Memphis Wrestling Austin Idol Jimmy Hart Jerry Lawler Manager Mystery

[@midmoshooter]

Austin Idol was one of my all time favorites! I remember going to the coliseum and watching him and Lawler team up against the Road Warriors! Great times!

[@andrewrothrock3175]

Hell yea! I saw Randy Savage vs Adrian Street there. I remember seeing Bruiser Brody and I gotta say without a doubt the greatest entrance ever.

[@ghostface216]

That's incredible, I didn't even know Idol existed until his podcast and now I am obsessed with finding his old matches.

[@robertcornelius3514]

Jimmy and Jerry in that racket for 40 years. Amazing.

[@mankind2112]

This is why you must have story lines, just doing a bunch of flips in the ring don't make you a Professional Wrestler, you must be able to tell a story. Please guy's watch angles like this and just copy it with your own angle.

[@kevinwatkins1730]

I wish these green horns that try to be workers would sit down an watch this, then maybe just maybe they would learn something about the business

[@Ernie-vx5vf]

That's why wrestling is crappy now cuz they have story lines back then they made it up as they went along it was way much better and they knew how to make it look real this stuff today looks fake.

[@timfox5337]

Amen

[@trevorbarnhill3399]

That is what this era the Golden Age of Wrestling. Mostly, wrestlers wrestled. And the storylines were more believable and reality based instead of the soap opera storylines you get nowadays. This was when wrestling was truly king.

[@Javali247]

Thank you

[@michaelratliff9449]

This was when wrestling was the Greatest ever !..Jimmy Hart was the best manager of all time!..Moondogs Rule!.Handsome Jimmy Valiant 👏..all the best!

[@richardbain8746]

No school like old school! Classic wrestling at it's best!

[@Saber808]

WWEKIds WILL NEVER make stars like these

[@jonrife8226]

Love this ! Wrestling in the 1980s was incredible !

[@tuner1972]

This is my favorite part about wrestling. I love to see the different angles they worked. I loved how austin idol never took that rag off his head the entire interview

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Lol. That ice pack is comedy gold

[@Ben-nh9xw]

How ironic was it that when they cut to the commercial it was for Pepto Bismol

[@trevorbarnhill3399]

Really. I would've laughed my ass off if I got to see it live back then. But I was only four back then and wasn't into wrestling. And my family and I were still living in Central Florida at the time and didn't get CWA Wrestling down there. We got NWA and CWF (Championship Wrestling of Florida).

[@denisemitchell8477]

Rasslin fan 60 years the good ole days.. This clip more exciting than a whole segment of WWE

[@donnarouinoff93]

How true .

[@robertjones6295]

True

[@bryantipton9796]

Mid-southern was a great platform for a lot of wrestler's. Idol,lawler,savage,the list goes on. Some were already known.

[@karlpitts3831]

This is what pro wrestling is supposed to be like!

[@Bestline7]

Man, Jimmy Hart was a great manager.

[@kevinhartley5408]

What a brutal attack with the "noonchuks"

[@jeremyjames1659]

Jimmy Hart was gold back then

[@djyahtzee7260]

Managing was not Jimmy's only contribution. He did just about everything there was to do behind to scene, including writing many wrestlers theme songs. He was actually friends with just about every wrestler, these three included, and orchestrated facets of many successful careers.

[@michaelsuder486]

Don't forget he sold 17 million records

[@janettemcclelland2959]

RIP Lance Russell 🙏🙏🙏

[@jamiemcvay4053]

Janette McClelland LEGEND

[@madbrowniac7871]

I think very highly of Mr. Gordon Solie. However there are times that Lance Russell was better. He was more suited for the Memphis lunacy for certain. Total topnotch Southern Gentleman yet believably capable of threatening Tojo Yamamoto with a hammer as well. His Face Commentator had a hard edge at times that Mr. Solie couldn't sell credibly.B.W.

[@trevorbarnhill3399]

Indeed. He was one of the best wrestling announcers back in the old days of professional wrestling.

[@brendalittlejohn5070]

Now this is real wrestling I grew up on

[@brucejackson48]

Jerry lawler never seems to age

[@TheArgoBots]

Jimmy Hart's mic operation in this clip is absolutely amazing.

