Jimmy Hart clowning - Gets nailed by Tojo Yamamoto (1981) Classic Memphis Wrestling Heels

A joyous Jimmy Hart, with the team of Nightmare and Speed, obnoxiously clowns in celebration of The First Family's dirty work lately during an interview with Lance Russell. That is, until Tojo Yamamoto shows up with a heel team of his own. Tojo wants some action for his boys (Masa Fuchi and Atsushi Onita) and he's willing to cough up $300 if Lance can make it happen.
Date: 1981
Location: WMC TV5 Studio, Memphis
Interview: Lance Russell
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[@jeffdillon9526]

Jimmy Hart could bring heat with his mouth better anyone in the Wrestling business!!!

[@r.b.somers2052]

God I love that man ... such memories of my youth ... RIP Tojo

[@leonandrews7180]

You still can’t get to Tupelo Mississippi on $300.

[@michealfaulkner8870]

Such a sad ending for Toronto. Back in the early 70s myself and some friends where at Al's Southaven putt putt and go carts.saw Tojo Lance Russell and Plow boy racing each other on the go carts. I'll never forget that. That's when Memphis Wrestling was King.

[@TwistedStrummer]

Jimmy Hart used to have me screaming at the TV on Saturday mornings. He's still the best.

[@InTheKnow2011]

1:42 - "Meesta Rance Russell". LOL

[@aaronwilliams5567]

The joy boy himself classic.

[@jmcampbell78]

"Rance Russell!" LMAO

[@jasonsterling4129]

Jimmy Hart and Tojo Yamamoto together. Two legendary managers

[@able76]

Lol Tojo looked more like Mr Miyagi with that move

[@litehouse6]

Man I miss those days!

[@leonandrews7180]

You can’t get to Tupelo Mississippi on $300 dollars.

[@Stereolabdream]

Hart and Cornette....the kings of heel.

[@darron7714]

Wow Tojo with tha quickness lol

[@MantonioBanderas]

Very kind of Onita to not set anyone on fire.

[@georgehernandez5299]

Before fmw fire mighty wrestling by onita fightning more wrestling fmw

[@aaronbradley-mg8lt]

2023 and STILL can't get to Tupelo with 300 dollars

[@robertfinney1003]

That chop tho🥩

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

"You're gonna have a heart attack! You'll have a heart attack and die!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sunnyhillstables]

You can't get to Tupelo on $300

[@dafullclip]

Nice footage. Thanks for sharing.

[@TeddGCM]

As a child my friend's mother worked the concession at the Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium. Every Saturday we got to go for free for wrestling and hang out with the wrestlers and managers in the back room. At the time Tojo was a manager using a cane. He "hired" me and my friend to call him names and he would chase us around the rink. We ran from him while he swung his cane at us, we went under the rink and everything. In actuality, he was Hawaiian. A sweet man with a big heart. Sadly, he took his own life in his home of Hermitage, TN (a suburb of Nashville), where I live now.

[@mnpd3]

I was a crime scene investigator back in 1992 when Tojo shot himself in the head with a .25 automatic. I grew up in Nashville and used to watch him wrestle for Nick Gulas as a kid. Long time ago.

[@lastwolflord]

Man can you imagine seeing modern wrestling say queer jokes or goofing on the handicap. Have to love the days when political correctness did not exisit yet.

[@mrbobevans]

Tojo should have beaten the shit out Hart with his kendo stick. This is one of the all-time great promos. I love it, "Joy Boy himself."

[@Dfuq1964]

Looks like Ken Wayne with the ponytail and I guess the other is Danny Davis

[@captainactionman01]

You don't talk smack to Tojo!

[@kennethmilam2894]

TOJO scared the heck out of Mr as a kid. Lol.

[@bacardilvr]

OMG!! This was hilarious!

[@thelowesttreeshavetops3541]

GREAT STUFF.

[@TroyNaumu808]

I miss the good ole days of non political correctness in sports entertainment

[@georgehernandez5299]

Its not sports entertainment its professional wrestling at its best

[@zygmundzygmundowski]

Awesome stuff

[@southerngospel]

What's up with the comment Hart made about Jerry Calhoun coming out of the closet?

[@Rusty3659]

Jerry Calhoun is Jerry Lawler's cousin and that's why he called Lawler's "special referee".

[@CuteLesbo69]

@@Rusty3659 not cousins, they are former brothers in law.

[@madbrowniac7871]

Wayne Farris and Carl Fergie are or were Cousins of Jerry Lawler and therefore are or were indelibly associated with Pro Wrestling in Memphis. Until now was unaware of the connection of Jerry Lawler and Jerry Calhoun.🤔🎤🎼🎸🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@randyznaniecki8380]

What da heck kinda tie is that

[@arepadetrigo]

Who would have guessed that 40 years later, these people would be in the White House?

[@nathueil1]

Sad that Tojo killed himself😒

[@jimmypatterson9472]

This is too funny. Love the days of political incorrectness.

[@gl6996]

Memphis was the Politically Incorrect Capital in Professional Wrestling.

[@ronaldshank7589]

I never thought that I'd agree with Jimmy Hart on anything, but he has a great point-There's no room in Wrestling for a bunch of crybabies that wanna go running home to Mama, every time a little something goes wrong! That's actually one of only a comparative few times that I've ever agreed with him about anything!

[@henrick_the_lover]

Just remember all that is good in wrestling to this day was because of Memphis, when the WWE was starting to go national 90% of the wrestlers were from Memphis and all the big names Undertaker, Rock, Sting, Ultimate Warrior, Macho Man, etc. learned the business in Memphis.

[@sonnysatar5916]

Is there memphis wrestling videos on wwe network?

[@redd7188]

It should be. I had no idea WWE took so much from Memphis.

[@tayjones836]

Does anybody know who speed was

[@josephclark4999]

Not sure but I believe it was Ken Wayne.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Jimmy was bigger than the wrestler wearing a mask behind him? They had midgets in Memphis?

[@jprice6419]

I wish Jimmy had more energy