1981

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired January 3, 1981 (Louisville Feed) David Oswald vs Tom Maley Clips of various Jerry Lawler vs Bill Dundee matches from throughout the years INT: Jerry Lawler Charles' Hair vs Loser of the Fall Leaves Town, Handicap Match: Tony Charles (w/ Jerry Lawler) vs Bobby Eaton & Jimmy Hart (w/ Dream Machine) (from MSC) - only the pre-match is shown, where Lawler and Machine start fighting before the match has even began, and Eddie Marlin ends up coming out and sends them both to the back. The Angel & Tony Russo (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Tommy Gilbert & Carl Fergie Jerry Lawler & Bill …

Pacific Northwest Wrestling TV Aired January 4, 1981 (Taped January 3, 1981) No review yet. Buddy Rose vs Jay Youngblood Bold matches are PWO recommended.

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired January 10, 1981 (Louisville Feed) 2/3 Falls: Jimmy Valiant & Dream Machine & Tojo Yamamoto (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Koko Ware & Tom Maley & Pat Hutchinson - 1st Fall Clip from last year where Jimmy Hart crowned Paul Ellering as the new King of Wrestling, after Jerry Lawler was ruled out after breaking his leg. INT): Jerry Lawler 2/3 Falls: Jimmy Valiant & Dream Machine & Tojo Yamamoto (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Koko Ware & Tom Maley & Pat Hutchinson - 2nd Fall David Oswald vs David Price Paul Ellering (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Robert Gibson (jip, from MSC) - both Hart an…

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired January 17, 1981 (Louisville Feed) INT: Hector Guerrero Hector Guerrero vs Gypsy Joe INT: Billy Robinson - incl. some very good British style clips of his match against Tony Charles that went to a 10 minute time limit draw. Says that if the time limit was longer he would have defeated Charles, as a good big man always beats a good little man. INT: Jerry Lawler INT: Jimmy Hart - says that Dream Machine will eat Hector Guerrero up, and he has a plan for Machine to be the greatest professional athlete in the world. Jimmy Valiant & Tojo Yamamoto vs Tom Maley & David Price …

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired January 24, 1981 (Louisville Feed) Jimmy Valiant (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Hector Guerrero - for the vacant Southern title. Valiant hits Guerrero with a foreign object before the match begins. Koko Ware and Eddie Gilbert come out to help Guerrero up and whilst Valiant is trying to signal for the bell so he can be named champion, Guerrero still wants to fight and the match begins. INT: Jimmy Valiant & Jimmy Hart Highlights of Jerry Lawler’s last three matches at the MSC against Jimmy Hart’s various henchmen (Dream Machine, Paul Ellering and Ausin Idol). INT: Jerry Lawler - after defeating Austin …

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired January 31, 1981 (Louisville Feed) INT: Austin Idol - says that there is a conspiracy against him and includes footage of himself vs Jerry Lawler from MSC to back up these claims where he states that referee Jerry Calhoun deliberately grabbed his arm, tripped him and fast counted him in the match. He says that Jimmy Hart was up on the ring apron when he shouldn’t have been, and that all three of them are in it together as Lawler and Calhoun are football buddies, whilst Lawler got Hart his start in the wrestling business and that his band the Gentry’s backed Lawler. He says that it’s also funny how Hart was in …

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired February, 7, 1981 (Louisville Feed) Bounty Hunters (w/ Jimmy Kent) vs David Price & Tom Maley INT: Jimmy Kent & Bounty Hunters, Jimmy Hart & Jimmy Valiant Gypsy Joe (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Tommy Rich INT: Jimmy Hart - claims Jerry Calhoun gave a fast count against Gypsy Joe in the previous match. Jerry Lawler vs Ron Bass (w/ Jimmy Hart) (clips, from MSC) Eddie Hogan (Ed Leslie) vs David Oswald The Idolitors play ‘Heart Throb’ Jimmy Valiant & Dream Machine (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Rick Morton & Eddie Gilbert INT: Bill Dundee, Tommy Rich, Jerry Lawler …

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired February 14, 1981 (Louisville Feed) Bounty Hunters (w/ Jimmy Kent) vs Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee (clips, from MSC) INT: Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich Bounty Hunters (w/ Jimmy Kent) vs Pat Hutchinson & David Price INT: Austin Idol - dressing room interview re. Jerry Lawler Handicap Match: Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs Big John Callaghan & Angelo Gomez (clips, from WWF) The Angel & Ali Hassan (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Eddie Gilbert & Tom Maley INT: Jerry Lawler Bold matches are PWO recommended

Pacific Northwest Wrestling TV Aired February 15, 1981 (Taped February 14, 1981) No review yet. Strap Match: Jay Youngblood vs Rip Oliver Bold matches are PWO recommended.

