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, May 3rd, 2026:
Monday, May 4th, 2026”
Issue 384: 7 Stages of the Territory Era: Stage 5: Investigation: May 1956
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026:
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026:
Thursday, May 7th, 2026:
Issue 387: The Life and Career of Sonny Myers, ONE Thing About Nelson Royal
Friday, May 8th, 2026:
Issue 388: The Life and Career of Mike Shaw, ONE Thing I Learned About Fred Ward
Saturday, May 9th, 2026:
Issue 389: The Life and Career of Jesse James, ONE Thing About Tatsumi Fujinami
Pro Wrestling History Content for Premium Time Tunnel Subscribers:
Happy Birthday Dory Funk, Sr.
In honor of Dory Funk’s 107th birthday, I pre-released the Introduction of my upcoming book, Dory Funk, Sr: The King of the Texas Death Match to our Premium Subscribers who support my work by investing in a paid subscription to the Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel;
Monday, May 4th, 2026:
Premium Subscription Extra: The Introduction to Dory Funk, Sr: King of the Texas Death Match
When I first envisioned the podcast, I wanted to focus on the history of Pro Wrestling in four main categories. One was the territories. I wanted to explore the history of the various geographical areas that made up the various territories and the history of the entire territory era itself. I wanted to focus on the various historic buildings that used to host professional wrestling during those historic times. I wanted to focus on the wrestlers themselves, the various personalities that made this performance art so interesting.
Finally, I wanted to make sure the towns that supported and kept pro wrestling alive for all those years were not forgotten. So,the original name of this podcast was “Personalities, Territories, Towns and Buildings.” That proved to be a little clunky and hard to remember, so i just made it the Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel History Show, and that name has proved to be one of the most emerging and fastest growing podcast brands in the market today. But I still wanted to cover those four subjects, so that where our “Series” idea came in. I decided to do various series covering those four main areas, so today we introduce the “Towns of the Territories” Series starting with the Tennessee Territory and Evansville, Indiana.
This week I am joined on the show by special guest Sean Dulaney — the leading historian and author of the acclaimed The History of Professional Wrestling in Evansville book series — for the series premiere. Together we spotlight the town I used to go to on Wednesday night for Gulas-Welch Company wrestling, Evansville, Indiana, one of the most important stops on the classic Memphis/Tennessee territory circuit.
Drawing on Dulaney’s deep archival research, the episode explores Evansville’s territorial-era legacy: the major promoters, unforgettable nights at the Evansville Coliseum, the stars who regularly passed through town, and the city’s unique place in the broader Tennessee territory story. This new series will run alongside the popular ongoing 1976 Territory Review Series, giving fans always distinct deep dives into the golden age of regional wrestling each week.
Don’t miss the launch of “Towns of the Tennessee Territory” — available now on all major podcast platforms, YouTube, and the Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Substack.
Step into the Time Tunnel and discover the towns that built the territories!
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026:
Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Episode 60: Towns of the Tennessee Territory: Evansville, Indiana
WATCH HERE:
Thank You for Reading, Listening and Watching
I’m Tony Richards, Pro Wrestling Historian, Author and Storyteller. I share the history of pro wrestling territory era in each content vehicle of the Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel. We publish the Week-In-Review each Sunday as a digest for our community members. If you enjoy my information on select events, matches and insights, please share it with folks you think might like to be a subscriber!
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