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Originally Posted by Seanny One Ball
I really want to read more about the territories from a promoter's viewpoint. I'm struggling to find the material though, which in itself is mental given how far spread and divided the territories were. Kayfabe is such a double edged sword for "the business" and history. Now that it's out in the open we can only look back at about 100 years of untold or second hand stories and wonder.
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Best chance for a book like that is if Vince McMahon or Ted Turner ever decide to write one. Vince would be a gold mine since you'd get some inside perspective from both his time running WWF & WWE and his father's time running WWWF. Ted's would likely be from the network perspective of wrestling since he was pretty hands off with actually running WCW.
While not from a promoter's viewpoint, there is a book coming out later this year that has the viewpoint from a jobber during his time in the territories and WWF from the late 70s through the 80s.
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Originally Posted by PWI
10/3 - Job Man: My Life in Professional Wrestling by Chris Multrer & Larry Widen
"Milwaukee-native Chris Multerer wrestled for more than a decade, starting in 1978, on professional circuits around the United States. As a “job man,” Multerer made the superstars of wrestling, such as Mad Dog Vachon and Hulk Hogan, shine. In cities around the country, thousands of screaming fans cheered when their favorite wrestlers pinned and punished Multerer in a variety of painful ways. In Job Man, Multerer, along with his friend Larry Widen, shows what life was like for wrestlers outside the spotlight. Long nights on the road, thoughtful takes on some the biggest personalities in the business, and, perhaps most of all, a love for the sport, are as much a part of Multerer’s revealing and remarkable story as his time in the ring."
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07-27-2019, 08:37 PM
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