Dream Machine tarred and feathered by Jerry Lawler (1981) Classic Memphis Wrestling Angle

[@SallyLulu885]

This is better than any wrestling I'm seeing today

[@NinjaNovice]

No. It sucks compared to today. It is only good / barely tolerable bc it's nostalgic.

[@tleatherland]

Lance Russell could sell as well as any of the wrestlers.

[@AldenRDavis]

8:16 - “As of right now, Jimmy Hart and the First Family is fined $500 for bringing all this junk out here. Lawler and Dundee is fined $500 for using this!”

[@bigkevin579]

This is classic! 😂 I love how Lance Russell told Dream Machine as he was screaming Lawler! To take his mess and get out of there! I used to love watching this stuff every Saturday.

[@robertcrain8299]

After his kiss ass buddy doe to me

[@robertcrain8299]

If I was dream machine lance Russell would have a face full of fist!!! Telling me to get out of there

[@nickmrt2670]

Curious why Dream Machine never really got over. One of the better talkers in the business.

[@ronaldshank7589]

In that "Wrestling Organization", it was all about Jerry Lawler. Nothing more, and nothing less. Kinda like Hulk Hogan back in the day, when he was in the Then-WWF.

[@timothyburns2768]

Dream Machine was one of my favorites. He was always so animated..

[@Lovelygal71]

Lol I love how Lance Russle responds here. This is hillarious! lol, classic. Thanks for sharing.

[@marathonriverrat]

i live about 30 miles from Louisville and I remember all of this some of the best angles anywere.

[@Woffar]

LOL Eddie Marlin handing out fines like candy.

[@friedchickenicedtea]

Bill Watts handed them out like Oprah handed out cars!

[@anthonyrankin5055]

*doesn't

[@RayNDeere]

Watts' classic quote (as described by Michael Hayes when a wrestler was late to the arena) was "I can't fine American Airlines, but I can fine you."

[@Fruth37]

Great angle here! I have never seen or heard a wrestler react so violently to a tar and feathering as The Dream Machine does in this segment. Too funny!

[@cas447]

Lance Russell: Take your mess and get out of here. LMAO

[@schlong19]

i love the part when dream machine goes LAWLER !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ronaldshank7589]

.....and after Lance Russell keeps on trying to get The Dream Machine to calm down, and go back to the Dressing Room, The Dream Machine looks like he wants to literally attack Lance Russell! Lance, as big of a legend as he was, sometimes just didn't exercise his right for knowing just when to shut up! Ya can't blame The Dream Machine for being so furious here. I mean, come on! Getting beat up, & tarred and feathered by a "King" and the latest in Elvis Impersonators, HAS to be embarrassing!!!!! His own Manager, Jimmy Hart, and Hart's "First Family", had been driven away by Lawler and Dundee, as well as anybody else that cared to get in on the fracas. I have to feel for The Dream Machine, in more ways than one. If only we could have seen inside of him, so to speak, we'd be able to understand The Dream Machine a lot better. He was worth his weight in Gold.....many, many times over!!!!!!!!!!

[@ronaldshank7589]

Remember, when Jimmy Hart kept holding The Dream Machine back, and finally The Dream Machine had quite simply had enough? He actually gave Jimmy Hart an ultimatum-Either let me wrestle, or I'm out of the First Family? Well...Ol' Jimmy Hart wouldn't let him wrestle...so The Dream Machine walked out on Jimmy Hart, and the First Family...and Jimmy Hart deserved to be walked out on!

[@fatherdmj]

Man, the pop when Dundee, et alia, hit the ring. And Lance Russell's "Don't start this!" at 7:37. Priceless.

[@rehobothwell]

Dream Machine went from "Shucking and Jiving" to screaming and ranting. Lol

[@arkansoul]

@Lillian2167 Let me tell you something, from the late 70s until the early 90s, Memphis Wrestling had it all. Anybody who wanted to be somebody had to come here to Memphis. This clip was what we enjoyed EVERY Saturday morning. Wrestlers were totally degraded here in Memphis.

[@marinerfan19]

"Aww come on Jerry!"

[@ronaldshank7589]

At that point, I was saying to myself:"Shut up, Lance"! They're going to do it anyway, so you need to let them go on ahead, and get their anger and frustrations out. Period!

[@nassermj7671]

Beyond blowing a gasket. Engine on fire!

[@ronaldshank7589]

Somebody break out a Fire Extinguisher!!! This Ole Boy is hotter than a million match heads!!!!! The Dream Machine had that one coming to him ..and he got it-IN SPADES!!!!!

[@MegaCriswell]

i wonder what the security guard was thinking while the dream machine was going bonkers.total mayhem,I LOVE IT!

[@AldenRDavis]

"LAWLER! LAWLER! LAWLER!" OMG

[@kevinpayton2664]

I definitely remember this. Troy Graham was screaming mad. Can't say that I blame him.

[@AldenRDavis]

“Dream Machine” Troy Graham later replaced Mad Dog Boyd as the “Bruise Brothers”.

[@BourgeoisBuffoon]

The indignity of it all. Damn it, man.

[@Lillian2167]

Man, They sure loved Tarring and Feathering People in Memphis Wrestling didn't they? :D Great stuff!

[@travissloan1429]

Lance Russell: Will you take your mess and get on out of here. CLASSIC Memphis Wrestling Action. Big Time Fun.FUNNY.

[@leonandrews7180]

God that was fucking funny. The show was hilarious. Poor Dream Machine with those chicken feathers in his face yelling “LAWLER!” Classic.

[@michaelcanty4940]

The original unboxing video on KZbin.

