Tales From The Territories - Houston Wrestling - Full Episode 11/30

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

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[@CT9905.]

I grew up in Houston, every Saturday night and Sunday morning on channel thirty-nine I would watch this show...I miss it!!

[@josepaz859]

SAME HERE.I WENT TO THE COLISEUM A FEW TIMES ,IT WAS A 5 MINUTE DRIVE FROM HOME

[@hellomotley]

Amen there was nothing like watching it with my grandpa and dad

[@juanlayton2848]

Good old times my brother

[@TonyCougar1965]

So many things to squeeze in with less than 8 minutes, but one big exclusion when naming big stars who wrestled for Houston Wrestling was Jack Brisco, who won the NWA Championship from Harley Race in Houston (1973). At that time the NWA Championship was considered the most prestigious belt. Brisco would defend it many times in Houston as well.

[@reyesdienes8981]

As a fan of pro wrestling this documentaries are great. Who would had thought the original wwe/f was basically composed of Houston wrestling greats. Great job putting this together

[@dannyvillarreal1785]

Ahh my memories of growing up in the 70s and 80s watch Houston Wrestling with my Dad and brothers.. Good times

[@ARod-br2ui]

Late 70’s, early 80’s Houston wrestling was watched in our home religiously!

[@MrDoneboy]

Saw many good rock concerts at the Music Hall...Right next door to the Sam Houston Coliseum, back in the 1970's!

[@OscillatorCollective]

OMG, my hometown promotion, I got to go watch shows here in the early 80s with my granny. Been a wrestling fan ever since.

[@L0wki]

Paul Boesch was the Vince McMahoon of his Time. Great Promoter :)

[@kurtkisielius932]

U spelled his name wrong boesch

[@UnlimitedProduction1]

Houston Wrestling was before my time, my dad used to tell me about all the old school wrestlers he saw in the 70s at the colleseum.

[@ImmaBeast713]

Saturday nights at 10pm, my dad and I watched it every week and the commercials were unforgettable

[@martyklestadt6766]

I got into wrestling late. I was fifteen in 1987 when I finally started watching wrestling on TV. Being in Houston, I naturally watched the WWF Houston Superstars of Wrestling. For those of you not from here, this was a ninety-minute show, because the middle half-hour was matches/highlights from the weekly shows still happening at the Sam Houston Coliseum. Good times.

[@qaz-fi1id]

Well I guess you fucked up huh

[@martyklestadt6766]

@@qaz-fi1id I wouldn't say that. I think that things worked out they way that they should have.

[@V1NL0]

Great documentary. I completely remember the radio commercial for wrestling in the Houston area. But, when Hulkamania took over in the 80's, all of my friends in Elementary school chased after Rock and wrestling, and decided to forego the classic style of wrestling promotions of yesteryear. It's a bit of a shame, because the classic wrestling was very engulfing and simplistically intense to watch. (very akin to watching a documentary, where it fools the eye into thinking the proceedings were true and not staged). Today's highly produced shows are spectacles, but somehow, the loss of the everyday audience has diminished the experience.

[@blackatheistmillionaire1636]

I was at that last show and it was not only sad but boring.The atmosphere was totally different.they had bright lights on during the matches and it was basically quiet unless there was a match going on and even then fans didn't seem really excited.the coliseum was always dark and smoke filled with just the few lights above the ring that gave it that awesome atmosphere.The crowd was always abuzz even during intermission! I Loved when Peter would announce next weeks card: "next Friday night right here in the Sam Houston coliseum you will see the return of.... Abdullah the butcher"!! Or whoever and the crowd would erupt! over the years I've seen just about EVERY big name in person here. I remember asking bockwinkle for an autograph and being turned down! I shook Tony Atlas hand.bob backlund posed for a picture with the wwwf belt just for me.The sheik brought a HUGE snake here one night. I saw Harley defend the NWA title against Brody two weeks in a row! 2nd match in a steel cage! I saw Flair defend the NWA title against Magnum,wahoo, Terry Taylor, Butch Reed! JYD vs Kamala and on and on.great memories.😓

[@OscillatorCollective]

Yes, I remember when it changed too. I was just a little mixed race kid there with his 60+ year old British great grandmother. I used to wander around that place totally unsupervised, and it was great (probably dangerous if you think about it). I think we still went a few times after Vince bought out BOSCH, but it was never the same. In the early 90s we started to go to watch NWA/WCW in the SUMMIT.