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired February 21, 1981 (Louisville Feed) Billy Robinson vs Tony Charles (clips, from MSC) - more good action here INT: Tony Charles - says he is going after Robinson’s CWA World Heavyweight title INT: Jimmy Hart & Jimmy Valiant INT: Jerry Lawler - re. upcoming Southern title match against Jimmy Valiant. Also incl. clips of matches and altercations where Valiant got the better of him. Jimmy Valiant (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Hector Guerrero Southern Tag Titles & Kent's Hair vs Dundee Leaving Town & Rich's Hair: Bounty Hunters (w// Jimmy Kent) vs Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee (clips) …

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired February 28, 1981 (Louisville Feed) INT: Jimmy Hart & Dutch Mantel - Hart announces that Wayne Farris is not going to be able to get in from Puerto Rico to face Koko Ware for the TV championship, and instead Dutch Mantel will take his place. Dream Machine then comes out and is not happy as he says that he is the number one man in Hart’s Stable and he should get the shot against Koko. Hart claims he has big things in store for the Machine, and they head to the back to discuss them. Koko Ware vs Dutch Mantel (w/ Jimmy Hart) INT: Jerry Lawler Dream Machine (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Tom Maley …

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired March 7, 1981 Austin Idol & Dutch Mantel (w/ Jimmy Hart) Jerry Jarrett & Tojo Yamamoto (w/ Jerry Lawler) (clips, from MSC) Tommy Rich and Bill Dundee recap INT: Jimmy Hart & Dutch Mantel & Jimmy Valiant Bounty Hunters (w/ Jimmy Kent) vs Tom Maley & Roy Rodgers Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee vs Gypsy Joe & Tom Stanton Dream Machine (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Pat Hutchinson INT: Dream Machine & Jimmy Hart Dutch Mantel & Wayne Ferris (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Koko Ware & Eddie Gilbert INT: Jerry Lawler, Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee Bold matche…

Pacific Northwest Wrestling TV Aired March 9, 1981 (Taped March 8, 1981) No review yet. Strap Match: Jay Youngblood vs Destroyer Bold matches are PWO recommended.

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired March 14, 1981 (Louisville Feed) INT: Bill Dundee - Lance Russell announced at the start of the show that Tommy Rich isn’t here for his Southern Tag Title defense today as he has a long standing prior commitment in Georgia, and the Georgia officials had threatened him with a lawsuit if he no shows them. As a result of this, Dundee says he will defend the titles against Tojo Yamamoto & Wayne Farris on his own. INT: Jimmy Hart & Wayne Farris Gypsy Joe vs Ron Sexton INT: Jimmy Hart & Wayne Farris & Tojo Yamamoto - Lance Russell suggests that postponing the match against Bill Dunde…

Pacific Northwest Wrestling TV Aired March 16, 1981 (Taped March 15, 1981) No review yet. Jay Youngblood vs Destroyer Bold matches are PWO recommended.

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired March 21, 1981 (Louisville Feed) INT: Big Red The Turk & El Toro vs Eddie Gilbert & David Price INT: Jimmy Hart & Dutch Mantel Wayne Farris & Tojo Yamamoto (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Tom Maley & Roy Rodgers INT: Jimmy Hart & Wayne Farris & Tojo Yamamoto - Hart, who is sporting a neck brace and says that Jimmy Valiant is no longer part of ‘The Family’, while Tojo says that Dream Machine’s real name is ‘Septic Tank Machine’. Bill Dundee and Dream Machine then come out and run the heels off and cut a promo on them. Dutch Mantel & Wayne Farris (w/ Jimmy Hart) …

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired March 28, 1981 (Louisville Feed) Big Red & Eddie Gilbert vs The Angel & Gypsy Joe Jack Brisco (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Jerry Lawler (clips, from MSC) INT: Jimmy Hart & Terry Funk Wayne Farris & Tojo Yamamoto (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Koko Ware & Ron Sexton Austin Idol & Dutch Mantel (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich (from Lexington, KY) INT: Jimmy Hart & Tojo Yamamoto & Dutch Mantel INT: Mr Onita & Masa Fuchi & Tojo Yamamoto - Fuchi says something in Japanese, and then Tojo translates, claiming that Fuchi said his sister could beat Bill…

