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, March 1st, 2026:
Monday, March 2nd, 2026:
Issue 321: Flashback March 1946, The Month In Pro Wrestling, ONE Thing About Lorraine Johnson
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026:
Wednesday, March 4th, 2026:
Issue 323: Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Community Update
Thursday, March 5th, 2026:
Issue 324: The Life & Career of Lord James Blears, ONE Thing About Jerry kozak
Friday, March 6th, 2026:
Saturday, March 7th, 2026:
Issue 326: The Life & Career of Don Joyce, ONE Thing I Learned About Ron Bass
Pro Wrestling History Content for Premium Time Tunnel Subscribers:
Thursday, March 5th, 2026:
The Evolution of Pro Wrestling: The History of the 2 out of 3 Falls Match
Saturday, March 7th, 2026:
Tracking The World Champions On The Sixes: The Month of February
The Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Territory Era Tracking Series Archive:
Saturday, February 7th, 2026:
Tracking The World Champions On The Sixes: January
Saturday, February 28th, 2026:
Tracking The Championship Title Changes for February 1976
31 Great Television Announcers of The Territory Era Series
In the Territory Era of Professional Wrestling, the medium of television changed the sport, energized by the electrifying hosts of the wrestling shows. This series highlights these iconic storytellers.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026:
31 Great Territory Television Announcers: Profile 11: Marty O'Neill AWA Minneapolis, Minnesota
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 months of January, February and March, 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. This week we ended this great series and to have it in the archive for our pro wrestling history enthusiasts for years to come. Thanks to all our great experts and contributors for their help on this great and fun series!
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 latest 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:
The next 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:
We traveled to the deep south to the Continental Championship Wrestling Territory, based in Pensacola, Florida with our good friend, owner and booker, The Tennessee Stud, Ron Fuller to review the many changes in 1985!
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026:
We took the Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel back to 1985 into the Carolinas and Jim Crockett Promotions who has expansion on their mind! The acquisition of the WTBS Channel 17 contract from the WWF took the roster and creative to a national audience and the national expansion war was on. My special guest co-host for this trip was Jammie Ward, who did a fine job on our latest entry in the 1985 Territory Series!
We looked at the amazing Mid-South Wrestling territory, which was contemplating taking their small company into the national expansion spotlight. The last full year of being known as Mid-South Wrestling is 1985 and Greg Klein and I review the year including the exciting DiBiase-Murdoch-Ric Flair angle in November!
For our Main Event of the Series, I called on my great friends and excellent Portland Wrestling Historians, Mike Rodgers and Frank Culbertson, who have collaborated on a whole bushel basket full of books on the Portland and Hawaii Territories! We looked about at how Portland Wrestling was standing firm and holding its own against the coming force of the World Wrestling Federation!
Thank you to everyone who has supported me and this team in doing this series, but watching, listening, liking, subscribing and sharing our shows!
Tony’s Media Appearances This Past Week:
Twisted Turnbuckle Show
I was back on this show with Chris DeCarlo, Benny “The Playa” Scala, Mike DiGregerio and the special guests are Lee Petry, Vladimir Koloff, Wildcat Wendall Cooley, Terry Sullivan, Pat Sims and yours truly! Lost of great video clips and pro wrestling history discussion. Episode 46, The Hollywood Squares Part 4!
The Outdated Wrestling Hour with Bob Smith
Bob Smith is one of the legendary journalists of professional wrestling through “the Apter mags” and his Outdated Wrestling Hour is his weekly podcast. Bob recently invited me to be on his show with Steve Gennerelli to collaborate with them on coming up with a list of the Top 50 Pro Wrestlers of the 1960s! Of course, you know me, this is right up my alley! I had so much fun on this show! Also available where you download your audio podcasts!
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