Case #2: My Three Sullivans

Case #2: My Three Sullivans

Author: Arcadian Vanguard June 10, 2021 Duration: 14:34
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 ‘chart’ the paths of all three wrestlers in 1973, using research and logic to correct some inaccuracies in the historical record. But he doesn’t quite solve the mystery…
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Arcadian Vanguard presents Charting The Territories Podcast, a series dedicated to the intricate and often overlooked regional histories of professional wrestling. This isn't a collection of nostalgic anecdotes, though those stories certainly emerge along the way. Instead, each episode is built on a foundation of data-box office receipts, attendance figures, championship lineages, and venue records-to map the actual business and cultural impact of promotions across North America. We analyze how territories rose, competed, and faded, tracing the economic and personal connections that shaped the industry long before it became a globalized spectacle. You'll hear detailed breakdowns of specific eras and regions, understanding not just who was champion, but why it mattered in that city at that time. The podcast connects statistical trends to the human drama inside and outside the ring, offering a clearer picture of how wrestling operated as a local touring business. It’s for anyone who wants to look beyond the well-trodden narratives and appreciate the complex, data-driven reality of wrestling's past. Join us as we reconstruct this history, one spreadsheet and one story at a time, providing a substantive and unique perspective you won't find elsewhere.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 23

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Podcast Episodes
Episode 11: “For God’s Sake Stop the Murder on TV!” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:38:25
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 radio, The Ballad of Bull Ramos, one of the most r…
Episode 9: Charting Scandor Akbar [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:35:15
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 the start of his managerial career in 1977, it’s…
Episode 8: Diamonds are Forever, Except for Don Diamond [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:24:55
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-South Wrestling and talk about the brief career of…
Episode 7: One Week [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:25:42
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 McGuirk territory, plus a look at Bill Watts’ deb…
Episode 6: Turn! Turn! Turn! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:04
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 look at the life of Bobby Jaggers, confusing title…
Episode 5: It Begins with Jim Croce and Ends with the American Males [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:51
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 deceased singer/songwriter? We also talk about Pa…
Episode 4: The Boy from Buffalo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:33:33
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 topics. Jerry Brown, the Last House on the Left, Iv…
Episode 3: Elvis has Left the Building…and Leroy has Entered [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:32:28
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 talk about some of the more interesting characters…
Episode 2: They Drew a House in New Orleans [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:10
Episode 2 of Charting the Territories sees hosts Al Getz and Jon Boucher go back to July 1976 and the first pro wrestling card at the Superdome. They discuss supercards in various territories in the early 70s and show ho…