puropotsy Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 On Episode 13 of the Wrestling Culture podcast, Dylan and I compare the old territorial system with today's wrestling scene regarding the chance to develop talent. Wrestling Culture Episode 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Ep 13 has been really good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIK Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 From the latest show, there's a few guys still who you could compare with Chris Jericho's world tour career progression Jack Evans pops to mind as being pretty similar PWG/ROH/Super Indys = SMW/ECW Dragon Gate = WAR AAA = CMLL He'll prob never have anything that = WCW/WWF but still. Also, pretty sure Kamala had been wrestling for a # of years before he got the Kamala gimmick. Wasn't particularly good but he'd been trained and had worked a bunch of places by that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puropotsy Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Good call FLIK, I love Jack Evans and overlooked him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khawk20 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Also, pretty sure Kamala had been wrestling for a # of years before he got the Kamala gimmick. Wasn't particularly good but he'd been trained and had worked a bunch of places by that point. He did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Only thing I would add to the Territory discussion is how IWA-MS was very influential to Punk and Hero's development and how especially in 2001 and 2003 the promotion was run like a weekly territory and provided for growth of the workers and variety of opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I fucked up in not mentioning IWA-MS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Also, pretty sure Kamala had been wrestling for a # of years before he got the Kamala gimmick. Wasn't particularly good but he'd been trained and had worked a bunch of places by that point.He even had a stint over here in the UK wrestling as the Mississippi Mauler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khawk20 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 He was "Sugar Bear" Harris at one time too, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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