This month Charting the Territories has been looking at Hawaii in 1971 In September we head to the southeast to look at the Gulas-Welch wrestling territory (Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, and parts of 3 other states) in 1971 Here's a sneak peek at part of the Territory Fact Sheet

Today would have been Murdochs birthday. #DickMurdoch

The original episode of Shut Up and Wrestle that I did with the great Kevin Sullivan two years ago: suawpod.com/2022/08/24/epi… #SUAWpod #RIPKevinSullivan

MONSEL'S POWDER! Territory a bit drab, and the ticket booth in need of a jumpstart? Then MONSEL'S POWDER is exactly what you need, so that your box office may succeed! MONSEL'S POWDER!

Especially excited about discussing this promotion as I have quite a bit of space in my one bedroom apartment devoted to housing a good portion of its TV tapes.

A great shot of Lou Albano and Afa, photographed by Michael D’Avanzo.

In 1984, we have record of 14 times the WWF went head to head with the local territory in the same city on the same night. They only drew a bigger crowd than the home territory one time.

Killer Karl Kox and Buddy Moreno. Japan, 1968.

On my way to the airport, heading to Vegas for Cauliflower Alley Club I'll have copies of all five of my books, catch me in the Hospitality Room and say hi!

Nov 11, 1976 Orangeburg SC: As mentioned on the podcast, this is the earliest known match for Sylvester Ritter aka the Junkyard Dog. It is about 6wks earlier than Wrestlingdata has his debut. This is about 6mo after Ritter came home f/Packers camp w/knee injury. h/t Jon Boucher

Pictures of my dad and Jack Brisco from one of my dads photo albums. Amarillo, 1974. Gerald BRISCO 🤼‍♂️

The 2024 Cauliflower Alley Club Jim Melby Award recipient Jason Presley (holding his plaque) and the 2024 TNTHOF Jim Melby Award winner Al Getz (holding a screenshot of his plaque that he keeps on his phone to try and impress the ladies)

August 27, 1971, Los Angeles, CA: “Biggest Wrestling Card in the History of The World” Revenge - Tolos vs Blassie

Wishing a Happy 75th Birthday to the bad man from Borger, Texas- Stan Hansen. First photo was taken by Terry Copeland of Mississippi, second photo is a promo pic circa 1973; probably from Florida.

Some September 1st wrestling cards through the years: Montreal 1948, Hampton, VA 1960, Atlanta 1967, and Jersey City in 1975.

Some September 2 wrestling cards through the years: 1955 in Pasadena, CA, 1966 in Kentwood, LA, 1977 in Hickory, NC, and 1982 in Lexington, KY.

Here is a list of the top feuds in the Gulas-Welch wrestling territory in 1971, based on # of times the match was booked during the year & where it was positioned on the cards You can also see when the matches took place "heat map" style (1/3)

Coming this Thursday on an ALL NEW episode of Charting the Territories, Jon Boucher goes for 4 victories in a row at Gordon Solie's Championship Wrestling Trivia against this month's challenger... author extraordinaire Ian Douglass Ian Douglass