Plot Synopsis

Executive produced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Dany Garcia, TALES FROM THE TERRITORIES is a one-hour documentary series that takes viewers deep into a long-forgotten and wild period of wrestling. The show chronicles a time when the business was all about the smaller territory-based wrestling organizations and before the 1980s boom brought on in part by cable television. This was the time before wrestling expanded nationally, when different areas across the US and Canada (aka Territories) were areas dominated by unscrupulous bookers, rabid fans who fervently believed in their favorite characters and fearless wrestlers who blurred the lines between fiction and reality both inside and outside the ring. TALES FROM THE TERRITORIES provides firsthand accounts from legends who relive their past through re-enactments and stories that have grown into wrestling locker room lore but have never been revealed to the public, until now. The series is focused on exploring stories of triumph and perseverance in this legendary era of glamour, excess, and wild absurdity. In the series opener, "Memphis: Where Wrestling Was Real," at the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis' unique blend of slow-burn, story-driven matches and pre-MTV music video vignettes, captivated audiences every week.