Saturday Morning Ringside: Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1973)

 The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) had their own television programming opposite the AWA and the WWWF during the 70's. During the territory era, the NWA had programs geared for specific territories such as Florida, Georgia, and, here the Mid-Atlantic, which covered territory between Maryland & the Carolinas.

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling began airing in 1973, and ran for 13 years, ending when promoter Jim Crockett began to consolidate his programming to counter the at-the-time WWF (now WWE) and its national expansion.

Bob Caudle was the play-by-play man, often working solo, often with guest analysts until the 80's, when David Crockett began as a color analyst, a gig he also would have with World Championship Wrestling on TBS for a few years.

Let's go to 1983 for this sampler with the likes of Rick Steamboat, Greg Valentine, and Sgt. Slaughter.

In memory of Bob Caudle, 95, who has passed away this weekend. No rating out of respect.