The week in review is a compilation of the research, writing, audio and video output of Tony Richards and the team at the Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel
This Past Week’s Issues of Our Daily Wrestling History Newsletter, The Daily Chronicle:
The daily newsletter for an injection of events that happened on this day and relative time frames in Territory Pro Wrestling History.
Sunday, February 1st, 2026:
Issue 292: Flashback 1976: Territory Review Q1 Big Time Wrestling Dallas, Texas
Monday, February 2nd, 2026:
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026:
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026:
Thursday, February 5th, 2026:
Friday, February 6th, 2026:
Saturday, February 7th, 2026:
Issue 298: The Life and Career of Mario Galento, ONE Thing About Reginald Love
Pro Wrestling History Content for Premium Time Tunnel Subscribers:
Thursday, February 5th, 2026:
The Story of Nelson Royal, NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion
Saturday, February 7th, 2026:
Tracking The World Champions On The Sixes: January
1985 Territory Review Series:
1985 is the first year of the final stage of the territories in my “7-Stages of Growth of the Territory Era” Framework. This stage is called “Disintegration” as it kicked off the final 10-year period of the territory era, as one by one, the remaining geographic territories began to die, making way for the national expansion companies.
In the month of January and February, we are doing a 40-year review of the situation in the remaining territories in the midst of the wrestling business expanding to a national fan base. Our plans are to do a show reviewing 1985 in each of the remaining territories.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2026:
We began our series with the year of 1985 in review with my WWF co-host Steve Gennerelli:
Championship Wrestling from, Florida with regular co-host Howard Baum and special guest, Bruce Owens for a look at the Florida Territory in 1985.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2026:
This week with my special co-host and World Class Championship Wrestling Historian, Lance Peterson, we went back to review 1985 in World Class.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026:
The next episode in our 1985 Territory Review Series, we go to Memphis, Tennessee with my Tennessee History Co-Host, Tim Dills as we re-visit all the wrestlers, all the angles, all the matches and more in Memphis Wrestling 1985!
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026:
This past week I was so happy to welcome back to The Richards Ranch, George Schire, a long time AWA wrestling historian to review the state of the American Wrestling Association territory in the year of 1985!
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026:
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