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Tales From the Territories

It will follow the story in the time when wrestling was divided into smaller organizations based on territories.

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documentary, sport

Production

Seven Bucks Productions

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https://www.vicetv.com/en_us/show/tales-from-the-territories

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He's banging on Dave's desk - Tales From the Territories

He's banging on Dave's desk

And so then he grabbed some water,
and he actually grabs it, - Tales From the Territories

And so then he grabbed some water, and he actually grabs it,

The security guy said, look,
I'm going to take you to the elevator - Tales From the Territories

The security guy said, look, I'm going to take you to t...

Because Kaufman's elevator don't go
all the way to the top floor, - Tales From the Territories

Because Kaufman's elevator don't go all the way to...

So he took me straight out of
Rockefeller Center, and I walked - Tales From the Territories

So he took me straight out of Rockefeller Center, and I walk...

And I turned the TV on and there
was... and they showed everything, - Tales From the Territories

And I turned the TV on and there was... and they showed ever...

When we came back and did the movie
with Jim Carrey playing Andy Kaufman, - Tales From the Territories

When we came back and did the movie with Jim Carrey playing ...

He said, We felt that show
made us famous. - Tales From the Territories

He said, We felt that show made us famous.

You gotta realize this was
in the first few months of Late Night - Tales From the Territories

You gotta realize this was in the first few months of Late N...

Yeah. You know, because we had no
idea how it was going to be accepted. - Tales From the Territories

Yeah. You know, because we had no idea how it was going to b...

And here we are 40 years later
talking about the slap. - Tales From the Territories

And here we are 40 years later talking about the slap.

It's one of the top 100,
you were telling me before? - Tales From the Territories

It's one of the top 100, you were telling me before?

- Top 100 moments of TV.
- In the history of television. - Tales From the Territories

- Top 100 moments of TV. - In the history of television.

Well, the natural next question is, - Tales From the Territories

Well, the natural next question is,

After the Letterman slap
and everything, Andy just became - Tales From the Territories

After the Letterman slap and everything, Andy just became

I won't stop until I find someone
who's going to put Jerry Lawler - Tales From the Territories

I won't stop until I find someone who's going to p...

With the Kaufman Lawler angle now
making national headlines, - Tales From the Territories

With the Kaufman Lawler angle now making national headlines,

For most people around the country, - Tales From the Territories

For most people around the country,

But Andy loved the wrestling
business. - Tales From the Territories

But Andy loved the wrestling business.

He loved it, and so much
so that he was still coming back. - Tales From the Territories

He loved it, and so much so that he was still coming back.

Well, remember the time, too, King, - Tales From the Territories

Well, remember the time, too, King,

Lawler! The flame thrower! - Tales From the Territories

Lawler! The flame thrower!

And seated very quietly right there
in the lower left part of the screen,
Jimmy Hart. - Tales From the Territories

And seated very quietly right there in the lower left part o...

Like the Invisible Man.
We wrapped him completely up. - Tales From the Territories

Like the Invisible Man. We wrapped him completely up.

- Not booked?
- Not booked, not booked.
It was unbelievable. - Tales From the Territories

- Not booked? - Not booked, not booked. It was unbelievable.

So that night Andy was dressed
like me - Tales From the Territories

So that night Andy was dressed like me

Lawler! I got you! - Tales From the Territories

Lawler! I got you!

And I think you guys put a bounty
out to get somebody to piledrive me - Tales From the Territories

And I think you guys put a bounty out to get somebody to pil...

Because I'm offering $5,000 - Tales From the Territories

Because I'm offering $5,000

I will not stop until Jerry Lawler
is in the hospital. - Tales From the Territories

I will not stop until Jerry Lawler is in the hospital.

It's going to take more than you,
Kaufman, and more than you, Hart, - Tales From the Territories

It's going to take more than you, Kaufman, and more tha...

Me and Andy in the corner
against Jerry 'The King' Lawler. - Tales From the Territories

Me and Andy in the corner against Jerry 'The King'...

So I said, Okay, Andy, on the count
of three, we'll tackle Lawler at the
same time. - Tales From the Territories

So I said, Okay, Andy, on the count of three, we'll tac...

That leads up to my favorite thing to
watch that Andy did - Tales From the Territories

That leads up to my favorite thing to watch that Andy did

I look back at him
and he's picking his nose, man! - Tales From the Territories

I look back at him and he's picking his nose, man!

No. Both had their eyes
closed and they were swinging. - Tales From the Territories

No. Both had their eyes closed and they were swinging.

I'd have knocked him out if Eddie
hadn't held me back. - Tales From the Territories

I'd have knocked him out if Eddie hadn't held me b...

So when the match was over
that night, we'd have to go by - Tales From the Territories

So when the match was over that night, we'd have to go ...

But he loved Elvis, so we'd go
sit by the fence. - Tales From the Territories

But he loved Elvis, so we'd go sit by the fence.

And there wasn't a lot of people
hanging around Elvis's house then,
you know? - Tales From the Territories

And there wasn't a lot of people hanging around Elvis&#...

