EPISODE · Oct 8, 2025 · 1H 24M
Episode 26: Mid-Atlantic Wrestling 1975 with Guest John Hitchcock
from Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Territory History Show · host Tony Richards
Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Presents: Personalities, Territories, Towns & Buildings Episode 26, we go to Jim Crockett Promotions Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling in the year 1975. My new Mid-Atlantic analyst and commentator is the John Hitchcock. John was a fan in the Carolinas starting in the 1960s and became a regular at the Greensboro Coliseum for some of the most legendary cards of all time. In today’s episode, John relates (as best he can) what it was like to actually see the great Johnny Valentine, one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time and how Valentine actually put “the stare” on his one night. His story about his conversation with Wahoo McDaniel about what it was like to work against Valentine. The change from a tag team territory to a singles-driven territory with the arrival of Dan Jardine as The Super Destroyer. The plane crash with Valentine, Flair, Woods, Bruggers and David Crockett, plus the aftermath and how booker George Scott and the Crockett team dealt with the loss of its biggest star. All that and more this week as we flashback to Mid-Atlantic 1975! Chapters (00:00:02) - PODCAST: Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel(00:00:36) - Tony Richards(00:01:45) - Jim Crockett Promotions and Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling(00:04:37) - John Hitchcock on Front Row, Section D(00:05:32) - Johnny Valentine's Plane Crash(00:07:23) - Jim Crockett Promotions(00:13:41) - Johnny Valentine in the WWE(00:19:36) - Paul Jones on His Friendship With Johnny Valentine(00:25:16) - John Valentine on His WWE Match(00:31:11) - Johnny Valentine and the US Belt(00:36:19) - Pedro Morales in the WWE(00:38:19) - The Ric Flair Plane Crash Story(00:47:12) - Paul Jones on His First WWE Championship(00:47:53) - Harley vs Paul Jones(00:53:22) - U.S. Heavyweight Championship(00:55:20) - Blackjack Mulligan vs Rick Flair(00:58:01) - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame(01:03:04) - Paul Jones Gives Jack Briscoe The Paul Jones TV Trophy(01:06:46) - Ric Flair and The Horsemen(01:12:32) - The Horseman(01:15:47) - Who's The Biggest Heel In Jim Crockett Prom(01:22:22) - Pro Wrestling Observer's Hall of Fame
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Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Presents: Personalities, Territories, Towns & Buildings Episode 26, we go to Jim Crockett Promotions Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling in the year 1975. My new Mid-Atlantic analyst and commentator is the John Hitchcock. John was a fan in the Carolinas starting in the 1960s and became a regular at the Greensboro Coliseum for some of the most legendary cards of all time. In today’s episode, John relates (as best he can) what it was like to actually see the great Johnny Valentine, one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time and how Valentine actually put “the stare” on his one night. His story about his conversation with Wahoo McDaniel about what it was like to work against Valentine. The change from a tag team territory to a singles-driven territory with the arrival of Dan Jardine as The Super Destroyer. The plane crash with Valentine, Flair, Woods, Bruggers and David Crockett, plus the aftermath and how booker George Scott and the Crockett team dealt with the loss of its biggest star. All that and more this week as we flashback to Mid-Atlantic 1975!
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