{"podcast":{"title":"Regional Rasslin' - Territory Talk","slug":"regional-rasslin-territory-talk-5904300","podcast_index_feed_id":5904300,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/regional-rasslin-talkin-territories","website_url":"https://wrestlecopia.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/udoFc3GnuMq7VMbzniMiD_GG_DjZCXL4i7uQSzl3ROs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1NDkzLzE2NjU5/NDgxNDYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"WrestleCopia","episode_count":142,"summary":"Before the national expansion of Pro Wrestling the business was split into many different regional promotions referred to as \"the territories\". Each territory competed within their own regional boundaries with unqiue wrestling stars, championship belts, and local TV. We talk the good old days from the territory era, from the AWA to JCP, New York to Los Angeles, Memphis to Mid-South, Portland to Florida, Stampede to Maple Leaf, Houston to Dallas, well... you get the point!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T14:17:48.534069+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regional-rasslin-territory-talk-5904300"},"episode":{"title":"Rasslin 137: The AWA on ESPN (Setting the Stage!)","slug":"rasslin-137-the-awa-on-espn-setting-the-stage","published_at":"2026-06-09T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regional-rasslin-territory-talk-5904300/rasslin-137-the-awa-on-espn-setting-the-stage","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regional-rasslin-territory-talk-5904300","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/27b1beef","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/27b1beef/e6de3b9c.mp3","summary":"Familiar Guest Roman Gomez returns to Regional Rasslin, as he joins host Ray Russell to set the stage for the upcoming AWA on ESPN Project. The two go back in time a couple years to discuss the infancy of Hulkamania and how the AWA dropped the ball, Verne Gagne's inability to change with the times, Greg Gagne's many claims at what led to business woes, the many talents that came through during the post-Hogan (pre-ESPN) era, Pro Wrestling USA, Roman attending several events in Las Vegas, the Champions of 1985, The Road Warriors impact, Sgt. Slaughter's return, RAMBO Greg Gagne, how the ESPN/AWA deal came about, & much more! If you're enjoying WrestleCopia and interested in helping us continue to grow, please consider Subscribing to our Patreon to help us cover some of our costs! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopia YOU CAN ALSO GIFT SOMEONE A PATREON MEMBERSHIP (OR ASK THEM TO GIFT YOU ONE) AT https://www.patreon.com/WrestleCopia/gift Includes the $5 “All Access” Tier $9 \"VIP Superfan\" Tier, and \"The ULLLTIMATE Tier\", featuring our various VIDEO-CAST Series, Early Show Releases, our insanely detailed show notes (for the Grenade, Monday Warfare, Regional Rasslin, Puro Academy, & Retro Re-View), monthly DIGITAL DOWNLOADS for your viewing and reading pleasure, & more! HELP SUPPORT THE SELF-FUNDED WRESTLECOPIA BRAND, CONSIDER DONATING TO OUR PAYPAL WRESTLECOPIA MERCHANDISE - https://www.teepublic.com/user/wrestlecopia Visit the WrestleCopia Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.com Follow WrestleCopia on “X” (Formerly Twitter) @RasslinGrenade Follow & LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE – https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenade Subscribe to the WrestleCopia Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/RasslinGrenade ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★","meta_description":"Familiar Guest Roman Gomez returns to Regional Rasslin, as he joins host Ray Russell to set the stage for the upcoming AWA on ESPN Project. The two go bac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5166,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/regional-rasslin-territory-talk-5904300/episodes/rasslin-137-the-awa-on-espn-setting-the-stage/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regional-rasslin-territory-talk-5904300/rasslin-137-the-awa-on-espn-setting-the-stage.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}