Jerry Lawler beats the hell out of Jimmy Hart

[@torrencemonroe1233]

These studio brawls were always my favorites! Back when wrestling was GREAT! I love it! 👍👍

[@TheJman2600]

"Come on, Jerry! Do it outside!" Nobody, and I mean nobody, does righteous indignation better than Lance Russell.

[@oldgoat142]

Ain't that the truth. Rumor is Mr. Russell didn't want to know the outcome of anything so he could just react to it.

[@hossdawg9766]

He was the best.

[@squadfathercrypto]

​@@oldgoat142didn't Gordon Solie also do that ?

[@oldgoat142]

@@squadfathercrypto I can't swear to it but I've heard a few people who were in the business say that when Solie was in Florida Championship, he did the same thing.

[@ChrisGarcia-kt6iu]

You damn right!!!!!! Lance Russell was one half of what put this territory on the map!!!!!

[@MitchellShelby]

Me being from Memphis and watching wrestling every Saturday morning at 11:00 am, I remember this just like it was yesterday.

[@scenariomckinney]

Me too!!

[@haroldpuckett9196]

Yep every Saturday morning

[@77-ty7gb]

And you support this? Jerry attacked an innocent man with a broken leg and you think thats acceptable??? Well let me tell you something, it isnt. And what the man did to Andy Kaufman is down right despicable!!!

[@MitchellShelby]

@@77-ty7gb Sir, Sir, Sir this is wrestling, entertainment, nothing more, and nothing less.

[@torrencemonroe1233]

Being from Atlanta, we saw late Saturday night. 👍

[@laylaw1507]

"HE MOLESTED ME ON TV!!!" 🤣🤣🤣😂

[@travissloan6864]

Lance Russell. WILL YOU GET OUT OF HERE. Here's to yesteryear.

[@mercoid]

I love the ringing of the bell in situations like this. It really adds to the chaos by way of how ineffectual it is in establishing/restoring order. A small but crucial part of the whole angle. This era of wrestling was a beautiful thing. I love it.

[@theflorgeormix]

And from parts unknown and stuff like that...good to see Chick Donovan speak

[@khriscaplinger4506]

I really miss the good ole days of Memphis wrestling I don't care what anybody says Memphis wrestling was the best wrestling ever

[@77-ty7gb]

And you support this? Jerry attacked an innocent man with a broken leg and you think thats acceptable??? Well let me tell you something, it isnt. And what the man did to Andy Kaufman is down right despicable!!!

[@donarthiazi2443]

Nah, before Vince destroyed both the NWA and the AWA... Mid-Atlantic championship wrestling was by far the best of the NWA territories.

[@thisisam940]

Studio wrestling was the best back in the day. So much fun, so many angles, and a great vehicle to drive ticket sales to house shows

[@stlpinstriping7772]

That desk belongs in the Smithsonian.

[@gl6996]

And so does that bell

[@wreckingKREW1]

That desk sold better than half of the WWE roster today.

[@Panwere36]

Jimmy Hart is actually a decent person in real life. He was just gifted with a talent for making people want to beat the hell out of him.

[@E.HondaSF]

Facts! He knew how to play that shtick up really good! He knew how how to help draw money!

[@Panwere36]

@@E.HondaSF , precisely.

[@norms3913]

That was his persona

[@Panwere36]

@@norms3913 , precisely. He would have been the main heel manager in WWF at the time if Bobby Heenan hadn't been there.

[@norms3913]

@@Panwere36 there was a couple more heel managers too mr. Fuji and slick

[@billyrgaddjr.910]

This brings back many beautiful childhood memories for me.

[@rodneystewart8958]

This was Saturday morning tv at its finest

[@gregfutrell7704]

I never missed it. Fantastic

[@Thor-Orion]

RedneckSpaceMan even back then WWF wasn’t as good as this. It was all characters at the top of the card. Beginning in the mid to late 80’s their midcard blew away the top of their card in match quality and characters. Look at DiBiase, Dusty Rhodes, Randy Savage, Curt Hennig, Hart Foundation, etc. The guys they poached from the other companies would CONSTANTLY outperform Hulk Hogan and his monster heel of the week at the top of their card.

[@jimcochran1128]

Hilarious. Ol’ Lancer Russell kills me!😆 “Yeah, yeah, stop with the old home week!”😝

[@CM-fk3or]

"And now is no exception!!!". That was awesome.

[@Muertes-tf2oj]

The crowds at these old tv tapings were hotter than anything thats been seen on WWE tv in yrs.