And so we'd go over there
and he'd take a piece of chalk. - Tales From the Territories

And so we'd go over there and he'd take a piece of...

The last few times he would come
down, he had that little cold. - Tales From the Territories

The last few times he would come down, he had that little co...

You probably just got a head cold
going back and forth. - Tales From the Territories

You probably just got a head cold going back and forth.

Those supposed enemies, Andy Kaufman
and Jerry Lawler have developed - Tales From the Territories

Those supposed enemies, Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler have d...

We were just getting, milking
every drop of... - Tales From the Territories

We were just getting, milking every drop of...

We were milking it for everything
it was worth. Right? - Tales From the Territories

We were milking it for everything it was worth. Right?

So Andy just kept coming
back, but he was, - Tales From the Territories

So Andy just kept coming back, but he was,

Back on the Jerry Lawler Show, - Tales From the Territories

Back on the Jerry Lawler Show,

Andy was there in the studio with us
and we had him on a screen - Tales From the Territories

Andy was there in the studio with us and we had him on a scr...

And then when that segment was over,
he called me over to his side - Tales From the Territories

And then when that segment was over, he called me over to hi...

He said, But I just got
diagnosed with lung cancer. - Tales From the Territories

He said, But I just got diagnosed with lung cancer.

So he was still coming
in on our show after he had got - Tales From the Territories

So he was still coming in on our show after he had got

We saw the sad news about
Andy Kaufman passing away - Tales From the Territories

We saw the sad news about Andy Kaufman passing away

I'm really the wrong person to talk
to about that, you know? - Tales From the Territories

I'm really the wrong person to talk to about that, you ...

I'm sorry that the guy's dead
but I would think that, you know, - Tales From the Territories

I'm sorry that the guy's dead but I would think th...

I hope that if I die, they don't
interview Jimmy Hart because, - Tales From the Territories

I hope that if I die, they don't interview Jimmy Hart b...

As a matter of fact, later
on when we made the movie - Tales From the Territories

As a matter of fact, later on when we made the movie

And his father came up to me
and he said, I just want you to know - Tales From the Territories

And his father came up to me and he said, I just want you to...

We thought you tried to break our
son's neck, - Tales From the Territories

We thought you tried to break our son's neck,

You know, King, nobody really is
a secret all these years - Tales From the Territories

You know, King, nobody really is a secret all these years

It was the first time that someone
from Hollywood had given that kind - Tales From the Territories

It was the first time that someone from Hollywood had given ...

I always thought wrestling
wasn't real, but apparently, I guess - Tales From the Territories

I always thought wrestling wasn't real, but apparently,...

He was obviously not a trained
wrestler, but he had a enormous - Tales From the Territories

He was obviously not a trained wrestler, but he had a enormo...

He catapulted wrestling
into the E part - Tales From the Territories

He catapulted wrestling into the E part

It's a shame, and I talk about it
every year - Tales From the Territories

It's a shame, and I talk about it every year

Even Triple H said that Andy's
involvement with wrestling - Tales From the Territories

Even Triple H said that Andy's involvement with wrestli...

I've always said that people
will believe till you give them - Tales From the Territories

I've always said that people will believe till you give...

And it wasn't until years and years
later they finally found out
about it. - Tales From the Territories

And it wasn't until years and years later they finally ...

I was actually disappointed myself. - Tales From the Territories

I was actually disappointed myself.

Validated or enhanced what we were
in the Memphis Territory. - Tales From the Territories

Validated or enhanced what we were in the Memphis Territory.

The essence of our success
was keeping it real. - Tales From the Territories

The essence of our success was keeping it real.

But Andy just went that extra
mile in everything he did. - Tales From the Territories

But Andy just went that extra mile in everything he did.

Like going to the hospital
and staying three days. - Tales From the Territories

Like going to the hospital and staying three days.

I'm miserable if I have to go
to the doctor and get a shot. - Tales From the Territories

I'm miserable if I have to go to the doctor and get a s...

The doctors. The X-ray people.
Everybody. - Tales From the Territories

The doctors. The X-ray people. Everybody.

Andy kept the wrestling real. - Tales From the Territories

Andy kept the wrestling real.

I think somebody who really loved
this business that we're in. - Tales From the Territories

I think somebody who really loved this business that we'...

Yeah, he was just absolutely doing
it because he loved it. - Tales From the Territories

Yeah, he was just absolutely doing it because he loved it.

Obviously, he wasn't doing
it for the money because he never - Tales From the Territories

Obviously, he wasn't doing it for the money because he ...

Back in those days we were taking
in money by the bushels - Tales From the Territories

Back in those days we were taking in money by the bushels

So I carried it to Charles Young
and he called me back and he said, - Tales From the Territories

So I carried it to Charles Young and he called me back and h...

His family told me later
that they found the checks - Tales From the Territories

His family told me later that they found the checks

Tales From the Territories poster

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It will follow the story in the time when wrestling was divided into smaller organizations based on territories.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: Jason Eisener, Evan Husney

Production: Seven Bucks Productions

Genre: documentary, sport

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

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Released: 04 Oct 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.vicetv.com/en_us/show/tales-from-the-territories