - Don Carson in the WWE
• (00:31:30) - George Tanaka on His Time in Knoxville
• (00:36:58) - George McCrary on His Turn at Knoxville
• (00:42:18) - Wrestlers in the 1980s
• (00:46:02) - Terry Funk on Working With Dori Funk Jr.
• (00:52:24) - Ronnie Garvin Throwing the Championship Off The Bridge
• (00:56:38) - Roy Estes: The Creators of Territory Wrestling
• (00:59:05) - Jace on His Granddad
• (01:04:40) - Billy Gunn on the NWA Convention
• (01:10:07) - Rocky Marciano vs Ed Spider Galinto
• (01:10:54) - Herb Welch on His Career
• (01:14:54) - Uncle Herb and His 100-Year-Old Sister
• (01:18:24) - Herb Welch Was A Wrestling Trainer In Dyersburg
• (01:22:47) - Herb Golden on His Brother Jack
• (01:26:56) - Crazy Dad: The Cap
• (01:31:14) - Jeff Jarrett on His Family's WWE Hall of Fame Induction
• (01:35:00) - Dusty Welch in the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
• (01:43:20) - Wrestling Wars of the 1950s and 1972
• (01:45:46) - WWE Hall of Fame Guest: George Shire
• (01:47:03) - George Shire Returns to "The NFL on ABC"
• (01:48:02) - Pat O'Connor vs Buddy Rogers
• (01:56:10) - Buddy Rogers
• (02:02:11) - The New WWA Territories
• (02:10:43) - NWA Champ Pat O'Connor: Did You Ever Talk To
• (02:17:04) - Tom Ernesto on the NWA
• (02:22:52) - Jerry Oates on Terry Funk's NWA Championship
• (02:24:41) - Jack Briscoe On Harley Dory's Tractor Crash
• (02:29:33) - Buddy Rogers in the National Wrestling Alliance
• (02:32:19) - The James C. Melby Award
• (02:34:02) - Jim Leyland
• (02:40:49) - Mike Chapman
• (02:42:02) - Tony Melby Gets the NWA Melby Award
• (02:50:24) - Tony Robbins on the
• (02:53:54) - George Carlin: If You Would Induct Me Into the Iowa
• (02:57:36) - George Shire and Ron Fuller Stop By Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel History
• (03:00:24) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel: The Vault
• (03:03:05) - Tony Guerrero at the Trago Stays Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
• (03:04:20) - The History of Texas Wrestling