[@qaz-fi1id]

You ungrateful pos

[@GrayPhantom]

Another awesome video! Really enjoying all of them, I'm glad I stumbled upon your channel. Keep doing what you do :-) Subbed and liked!

[@GrayPhantom]

Also, on the "Something To Wrestle" Bruce Prichard podcast, they did a Houston Wrestling episode (that was really good) and Bruce told a funny story about accidentally stealing the "Brass Knuckles" Championship and when he found it, not owning up to it lol.

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Hey thanks I appreciate that.

[@OscillatorCollective]

Damn, I’m so glad it was Houston wrestling that was my first experience. Between going to live shows and watching it on channel 39 (I even had a tv in my own room) I got to see such a wide variety of talent. Made such a big impact on my life, I still cherish my love for pro wrestling to this day (AEW, NJPW, IMPACT, NWA).

[@craigs121]

Former Owner and President of the National Wrestling Alliance, Bruce Tharpe, was licencing footage from the Paul Beosch/Houston Wrestling videotape library, and was using it for the NWA Classics On Demand service until earlier this year when William Patrick Corgan (Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins) bought the organisation. I believe Corgan now has the licence to use footage from the promotion's library for his reboot of the NWA.

[@chrisallen942]

Craig S Very interesting. Didn't know that. Only high quality footage I've seen is from the joint cards with WWF.

[@David-yw2lv]

I lived a out 90 miles from Houston.I watched the TV broadcast on cable, and attended several cards in person.

[@MrDoneboy]

Paul Boesch was an American hero during WW2, and educated himself on the evils that he fought in the war, among other things!

[@timramsay95]

Thank you for posting God Bless you and all your loved ones all over the world cheers Patriot

[@HeavyJ713]

Paul Boesch once had the AWA NWA WWWF champions booked on the same card.

[@Dakatari]

Thanks for the upload it was awesome learning about Houston's history of prowrestling

[@joshct9426]

Texas Rassling. i wish WCCW & WCW worked together. they would of been around today! (IMHO)

[@thebrotherhoodofsleep9857]

That old Zenith black and white is a classic!

[@MrDoneboy]

Don't forget about, Whisker Savage, at the City Auditorium!

[@pumpkinsdontcry]

I remember it being on Sunday mornings. The opening theme was the rock n roll version of Dance of the Sugar Plum Ferries.

[@jaythor70]

Nice, quick history. Only thing you might not realize- you kept speaking of UWF and Mid-South Wrestling as 2 separate entities. UWF was the former Mid-South after Bill Watts, the owner, tried to go national.

[@joeg1035]

Looking forward to you coming into Canada and hi lighting some of the best territories in wrestlings.

[@davidj5910]

Another outstanding video!

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Thanks!

[@donovandarby9648]

Wish I was alive then and lived in Houston. Damn even George HW Bush was a Houston wrestling fan 😂.

[@stevekapp7148]

Donavan, you can find old Houston matches on KZbin. I know it won't be the same as being there in person but you can see the difference in the wrestling back then and the shit they show nowadays. I was always sitting ringside behind boesch from 1982 until the very end.

[@stevejackson3041]

I can't believe an organization that has been around from 1920-1987 is only talked about for under 8 minutes. Without Paul Boush houston wrestling there would be no WWE. I'm a Houston native and I was raised in Coliseum. Paul booked all the greats every one from Andre the giant too Rick Fliar, but my personal favorite is Jake the snake Roberts.

[@LaDescenteDuCoude]

FINALLY!!!! Couldn't wait...

[@wingnutwillie]

Stampede Wrestling please!!

[@larrypeiser7768]

Wow, Vergne Gagne showed up to a WWF Show in 1987. Only for the great Paul Bosch.

