The bold matches are what will be put on the Best of Lawler/Memphis comps that Will and I are making from these random Memphis tapes.

 

Arena Bouts 1982-1983

01. Jonathan Boyd / Luke Williams / Adrian Street / Jesse Barr VS. Steve Keirn / Dutch Mantell / Stan Lane / Steve Olsnowski

02. Jerry Lawler VS. Jimmy Hart / Jim Cornette

03. Adrian Street VS. Bill Dundee

04. Jonathan Boyd / Luke Williams / Adrian Street / Jesse Barr VS. Steve Keirn / Dutch Mantell / Stan Lane / Steve Olsnowski

05. The Moondogs Rex and King VS. Steve Keirn / Stan Lane (Southern Tag Team Title Stretcher Match)

06. Koko Ware VS. The Ace of Spades (Mid-America Title Match)

07. The Moondogs Rex and King VS. Jackie Fargo / Stan Lane (Stretcher Match)

08. Steve Keirn / Stan Lane VS. Bobby Eaton / Duke Myers (Southern Tag Team Title Match)

09. Jerry Lawler VS. Crusher Blackwell

10. Bill Dundee / Jerry Calhoun VS. Adrian Street / Jim Cornette / Miss Linda

11. Bill Dundee VS. Adrian Street / Jim Cornette / Miss Linda (Handicap Strap Match)

12. Jerry Lawler VS. Dutch Mantell (Southern Title Match)

13. Jerry Lawler VS. Dutch Mantell (Southern Title Match)

14. Jerry Lawler VS. Dutch Mantell (Southern Title Match)

15. Jonathan Boyd / Luke Williams VS. Terry Taylor / Jacques Rougeau Jr. (Coal Miners Glove Match)

16. Jacques Rougeau Jr. VS. Rick McGraw

17. Terry Taylor / Jacques Rougeau Jr. / Bobby Fulton VS. Crusher Bloomfield / Sweet Brown Sugar / Bobby Eaton (Elimination Match)

18. Jackie Fargo VS. Jimmy Hart

 

Arena Bouts 1984

01. Bill Dundee VS. Terry Taylor (Southern Heavyweight Title Match)

02. Jerry Lawler VS. Bobby Eaton (Southern Heavyweight Title Match)

03. Jacques Rougeau Jr. VS, Rick McGraw

04. Steve Keirn / Stan Lane VS. Bobby Eaton / Dream Machine

05. Sweet Brown Sugar / Jimmy Hart VS. Jesse Barr / Jim Cornette

06. Jerry Lawler VS. Sweet Brown Sugar / Jimmy Hart

07. Stagger Lee VS. Bobby Eaton

08. The Moondogs VS. Steve Keirn / Stan Lane (Southern Tag Team Title Match)

09. Stagger Lee VS. Stan Frazier Mid-America Title Match)

10. Bill Dundee VS. Terry Taylor (Southern Heavyweight Title Match)

11. Porkchop Cash / Dream Machine / Grapplers VS. Stagger Lee / Rick Morton / Robert Gibson / Terry Taylor

12. Steve Keirn / Stan Lane VS. Bobby Eaton / Duke Meyers / Jimmy Hart

13. Jerry Lawler VS. Bill Dundee (Southern Heavyweight Title Match - Loser Leaves Memphis)

14. Porkchop Cash / Dream Machine VS. Dutch Mantell / Stagger Lee

15. Rick Morton / Robert Gibson VS. The Grapplers (Texas Deathmatch)

16. The Moondogs VS. Steve Keirn / Stan Lane

17. The Moondogs VS. Stan Lane / Jackie Fargo

18. Rick Morton / Robert Gibson / Boby Eaton VS. The Moondogs / Jimmy Hart

19. Jerry Lawler VS. Ken Patera (Internation Heavyweight Title Match)

20. Tommy Rogers VS. Adrian Street (US Jr. Heavyweight Title Match)

21. The Moondogs VS. Bobby Eaton / Terry Taylor

22. Jerry Lawler / Austin Idol / Jimmy Valiant VS. The Assassins / Ken Patera

1632 Tu Cold

 

