WEBVTT 1 00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:19.879 It's the Lapsed Fan Wrestling podcast special report. The Lapsed 2 00:00:19.879 --> 00:00:24.719 Fan presents the Complete Hull Cogan, a real American story 3 00:00:25.280 --> 00:00:27.120 brought to you by Garage Pierre Boss. 4 00:00:27.399 --> 00:00:30.879 We're walking in Memphis on the Last Fan Most Than Podcast. 5 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:34.159 Are we not? I think we have a nice a 6 00:00:34.240 --> 00:00:35.399 nice gallant stride. 7 00:00:35.479 --> 00:00:38.960 Its gallant stride and Terry Bulay, along with his good 8 00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:41.840 friend Ed Boulder at Leslie, I have now landed in 9 00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:44.600 the Continental Wrestling Association run by Jerry Jarrett. The year 10 00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:47.079 is nineteen seventy nine on the Complete Hull Cogan. The 11 00:00:47.159 --> 00:00:53.600 year has been nineteen seventy nine for like four months. 12 00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:56.039 I'll tell you you know, I mean you said it. 13 00:00:56.119 --> 00:00:58.119 You said it the moment we hit nineteen seventy nine. 14 00:00:58.159 --> 00:01:01.880 I cannot believe. I cannot believe how much happened to 15 00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:03.079 him in this one year. 16 00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:05.000 Yeah, because if we're going to do the Complete Hulkog 17 00:01:05.079 --> 00:01:07.519 in the right way, the way listeners of the Labs 18 00:01:07.560 --> 00:01:10.319 Fan Wrestling podcast expect us to, we need to screech 19 00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:13.439 to a halt, not stop until every stone available to 20 00:01:13.519 --> 00:01:16.319 us is unturned. And even though we touched on Alabama 21 00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:18.560 in recent weeks and his run through the Gulf Coast 22 00:01:18.640 --> 00:01:21.680 Territory in Southeastern wrestling. There was some overlap, as we 23 00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:23.519 talked about back then and as we'll talk about this 24 00:01:23.560 --> 00:01:26.480 week with his Memphis run, where from the very beginning 25 00:01:26.640 --> 00:01:30.120 he's involved with territory head honcho and top superstar Jerry 26 00:01:30.200 --> 00:01:33.840 the King, Lawler, Hulk Hogan Boss, Terry Buley meets everyone 27 00:01:33.879 --> 00:01:36.120 who's going to make a material difference to his wrestling 28 00:01:36.159 --> 00:01:38.359 career in his first year in the business after coming 29 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:39.760 back to it, I. 30 00:01:40.120 --> 00:01:42.560 Really it's it. 31 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:42.640 It. 32 00:01:46.200 --> 00:01:48.879 I don't know what the real term that I wanted 33 00:01:48.879 --> 00:01:52.159 to use is because it's almost like kind of like 34 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:56.319 a letdown in a way, because it's like nothing special. 35 00:01:56.480 --> 00:01:58.280 Yeah, it's all we thought it was, right, he met 36 00:01:58.280 --> 00:02:01.599 all these people under banal circumstances. They didn't just land 37 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:03.959 in his life at a magical time. He knew everybody 38 00:02:04.319 --> 00:02:06.159 that you think he made magic with later in the 39 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:07.840 AWABF before. 