This week, we wrap up the year of 1975 in the great state of Texas! We begin our show in the Dallas Big Time Wrestling Territory as our good friend and analyst Greg Klein joins us once again to travel the roads to all the towns and building in the Dallas loop! The arrival of The Mongolian Stomper and the classic show down in the Sam Houston Coliseum with the Man of 1,000 Masks, Mil Mascaras. All the matches, angles and feuds that close out the year of 1975 with Fritz Von Erich, Red Bastien, Joe Blanchard, Paul Boesch and others!

Then, I head out to West Texas with a new guest on our show, my friend Dan Black, who grew up in the Amarillo territory and has some great memories to share. We talk about the debut of The Silver Streak from a very famous wrestling family in West Texas, the Western States Title run of Frank Goodish, the arrival and angle of the masked Super Destroyer and his program with Terry Funk. We will also discuss the Poffo Family, Angelo, Lanny and Jim Pride. Thank you for going on this amazing ride of miles and miles of Texas on this week’s Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel History Show!

• (00:00:02) - Podcast
• (00:00:36) - Thanksgiving
• (00:02:50) - The Evolution of Wrestling: The Year 1925
• (00:07:07) - 1984
• (00:10:16) - NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match
• (00:16:26) - Rick Martel vs Stan Hansen
• (00:22:08) - Andre the Giant vs. John Tolos
• (00:28:11) - Johnny Valentine Plane Crash Update
• (00:34:44) - Terry Funk Gets The NWA American Heavyweight Title
• (00:39:45) - Thanksgiving in the NWA
• (00:43:36) - Fritz Von Erich vs Terry Funk
• (00:50:47) - The Mongolian Stomper in Houston
• (00:53:38) - Christmas Gifts given away in Houston in 1975
• (00:57:47) - Did Mill Come to the Ring With His IWA World Title?
• (01:02:27) - Terry Funk Wins World Heavyweight Title
• (01:06:07) - End of 1975
• (01:08:25) - Dan Black On His First Appearance On The Pro Wrestling Podcast
• (01:13:24) - West Texas Wrestling
• (01:16:28) - Terry Funk vs Sputnik Monroe in West Texas
• (01:22:31) - Andre the Giant vs Terry Funk in West Texas
• (01:27:04) - Terry Funk's Lubbock run
• (01:33:23) - Ricky Romero in Lubbock
• (01:36:21) - Terry Funk
• (01:41:29) - Dori Funk Jr vs Frank Goodish in November
• (01:46:33) - Randy Tyler in Lubbock
• (01:53:12) - Terry Funk vs. Junior Junior
• (01:56:16) - Terry Russell Winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
• (02:01:05) - Terry Funk on His NWA Championship Run
• (02:04:07) - The New NWA Western States Championship Match
• (02:07:47) - Dan Black on Terry Jones' Death
• (02:10:56) - Terry Funk's NWA World Championship Run

Here it is! Episode 34 of the Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Show and this week, we wrap up the year of 1975 in the Gulas-Welch Tennessee Territory with my Tennessee Historian and Analyst Tim Dills! Tim and I tour around the huge territory covering matches in Nashville, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Memphis and others! All the matches, angles,storylines and stars including The Mongolian Stomper finally meeting his Waterloo and leaving for Texas. Bob Armstrong, Bill Dundee and Jerry Lawler triangle that ends up with Lawler turning heel and the seeds of the beginnings of the Lawler-Dundee feud that will last for decades are sown! These terrific fun things and much, much more.

Tim and I are joined at the beginning of our show by Kevin McCann, historian and author to discuss his book on the legendary heel, Rowdy Red Roberts who dominated rings in the Tennessee Territory with his ongoing decades-long deud with all the Welch Brothers, Tex Riley and others. We are excited to have Kevin on the show to talk about his first book and one about one of the forgotten but most wonderful heels in Pro Wrestling History. Join us and learn all about the life and career of Rowdy Red Roberts!

