5 Big names during the territory days who faded away into obscurity

Bruiser BrodyTerritory days is an era of professional wrestling which often gets overlooked. While most of the fans will have endless opinions about The Attitude Era or the PG Era, Territory Days gets minimal credit for the way it shaped up the wrestling business. For the ones who have no idea what is being referred to, it was a time period in professional wrestling where the United States was divided into territories.A promoter in one territory did not have the right to promote shows in another territory, which in turn restricted the rise of a national promotion. Vince McMahon, however, broke all the rules and gave rise to WWE to end the ‘territory system’. Before McMahon did this, there were some notable names during this era which stood out. These wrestlers later went out of the limelight, but they played big roles during the territory days.

#5 Abdullah the Butcher

Violence and Blood in wrestling wouldn’t have been the same without Abdullah the Butcher. The guy had some of the bloodiest matches during the Territory Days and most of them had a great storyline backup as well. Carlos Colon Sr. and Ric Flair were some of Abdullah’s greatest rivals.

Abdullah’s gimmick was feared all across the territories due to the sheer violence. He still has scars all over his head from his wrestling days and has stories for each of them. He was able to get jobs in promotions like ECW and WCW after the territory days, but he did not get the stardom he once had and slowly faded away.