MEMPHIS MEMORIES PODCAST SHOW 33

HISTORY OF MEMPHIS WRESTLING #4

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Talking Memphis Wrestling June 27,

TALKING MEMPHIS WRESTLING JUNE 23

Part 1


Part 2

TALKING MEMPHIS WRESTLING JUNE 20

I give my top ten memories of my career in Memphis wrestling and also my least favorite memories.

MEMPHIS MEMORIES PODCAST WITH GUEST CO HOST BEAU JAMES

We continue with the History of Memphis Wrestling, Deep Dive #3

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DAVE BROWN TALKS 2017 MEMPHIS WRESTLING HALL OF FAME

GOOD OLE JR TALKS THE KING AND THE MEMPHIS WRESTLING HALL OF FAME 2017

THE KING AND MEAN GENE TALK LANCE RUSSELL AND DAVE BROWN

Recorded April 2017

LANCE RUSSELL INDUCTS THE KING INTO THE MEMPHIS WRESTLING HALL OF FAME

MAY 2017

Talking Memphis Wrestling Live June 16, 2019

UPDATE ON EDDIE MARLIN
FANS QUESTIONS
SPECIAL GUEST BEAU JAMES

TALKING MEMPHIS WRESTLING LIVE

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TALKING MEMPHIS WRESTLING LIVE JUNE 13

MEMPHIS MEMORIES PODCAST #31 Update on Eddie Marlin, Deep Dive Timeline of Memphis Wrestling Part 2

We go way back in history as we examine the History of the Tennessee Territory.  We talk the beginning of Wrestling in Memphis, Nashville, Chatanooga, Birmingham, Louisville, Lexington and Evansville.  We talk Nick Gulas, Roy Welch, Jerry and Christine Jarrett and much more.  We also look at the Seventies, year by year.   I also do a update on Eddie Marlin.

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These are my show notes and loose format.

MEMPHIS MEMORIES PODCAST SHOW 31 DROP JUNE 13

SOT  OPENING THEME WITH SCOTT MASON

SEAN OPENS, RECAPS THE THEME FOR JUNE, DEEP DIVE INTO THE MEMPHIS WRESTLING TIME LINE THEN PITCHES TO RANDY TO SEE WHAT HE HAS PLANNED TODAY  RANDY DOES HEALTH UPDATE ON EDDIE MARLIN.

RANDY PREVIEWS SHOWS.   Featuring 70’s BUT A DEEP DIVE ON THE ENTIRE TERRITORY IN THE SEVENTIES (discuss the territory before the split and after the split of the Territory in 1977)

Nick Gulas and Roy Welch started promoting Nashville in early 40’s, Chatanooga and Birmingham in early 50’s

Roy Welch:  Oklahoma  1927-1977   died age 75   brothers Herb, Jack, Lester    Sons   Ron and Robert

Nick Gulas:   Birmingham, Alabama   1914-1991 age 76

Nick and Roy joined NWA in 1949

Christine Jarrett went to work Gulas-Welch in 40’s   23-98   age 75  Jerry Jarrett born sept 4 1942 age 76 now  sold tickets, book keeper, co-owner with Jerry Louisville Wrestling Enterprises     spot show promoter    Memphis hall of fame 94

ANNOUNCERS   Lance 26-17 age 91   Dave 1946 currently 72 dave whbq as radio 1964  Wrestling in 67   dialing for dollars 68  weather in 73   TV5  77-2015

Chatanooga   Harry Thorton co-promoter  died 1982   channel 12 wdef  morning show

Birmingham   Sterling Brewer  1925-2016   90 years old   hall of famer in Alabama radio

NASHVILLE

Nick and roy buy in 40’s. hipperdome     few shows at ryman      1907

moved to fairgrounds 1968  later called nick gulas sports arena 2500    hipperdome 4000     big shows municipal auditorium   Tuesday then Wednesday and Jarrett changed to Saturday

CHATANOOGA

Municipal Auditorium gulas and welch bought in 1950   1961 Harry Thorton co promoter and tv host wdef 12   Thursday then Saturday  6000   gcw    secw

BIRMINGHAM

Boutwell Auditorium    bought in 1953   Nicks home town     Monday town   outdrew Memphis for years   tv host sterling brewer  secw