[@kevinmasterson7992]

These bits....were sent feom HEAVEN! Thanks for sharing!!

[@RSLindsay]

"Guys, you gotta stop doing this! Every time you get into a big studio brawl, it costs us a fortune to rebuild the commentary set!"

[@davesmith8877]

It looks like the desk was made of cardboard ;)

[@princesstamika]

that;s still way too much money lol.

[@Thor-Orion]

Dave Smith definitely particleboard.

[@scottymoore9121]

I’m from West Tennessee and this was as part of my Saturday mornings as my Saturday morning cartoons. The memories,the good ol days. No such thing as good Saturday morning cartoons anymore and no such thing as good wrestling anymore. That’s when it was great Wrestling at its best.

[@tedroesch9133]

In fact, Looney Toons was on just before wrestling, on another channel. I miss those days.

[@kiimbel1877]

AGREED!!!

[@TomClooney]

Spent a good deal of time the past 5 years rewatching and catching back up with these classic Memphis wrestling shows and have to say, Lance Russell is truly the GOAT of announcers

[@jonathankenton7182]

I was born in 1971 30 miles from Memphis and had the privilege of watching this unfold every week. Rassling at its finest!

[@JohnDoe-vy6ju]

Classic sportscaster voice. Could've done any sport. Would've been world famous if he'd been doing baseball on the radio. As it is, he was perfectly cast as the exasperated normal mortal man just trying to do his job while surrounded by the craziness of professional wrestling and the chaos that inevitably erupts.

[@zeesproductions1834]

Back then when you were convinced wrestlers actually had BEEF.

[@paladin1726]

Its definitely devolved, in ring and out of the ring

[@belldn3]

Right off the bat, studio fight that leads right into a match.

[@nellbowie7986]

For crying out loud Jerry!!!! Come on!!!

[@lloydcarter5216]

I love Lance's frustration at the end....priceless

[@tayjones836]

You got to see the one when dream machine gets tarred and feathered lance reaction made it even more hilarious

[@kevinpayton2664]

@@tayjones836 I remember that. Lance really was funny in that segment.

[@nicoleknight9412]

The way Lance could sell a situation was fabulous! What a great talent he was! RIP

[@teetime6792]

I watched this stuff every Saturday. It always amazed me how Dave Brown made up the match times. Dave: 1 minute and 40 seconds after glancing at his watch to sell it. Pure Gold. Too bad Vegas didn't have prop bets on Dave's time calls.

[@williambanks2223]

The look on Lance Russell's face listening to Jimmy Hart is priceless. If it had a thought bubble it probably would say "Why couldn't Lawler break his jaw again?"

[@rustyshepperd]

Best wrestling, make that " Wrastlin" on tv. I couldn't get enough of this as a kid in the 80's. Jerry was and still is my favorite.

[@AldenRDavis]

+Rusty Shepperd Jerry Lawler is my favorite, too.

[@SEPARATIONATION]

I never saw these guys back in the day, but I see I missed a lot of great entertainment.

[@jaymac8496]

A lot of the top wrestlers you saw in the WWF/E and WCW in the late 80’s and 90’s started off in these territories, Macho Man, Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy, and The Rock just to name a few all started in Memphis

[@travissloan6864]

Take it outside. I love Lance Russell trying to direct traffic as Jerry Lawler beats the shit out of Jimmy Hart.

[@girthbrooks4730]

Travis Sloan Lance & Dave were great. "Oh this is ridiculous." "Let's get some help out here"

[@Darrencardinal]

I used to laugh my ass off, I mean fall on the floor, listening to Lance and Dave rant.

[@girthbrooks4730]

Darren McIntyre Good times. I'm convinced that either of them could run for mayor and win.

[@nicoleknight9412]

I remember when Lord Jonathan Boyd brought a snake 🐍 with him. Lance jumped out of his chair in horror. I can still hear him saying, "Will you get that damn snake out of here?!" RIP Lance , you were golden

[@travissloan6864]

@@nicoleknight9412 + Yeah, I remember that episode to. Old Lancer didn't like the wrestlers using profanity during their promos but Lance was cursing up a storm over that snake allright.

[@shawnkirk271]

This was great. I've developed a love for this territory. As a kid in the 80s all I had access to was Mid Atlantic and Georgia. I've developed a love for 70s, especially 80s NWA Wrestling for 2nd in time in life, thanks to youtube.