Tom Zenk v.Mike Rotundo(this match and the 7 that follow are from Halloween Havoc 10/28/89 from Philly) Midnight Express-Steve Williams v.Samoan Swat team Tommy Rich v.Cuban Assassin(make sure you set your VCR on 2 hour mode so as to insure the best possible quality for your copy of this all-time classic--YEAH RIGHT! Freebirds v.Dunamic Dudes(worth watching just to see the way the hardcore philly fans treat Johnny-Shane) Steiners v.Doom Luger v.Pillman(***1/4) Road Warriors v.Dan Spivey-Sid Viscious Flair-Sting v.Muta-Funk(Thunderdome Cage-**** Very good intense brawl) Pillman v.Gilbert v.Irwin v.Cuban Assassin("4 Corners" match sorta fun) Blanchard/Anderson v.Demolition(from 10/2/89-in Wheeling WV-title change) Dibiase-Hercules Hernandez v.Rock and Roll Express(Late 84') Savage-Poffo v.Eddie-Tommy Gilbert(Late 84') Rick Rude v.Jimmy Hart(Good Comedy) Savage-Poffo v.Eddie-Tommy Gilbert GREAT SKIT-"This is your life,Jerry Lawler"-*****-This is one of the top moments of the 80's-very realistic-some of the comments had to be shoots by the Master of Ceremonies Eddie Gilbert-very legitimate heat-this is an alltime classic) Midnight Express v.Rock and Roll Express(from Arpril 86 in Charlotte with Cornette suspended from a Cage-****1/2-this was when the fued was at its apex) Buzz Sawyer v.Duggan(from Late 85 in Houston-**** Super Brawl in a very underrated fued-great stuff) Bill Dundee-Buddy landel v.Jerry Lawler/Dutch mantell(the tape finishes up with 3 great Memphis brawls -this may well have been one of the most underrated fueds of the 80's-the entire sequence is terriffic-great interviews-and the last match from 3/24/86 in Memphis is one of the top 20 matches of the 80's-Texas Death Match which goes something like 23 falls and 49 min-highlights only,but a must see!***** this sequence alone makes the tape worthwhile-Great!)

 

Note:The MX v RnR Express match will be going on a 1986 NWA Compilation that will be put together sometime over the summer.

 

1635 Tu Cold

 

Great Skit with Jerry Lawler,Porkchop Cash&Gorgeous George Jerry Lawler-Mongolian Stomper v.Rocky Johnson-Jackie Fargo Jerry Lawler v.Terry Funk(from 79'-Texas death-*****-great) Tommy Gilbert-Eddie Marlin v.Duke Myers-Blue Scorpion(75') Great Skit where TV's Batman(Adam West)visits the "Evil King" of Memphis Jerry Lawler(****-Really Funny) Video-Jerry Lawler-"Nobody Does it Better" Bill Dundee-George barnes v.Eddie Marlin-Tojo Yamamoto(from Mid-70's-Great Brawl) Jerry Lawler v.Dick the Bruiser(around 12/79) Jerry Lawler v.Koko ware(around 1979) Tim's Note: Still have to watch Lawler v Koko but it should be good. Jerry Lawler v.Nick Bockwinkel RARE,RARE FOOTAGE-Jerry Lawler as a heel,takes Lance Russellto a recording studio to watch him record"Cadillac man"-he introduces him to a young Jimmy Hart-This may have been Harts' first apprearance on Memphis Wrestling) Rock and Roll Express v.Grapplers(from 4/83-***1/2 Good Brawl) Bobby Eaton-Duke Myers v.Terry Taylor-Bobby Fulton Jerry Lawler v.Ken Patera Jerry lawlerand Bill Dundee hold a press conference to promote their Classic loser leaves town match from 6/83-*****-AWESOME)$$ Bobby Eaton v.Tom Pritchard Video-Bobby Eaton-"Bad to the Bone" Bobby Eaton-Stan lane-Koko Ware v.Bill Dundee-Robert and Ricky Gibson Bobby eaton-Stan Lane-Koko Ware v.Tojo Yamamoto-Robert and Ricky Gibson Atsushi Onita-Masa Fuchi v.Bill Dundee-Dream Machine(Rare look at Onita in memphis where so much of his philosophy of promoting was formulated) Jimmy Hart-Billy The Kid v.Roy Rogers(Johnny Rich)-Tiny Tom(hilarious match-Kevin Sullivan does great commentary here)