[@TehJew22]

LAWLER! LAWLER! :O

[@cheerwhiner7829]

7:13 Dude, diggin’ Dundee’s groovy pants! 😆

[@purdhupley7864]

Molasses. How pissed was the janitor seeing this?

[@anthonyclark966]

GET OUT HERE DREAM!!!..LANCE WAS THE BEST!! LMAOOO😅😅😅

[@AldenRDavis]

From August 15, 1981.

[@leonandrews7180]

This is the funniest thing ever on Memphis Rassling. Poor Dream looked liked an angry, fat chicken. Then you have hapless Lance chastising Lawler “C’mon Jerry, enough of that!” This was the funniest ass show on TV by far.

[@christopherangel6690]

That's how you work an angle!

[@SallyLulu885]

what a hoot!!! throwing a temper tantrum here!!!

[@tdw5933]

Dream Machine, The Clucker!!

[@nellbowie7986]

Lance sure did hate the tar and feathers

[@leonandrews7180]

Dream Machine looked liked a big chicken!

[@herbking3285]

Epic!!!!

[@Lillian2167]

@arkansoul I know! now let me tell you something; I love Memphis Wrestling, their creative storylines, great talent are awesome to watch and very enjoyable; I was only pointing out that they tarred and feathered a lot of their talent! I know a lot more about Memphis wrestling, then you seem to realise...

[@marathonriverrat]

to bad u cant find some way to put these on DVD. I would defenitly buy some from u.

[@mbp7060]

This was funny as hell, how Troy and Lance Russel didn't laugh is crazy. Troy would've made it to the main stream had he lived.

[@AldenRDavis]

"Nightmare" Danny Davis would later competed against Brian Christopher in the USWA in the 1990s.

[@Rusty3659]

There was a Nightmare One and 2. That was Nightmare 1 and it wasn't Danny Davis. Danny Davis was much smaller. That's his future tag team partner.

[@AldenRDavis]

Rusty Wolfe Do true, but Nightmare #1 was in fact, Danny Davis.

[@macattack14778]

Dream Machine!!!

[@beaumichael6359]

Dream machine flew south for the winter! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

[@PontFlair]

8:38 The camera angle is nothing short of predominant.

[@tedoverholt156]

Hell i thought that the feathers was a good look for Troy Graham

[@SallyLulu885]

what a hoot!!!

[@SmilingSynic]

Despite the feathers, Dream Machine still better looking than the American Dream Dusty Rhodes.

[@leonandrews7180]

Banana Nose hated the tar and feathers.

[@riprogers8313]

Simple rasslin psychology with more reaction than u will c on TV today. The nightmare is OVW owner under the hood Danny Davis.Great angle , talk about reaction- that's why wrestling is king of sports

[@debbiehenson1096]

Dundee with his Elvis suit.

[@karkovice10]

@yardlet6 I would be, too, if somebody poured a jar of molasses on me, and then dumped a bag full of feathers on me afterwards. :)

[@randylovering24]

today you could be suspended for that

[@RayNDeere]

Jim Cornette told the story about the Kentucky Athletic Commission rep at Louisville wouldn't permit battle royals because going over the top rope was a DQ. He also legit fined Jonathan Boyd $5000 and Jarrett had to pay the fine just so Boyd could come back the next week for the blow-off to a feud

[@charlesmeadows6285]

Randy Lovering Meaning?

[@Lillian2167]

@arkansoul Sorry for the misunderstanding then my friend :)

[@sprayarm]

lol!

[@SallyLulu885]

LOL

[@arkansoul]

@Lillian2167 No, I wasn't implying you didn't know wrestling. I was using "rasslin'" talk..."Let me tell you something..." You know how wrestlers will say that before they make their threats or promises...If you love Memphis Wrestling, then I KNOW you know alot. I come in peace, sista...lol

[@tglenn29]

Spoiler at 6:40 when Hart mentions the weight of the bird lol

[@DolFan316]

Good catch!

[@sprayarm]

🤣🤣🤣

[@GregoryWeagle]

I would have loved this even more if Jerry Calhurn wasn't out of position to count the Small Package pin and thus Nightmare #1 should have had enough time to kick out of it. Not very convincing at all.

[@riprogers8313]

Wrestling psychology!!! Watch this video of Jerry Lawler and OVW owner Danny Davis as nightmare And c the reaction

[@syahminorizan8064]

LAWLEEEEEEEEEEEEER!

[@Lillian2167]

@marathonriverrat I second that! :)

[@BigOrangePred]

Nightmare #1 doesn't sound like Danny Davis, but I don't believe it was Ken Wayne.

[@jerrygreen3818]

Nightmare 1 was Andy Kaufman

[@troylowe814]

This is entertainment. I miss the Memphis brand of insanity.

[@marinerfan19]

Lance Russell got mad easily

[@angelacallaway2195]

Lawler!!!! LOL 😂 tare and feathering dream machine and before this Jimmy hart got it lol

[@williambeutler9399]

LAWLERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

[@yardlet6]

Troy's a mite upset.

[@andydensmore5293]

The machene finaly had got his but if he had gotten pat Paterson as his manager instead of big mouth jimmy hart he would had given the king his comeupins but good

[@1stfamilyent]

Jerry Calhoun should have been tarred and feathered. He was a terrible ref.

[@johnnywalker640]

Lawlers cousin

[@deanw0rmer]

Lmao why was Lance getting mad at Lawler? And as for Troy Graham he was a typical piece of trash. His other job was as a bouncer at a shake club

[@KyleKarnes-nb1jl]

Slowest 3 count

[@Gerlad970]

I never cared for russell his part never changed anytime the slightest mess started he was already trying to stop it sometimes before it even started. The action inspite of russell was great.