40 00:02:07.760 --> 00:02:11.039 Right exactly. And it's like there's it just it's a 41 00:02:11.080 --> 00:02:15.319 reminder that nothing that there's nothing original, right, there's nothing 42 00:02:15.319 --> 00:02:18.560 original in the rest, well in anything really, I mean 43 00:02:18.599 --> 00:02:21.680 everything's been done a million times, and certainly in wrestling 44 00:02:21.759 --> 00:02:24.360 has been done a trillion times, and I think even 45 00:02:24.639 --> 00:02:26.680 here in Memphis, we're going to see things redone from 46 00:02:26.759 --> 00:02:30.840 Ron Fuller Southeastern Territory, where Terry Bully first re entered 47 00:02:30.840 --> 00:02:33.960 the business after that aborted stint in seventy seven in Florida, 48 00:02:34.159 --> 00:02:36.680 followed by the year nineteen seventy eight working at a 49 00:02:36.680 --> 00:02:38.719 bar in Cocoa Beach and running a gym, and then 50 00:02:38.759 --> 00:02:42.159 coming back with Ed Leslie the future Brutus Beefcake to Memphis. 51 00:02:42.159 --> 00:02:44.199 We spent a lot of time last week in the 52 00:02:44.199 --> 00:02:46.879 first episode of the year talking about all of the 53 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:49.719 different origin stories as to how Terry and Ed came 54 00:02:49.759 --> 00:02:52.960 to Memphis, who reached out too, who was involved with you? 55 00:02:53.039 --> 00:02:55.520 And it turns out that people we thought were working 56 00:02:55.599 --> 00:02:58.280 at cross purposes, like Louis Tulay, had his hands in 57 00:02:58.319 --> 00:03:01.599 every single basket he was. Oh, of course, of course, 58 00:03:01.719 --> 00:03:03.000 come on, he was just. 59 00:03:02.960 --> 00:03:05.960 As much working for the Fuller welches that had to 60 00:03:05.960 --> 00:03:07.560 do with Memphis as he was the ones that had 61 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:11.080 to do it seems with Gulf Co Southeastern. It's just 62 00:03:11.159 --> 00:03:13.919 truly hilarious. Louis t Lay truly sits at the center 63 00:03:13.960 --> 00:03:16.159 of it. But to what degree he was just kind 64 00:03:16.159 --> 00:03:20.199 of a proxy or a Patsy, Let's say yes, yes. 65 00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:22.159 The power brokers in the business such as they were, 66 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:25.280 You're Ready Graham's, You're Jerry jarrett's're, Ron Fuller's, Jim Barnett, 67 00:03:25.280 --> 00:03:27.759 and so many others. All of these power players in 68 00:03:27.800 --> 00:03:30.159 the seventies in the NWA all have a hand in 69 00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:35.240 guiding Terry Boley's inaugural quest through the business as Terry Boulder. 70 00:03:35.560 --> 00:03:38.879 Of course, he's coming here first. In May of nineteen 71 00:03:38.960 --> 00:03:43.960 seventy nine, from Alabama to Memphis. We talked about over 72 00:03:44.000 --> 00:03:46.960 several episodes of the Alabama part of our leg of 73 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:49.960 our journey about how Ron Fuller was accustomed to sharing 74 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:52.039 a lot of talent from his territory with Memphis and 75 00:03:52.080 --> 00:03:55.120 vice versa, because his brother Robert Fuller was booking for 76 00:03:55.240 --> 00:03:58.319 territory owner Jerry Jarrett, and as we talked about last week, 77 00:03:58.400 --> 00:04:01.960 Jerry Lawler himself by this point also a percentage owner 78 00:04:01.960 --> 00:04:04.639 of the Memphis territory, which of course explained why he 79 00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:07.479 stayed in Memphis all of that time while the wrestling 80 00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:11.319 business became a national phenomenon and spread its wings way 81 00:04:11.319 --> 00:04:14.639 beyond the typical territorial boundaries. But that's what you did 82 00:04:14.639 --> 00:04:16.279 back then. Boss, when you wanted to keep your top 83 00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:18.920 star local and homesteaded, you cut him in on the territory. 84 00:04:19.199 --> 00:04:21.160 Yeah, I guess that makes sense to me. 85 00:04:21.639 --> 00:04:23.079 Way to make a whole lot more money in a 86 00:04:23.160 --> 00:04:26.519 justified way than the rest of the boys on the card. 87 00:04:26.560 --> 00:04:28.920 And to hear Terry Bully tell it in his second book, 88 00:04:28.959 --> 00:04:31.160 that's why he came here because he started comparing what 89 00:04:31.240 --> 00:04:33.959 Jerry Jarrett was offering him to come up to Memphis 90 00:04:33.959 --> 00:04:36.240 compared to what he was making as a what behind 91 00:04:36.279 --> 00:04:39.720 the years but still main eventing and NBA world title challenging. 