[@Sweetzandmore]

I live in Wisconsin now,but watching this when I lived in Memphis. It was so much fun going to Coliseum to watch wrestling.

[@yellowveedub]

Bedlam and chaos! These fellas made it seem so real! I was glued to my set every weekend when I was a kid. 😊

[@SallyLulu885]

This is when Memphis was fun!!!

[@fredgutierrez1881]

4:08 "and now is no exception!" 😂😂😂..hilarious

[@tayjones836]

😂😂

[@mikehudson1387]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!! I LOVED GROWING UP IN MIDDLE TN !!!!!!!!! THIS IS GOLD!!!!!!!!!

[@gerrardbevins4762]

used to love the old school memphis stuff when all hell would break loose

[@briefcaseblues6061]

Jimmy hopping away on one leg was worth it.

[@joeclements7750]

Jimmy Hart was such a great heel.

[@nassermj7671]

SOOO many story lines. Big $$ draw.

[@DelilahBeard]

@@nassermj7671 what do u mean was? He still is

[@aeromedical6750]

The amount of hairspray being used in the studio that day was epic!

[@aeromedical6776]

That and the 55 gallons of peroxide to sustain those “naturally” blond mops the first family were sporting.

[@jaymac8496]

@@aeromedical6776everyone was tryna be like Ric Flair 😂😂😂

[@haroldpuckett9196]

This was a part of my Saturday morning every Saturday. Takes me back to my childhood. Good stuff, way better than the crap today.

[@kiimbel1877]

COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!!

[@EverteFarnell]

I love how the announcer looks disgusted. Lol Even he’s selling the fight.

[@oldgoat142]

Somebody somewhere said that Lance Russell was the king of righteous indignation. He never wanted to know how things were supposed to turn out. Wanted to strictly just react. Loved Lance Russell!

[@austinha11]

Jerry is amazing in this. Great on the mic and makes it seem genuine

[@joshr2715]

forgot how Lawyer had feuds with a lot of people over the years classic ones

[@chrishodges8473]

Just business as usual for Memphis..

[@TheAutumnWind_RN4L]

Jerry's mullet is undefeated.

[@arthuridis]

I dig it.

[@williamschutz4982]

You have gotta love the mouth of the south Jimmy Hart!!! The man lives for wrestling.

[@lpri]

Good lawd, the peroxide mopping was off the charts! 😅

[@alexciocca4451]

Watched this stuff for 60!years but never Memphis territory’s Wow great stuff that was well dun to bad we will never see the Likes again

[@daviddavidson8050]

To me when Jimmy Hart left Memphis his career in wrestling took a nose dive. He's been a trooper about it all for years and years but his career as villain extrodinaire in CWA took a nose dive. I honestly think Vince McMahon did all he could to get him to New York. Got him there and then didn't know what to do with him once he was their? And rather than say hey Jimmy I made a mistake. Sorry dude. Go back down to Memphis he kept him their, paid well for his mistake and the rest is history. But Hart was at his best in Memphis. Down South period. Classic wrestling moment yet again. Great post!

[@KakashiInWinter]

Fun... something you just can't duplicate in live shows from large arenas.

[@elvis-jj1sc]

aww the good ole days

[@hhh123837]

Hart and Lawler must have had a ball doing this segment

[@brian-ld4vd]

How could Chick Donovan be so tan but still look like an Albino? LoL

[@johnhawk1969]

This is too funny. The short one looks like 1970s Ric Flair. 😆

[@JGR088]

"He Molested me on T.V." lol😅😂

[@nickbisanz]

Lance--c'mon jerry do it outside! classic

[@Catten_whisperer]

They knew how to tell a good story in Memphis

[@marcushardy7873]

That was absolutely hilarious when Jerry Lawler saying that he is going to beat the Hell out of Jimmy Hart and everyone got involved and all hell broken loose.

[@jasonsterling4129]

Jimmy Hart went from being a musician with a hit record group in the 60s to a Hall Of Fame Wrestling manager! True legend in the business. And he still kept up playing his music and created some of the greatest wrestling theme songs in history! He's seen alot and been with the best in the business!

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

The Gentrys

[@madbrowniac7871]

Paved the way as a Manager in Memphis for his client Paul Ellering and then Jim Cornette Sherri Martel and Paul Heyman to name just a few.🤔🎤📣🎾💪📱🎼🎸🤼‍♀️💃🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@janettemcclelland2959]

RIP Lance Russell:(

[@TonyMontana-qv8cx]

He was the best!

