Territory Favorites

[mike824]

Hey everyone! As we get ready for the 2022 releases I started really thinking about who I'd love to see in the game. There are the obvious mega star names like Flair, Bret Hart, Terry Funk etc but I thought about some of my favorite classic wrestlers by territory and made a list. Some top guys and also some upper midcard/middle of the card type wrestlers. I'm going to put my list below. Feel free to add your list. Always love seeing who folks are looking FOR

Texas
Great Kabuki
Chris Adams
Gino Hernandez
Jimmy Garvin
Steve and Shaun Simpson
All Perez
Iceman King Parsons

Mid South
Mr. Wrestling
Ernie Ladd
Dick Slater
Buddy Landell

60s
Miguel Perez
SweetDaddy Siki
Magnificent Maurice and Johnny Barend

Florida
Mark Lewin
Pak Song


Mid Atlantic
Wahoo McDaniel
Paul Jones (wrestler and manager)
Don Kernodle

Georgia
Buzz Sawyer
The Assassins

WWF
Paul Orndorff
Tito Santana
Big John Studd (officially)
Dr D David Shultz
Kamala

AWA
Jerry Blackwell
Sheik Adnan AL Kaisee

Stampede
Bad News Allen
Mongolian Stomper
Brian Pillman

Nort a complete list by any means but just something fun to think about.

[TTX]

My top 10 team wants
10. The Interns (Memphis)
9. Rip Hawk/Swede Hanson (Mid Atlantic)
8. The Nightmares (Memphis....I know Ken Wayne is tainted but use one of the others)
7. The Eliminators (ECW)
6. Natural Disasters (WWE)
5. Dynamic Duo (Hernandez/Adams) (Texas)
4. The Highlanders (WWE)
3. Dusek Riot Squad (Midwest)
2. The Funks (Amarillo)
1. The Von Erichs (Dallas)

My top 20 singles
20. Miguel Perez (Rocca's tag partner) (WWWF)
19. Phil Hickerson (Memphis)
18. Jim Breaks (UK...know it's highly unlikely)
17. Boris Malenko (Florida)
16. Chris Colt (Pacific Northwest)
15. Wilbur Snyder (Indianapolis)
14. Hardcore Holly (WWE)
13. Ernie Ladd (too many to count)
12. Benjamin F. Roller (pre territories)
11. Ed Wiskowski (Pacific Northwest)
10. Mr. Wrestling II (Georgia)
9. Junkyard Dog (Mid South)
8. Sputnik Monroe (Memphis)
7. Plowboy Frazier (Memphis)
6. Don Kernodle (Mid Atlantic)
5. Mike Rotundo (Florida)
4. Raven (ECW)
3. David Von Erich (Dallas)
2. Farmer Burns (Midwestern)
1. Dick the Bruiser (Indianapolis)

[mike824]

Tremendous list Troy! Some really classic names on there. Chris Colt is a great pick too. I'm sure his card art would really stand out.

[topdollar]

In addition to all of those great names, there are 4 names not mentioned that come to mind: Rip Rogers, Rip Oliver, Dick Murdoch & Bulldog Bob Brown.

[navy]

Yes we need Buldog Bob Brown. My first live wrestling event I went to was Bulldog Bob Brown in a cage with Bruiser Brody. I was 5 years old can't remember who won but I remember some guy in the front row throwing a glass beer bottle in the ring and it hit Brody in the head. But, a Central States Wrestling set with Bulldog would be great.

[natureboi]

Don't sleep on the Welch-Fuller-Golden family.

[TTX]

Lots of really good choices out there for sure.

[Carlzilla]

If I had to pick 10 wrestlers or teams that aren't in Legends so far...in no particular order...

01) Don Fargo (too many to name...) / Jack Dillinger (WWA)
02) Ben & Mike Sharpe (LA/San Fransisco/Japan)
03) Bill Watts (Mid-South/Tri-State)
04) "Crusher" Steve Casey (pre-territories/Boston)
05) Orville Brown (pre-territories/Midwest)
06) "Wild" Bill Longson (pre-territores)
07) Chris Colt (Detriot/Pacific Northwest) / Jim Dillinger (WWA)
08) Dick the Bruiser (Chicago/LA/Indianapolis)
09) Pat Patterson (San Francisco/Northeast)
10) Johnny Rougeau (Montreal)

Honestly, I could probably rattle off lots more that I'd love to see.

["Emperor Norton" (Mark T)]

Bugsy McGraw
Pez Whatley
Chic Donovan

What more do you need?

[gabe72]

Some others I would add to the list in no particular order....

Buddy Landell
Black Bart
'Cowboy' Ron Bass
Wildcat Wendall Cooley
Black Gordman & Goliath
Baron Michele Leone
Whipper Watson

Edit: Forgot to list 'Boogie Woogie' Jimmy Valiant's main enemy during the mid 80s....#1 Paul Jones.