[@ronaldshank7589]

He most definitely made ya believe in what he was trying to "sell"! That line about "Diarrhea" was one of the most hilarious things I've heard, in a Month of Sundays!!! Everybody's laughing about it-That is, except Jimmy Hart, who's definitely embarrassed! Austin Idol is standing there, too, in an absolute state of shock! He can't believe what he's just heard! This is classic, indeed! Diarrhea..... 🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜!!!!!!!!!!

[@versuz_mode_threadz3560]

Memphis had the best angels. So good that WWF used a good bit of them. When Rikishi ran over Stone Cold with a car, first thing I said to myself was Gilbert ran over Lawler with a car in the studio parking lot.

[@lvw100]

Empty arena match, Concession stand brawls, heel authority figure, and so on....the funny things about the Rikishi running over Stone Cold angle was at the time it supposedly happened Rikishi was wrestling on a card for Memphis Power Pro a JR Smooth.

[@michaelrood2751]

Lance Russell was amazing. Most believable wrestling announcer of all time

[@gl6996]

Lance was the GOAT

[@steveo976]

Lance Russell top five in the world for wrestling announcers…. If not the best.

[@alanmcmlxvi]

Not meaning to take away anything at all from Lance Russell. He was who I grew up on and he was awesome but I believe the goat is Gordon Solie from Georgia Championship Wrestling.

[@canttouchthis6439]

Gordon solie goat

[@markmullins8622]

Gordon Solie , overrated joke​@@canttouchthis6439

[@stacyfreeman988]

Gotta love Jimmy hart

[@ronaldshank7589]

Diarrhea.......... 😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AldenRDavis]

Ain't no school like ol' school. Memphis Championship Wrestling is at its best! I wish they brought it back once more in a brand new way.

[@FranFJB]

Alden R. Davis Those were great days indeed BUT after Vince McSTUPID EXPOSED THE SPORT and turned it into “Entertainment” it could never be the same. I SAY SADLY

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

Saturday, June 16 ,1984 from Memphis,Tennessee wmc tv studio cwa international hw title match masa ito defeats austin idol for title

[@Kayfabedreamsmusic]

Dutch is an awesome promo guy

[@chewie2299]

This is Classic History The Heart throb Austin Idol an The Masked Super star are my 2 favorite wrestlers an they tagged team in Georgia against Wrestler # 2 An Kevin Sullivan

[@theflorgeormix]

No one admits that. Jimmy is a great one.

[@tdw5933]

WTVW Evansville, Indiana Saturday afternoon

[@alanmcmlxvi]

And on a good day weather wise, with a bit of fiddling with the antenna, channel 3 out of Louisville Kentucky

[@eddieraycantrell4633]

The Wrestling (Raslin') of my youth!!!

[@ronaldshank7589]

For you, it was this. For me, it was Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, which was under the auspices of the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance). I never discovered these Gems, until several years ago. These, and Mid-Atlantic Wrestling clips, are amazing! You really feel like you're there, standing there with 'em, and even feel like you're part of the action!

[@douglaswilson95]

Jimmy hart the best talker in the busines hands down

[@trevorbarnhill3399]

Jimmy and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan were the best managers and talkers in the business back then, hands down. And they knew how to get under everybody's skin so bad, that the fans loved it when they got their comeuppance. I couldn't stand them, but I was thinking how great they were on the mic and how great they were at their jobs. They both knew the psychology of wrestling real well and used it to their advantage. R.I.P. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

[@douglaswilson95]

@@trevorbarnhill3399 I agree 100 percent my friend. I was 9 when I first saw Heenan in awa. It's all we had here on TV. I wanted to see him get his ass kicked so bad. The wrestling psychology as they call it today was second to none. My first match was Hulk Hogan vs Nick Bockwincle and Bobby Heenan in a handicapped match. It was an expiriance I will treasure till the day I die. I would do anything to bring those days back. That was true pro wrestling...

[@trevorbarnhill3399]

@@douglaswilson95 I wish I could have caught the AWA. It was on ESPN during the early to late eighties and my family didn't have cable at the time. My older brother and I watched and loved the WWF. And living in Middle Tennessee, we would watch CWA Wrestling out of Memphis. I was a huge fan of Ricky Steamboat, Jerry Lawler, and Hulk Hogan back in those days. And I remember when my Dad would take me, my older brother, and his buddy to the WWF house shows in Nashville. Good times.