 

$$ - have on DVD in VG quality from Ginnetty. This copy is in watchable shape but no where near Dan's quality copy.

 

2064 Tu Cold

Int:Dibiase 11/85 NWA Mid South Buzz Sawyer v.Nick patrick Sawyer-Reed-Duggan-Slater all rumble post match 11/85 NWA Mid South Int:Sawyer-Duggan 11/85 NWA Mid South Synopsis of the Dibiase-Murdoch fued Excellent Documentary 11/85 NWA Mid South The Bruise Bros/Eddie Gilbert"portrait"confrontation 11/85 NWA Mid South Sawyer v.Williams 12/85 NWA Mid South NWA Champ Flair v.Al Perez 12/85 NWA Mid South Video on Terry Taylor 12/85 NWA Mid South Dutch Mantel mauls Steve Casey Great Arena brawl after match-both dressing rooms empty 12/85 NWA Memphis Lawler-Dundee fued video Dundee victory celebration Dundee stable(w/young Blade Runners) celebrate defeat of Lawler Int:Dundee 12/85 NWA Memphis Int:Flair Flair gives his famous original"Space Mountain" speech 12/85 NWA TBS Lawler v.Dundee Lawler leaves town v.Dundee hair match 12/85 NWA Memphis NWA Champ Terry Funk v.Harley Race Title Change 1970's Toronto NWA Champ Flair v.Wahoo McDaniel 1985 NWA Mid South Dibiase/Williams v.Chavo/Hector Guerrero Steel Cage Match-Referee Al Madril turns heel on Guerreros 1985 NWA Mid South Dibiase v.Duggan Houston Street Fight-with Skandar Akbar 1985 NWA Mid South NWA Champ Flair v.Terry Taylor 1985 NWA Mid South Andersons v.Slater-Sawyer 1985 NWA Great American Bash Houston-Tyler-Fernandez v.Graham-Barbarian-Abdullah the Butcher 1985 NWA Great American Bash AWA Tag Champs Road Warriors v.NWA Tag Champs Ivan-Nikita Koloff 1985 NWA Great American Bash NWA Champ Flair v.Nikita Koloff-a ringside fan attacks Nikita-wild! Flair and Crockett get mauled by Russians 1985 NWA Great American Bash Int:Flair Flair/Garvin Confrontation and super brawl Int:Ron Garvin 12/85 NWA TBS Flair/Ole/Arn v.Magnum/Dusty/Fernandez Great Match with tremendous heat 12/85 NWA Mid Atlantic NWA Bunkhouse Stampede 12/85 NWA Mid Atlantic Freebirds v.Kerry/Kevin/Lance Von Erich Lights out 6 man tag match Int:Freebirds Pool Hall Interview-Hayes calls Kerry a "Stupid Steriod Freak"-Great! 12/85 NWA World Class Wahoo/OMG/Big Bubba v.Idol/Brody/Killer Brooks Bubba a very young Tugboat 12/85 Texas All Star Chris Adams-Gino Hernandez fued highlights-well done! 12/85 NWA World Class Gordy-Hayes v.Brody-Kerry Von Erich OMG attacks Brody 12/85 NWA World Class Int:Flair 12/85 NWA Mid Atlantic AWA Champ Martel v.Stan Hansen Title Change 12/85 AWA Meadowlands

 

Note: Other matches from this tape may be included in other comps down the line.