• (00:00:02) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Podcast
• (00:07:09) - 31 Legends of Pro Wrestling Announcers
• (00:13:53) - Goulas Welch in Tennessee Wrestling
• (00:16:27) - Bookmark Review
• (00:23:02) - Jerry Jarrett on Red Bull
• (00:23:51) - What was the most interesting thing you found out about Red
• (00:29:53) - Bob Brownie Roberts Working With The Referee
• (00:36:21) - Roddy Piper on Rowdy Red Roberts
• (00:40:13) - Red Roberts
• (00:46:41) - Thank You, Tim Feist
• (00:47:22) - Dyersburg Pro Wrestling Legends on Uncovering Secrets
• (00:50:07) - 1975
• (00:55:19) - Pepper Gomez
• (00:59:53) - The Nashville vs Memphis Wrestling Wars
• (01:04:23) - Alabama Passed a Bill to Allow Wrestling on Sundays
• (01:08:59) - Jerry Lawler Supports Silky Sullivan's Run for City Council
• (01:11:11) - Eddie Gilbert
• (01:17:39) - Bob Armstrong vs Ole Anderson
• (01:25:26) - Jerry Lawler vs Bill Dundee
• (01:31:54) - David Schultz on Bill Ash's debut
• (01:36:57) - Jerry Lawler vs Andre the Giant in 1974
• (01:40:46) - Bounty Hunters vs Jackie Fargo in Tennessee
• (01:46:54) - Tennessee Management legend Saul Weingroth back
• (01:51:26) - Tennessee Athletic Commission Business
• (01:55:28) - John Ringley Asking for Promoter's Licenses in Tennessee
• (02:02:08) - Jerry Lawler and Harry Thornton in 1975
• (02:06:07) - Harry Thornton Worked Almost Every Territory in 1975
• (02:11:42) - Dave Brown Gets Attacked By His
• (02:16:30) - Arthur Williams, who wrestled under the name Rufus Jones
• (02:17:50) - Bill Warren and the Jackson Athletic Commission
• (02:22:02) - Tennessee Wrestling: How Much Money Was the Athletic Commission Taking in
• (02:27:44) - Wrestling in Tennessee: The Money
• (02:32:39) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel

On this week’s episode, we present our 2025 version of our Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Thanksgiving Spectacular Show! Eminating from The Richards Ranch in Western Kentucky, our show today is packed with Thanksgiving Memories! We cover Thanksgiving Shows from Tennessee, the AWA in Minneapolis, Amarillo, Charlotte, Norfolk, Atlanta, Kansas City and Miami!

Our guests on the show are George Schire, Jerry Oates, Bobby Simmons and Mike George. Everything from Abdullah and The Sheik in a steel cage, a Mask vs The Georgia Title Match, A match involving Ernie Ladd and Bobo Brazil tag team, Bob Geigel’s booking, referees in wrestling, bookers, Jerry & Ted Oates vs Dutch Mantell and Ron Bass, The Destroyer, the Jerry Oates and Mike George Tag Team, Driving home to St. Joseph from Miami in a Thanksgiving snowstorm and much, much more!

Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Presents: Personalities, Territories, Towns & Buildings Episode 32, this week on the Time Tunnel Wrestling History Show, I welcome regular WWWF Analyst and Commentator, Steve Gennerelli.

On this week’s episode, we wrap up the year of 1975 with discussion on more classic Bruno Sammartino Title Defenses wotking with some of the hottest heels in the business, Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame class member in 2025, Spiros Arion, Waldo Von Erich, Ivan Koloff and even Captain Lou Albano was still getting a lot of heat in 1975. The tag team championship will change hands as The Blackjacks’ short run as champions comes to an end as Blackjack Mulligan is needed elsewhere. Those topics and much, much more!

Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Presents: Personalities, Territories, Towns & Buildings Episode 31, this week on the Time Tunnel Wrestling History Show, I welcome Michael Norris, Pro Wrestling Historian for the Gulf Coast Wrestling Territory!

On this week’s episode, we discuss more of the history of the territory including Michael’s favorite feud of all time and more of the happenings in the various towns and buildings across South Alabama, Mississippi and the panhandle of Florida.

You will enjoy this episode on one of the least covered territories of the territory era in professional wrestling, the Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling territory!