[@lapereSPW]

These old Memphis Wrestling Shows have some of the most interesting talk segments I have ever seen! Good Job Memphis Wrestling!

[@DionysusAlexanderChrist]

They made this seem 100% real, that's why they were in business for so many years

[@RobertoTheOriginalManFromTheA]

Like Jerry Jarrett told his people, personal issues sells tickets.

[@eddieraycantrell4633]

I don't even watch this shit they call wrestling entertainment today

[@rogertemple7193]

"That was Hart under the mask managing the Oriental Connection."-🌐🌎🌏🌍🌐..

[@damonwigington5214]

Classic... I miss these days

[@billmuller8238]

Such an awesome angle

[@georgestokes5116]

these guys are great actors

[@Votedjt2024]

Austin idol is the greatest championship all time on memphis wrestling

[@thomaslemond5913]

Miss this wrestling 😢

[@leonandrews7180]

Austin Idol is like Rocky Balboa. “Adrian!”

[@davidlinville5676]

I think Jerry Lawler revealed it was Pat Hutchinson as the attendant as seen on KZbin

[@bigshrimpentertainment]

What happened next? Did Idol get his rematch? Is there a video of it?

[@footballscoutingreport]

I’ve been there before Jimmy. I’ve been there before.

[@kennydyas688]

This dialogue goes to prove that these guys were intelligent and articulate and could rile up a crowd just by talking. That WWE talk is pure crap compared to this. Jimmy Hart deserved an award for his performance. Diarrhea???

[@robertsr.249]

@Kenny Dyas diarrhea ,?,? Of the mouth ., Jimmy’s mouth ran like a ducks ass , all talk , all the time .

[@masterj4777]

WWE is garbage period!

[@djyahtzee7260]

I do believe he was awarded "Manager of the Year' numerous times. He was recognized and appreciated in the business.

[@KoolKumasi]

@@djyahtzee7260 Jimmy Hart is number 2 behind Hennan, after that gotta put Grand Wizard or Classy Freddie Blassie.

[@madbrowniac7871]

K Kumasi: Sad that Classy Freddie Blassie is never mentioned among the greats much at all anymore. He could wrestle Heel or Face and draw insane Heat whether against The Tolos Brothers at The Olympic in Los Angeles or against Rikidozan in Tokyo. Then of course he was an incredible Mouthpiece among so many in The WWF. Truly Old School and missed very much.🤔😔🎤🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@sheilasmith6525]

Austin idol was fine back in the day

[@clayp7284]

Hart and Russell were perfect chemistry

[@oliverpugh4162]

Loved watching Austin idol when he was in continental championship wrestling

[@JamesJohnson-l6y]

Wait. Is that "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart speaking?

[@joemuggs100]

The infamous "Jimmy Hart Has Diarrhea" angle...who booked that shit?

[@ronaldshank7589]

A "stinkin'" booker!

[@markfabin4431]

the belt changed hands on a count out?

[@royshephard1302]

I believe the Memphis area used AWA rules. And they had titles change under countouts.

[@jimcharnoske9614]

That Is A Messed Up Rule Compared To Everyone Else :(.

[@isaacbraxton1731]

Same thing i said. In those days the champion kept the belt on a count out

[@robertanthony7670]

He had the shits! LMFAO!!

[@trevorbarnhill3399]

Austin Idol: DIARRHEA? Jerry Lawler: WHAT? Austin Idol: DIARRHEA? Classic

[@joehumphrey2594]

Did they have that re match on tv that day with Hart in idols corner

[@Rusty3659]

Austin Idol would've been brilliant in the WWF!

[@yardlet6]

Believe or not he was in there as Mike McCord also he hated touring which is one of the reasons he wouldn't go work for Junior.

[@79chevy901]

The WWF is not wrestling.

[@midnightrider5937]

charles taylor you're right it's the new Barum an Bailey..Circus....

[@DMS-pq8]

He would have a been a great NWA or AWA champ

[@texjlh]

after a plane crash he had a extreme fear of flying. That's why he never went to the WWF.

[@paul12454]

The good old days...

[@loufigueroa7250]

Golden age of wrestling what a shame !

[@madbrowniac7871]

Mantell and Neidhart feuded in Florida in 1984.B.W.