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Legend

[@dpas869]

Awww Man!!! I used to LOVE watching this wrestling sooooo friggin much! Every Saturday, 10 to 11 or maybe 11:30 in the morning! Lance Russell, Dave Brown. Lawler, Dundee, Handsome Jimmy, Lord Humongus, Wildfire Tommy Rich, Austin Idol. "Fire it up Tommy Rich, fire it up. Hey!". LMFAO! OMG, those were the days! Back then I soooo thought pro wrestling was real! LOL

[@Thor-Orion]

dpas869 back then in this and many other territories you had to be a very gifted worker in ring to get the belt. Say what you will about Verne Gagne, but his philosophy of only putting the belt on the most talented in ring grappler was a great philosophy to have.

[@nicoleknight9412]

@@Thor-Orion Then there was the night that David Arquett won the WCW championship! So much for Gagne's philosophy.

[@Thor-Orion]

@@nicoleknight9412 David was even against that decision. Haha. But at least he donated all the money he made from those appearances to the families of deceased wrestlers.

[@PlatinumRoseLady]

Whatever they paid Jerry Calhoun...it wasn't enough.

[@ccie12933]

2:02 I had no idea Porter Wagoner wrestled.

[@yardlet6]

JJ Dillion was another who stole Porter's clothes. He did the corporate look when he was the Horseman's manager.

[@harryzimmerman7991]

More like David Lee Roth wearing a Porter Wagoner wig!

[@franksullivan7110]

Lol Flair called Dillon Porter Wagner on World Championship Wrestleimg on TBS on time while he was doing an interview and Dillon and Buddy Landell were waiting for their match in the ring. Fair also said something derogatory about Landell's robe I think and Flair said he would let Landell borrow one his robes but Landell's arms were too small for the sleeves and I think he said Landell would probably get lost in the sleeves.

[@travissloan6864]

@@franksullivan7110 Yeah, Flair told Landell in that segment that he shouldn't be calling himself the Natureboy when he buys his clothes at K Mart.

[@franksullivan7110]

@@travissloan6864 lol awesome miss them days

[@LL-fd7xn]

Jimmy Hart, hes one man who never ages!

[@DH-ss4kk]

It was never boring

[@cottonmill1970]

saw this live...great stuff

[@jonathankenton7182]

The country’s best rassling territory bar none!

[@mechanicjobs]

I miss this craziness.

[@anthonyclark966]

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS!!..😂😂THE LEGENDS ,LANCE & DAVE BROWN..COME ONNN LAWLER!!!..& THE CROWD HIPED IT UP EVEN MORE..MEMPHIS CLASSIC WRESTLING. MAN!!. IT WAS GREAT GROWING UP IN MEMPHIS ON SATURDAY MORNINGS👊..

[@cbmbdb]

Man he knocked this piss out of those guys😂😂😂😂😂

[@Unk_213]

6:59 my favorite words "we have a free for all" (dave brown) if you missed Saturday morning wrestling at 11 a.m. your whole weekend was not complete it's just like leaving home without your wallet

[@nicoleknight9412]

In Atlanta, it aired at noon, Eastern Time, on a live feed from Memphis. How awesome that show was!

[@rewing84]

whenever the phrase nice and calm happens a brawl is coming

[@mrparkinson]

If a guy has a talking dog, you bet your bottom dollar you make him vice president.

[@gregorymcgee100]

Used to watch this every Sat. A.M. Lawler missed Jimmy Hart by about 12 inches when he "knocked" him over the desk. But still, entertaining as heck, Jimmy Hart is the best! We got a free for all!

[@michaelpoore21]

Ring the bell! How am I going to ring the bell for crying out loud😂? Loved Lance Russell and Dave Brown.

[@davejohnson3037]

Those where the days! Great feuds that lasted for months.

[@nicoleknight9412]

In the case of Lawler vs. Hart, YEARS!

[@rodneywhite2565]

THE best Saturday mornings!!!

[@HyperActive7]

The announce table gets destroyed.. We carry on like nothing happened.. Classic!

[@nicoleknight9412]

How many times did the table get destroyed over the years?

[@MisterBeauJanGels]

@@nicoleknight9412 More often than the women who did scenes with Lexington Steele.

[@DMe74]

My Grandmother loved Channel 5 wrestling..."get em Tojo!"