MEMPHIS

Ellis 9000

LOUISVILLE WRESTLING ENTERPRISES

LOUISVILLE(Barnett to Bruiser and Snyder

CONVENTION CENTER THEN CHANFED TO LOUISVILLE GARDENS

1970    WLKY 32  ABC MAY 27 1970 ST

July 7 Debut

1.     Bobby Hart vs Eddie Marlin

2.     Dennis Hall vs JJ

3.     Tojo vs Joe Sky

4.     Johnny Walker vs Johnny Long

5.     Rossi and Brown vs Al Green and Frank Martinez

First Scaffold Match Aug 15

1        Ladies Tag

2        Alaskans vs Hall and Wikki Wikki

3        Interns vs Marlin and Brown

4        Green and Clements vs Fargo and Clements

5        Von brauners vs Jackie Fargo and Tojo

6        Scaffold   Jarrett vs Don Greene  

Near capacity   $10 golden circle

EVANSVILLE   1970     COLISEUM ON COURT STREET

2000   CH 7   ABC 

LEXINGTON KY

1970  CATHLIC HIGH 1500   CH 62  IN 1978 MOVED TO 18 WLEX RUPP ARENA   AT HIGH SCHOOL WEEKLY THURSDAY  RUPP ARENA ONCE A MONTH ON THURSDAY

TIME LINE

1970:  Lawler debut in Memphis  Ellis Auditorium  Aug 17   vs Mack York   Paul Mortons brother   Rick Mortons uncle

1970:   Louisville Wrestling Enterprises starts  TV May 27    Convention Center July 7

1972:  August 8, 1972   First Mid South Coliseum Sell Out  scaled at 10653

1.     Wiki Wikki vs Joe Blassie

2.     Tommy Gilbert bear Corsica Joe

3.     George Hultz beat Tony Charles

4.     Frankie Lane and Eddie Marlin beat Don Greene and Steve Clements

5.     Al Green beat Fargo  2/3

1973

Feb   debut Lawler, White and Bass

Startin March 5  they had program with Jarrett, Fargo, Tojo   baby faces changed up with the three but drew 6000, 9900, 10023,7700,

April 9 Tojo and Rough House drew 11128 then 11118 then 9007 then 8900then 8200   june 18 9948, 6850, 7926, 8882, 8918

The Garvin’s  vs The Fargo’s  

October 8, 1973   NWA World Title   Thesz vs Jack Brisco

End Year Lawler and Al Green vs Jarrett and Rufus R Jones

1974    Refer to Podcast 11

1975  Refer to podcast 21

1976

Rich, Ron Mikolajcyk, Mike Stark, Big John and Superstar, Kirby, Shultz, Ernie Ladd, Don Anderson, Frazier vs Lawler, George Jr, June 21  Rocky Johnson, Bob Armstrong,   Aug 21 Funk vs Lawler 60 min draw, Fargo, Stomper switches, Lawler’s Army    In March hair vs hair Jarrett vs Al Green  10800

1977 THE BIG SPLIT

Jarrett resigned in 1977 but continued to book in secret and Eddie carried out the orders

Last card of Nick and Jarrett talent March 14 (two weeks before on march 1  Race vs Rocky, Lawler vs Rich  11237  three weeks before 10526  Lawler vs Armstrong)

March 19:   First TV5 Show

March 20   First Jarrett show at Cook Convention Center

March 21:  Nicks first solo show at coliseum 1964 Sheik vs Bobo

May 9   Nicks last show at Coliseum 484

Jarrett return to Coliseum  April 24

Lance TV 5 Debut   Pitch to Lance/Lawler audio.  April 23’ 77

April 24 Jarrett  8700

1.     George, Gibsons  beat Pat McGinis, Ken Dillenger   Jim Dalton

2.     Orndorff vs Gladitor

3.     Fullers vs Executioners

4.     Rich and Dundee beat Pork Chop and Norvell Austin

5.     Graham and Sulivan over Schultz and Orton Jr

6.     Hickerson and Condry over Gilbert and Dusty

7.     Laeler vs Brisco Sou Title

8.     Race over Johnson

More 77

June 12  Dusty vs Lawler

July 4:  Start of Dundee vs Lawler 5400

July 11   Car 8100

July 25  25  8700

Aug 8   Pooles Hair   sell out

Aug 15  8400

Aug 22 7200   Poole lost hair

Aug 29 7100

Pitch to audio of Beverly Dundee attacking Lawler

Sept 5  Hair vs Hair 10500

Sept 13   Beverly loses hair

Valiant Debut   Oct 3 without Lawler drew 2600   Oct 10 Lawler vs Valiant 6800     Oct 24  Lawler and Dundee vs Valiants  9300

Dec 11 Lawler vs Race   draw

Dec 18   Return  9664  Valiant breaks bottle

1978

Switch to AWA  August 21, 78  11000

1.     Cash, Kyle, Brown over Schroeder. Don Bass, Bounty Hunters

2.     Womens Tag Title

3.     Dundee, Bruiser, Gilbert and Ferris vs Leduc, Louie, Valiants

4.     Nelson Royal vs  NJackie Welch

5.     Verne Gagne vs Eddie Sulivan

6.     Gagne and Brunzel vs Lane and Boyer

7.     Lawler vs Bockwinkel

Lawler vs Leduc Program

Idol Debut

1979

Feb   Robert Fuller Booking

Stomper, George, Golden, Tanaka, Robert, Ron Condry and Carson, Mike Stallings, Armstrong, Tony Charles, Kevin Sullivan, Buzz Sawyer, Ron Slinker,

