It's the season finale of Historically Speaking, and Matt Ryan lays out the case for why we are where we are now was inevitable, setting the through line from the fall of the IWA to 1982 as the Wrestling Establishment began to topple over like a Jenga puzzle.

Resources

Death Of The Territories: Tim Hornbaker

Capitol Revolution: Tim Hornbaker

The Solie Chronicles: Robert Allyn, Pamela Allyn, Scott Teal

National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story: Tim Hornbaker

Inside Out: How Corporate America Destroyed Pro Wrestling: Ole Anderson, Scott Teal

Ric Flair: The Last Real World Champion: Tim Hornbaker

Wrestling At The Chase: The Inside Story: Larry Matysik

The Cowboy And The Cross: Bill Watts

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