Charting The Territories Podcast

Episode 16: Pez Dispensers, Twisted Sisters, Cauliflower Alleys & Dog Shit

This month Al Getz & Jon Boucher look at the summer of 1973 and the winter of 1965 in the McGuirk territory. Discussions of Tank Morgan, Pez Whatley, Bill Ash, Treach Phi

Case #3: The Curious Case of Mr. Szabo (PART I)

Rogue wrestling historian Al Getz begins what he thought would be a simple experiment to see if he could figure out the identity of a masked wrestler from 1963. In part 1

Episode 15: A Balanced Diet of Babyfaces

Whether you like pork chops, candy, or “oates”, the McGuirk/Watts territory had you covered in the 3rd quarter of 1977. This month Al Getz & Jon Boucher discuss that time

Stats 101 Lesson #3: Texarkana Arkansas

This month on Stats 101, Al Getz discusses his trip to the Arkansas State Archives in Little Rock as part of his never-ending quest to find heretofore undocumented house

Episode 14: Threat Level Midnight Express

Join Al Getz & Jon Boucher as they look at Mid-South in the summer of 1981 and the McGuirk territory in the summer of 1964. Is Al brave (foolish?) enough to give an hones

Stats 101 Lesson #2: Montgomery Alabama

Listen as Al Getz discusses the new Frequent Opponents and Partners statistics that he created to quantify wrestling feuds. He also discusses his recent trip to the Alaba

Episode 13: Art, Hercules, Liberace, Tarzan, Gypsy, Butcher, oh my!

This month Al Getz & Jon Boucher look at several wrestlers who worked for Leroy McGuirk in 1964 and 1973. They also discuss Amarillo and Killer Karl Krupp, a recent Stori

Stats 101 Lesson #1: Dothan Alabama

A new bimonthly podcast featuring rogue wrestling historian Al Getz discussing his travels to various libraries and state archives on a never-ending hunt for more profess

Case #2: My Three Sullivans

In the early 1970s, there were three wrestlers active in North American who used the ring name Eddie Sullivan at various times. Rogue wrestling historian attempts to ‘cha

Episode 12: A Dog and A King

This month Al Getz & Jon Boucher discuss Sylvester Ritter’s experiences in a newly desegregated high school in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King. It’s a

Case #1: Who’s Johnny?

In the first of a new series of short-form podcasts from the rogue wrestling historian behind Charting the Territories, Al Getz examines some of the minor details that pr

Episode 11: “For God’s Sake Stop the Murder on TV!”

This month Al Getz & Jon Boucher look at Tony Borne’s career including major stipulation bouts in Mexico and Houston, Mario Galento exposing the business live on Memphis

Episode 10: Dennis Stamp is Booked, Al is Gifted and Donald Rumsfeld is Quoted

This month’s episode has a LIVE UNBOXING of a birthday present from Jon to Al. We look at the 1st quarter of 1973 in the McGuirk territory and discuss Dennis Stamp, Bull

Episode 9: Charting Scandor Akbar

This month’s podcast sees Al Getz & Jon Boucher looking at the in-ring wrestling career of Scandor Akbar. From his earliest known appearances in 1962 as Jim Wehba through

Episode 8: Diamonds are Forever, Except for Don Diamond

This month’s podcast sees hosts Al Getz and Jon Boucher discussing the recent passing of both Danny Hodge and Jack Curtis Jr. They look at the 1st quarter of 1981 in Mid-

Episode 7: One Week

Episode 7 of Charting the Territories sees hosts Al Getz and Jon Boucher digging in deep to one specific week in late 1972 where we have records for 21 house shows in the

Episode 6: Turn! Turn! Turn!

Episode 6 of Charting the Territories has hosts Al Getz and Jon Boucher looking at the McGuirk territory in the 4th quarter of 1976, featuring three babyface turns. They

Episode 5: It Begins with Jim Croce and Ends with the American Males

Episode 5 of Charting the Territories has hosts Al Getz and Jon Boucher focus on Mid-South Wrestling in the 4th quarter of 1980. Did Bill Watts take booking advice from a

Episode 4: The Boy from Buffalo

Episode 4 of Charting the Territories has hosts Al Getz and Jon Boucher focus on September 1972 in the McGuirk/Watts wrestling territory, but also cover a wide range of t

Episode 3: Elvis has Left the Building…and Leroy has Entered

Episode 3 of Charting the Territories sees hosts Al Getz and Jon Boucher talk about the McGuirk territory in 1961 as they expand into Louisiana for the first time. They t