May 14   Hogan Debut vs Stomper

June 11     Fuller Last show

June 15

Pitch to Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl PLAY AUDIO THEN DISCUSS

Bobby Lyons vs Bob Owens, Regal and Gilbert vs Davis and Sputnik Jr, Pete Austin vs Jerry Bryant, Ken Wayne over Eddie Gilbert, Bass over Frazier, Bombers vs Lawler and Dundee, Baa won two ring, June 18  4800

July 23:  Freebirds,Lawler and Dundee’  Fargo’s, Bombers, Terry and Eddie Boulder vs Bass and Austin  7000

July 30   Dundee vs Bockwinkel   Fargo’s   7600

Aug  Lawler heel

Aug 27 Lawler vs Bockwinkel   10000

Oct  Billy Graham   CWA TITLE

Hart manages Lawler

Lawler wins CWA Title

Dick the Bruiser

Bock

Lucas   Big Red

SUMMARY OF THE EIGHTIES

PREVIEW NEXT WEEK

PITCH TO TAPE

THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING

SUPER SHOW DOWN

TAKER VS GOLDBERG

OLD DOMINION

FYTER FEST ON FREE STREAMING

NJPW MOVING TO SATURDAYS ON AXS

NEW DAY REUNITES

SEAN ADDS WHAT HE KNOWS

WRAP

PLUGS

CLOSE

TALKING MEMPHIS WRESTLING LIVE FROM JUNE , 9, 2019 FINAL DAYS OF USWA AND POWER PRO

My most spirited Talking Memphis Wrestling show to date.   I talk the final days of both the USWA and Power Pro.  I do a rebuttal  to a recent Cornette Drive Thru and much more.  A very fun show.

  

Randy Hales and Derrick King Invades KFIN in Jonesboro Two Years Ago

RANDY HALES TALKING MEMPHIS WRESTLING RECORDED LIVE ON FB JUNE 6, 20119

VERY INTERESTING SHOW AS WE TAKE A DEEP DIVE IN  THE GREAT FEUD BETWEEN JERRY LAWLER VS BILL DUNDEE

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MEMPHIS MEMORIES PODCAST SHOW 30 DEEP DIVE INTO THE TIMELINE OF MEMPHIS WRESTLING PART 1

MEMPHIS WRESTLING  THE EARLY YEARS
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THOUGHT VIEWERS  AND LISTENERS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN GLANCING AT THE SHOW NOTES FOR THIS SHOW

MONDAY MEMORIES SHOW 30 DROP JUNE 6, 2018 Timeline #1

SOT  OPENING THEME

SEAN WELCOMES, ANNOUNCES THIS IS PART ONE OF A NEW DEEP DIVE, THE MEMPHIS WRESTLING TIMELINE

THROWS TO RANDY, WHO FIRST GETS PLUGS IN FOR REST OF PODAVENUE PODCASTS, HIT FB LIVE HARD, PLUG NEW STUFF ADDED TO BLOGS ON WEBSITE

RANDY EXPLAINS DEEP DIVE WILL EXPLORE MEMPHIS WRESTLING HISTORY   STARTING WITH THE TWENTIES

1948  Les Wolff bought Memphis from Charlie Wintrop in 1948.  Sam Muchnik wanted to buy but Roy Welch strong armed Les into selling to Gulas and Welch in 1957.  His son Buddy Fuller became the booker

TV started in Memphis early 58 on TV5, then went to 13 later in year.   Lance started doing show.  Dave started 67

Monday Night Wrestling at Ellis Auditorium

Buddy March 1925-Jan 1996 age 71

Sputnik Monroe bio, then pitch to first song, Died nov 3 2006 age 77  2018 wwe legacy hall of fame

Twisted steel and sex appeal   Diamond Ring   Cadillac Man

Killed the Jim Crow Laws (pitch to song)

Arrested 1960 Jan  Beale    Sanitation Strike  assassination of MLK   April 4  1968

Aug 59   Russwood Park   17000-20000   Cadillac at stake   Rocky Marcinia ref   newspaper said he was paid 5 grand   Wicks vs Sputnik  aug 59

Sputnik at Rodeo story

Wicks   started Memphis 58   died 2016 at age 84

Worked at Sheriff office.   Moved to NC and died there.   Quit wrestling full time around 71   tough shooter

1950,s card at Ellis   Millie Stafford vs Jessica Rogers, Tex Riley vs Sputnik, Wicks and Yvonne Roberts vs Corsican Brothers   World Tag

