Charting The Territories

Rogue wrestling historian Al Getz embarks on what he thought would be a simple experiment to see if he could figure out the identity of a masked wrestler from 1963. In the conclusion of this 4-part mystery, we hear from the only two wrestlers still alive who worked with Mr. Szabo and we reveal his true identity for the first time in professional wrestling history.

Thunderbolt Patterson was thankful he got into pro wrestling ... Don Jardine was thankful that Gary Hart was a comic book fan ... Swede Hanson was thankful George Scott always kept him in mind ... and we are thankful for all of our listeners! Tune in as Al Getz and Jon Boucher talk turkey regarding pro wrestling in the territorial era.

Rogue wrestling historian Al Getz embarks on 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 3 of this multi-part mystery, two respected historians offer up their beliefs on who "Mr. Szabo" was, and a skeptical Al sets about to eliminate them both as possibilities.

Hosts Al Getz and Jon Boucher look at the 2nd quarter of 1965 in the McGuirk territory, the 4th quarter of 1981 in Mid-South, and the 3rd quarter of 1973 in Mid-Atlantic, plus Part 3 of Al's interview with Mississippi promoter Gil Culkin.

Rogue wrestling historian Al Getz embarks on 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 2 of this multi-part mystery, Al identifies a prime suspect. And that’s when things take some unusual twists and turns.