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Death of the Territories Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever

Tim Hornbaker

For decades, distinct professional wrestling territories thrived across North America. Each regionally based promotion operated individually and offered a brand of localized wrestling that greatly appealed to area fans. Promoters routinely coordinated with associates in surrounding regions, and the...

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It was discussed as a detailed resource on the history of wrestling, specifically how Vince McMahon's WWF impacted the regional wrestling territories in the US.

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And I'm going to quote now from a book called 'Death of the Territories' by Tim Hornbaker.

— Episode: Part Three: Vince McMahon, History's Gre...

Episode: Part Three: Vince McMahon, History's Greatest Mons...

It was discussed as a detailed resource on the history of wrestling, specifically how Vince McMahon's WWF impacted the regional wrestling territories in the US.

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And I'm going to quote now from a book called 'Death of the Territories' by Tim Hornbaker.

The central idea was to build up a succession of threatening challengers for Sammartino.

If you are a huge wrestling nerd and you want forensic detail about how this went, the book 'Death of the Territories' is the best resource by a mile.

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