[@dtate796]

Good stuff right here

[@hermanbooger5431]

I hope you do World Class Championship Wrestling that would be dope 👍

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

soon

[@SamuraiGeekDesigns]

Paul Bosch with a Nazi book on his shelf behind him.. lol

[@mikegorski77]

SamuraiGeekDesigns , I had to jog it back because I saw the same thing. Glad I'm not the only one who pays attention

[@official_deathcast]

Time?

[@timtrozzo417]

Just because someone has a book about Nazis doesn't make them one,in fact Paul Boesch was a soldier in WW2 and received numerous medals and commendations.

[@SamuraiGeekDesigns]

Tim Trozzo i don't think anyone is accusing him of being a Nazi at all. It's a Time/Life historical appendix book.

[@MrDoneboy]

Boesch was a voracious reader who never stopped learning how to combat evil.

[@estabanb55]

Will there ever be another Houston wrestling?

[@lw4268]

No offence to Ms. Nina (Nina Vance), founder of the Alley Theatre, but some of the best live entertainment in Houston occurred in the ring every Friday night at the Sam Houston Coliseum, thanks to Paul Boesch.

[@GodlessScummer]

Please do one of these about Joint Promotions in the UK.

[@MrAac1984]

No mention of Hernandez is pathetic. And the picture of Paul Boesch is a spitting image of Gino! Boesch was definitely Hernandez Dad.

[@jamesreilly763]

MrAac1984 y

[@briandanovich4801]

Another good one. I've watched five so far. Are you gonna do one on Stu's stampede? If you haven't already. Paul boesh is who introduced Stu Hart to Helen .

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Yes Stampede will be soon.

[@jamesreynolds9988]

I am surprised you said nothing about Gino Hernandez who started his career in Houston, plus was rumored to be Paul Boesch's illegitimate son.

[@blackatheistmillionaire1636]

james Reynolds. He left Gino off completely! If he wasn't Houston's greatest heel he was # 2 or 3!

[@VolumedMusicMan]

james Reynolds the young photo of paul was like looking at Gino!

[@MrDoneboy]

Gino was born Charles Wolfe and his stepfather was named Hernandez. He is buried in the same cemetery as my grand folks and an uncle!

[@Amoury123505]

james Reynolds I asked Jack Brisco before he died about Paul Being Gino's Dad . It's True

[@HeavyJ713]

@@Amoury123505 Gino's mother confirmed that it's not true. Gino's father was Charles Wolfe Sr.

[@dannyslandscaping8909]

Nice doc but you forgot Gino Hernandez, Jose Lothario, and Los Guerreros

[@Htownblokhedz]

He said Lothario

[@philaman1972]

I believe the Houston Wrestling library is the last major collection that WWE does not own (yet).

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Last time I checked they were trying to purchase it.

[@kaioh187]

I know the WWE does not own it and it would be cool if Billy Corgan brought back the NWA on Demand website. I really liked it.

[@rwwor]

@@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries Who owns the matches from the Olympic in Los Angeles? It would be fascinating to see Jimmy Lennon and some of the old matches like Blassie/Sheik, Tolos/Blassie, Gordman & Goliat, etc.

[@Htownblokhedz]

Interesting

[@lucag.lisickza425]

paul boesch used to be like a father for gino hernandez iirc

[@MrDoneboy]

The name was pronounced...SEE-GULL!

[@josepaz859]

Does anyone remember the phone number you can dial ? when there was a main event that wasnt show on tv.The next day i use to dial it and the results were in a recording.only real houston wrestling fans know about that.

[@qaz-fi1id]

I guess not huh Jose, maybe you imagined the whole fuckin thing, or maybe your just a lying pos.

[@josepaz859]

@@qaz-fi1id you are a fake ass wresling fan.

[@jaythor70]

All the big names would come in to work Houston, everyone saying it was the best payoff, and they got permission from their homebase to do it, much like St. Louis. The wrestlers would come in and they would record interviews with Paul to set it up. WCCW had more than Fritz, as his sons also worked there, and no mention of Gino Hernandez? He was like a son to Paul.

[@renerosa4961]

PAUL BOSCH !!! & SAM MUCHNICK PAY !!! WELL THAT WAS NO LIE !!!

[@jerransperarman9411]

Good video

[@McElwainLovesSharks]

Vince did not go to the afterparty for Paul. That much I do know.

