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I quit pro wrestling, went “normal,” and spent my days handling puppies while I tried to clear my head. Then my wife Ashley hit me with the truth: I still had the stories, I still had the itch, and maybe it was time to stop telling them only at home. So Making the Towns is back, and I’m back in motion at 51 with a fresh start and a lot of unfinished business.

I walk you through rebuilding the whole hub at IAmYourChampion.com, launching Logan Logic, and why I wanted one place where fans can find the podcast, photos, match footage, and everything tied to my career. Then we get into the part I missed most: the people and the towns. From Southern States to a Wildfire Championship Wrestling loop in the Kentucky hills, I ended up doing the thing I swore I wasn’t ready to do yet: wrestling the Rock and Roll Express after two years out of the ring. Night two gets even crazier with a six-man tag full of curveballs, no cell service, a late referee, and pure make-it-work energy.

After the comeback talk, we crack open my match journal and keep the timeline rolling through 1994: Smoky Mountain Wrestling loops, TV tapings, tiny paydays, big lessons, and why “paying dues” used to mean working your tail off while still getting paid. I also tell the Jim Crockett Promotions reboot story in Chattanooga, including a ring setup problem that had me biting my nails, plus road ribs and the kind of behind-the-scenes moments you only learn by living them.

If you like wrestling podcasts about territory life, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the NWA, old-school road stories, and the real numbers behind the miles and money, you’re in the right place. Subscribe, share this with a wrestling friend, and leave a review so more fans can find us.

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One loud moment can teach you more than a year of training, especially when it ends with “we no longer need your services.” We’re back in 1994 for a stretch of territory hopping that takes us from Smoky Mountain Wrestling TV to the USWA loop through Memphis, Louisville, Evansville, and Nashville, where every town has its own crowd, its own rules, and its own version of what “good wrestling” looks like.

We tell road stories with receipts: working multiple times in a night, getting $30 to $50 payoffs, and chasing reps wherever we can get them. You’ll hear how Kendo the Samurai becomes a main-event spot almost overnight, why the Memphis style rewards a simple brawling formula, and how a flashy sequence that would fit in one territory can die in another. Along the way we talk Jerry Lawler, Eddie Marlin, Jim Cornette, Tracy Smothers, Well Dunn, and the mystery finish from Spellbinder that still has us asking how the scarf turns into a cane right in front of your eyes.

We also get honest about the cost of old-school finishes: chair shots before concussion awareness, the wear that adds up, and the split-second choices wrestlers make when an injury happens and the next booking is already down the road. Plus, we share the kind of legend-only-happens-in-wrestling tale that has to be heard to be believed: a promoter’s dog, a phone booth, and a very creative way to finally get paid.

If you enjoy real pro wrestling history, wrestling travel loops, and behind-the-scenes territory life, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more fans can find it.

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The first time a crowd goes quiet can be the loudest sign that wrestling is about to change. We’re back in Smoky Mountain Wrestling territory for March and April 1994, when I step into a fresh masked tag gimmick as one of the Infernos and end up across the ring from a brand-new team with something the South hasn’t really seen yet: Chris Jericho and Lance Storm as the Thrill Seekers.

We talk about how that match comes together, why their Hart Dungeon training and international influence matters, and what happens when “high spots” land in front of fans who are used to a more familiar tag formula. From TV tapings to house show loops in towns like Paintsville, Johnson City, Knoxville, and beyond, we break down the practical side of the wrestling business: touring the product, repeating matches, getting heat, taking bumps, and learning that being the dependable worker can be the fastest way to become valuable.

Along the way, you’ll hear the locker room realities that shaped that era, including the wild “don’t go to the hamburger stand” concession stand brawl, the night I count a historic finish as a referee, and the moment my ring name “Brian Logan” is born from an X-Men hat. We also dig into why video packages helped get the Thrill Seekers over and how this short run quietly points toward the modern in-ring style fans now take for granted.

If you care about wrestling history, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Jim Cornette’s territory mindset, or the early stepping stones that lead to the Jericho we all know, this one connects the dots with road-level detail. Subscribe, share the show with a wrestling friend, and leave a review so more people can find Making The Towns.