Jackie Fargo  Born  6-30 die 6-2012   age 82

1957   madison square gardens 20,000  jackie and don vs Miguel Perez and Antionio Rocco

Tag with Don Fargo, Rough House, Tex Riley, Mario Milano, Rossi, Hall, Tojo, Jarrett            Big programs with Al Greene and Lawler       Fabulous Ones 

First Sell out  Aug 8 1972    10653   Hair vs Hair Al vs Fargo Loser Leaves,  Eddie and Frankie Lane vs Don Greene and Steve Clements, George Hultz (tell Hultz Eddie story) vs Tony Charles, Tommy Gilbert vs Corsica Joe, Oni Wiki Wiki vs Joe Blasie  next week 8800 then  10835 cage

TOJO

27-92 age 95    Eaton George Tommy Rich Eddie Marlin JJ

First Coliseum Card  June 7 1971  Gary Morton vs Wiki Wiki, Tinker Todd vs Mario Galento, Dagmar and Cora vs Diamond Lill and Ann Casey, Molaah vs Vickie Williams, Sou Jr Rossi vs Sputnik, von brauners vs Farfos, Greenes vs JJ Tojo

DON GREENE  died 2014 age 83   Al died 2014  age 86

1967  Jarrett Booking

July 1970   opens Louisville

1970 aug 17 lawler debut elis

June 7   1971   June 7 Coliseum Memphis

Aug 71 First Scaffold

Aug 72 first msc sell out  hair

75-Dundee and Barnes

76-Rocky Johnson

77- Big Split

Other Mid South Coliseum Dates

1963 built   2006 closed down by city   money

3-16-1974  Randy first trip to MSC for Elvis

Tigers left 1991 bor Pyramid   Fed X Forum    opened 9-6-04   250 million  concert 19000   basketball  18119  pyramid 20114    nov 91    bass pro now  not used for sports or concers since 2014   bass pro in 2015

FOR ADITIONAL INFORMATION

Sputnik, Mask Mans and Midgets by Ron Hall

Memphis Heat DVDS

MarkJamesBooks.com

Memphis Wrestling History Presents:

1.      1950,s  50-59 Record Book

2.     Nashville Programs  1951-52

3.     57-59 Clippings

4.     The 1960’s

5.     1966 Programs

6.     1967 Programs

7.     Cards, Matches and Results

8.     1970’s  70-79 Record Book

9.     Programs 72-76

10. Tuesday At The Gardens Cornette

11.1977 The War For Memphis

12.1978  Building The Legends

13.Jerry Lawler Record Book  70-96

14.Tennessee Athletic Comission 77-80

15.Top 100’s

16.Best of Times Jerry Jarrett

17.Dundee

18.The Word According to Dutch

19.Tales drom Dirt Road

20.Jackson TN  70-79

21.1992-1993 Programs and Booking Sheets

22.Rags, Paper and Pins   Cornette

PREVIEW SHOW 31:  Deep Dive   Start the 70’s   Louisville and Memphis    The Biggest Stars 1970-1975

PITCH TO THIS WEEK IN WRESTLING

SOT INTRODUCTION

WWE THOUGHTS   FRIDAYS NETWORK BROCK CASH IN   TAKER VS GOLDBERG   KOFFI VS DOLPH   HUNTER VS ORTON

FIRE FLIES

ROLLINS VS SETH

SEAN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL

THOUGHTS ON NET WORK SHOW    SHANE VS ROMAN

JON MOXLY PODCASTS   THOUGHTS ON WHAT HE IS SAYING

PUNK RUMORS

AEW UPCOMING  EVENTS   Sat June 29 Fyter Fest Daytona(sean talks top matches)  Sat July 13  Fight for Fallen  (sean talks top matches)  Saturday August 31  All Out     (Sean predicts top matches)

CLOSING THOUGHTS

SEAN PLUGS NEXT WEEKS SHOW, WEBSITE, DONATION BUTTON, DVDS     RANDY PLUGS FB LIVE  THURSDAY AND SUNDAY   THIS SUNDAY RANDY ANSWERS JIM CORNETTES THOUGHTS ON PPW LOSS OF WWE DEAL AND CLOSING OF POWER PRO   RANDY SHOOTS BACK 

SHOW CLOSE

WATCH PARTY FIRST EVER POWER PRO TV SHOW APRIL 18, 1998 HOSTED BY RANDY HALES

TALKING MEMPHIS WRESTLING LIVE DEEP DIVE

Special Video Deep Dive  on the Memphis Career of Dirty Dutch Mantel and The Dream Machine.
Special Guests Dustin Starr, Adam Dunn, Beau James and a special appearance from Derick King.

SPUTNIK MONROE SONG BY OTIS GIBBS