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@black_bile Nope. That's from Memphis right after Eddie's heel turn and breakup of the New Fabulous Ones. - posted on 05/17/2012 09:03
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@black_bile Nothing says #heel quite like a bad perm. - posted on 05/17/2012 08:48
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@HeymanHustle The #MemphisWrestling version of the late Donna Summers's "Hot Stuff," featuring Eddie Gilbert. http://t.co/9Wf2a0Ol - posted on 05/17/2012 08:19
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When I hear this song, I think of "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert as well as the queen of disco. RIP, Donna Summer. http://t.co/8X2BiLPC - posted on 05/17/2012 08:07
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@wweHatesTagTeam You'll be happy to know that @wwe just signed Ricky & Robert, the Rock 'n' Roll Express, 5-time World tag-team champions. - posted on 05/16/2012 12:41
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Received a nice email from Tux Newman, who managed the late Randy Savage vs. @JerryLawler in Memphis in '85. #wwe http://t.co/Fat67pcy - posted on 05/16/2012 12:28
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See that two of @HulkHogan's nemeses are trending on Yahoo!: Linda Hogan and the Loch Ness Monster. (Really, the difference is negligible.) - posted on 05/16/2012 08:47
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@craigversion2 Agree on Cena's smirking in #WWE, but @JerryLawler worked w/Eddie Gilbert 2 days after this wicked bump. http://t.co/Ez46wTMv - posted on 05/15/2012 11:22
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Great shot of the late Gorgeous George Jr. vs. #WWE's @JerryLawler in the Memphis territory, circa 1977. http://t.co/LnfWqSh7 - posted on 05/15/2012 11:11
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@jackscottbowden @willscottbowden Scott Bowdens of the world unite! #greatscotts - posted on 05/14/2012 12:50
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@TheEndZones Must-miss TV. Hope someone puts a bullet in the agonizingly unfunny"The Office." How can a show with Catherine Tate be so bad? - posted on 05/13/2012 11:19
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Paramount assured the head of the Puzo estate that either his signature--or his brains--would be on the contract. http://t.co/S6MpBdwN - posted on 05/13/2012 08:18
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@ftdflowers You failed on my mom's b-day flowers in 2011. Now you can't deliver M-Day flowers til Tuesday. Worst service ever. Never again. - posted on 05/12/2012 16:09
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@garyvee Abstract work of art by wife, titled "Last Night's Wine in Sink": http://t.co/NWHkptf0 - posted on 05/12/2012 14:38
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@garyvee Are those Happy SocksĀ®? Those are the sh*t; quite a feet! http://t.co/44xtuEnz #sockittome http://t.co/kh6iWzsS - posted on 05/12/2012 14:32
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Up early; waiting for the Bagel Broker on Beverly to open. Smells from inside are killing me. - posted on 05/12/2012 05:25
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Yeah! Memphis just beat L.A.'s little brother. #grizzlies - posted on 05/11/2012 19:59
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is it true that tommy rich never went to the gym?…i know he never had a road warriors physique, but ive seen him in person a few times and hes quite a big fellow…thought maybe he trained in powerlifting for size and strength…thanks
For me chaos reigned at one specific match back in the day….can’t remember but it was Lawler Savage era and basically the match went out of the ring and into a concession stand where glass bottles of mustard and catch were cracked over each other’s heads….
See the old clips you link to reminds me of the rug burns I get from my older brother pinning me during commercial breaks…the sleeper hold wasn’t something that should have been shown to kids like me at the time.
Just curious if you know the match I’m talking about.
hey Scott,
saw Memphis Heat in Memphis Friday night at the Orpheum.
got all nostalgic after that and found your blog.
awesome man. all that time on the soccer field together and I never knew you were a rasslin nut. go figure.
Hey, Dax, great to hear from you. How’s life in Memphis? Yeah, believe it or not, I usually wore a “Nature Boy” Ric Flair T-shirt underneath my goalie shirt. Hope this finds you well. I can honestly say that I believe I’m the only BHS soccer alum who went on to have a brief career in professional wrestling–my parents are bursting with pride. As is Coach Kiser, I’m sure.
Your “contact us” doesnt work. The permission portion fails… contact me regarding a copyright issue on your site.
Bryce, glad we worked out the credit for the Missy photo. Thanks for pointing out the Contact option not working properly. I’ve added my email address above for future communication.
Regarding the record breaking Sept. 30, 1085 card headlined by Flair and Lawler. Results also have Flair working in Charlotte that day some 400 miles away and it was a Monday do I doubt it was a matinee.
The Memphis card obviously happened, but I am curious if you have any details on any of these guys working earlier that day in Charlotte.
No idea. But that could explain Flair’s lackluster performance.
Didn’t know if you’d seen this yet, but it’s a fascinating read…
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6891795/the-wrestler-real-life
Love your site- really takes me back.
In light of the lack of an archives
Could you explain about the video distibution system back in the old mid south territory?
Obviously, every saturday morn on TV5 there would be a 90 minute live show. This was taped and sent to the other areas? nashville, evansville, northern mississippi etc? Did an edited version of the saturday morning show go out?
I grew up in Memphis but my grandparents lived in mississippi and I used to see a show there that would be an hour of strictly tape of the previous monday nights action at mid south coliseum with lance announcing ringside- I always enjoyed that show most. Was this used in other areas as well?
Tv5′s show would often cut to tape of mid south action but often had a lot of studio crush job canvas-back action. (another good story idea- where did they get some of those guys?)
I find it hard to fathom that with all these videos being made and sent out all over that someone was not making or keeping copies- especially the coliseum stuff… and surely they had some sort of professional video duplication equipment having to make so many copies so frequently…
any insight?
I am trying to find stuff on Joe Leduc helping jeff jarrett after being attacked by Bill Dundee and Buddy Landell
Did you know there is to be a big story on WREG channel 3 tonight on Kimala and his health tonight at 10:00 PM?
Excellent work, keep it up.