[@angelmontes8602]

The Mid America be look t was later used as the Texas Heavyweight championship in the USWA

[@go-goakins1489]

He wins the title belt on a countout? Crazy

[@kevinpayton2664]

It is crazy. The times that I have seen that happened are when there were special stipulations to certain matches.

[@melbias5046]

i dont think jerry ever went to a gym.

[@joemuggs100]

Nope. Mullet, goatee, and chest hair = formula for masculinity in west Tennessee in the late '70's.

[@angier4748]

Lol he was anti-gym 🙂

[@dannyhaywood9999]

Robert Stovall COMPARE THAT LOOK WITH AUSTIN IDOLS LOOK. CLEAN SHAVEN AND SHORTER HAIR EVEN THOUGH LATER ON IDOL WOULD HAVE LONGER HAIR BUT STILL A CLEAN FACE LIKE FLAIR. SOME LIKE DUTCH MANTEL DID LOOK RUGGED THEN ONES LIKE DUSTY RHODES AND RODDY PIPER LOOKED CLEAN LOOKING.

[@Desstrik]

@DANNY HAYWOOD How observant of you! and, the CAPS LOCK AND ALL..!!

[@ronaldshank7589]

As good as he was, he didn't need to!

[@mikehardister9186]

Mantell,Idol,Lawler,Dundee,etc. no other wrestling comes close

[@joshmillarich4916]

I bet everyone hated "wrasslin" Dutch Mantell. He has less hair than a ape. It's disgusting . One of the worst phsiques in wrestling history. Memphis was full of flabby small guys.It doesn't even look believable when a midget like Dundee is beating big guys.I mean come on. YOU already are playing us but dont make it ridiculous. I would believe Jimmy Hart was a badass compared to Dundee. Prolly the most ridiculous "over guy" ever .Maybe Buddy Rose in Portland was worse.

[@thebronxbarbariannetwork6530]

This was wayyyyyyyyy better than the wwf ever was.it's a shame that Memphis wrestling never aired in nyc back in the day it wouldve been awesome to see all this iconic footage.

[@kevinbbadd]

@@joshmillarich4916 Memphis was great. Sorry you didnt have enough men bodies to look at

[@dannyhaywood9999]

The Bronx Barbarian network JIMMY HART IN THE WWF AS THE HART FOUNDATION, AT LEAST WWF WAS BETTER THAN WWE!

[@Blacattacsquadron]

Comment is 2 year's old but BS bro!! They sucked compared to GCW, Mid South, and Mid Atlantic!!!!

[@FredericBarclay-yg3vg]

" Was it the end of the month or somethin', Hart? Why don't you let your mouth GO South?" Jimmy Hart still looks about the same now.

[@jimcharnoske9614]

Of Course, I Know Jimmy Hart From The Hart Foundation In The WWF ;).

[@nellbowie7986]

Idol us trying his best to keep a straight face

[@MrWalt1960]

Do you have the follow up to this where Idol gets the rematch?

[@70sTVchannel]

+MrWalt1960 Yes, it is on the 1984 set.

[@MrWalt1960]

+70sTVchannel is it on KZbin?

[@MrWalt1960]

+MrWalt1960 What was the date of this show?

[@rs232il]

Hart ended up shitting all over the ring. Mantell had to mop it up.

[@scottjennings9293]

Man this is great

[@jimcharnoske9614]

Wow, How Many Wrestlers Were In Memphis Wrestling That Went On To Have Good and Famous Careers, I See Dutch Mantell and Jerry Lawler... I Saw Other Footage of Jim Niedhart, I Heard Rick Rude, Tommy Rich and Eddie Glibert... All Names That I Have Seen and Heard of Growing Up, Also Randy " Macho Man " Savage...That In Itself Is A Great List of Great Wrestlers, How Many Other Famous Wrestlers Started With or Were On Memphis Wrestling, Just Curious :)?

[@michaelsuder3956]

Bret Hart

[@oldschool9447]

Idol had shots at Pedro Morales at various WWWF venues including 1 at MSG

[@martindoll5204]

Lawler and Jimmy Hart went to high school together

[@garthhaver3513]

Ok. So I'm gonna get laughed right off the page, but whatever became of Austin idol?

[@canttouchthis6439]

We need storylines that keeps us engaged not every match can be the caliber of a brock vs Romans to keep us engaged

[@Plexpara]

Everything they did looks like it really just happen. I think thats the Magic of old shool Wrestling. It look natural.

