Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his company Seven Bucks Productions team up with Evan Husney and Jason Eisener (creators of “Dark Side of the Ring”) for “Tales From The Territories.” The documentary series explores stories from the Territorial era of professional wrestling. Co-creators Husney and Eisener joined Chris Jericho on his “Talk Is Jericho” podcast to talk about The Rock’s involvement throughout the process.
“There were a lot of stories and people — like, there were a lot of wrestlers he wanted on the show, which was great,” Husney said. “Like Downtown Bruno, he’s very close to him. So we had Bruno on the show. We did a whole episode about Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling, which is basically the territory that his grandmother, Lia Maivia, ran… and he had some input into that and input from some of the other people who came to the table for the shows and he voiced the intro of the show he was instrumental in wanting to work with us.
Johnson was helpful in getting WWE legends like Jerry Lawler and Michael Hayes on the show.
“It was so helpful. Like if there was someone we were trying to reach or if they were on the fence about it, they would make that phone call and they knew they would be in good hands with The Rock and that he was going to take care of them,” Eisener said.
The creators also provided upbeat news on “Dark Side of the Ring.” Viewers can watch “Tales From The Territories” on Vice TV starting October 4.
If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit “Talk Is Jericho” with ah/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his company Seven Bucks Productions team up with Evan Husney and Jason Eisener (creators of “Dark Side of the Ring”) for “Tales From The Territories.” The documentary series explores stories from the Territorial era of professional wrestling. Co-creators Husney and Eisener joined Chris Jericho on his “Talk Is Jericho” podcast to talk about The Rock’s involvement throughout the process.
“There were a lot of stories and people — like, there were a lot of wrestlers he wanted on the show, which was great,” Husney said. “Like Downtown Bruno, he’s very close to him. So we had Bruno on the show. We did a whole episode about Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling, which is basically the territory that his grandmother, Lia Maivia, ran… and he had some input into that and input from some of the other people who came to the table for the shows and he voiced the intro of the show he was instrumental in wanting to work with us.
Johnson was helpful in getting WWE legends like Jerry Lawler and Michael Hayes on the show.
“It was so helpful. Like if there was someone we were trying to reach or if they were on the fence about it, they would make that phone call and they knew they would be in good hands with The Rock and that he was going to take care of them,” Eisener said.
The creators also provided upbeat news on “Dark Side of the Ring.” Viewers can watch “Tales From The Territories” on Vice TV starting October 4.
If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit “Talk Is Jericho” with ah/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.