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired April 4, 1981 (Louisville Feed) Dream Machine vs The Angel (w/ Jimmy Hart) INT: Dream Machine, Bill Dundee INT: Tojo Yamamoto & Mr Onita & Masa Fuchi - Tojo says that he is going to guide these men to all of the titles in the area, and when they win them they are going to take the titles and the money back to Japan. Jimmy Hart then comes out and says that as he manages Tojo, he will also be managing Onita and Fuchi. Tojo says that Hart wont be managing them as he can’t speak Japanese, and he only wants him at ringside when he is wrestling himself, and then tells Hart to "Go away." The Japa…

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired April 11, 1981 (Louisville Feed) INT: Jimmy Hart - a teary eyed Hart tell’s Jerry Lawler he is finished. He says Lawler has gone through all of his men, says that Lawler is the better man and whilst he will miss travelling to all the places, confirms that he is done. He then apologises to the fans for all his actions. Stipulated Handicap Match: Jerry Lawler vs Gypsy Joe & The Angel (w/ Jimmy Hart) (clips from MSC) INT: Jerry Lawler - says that no one feels any sympathy for Jimmy Hart and everyone is glad to see the back of him. INT: Bill Dundee, Jerry Lawler Bounty Hunters (w/ Jimmy…

Pacific Northwest Wrestling TV Aired April 12, 1981 (Taped April 11, 1981) No review yet. Jay Youngblood vs Buddy Rose Bold matches are PWO recommended.

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired April 18, 1981 (Louisville Feed) Dream Machine vs David Oswald INT: Jerry Lawler Mr Onita & Masa Fuchi & Tojo Yamamoto vs Bill Dundee & Dutc h Mantel & Dream Machine (jip, from MSC) INT: Dutch Mantel - he didn’t appreciate Tojo Yamamoto’s comments about Vietnam and his time there, and says he is going to straighten him out. Says that when he faces the Japs, he will face them with Austin Idol, as he has always stood by him in the past. Jerry Lawler & Kevin Sullivan vs The Turk & El Toro & Jimmy Hart (jip, from MSC Empty Arena Match: Terry Funk vs Jerry La…

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired May 2, 1981 (Louisville Feed) Lance Russell profiles the incoming Jerry Blackwell, putting him over as a friend of the Funk family - incl. a Blackwell music video, Blackwell vs A.C.Patterson (jip, from an unnamed territory) and clips from the AWA of Blackwell hammering a nail into a board with his head and bending a bolt with his bare hands. INT: Tojo Yamamoto & Mr Onita & Mr Fuchi - Tojo says my boys are going to drop a bomb on them (Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantel & Dream Machine) Dutch Mantel vs Vinnie Romeo Mr Onita & Masa Fuchi (w/ Tojo Yamamoto) vs Roy Rodgers & Ron Sexton …

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired May 9, 1981 (Louisville Feed) INT: Bill Dundee & Dream Machine - Lance Russell announces that the authorities have decided that the Southern Tag Team titles have to be defended in Florida, and as a result, the tag title defense that was scheduled for Monday at the MSC has been moved to today’s TV show. INT: Jimmy Hart & Wayne Farris & Kevin Sullivan Bill Dundee & Dream Machine vs Wayne Farris & Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jimmy Hart) INT: Wayne Farris & Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart Bounty Hunters (w/ Jimmy Kent) vs Koko Ware & Eddie Gilbert INT: Jimmy Hart - fe…

Pacific Northwest Wrestling TV Aired May 10, 1981 (Taped May 9, 1981) No review yet. Buddy Rose vs Matt Borne Bold matches are PWO recommended.

Continental Wrestling Association TV Aired May 16, 1981 (Louisville Feed) Dutch Mantel vs Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jimmy Hart) INT: Dutch Mantel INT: Jerry Lawler Wayne Farris (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Ken Leonard No DQ, No Time Limit: Wayne Farris & Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Bill Dundee & Dream Machine (jip, from MSC) Mr Onita & Masa Fuchi (w/ Tojo Yamamoto) vs Koko Ware & Ron Sexton Mr Onita & Masa Fuchi (w/ Tojo Yamamoto) vs Plowboy Frazier & Dutch Mantel (jip, from MSC) Mr Onita & Masa Fuchi (w/ Tojo Yamamoto) vs Koko Ware & Ron Sexton INT: Terry Funk Bold matches are PW…