• (00:00:02) - Podcast
• (00:00:40) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Podcast
• (00:06:59) - Michael Norris on the History of Gulf Coast Wrestling
• (00:09:26) - Gulf Coast 101: The History Of The territory in 1975
• (00:10:38) - Gulf Coast History
• (00:13:15) - The Mysterious Medics vs Jerry Oates
• (00:20:08) - Kelly Jones
• (00:27:23) - Spears and Ricky Fields in Georgia
• (00:28:36) - Bobby Shane in Mobile
• (00:37:38) - Bob Kelly vs Shane Lee
• (00:44:36) - The Mighty Yankees in NWA
• (00:51:39) - McGurk vs Mantell
• (00:52:41) - Ricky Neal Was billed as Ricky Neal in 1975
• (00:58:49) - Pensacola and Biloxi on TV
• (01:00:53) - The Gulf Coast Six Man Tag Team Championship
• (01:04:25) - Pensacola vs Panama City Wrestling
• (01:09:47) - The Interns vs The Medics in Mobile
• (01:16:54) - Double Main Event at Alabama
• (01:21:25) - Wrestling in the Mississippi
• (01:27:36) - Bounty Hunters vs Frank Dalton
• (01:35:07) - How Much Money Did The Infernos Make In 75?
• (01:42:34) - Roy Welch and Nick Ghoulis
• (01:49:25) - Plowboy Frazier on Roy and Nick
• (01:53:51) - Albert Welch on His Hall of Fame Moment
• (01:58:34) - Roy Welch and Jerry Jarrett
• (02:05:23) - Welch on a Deal
• (02:10:09) - Goodbye Kentucky Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Podcast

Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Presents: Personalities, Territories, Towns & Buildings Episode 30, this week on the Time Tunnel Wrestling History Show, I welcome Steve Verrier, author of Wrestling in the Pacific Northwest, the Gene Kiniski biography and co-author of the Wilbur Snyder biography!

On this week’s episode, we discuss the booking office, territory and promotion of Vancouver, British Columbia. Largely owned by former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Gene Kiniski, we discuss the personalities, towns, buildings, angles, television product and legendary matches that took place in Vancouver throughout the year of 1975.

You will enjoy this episode on one of the most overlooked territories of the territory era in professional wrestling, the Vancouver territory!

Plus Tony answers these questions sent into the show:

1. Tony, other than Gordon Solie and Lance Russell I'm territory days who in your opnion who was good wrestling announcers in the day?
2. What wrestlers have been forgotten that we need to remember?
3. What are your thoughts on multi-time world champions, such as 14-time world champion and such?
4. I would like to hear about the All South and how they challenged Crockett promotions in NC and SC and what the internal challenges were? Did you know the promoter even backed one or two of them?
5. Tony, What are your thoughts about David Von Erich as NWA World Champion?

• (00:00:02) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel: History Podcast
• (00:01:24) - Audio Version of OUR Show Now Available
• (00:02:36) - The WFIA Podcast and The Hollywood Squares
• (00:06:13) - The WWE Hall of Fame Selection
• (00:12:50) - Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel
• (00:14:16) - Rod Fenton
• (00:22:38) - Vancouver and British Columbia
• (00:34:06) - Vancouver's dominant wrestlers in the mid-70s
• (00:40:34) - George Gordienko Was Blacklisted in the United States
• (00:48:35) - Jack Briscoe Came Through Vancouver Wrestling in 75
• (00:56:05) - Was Cross-Promotion Possible In Oregon?
• (00:58:58) - Gene Kaniski Was Never Promoter or Owner of a Wrestling
• (01:06:56) - Ron Maurier On All-Star Wrestling
• (01:14:27) - Vancouver's Wrestling
• (01:16:20) - Tony DiBienna on Wrestling
• (01:19:15) - Vancouver Wrestling
• (01:21:39) - My List of 31 Wrestling Announcers
• (01:30:54) - What Wrestlers Have Been Forgotten?
• (01:35:25) - Remembering Forgotten Wrestlers
• (01:39:19) - George Shire on Multi-Time World Champions
• (01:49:07) - Would David Flair Have Left the National Wrestling Alliance?
• (01:57:05) - The WWE World Championship
• (02:04:18) - All South Wrestling vs Crockett Promotions
• (02:13:51) - Tony Richards

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!

• (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?

• (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