[@kenriley2352]

The hair dye lol

[@elscotto33]

You know, Price and Hutchinson were holding their own when the second studio brawl started

[@kenriley2352]

Beautiful laugh my ass off I love it

[@wolfieform9514]

I loved this type of wrestling the good ole days when wrestling was gold 👍😎👍

[@apolloniaaskew9487]

Lance Russell know he was sporting those white patent leather shoes and that suit. He was the spokesman for Baxter Suits and wore a new one every Saturday.

[@stevemtc1]

Jimmy Hart is a master at pissing off the audience

[@jimmadonna1436]

I forgot how VIOLENT southern wrestling was!

[@quietdignityandgrace]

Ooohhh, that's what a Pier 6 looks like. Dig it, i dig it. And the girlies go wild!

[@Malouco]

What if there were rings and cellphones in the 70’s

[@jaymac8496]

*C’MON JERRY!* 😂😂😂😂

[@1simplybadd]

Lance’s facial expression are priceless 😂😂😂

[@davidmarshall385]

ive followed lawler for manny years for sure he was a heel he was great with jr after his heart attack i lost him like most people loved to hate him

[@willharper7888]

Growing up watching back then,never realized just how small those venues were back in the good old days...wow 😷✌⚓

[@Plexpara]

damn Jerry gave Jimmy a hard Punch here.

[@scottmann3413]

hey did anyone else notice a very young Jim Cornette sitting there in the background on the end of the stands right by the security guard about 3 feet immediately to the right of the announcers desk?...he first appears at the 4:13 mark and if you watch closely he keeps popping up in the background up until the official match starts in the ring

[@lvw100]

+Scott Mann I believe he was a magazine correspondent at the time.

[@scottmann3413]

cool...thanks for the info lvw100

[@stevemtc1]

What a good observation

[@jdonayel8315]

+lvw100 he actully did the free lance photography and publicity on a volunteer basis at that time . Then Lawler suggested he get started in "the biz "

[@Sargebri]

+Scott Mann He and Paul Heyman both took pics and sold them to the magazines before they got into the business.

[@davidrobinson8337]

This was CLASSIC!

[@amoruzz]

Good stuff, thanks 👍 I'm curious what was the clone "Ric Flair" look a likes all about, i don't recall that angle?

[@timstrickland8774]

Lance Russell and Dave Brown saw it all..R.I.P. Lance.

[@janettemcclelland2959]

And I thought LA wrestling at the Olympic Auditorium and the old Channel 13 studios on La Brea was crazy. First time I've seen these clips of Memphis wrestling. Wow.

[@keepondjw]

of course I'm biased being from memphis but it was great and i went to a lot of monday nights at mid south coliseum --as good as any wrestling i think

[@janettemcclelland2959]

keepondjw We never saw the Memphis show in LA. We only had the Olympic Auditorium shows on Channel 5,then Channel 13 and later Channel 52 until the late 70's. That was it until World Class and WCW on Channel 56 in the 80's. Sadly,none of the LA shows survive on video. Everything was taped over them. Sucks.

[@dereka3341]

If you lived in southern Kentucky, back in the 70s and/or 80s, you saw this every Saturday morning, at 10am. I remember these clips vividly. Memphis wrastlin' was the best wrestling promotion, of all time. Everybody, who became somebody in the WWF, at one time or another went through Memphis. Memphis made people. Plus, let's not forget the whole Andy Kaufmann vs Jerry Lawler period of time. That was absolutely crazy!

[@MisterBeauJanGels]

@@janettemcclelland2959 Not true. Jeff Walton saved quite a bit of footage from 1980-1982, including full episodes. There are also many lower-quality clips from earlier episodes which were recorded off of Channel 47 in NYC. KZbin has plenty of those videos.

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

It was like this EVERY Weekend...Memphis Theatre

[@williambrightman6593]

Memphis wrestling, there was no.territory quite like it. Wish we could turn back time and return to real honest to God old school wrestling.

[@MattC78]

Jimmy Hart could hop on one foot really good back then.

[@A_real_Ha_So]

This was a very rare mistake by Russell. Valiant had already left the 1st family earlier in this episode.

[@davesmith6624]

Chick Donovan was a prelim bum in Georgia

[@Michael1966W]

He was but he was one tough hombre

[@Sargebri]

+Dave Smith I think he also was one in World Class. He got beat up by Killer Khan there.

[@lvw100]

He gave Ted Dibiase one helluva match in GCW.

[@chaswickswhite5736]

Chuck Donovan has ALWAYS been a bum. He worked in Tennessee didn't he?

[@johnhawk1969]

And Florida