Vice TV’s new “Tales from The Territories” docuseries will premiere tonight at 10pm ET.
The new series is executive produced by “Dark Side of The Ring” creators Evan Husney and Jason Eisener, along with The Rock and Dany Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions. Former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz, who is Seven Bucks’ Senior Vice President of Creative Development, also worked on the show.
The first two episodes of the series will focus on Memphis Wrestling, featuring appearances by WWE Hall of Famers Jerry Lawler, Jimmy Hart, Jeff Jarrett, and others. You can see the trailer along with the synopsis for the first two episodes below.
The Rock took to Twitter today and said this is one of his love letters to pro wrestling. He also shared the official series poster.
“One of my love letters to pro wrestling premieres TONIGHT! Our NEW @SevenBucksProd series #TalesFromTheTerritories has arrived. The insane & dangerous stories of pro wrestling’s greatest eras, told by pro wrestling’s greatest legends themselves. TONIGHT at 10PM on @VICETV,” Rock wrote.
Rock also commented on why they chose Memphis Wrestling for the series premiere.
“We chose the iconic pro wrestling territory of MEMPHIS for our season premiere of #TalesFromTheTerritories I grew up in this territory when my dad wrestled with these legends. And I started my career in Memphis worked for my friends the Jarrets & Lawler. TONIGHT on @VICETV,” he wrote.
Episode 1 Synopsis: Memphis: Where Wrestling Was Real New. “In Memphis, the Mid-South Coliseum’s unique blend of slow-burn, story-driven matches and pre-MTV music video vignettes captivated audiences every week.”
Episode 2 Synopsis: Andy Kaufman vs. The King of Memphis New. “One of the most infamous stories in wrestling lore, TV star Andy Kaufman traveled from Hollywood to Memphis to wrestle women, before facing off against King Jerry Lawler.”
You can see the trailer for tonight below, along with Rock’s tweets plus posts from Gewirtz, Jarrett, Lawler, Dutch Mantell and others:
One of my love letters to pro wrestling premieres TONIGHT!
Our NEW @SevenBucksProd series #TalesFromTheTerritories has arrived.
The insane & dangerous stories of pro wrestling's greatest eras, told by pro wrestling’s greatest legends themselves.
TONIGHT at 10PM on @VICETV. pic.twitter.com/qxVBrRLbOs
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 4, 2022
We chose the iconic pro wrestling territory of MEMPHIS for our season premiere of #TalesFromTheTerritories
I grew up in this territory when my dad wrestled with these legends.
And I started my career in Memphis worked for my friends the Jarrets & Lawler.
TONIGHT on @VICETV https://t.co/ERYo9nqybO— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 4, 2022
https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/1576314880247808000
The show is as cool as the poster – #TalesFromTheTerritories from @SevenBucksProd and the creators of #DarksideOfTheRing premieres 10pm ET on @VICETV tonight! pic.twitter.com/LLaCrNzaxI
— Brian Gewirtz (@bfg728) October 4, 2022
When I started at WWE I had the honor of working with legends like @Fgbrisco, @JRsBBQ, @MichaelPSHayes1, @JerryLawler, Jack Lanza and Pat Patterson. Their stories were always mesmerizing & now they’re coming to life! #TALESFROMTHETERRITORIES debuts TOMORROW night 10pm ET @VICETV pic.twitter.com/gowrqFUGmc
— Brian Gewirtz (@bfg728) October 3, 2022
https://twitter.com/DarkSideOfRing/status/1577313540175716352
An authentic era deserves maximum authenticity.
Watch artist Paul Mann put the finishing touches on the official poster art for #TalesfromtheTerritories.
And join us TONIGHT for the world premiere at 10pm on @VICETV. https://t.co/5T1DUFGKU9 pic.twitter.com/WCLUXCIHQj
— Dark Side of the Ring (@DarkSideOfRing) October 4, 2022
https://twitter.com/DarkSideOfRing/status/1577397618938114048
https://twitter.com/DirtyDMantell/status/1577408613814919169
Enjoy!
What a fascinating trip down memory lane…@MyWorldPod https://t.co/kI13DKhlpI
— Jeff Jarrett (@RealJeffJarrett) October 4, 2022
The opening theme song for Tales From The Territories by @ango84 might be my favorite piece of music for anything I’ve been involved with. https://t.co/2jWnfXcdm3
— Jason Eisener (@jasoneisener) October 4, 2022
If you don't watch this tonight, I'll piledrive ya!!! https://t.co/OJXWoriNwX
— Jerry Lawler (@JerryLawler) October 4, 2022
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