[@TheLocutus70]

I miss watching this wrestling. With Lance Russel, Dave Brown, Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantel, Jeff Jarrett, Jimmy Valiant. It was real wrestling, not that "entertainment" crap.

[@Blacattacsquadron]

That company was crap when Jeff Jarrett was there. and he was trash. They held up the entire show and prevented others from getting exposure. The only time that place was great again "The Flamboyant One" Eric Embry, turned that place on it's head for a good year and half or so. And the return of Troy Graham was really good as well.

[@Fheogch]

Ringside look like Shawn Michaels right ???

[@nirad1834]

Idol got hit in the forehead, why is he holding the ice to the back if his head?

[@SallyLulu885]

Who was the one that knocked Austin silly to start with? Was it Dutch Mantell?

[@ronaldshank7589]

I'm thinking that it was Jimmy Hart in disguise. I don't know for sure...but, after watching this particular footage, this guy in the "Military gear", complete with a mask of some sort, and a dark-colored helmet, has the same body build as Jimmy Hart. Was it ever revealed as to who that disguised person was? I'd love to know.

[@alanmcmlxvi]

@@ronaldshank7589 sounds like you're describing Danny Davis, who managed Wayne Ferris and Larry Latham, AKA the blonde bombers

[@zt1053]

After 1984 Austin idol never appeared in the studio

[@tharealje2306]

Yes he did,lol, many times😂

[@paulks2339]

Jerry the King was the best.

[@troyf.9050]

Idol - "Diearear!?!"😂😂..... basically lol

[@LedZepfan36minpa]

is that kabuki?

[@MikeE-hb8zb]

No!! kabuki was a slimmer man...

[@MrCaptainStuff]

It’s Masiao Ito

[@sherriecrouch3389]

He is in wwe Stone cold Steve Austin!

[@richardjackson1858]

Ah, no.not the same person.

[@akalksander9184]

I can see why they put jimmy as idols manager, idol is too quiet.

[@waynekelly2810]

If I was Jerry I would have said ok . Then give me the rematch for the title Austin was just robbed of if that's the way you wanna play it Mr. Hart.

[@Mojoe70]

Got him with those noon chucks!

[@munsterbraum2792]

Jimmy Hart is gold...seriously

[@timmypaxton5376]

Memphisflinstonwrestlersandmemphisbedrockfansanddinoreffs

[@NIQUEROSS808]

Pure gold

[@peterwojnar5781]

Who cut Austin Idol's hair? Stevie Wonder?

[@terranceaddison4599]

What year was this?

[@chathamsdodson]

I miss these days of small fry rastling.

[@ThomasRogers-f8z]

I guess this one time the belt changed hands on a DQ

[@jimcharnoske9614]

I Have Heard of Austin Idol and Bill Dundee, Just Never Saw Them Wrestle.

[@marshallsage6816]

I grew up on Memphis wrestling. That was when I was very young. Then there was wrestling at the Omni and two hours of wrestling every Saturday evening hosted by Gordon Soli. My friends and I would wait to gather together for the night of drinking we would do but not before Georgia wrestling. Memphis wrestling was great, bringing us the King Jerry Lawyer, Austin Idol, Bill Dundee, Jimmy Valiant, Tommy Rich, Rick Flare, and many others who started in Memphis. Memphis wrestling is a staple of southern living. As far as we are concerned wrestling started in Memphis.

[@greedyd5524]

When you gotta go. You gotta go

[@ronaldshank7589]

Either that, or break out the ol' Pepto Bismol!!! And plenty of it!!!!

[@angier4748]

Old school BACK IN THE DAY😊

[@angelacallaway2195]

yes it was Jimmy hart dressed up trying to be slick the whole time.thats why he was so nervous and making excuses 😁

[@RealAmericanTough]

Working diarrhea into an angle is genius....😂

[@mikehudson1387]

WWE and AEW could take notes from these old shows!!¡!!!!!!!!!

[@anthonygipson580]

Was this on channel 13 or channel 5?

[@70sTVchannel]

channel 5

[@robertearp8542]

That’s a hell of an ice pack for forty years ago! Wow! They should’ve marketed that, and they would’ve had 3 or 4 bill gates! Just saying?!