[@jacobwhitehurst5367]

At 0:19 when they show the picture of Paul B, there is a book behind him with a swastika on the spine.

[@TwistedFudge]

Smoky Mountain Wrestling please :)

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Its next!

[@isaiahwinbrone]

Why Booker T didn't wrestle for Houston wrestling

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

Isaiah Winbrone Too young. I'm surprised about Shawn Michaels

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

In that case, why didn't The Undertaker, wrestle therem?

[@tommymanigo3504]

He did the Harlem heat in the world class wccw

[@CT9905.]

Isaiah Winbrone Booker T was probably to young or he was not Born into this world at the time!!!

[@estabanb55]

Helped mattress mac out

[@JohnnyLaps]

Dig-na-ter-a-tees

[@billymanners5752]

Just sharing this with all the wrestling. Fans.this was a wonderful time in wrestling the 1970s 80s and all those times before Vince McMahon did what he did.. and yes its first WrestleMania was an extravaganza. But now it's become garbage. They don't have the intimacy. They don't have to grudge matches the excitement that was created by the small wrestling fractions. I'm from Louisiana love Mid-South wrestling. Cowboy Bill Watts was my hero when I was a young child. And he brought great memories I have of those times. And I truly believe they can be recreated. They are not lost. The right team could create a magical time in wrestling again. I hate what I watch now. A matter of fact I don't watch it..

[@83reggieT]

Say the Sigel name right damnit.

[@81mookthespook]

In the end Paul Bosch bowed to McMahons FEET!!!!! Lol

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

Paul didn't bow down to Vince McMahon. He made the right decision. When I watched the WWF, almost all of Bosch's wrestlers were featured. However, many bolted over to WCW.

[@81mookthespook]

@@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 sorry i just meant it as McMahon tore them all down.

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

@@81mookthespook McMahon didn't really ruin wrestling. Since Bosch turned over his wrestlers to the WWF, his health was on the decline and passed away in 1987. However, many of the guys I watched growing up dominated the WWF roster. Almost all of them.

[@OscillatorCollective]

He made the right decision at the time, at least the memory of HOUSTON WRESTLING and Paul Bosch live in with BOOKER T and REALITY OF WRESTLING.

[@Cre8Lounge]

00:18 the swatstika

[@wilhelmfriedrichi3865]

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[@lawrencea.donley6348]

It 20 seconds did anyone notice the book with the swastika behind Paul Boesch head

[@TheWackokid1974]

Untold? Everything shown was from newspaper and magazine clippings.

[@MrDoneboy]

The name was pronounced...Sea Gull!

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Thats what I said

[@Gorgutsforcongress]

Love watching this carny nonsense. Old wrestling really was fkn terrible man 😂😂

[@davey3884]

An 8 minute full documentary...Lmao

[@DidYaServe]

Anyone else see the big Nazi swastika on book on the shelf behind Paul BOTCH right at the start?

[@therog6665]

No shit that's what I'm saying

[@victory1a]

@@therog6665 I have the book. It's a history book. The most detailed project describing the history of the the Third Reich. A must read for any history buff. The irony you can see many of the Nazi practices incorporated in the Democrat Party.

[@OscillatorCollective]

It’s called a history book...you know, like what you call “ your Facebook/instagram/twitter feed”... you people make me sick with your fake outrage.

[@1joku932]

0:18 ...

[@BloodBoughtMinistries1]

I would never consider vince a great promoter unless you're talking about him promoting stupidity into the once great wrestling business he's tried his damnest to make pro wrestling a joke

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

0:19 uh... can we talk about that swastika?

[@XX-eh2ke]

What are you looking to infer?

[@slabruno1982]

that’s how ridiculous people have become. Just the sight of something, automatically infer something negative or offensive. Not knowing Boesch was a WW2 vet and considered a war hero. Not to mention studied ww history.

[@alexmarquez9639]

It's from a book called the rise and fall of the third reich, Princess. Don't cry snowflake boy. I seen some black guy in a barnes and noble throw a hissy fit over the exact same book.

[@OscillatorCollective]

No...I’m sick of of you children and CANCEL CULTURE. It’s history, you should learn it.