Tales from the Territories
| Tales from the Territories | |
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| Genre | Professional wrestling Documentary |
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| Directed by | Jason Eisener |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Producer | Various |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Production companies | Vice Studios Canada Seven Bucks Productions |
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| Network | Vice Crave |
| Release | October 4 – December 6, 2022 |
Tales from the Territories is a Canadian documentary television series produced by Vice Studios Canada and Seven Bucks Productions.[1][2] It premiered on April 10, 2022 on Vice TV in the United States, and on Crave's streaming and TV network in Canada.[3][4][5]
The show focuses on the Territory days of the professional wrestling industry, when the National Wrestling Association (NWA) divided North America (and in certain international markets) into smaller regional organizations.[6][7]
List of Tales from the Territories episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Subject(s) | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Memphis: Where Wrestling was Real" | The Continental Wrestling Association from the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee | October 4, 2022 |
| 2 | "Andy Kaufman vs. The King of Memphis" | The rivalry between Andy Kaufman and Jerry "The King" Lawler in Memphis. | October 11, 2022 |
| 3 | "AWA: Bodyslams in the Heartland" | Verne Gagne and the American Wrestling Association (AWA). | October 18, 2022 |
| 4 | "CWF: Bloodstains in the Everglades" | Championship Wrestling from Florida and the superstars that established themselves in the territory, including Hulk Hogan. | October 25, 2022 |
| 5 | "Stampede: The Hart of Pro Wrestling" | Stampede Wrestling and the legendary Calgary based Hart Family headed by Stu Hart. | October 25, 2022 |
| 6 | "Polynesian Pro: Wrestling's Island Dynasty" | Peter Maivia's Polynesian Pro Wrestling | November 8, 2022 |
| 7 | "Portland: Where Wrestling Got Weird" | The Pacific Northwest Wrestling in the Portland territory. | November 15, 2022 |
| 8 | "WCCW: Wrestling's Lone Star Legacy" | World Class Championship Wrestling led by the Von Erich family headed by Fritz Von Erich at the Dallas Sportatorium. | November 22, 2022 |
| 9 | "Crockett: Evil Heels of the Carolinas" | Jim Crockett Promotions | November 29, 2022 |
| 10 | "Mid-South: Bullets, Blades & Bar Fights" | Mid-South Wrestling led by Bill Watts, and the establishment of superstars such as Junkyard Dog, Jake "The Snake" Roberts and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. | December 6, 2022 |
References
[edit]- ^ "TALES FROM THE TERRITORIES". Seven Bucks Productions. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Vice TV - Tales from the Territories".
- ^ "Crave - Tales from the Territories". www.crave.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "411MANIA". Tales From the Territories Draws 113,000 Viewers for Series Premiere. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Blattberg, Eric (2023-02-10). "Tales From The Territories - 7 Wild Stories From The Rock's New Vice Series". TheSportster. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Hillhouse, Dave (2022-11-16). "'Tales from the Territories' shines a light on Portland". Slam Wrestling. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (2025-01-27). "Chavo Guerrero Jr: I wish we would have gotten more seasons out of Tales from the Territories". POST Wrestling. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