92 00:04:39.959 --> 00:04:44.439 I again, just something that's just not not able to 93 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:49.879 really be be processed now. It's just it's it's crazy. 94 00:04:50.639 --> 00:04:54.399 I know, it really feels like it feels like a 95 00:04:54.439 --> 00:04:56.839 fantasy or like a tall tale that we were told about. 96 00:04:57.040 --> 00:05:00.680 Yes how you know, wrestled Andre the Giant before he 97 00:05:00.759 --> 00:05:03.920 was three months old in the business as Terry the 98 00:05:03.920 --> 00:05:08.920 Holpe Boulder headlining sold out stadiums in Dothan, Alabama. We 99 00:05:09.040 --> 00:05:11.000 got so much color and texture around of time that 100 00:05:11.319 --> 00:05:14.079 essentially no videotape exists of and as we talked about 101 00:05:14.120 --> 00:05:16.639 last week, that's not so much the case in Memphis though, 102 00:05:16.720 --> 00:05:20.560 scant tape seems to remain of his run. There, there's 103 00:05:20.600 --> 00:05:24.040 a lot more, and importantly, there's tape of his unveiling, 104 00:05:24.480 --> 00:05:29.000 which is what's critically missing from what we have from Southeastern. 105 00:05:29.040 --> 00:05:31.040 You know, the arm Giant arm wrestling angle and the 106 00:05:31.079 --> 00:05:33.920 outlaw match. Those things kind of happen in media res. 107 00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:36.439 They happened after he's already established himself and the commentators 108 00:05:36.480 --> 00:05:38.120 that are used to referring to him as somebody that's 109 00:05:38.120 --> 00:05:42.560 already been established with the audience. But here, thank god, 110 00:05:42.600 --> 00:05:45.240 we have the vignette that we talked so much about 111 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:47.800 last week, recorded after I think six whoppers was it 112 00:05:47.879 --> 00:05:50.319 or fifteen whoppers something like that. I think it was 113 00:05:50.319 --> 00:05:53.959 seven eight whoppers, And I'm sure that's just what he ate. 114 00:05:54.040 --> 00:05:55.560 Those are just the whoppers that he ate, little one, 115 00:05:55.560 --> 00:05:56.720 the whoppers that he told. 116 00:05:57.079 --> 00:06:02.399 Absolute onslaught of aio art of Hulk whoppers and Christine 117 00:06:02.480 --> 00:06:05.759 Jarrett's fucking kitchen or whatever or Jerry Jart's wife's kitchen 118 00:06:06.480 --> 00:06:09.160 with Christine there in the background, is just it's all 119 00:06:09.160 --> 00:06:13.319 about whoppers. It's all about fast food. Terry Bulea is 120 00:06:13.519 --> 00:06:15.319 a fast food fat kid from Tampa. 121 00:06:15.399 --> 00:06:18.399 That's what it is. Yes, listen, that's just it exactly, 122 00:06:19.399 --> 00:06:21.600 you know, I mean, come on, you know it's funny 123 00:06:21.680 --> 00:06:23.920 how they not. I don't know Florida has, but you know, 124 00:06:24.040 --> 00:06:27.959 you think about California, you know, and you think about 125 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:30.720 how you know, you think about movie stars and all 126 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:32.839 you think about how healthy you have, all the everyone 127 00:06:33.000 --> 00:06:35.639 you know, you think of California, you think of health. Okay, 128 00:06:35.839 --> 00:06:37.439 but you know how many fucking fast food chains are 129 00:06:37.480 --> 00:06:39.480 out there. They're all out there. The only one that's 130 00:06:39.480 --> 00:06:42.680 missing is water Burger, all right. But the same thing 131 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:45.519 with Florida, just loaded with fast food chains. Yeah. 132 00:06:45.600 --> 00:06:45.800 Yeah. 133 00:06:45.800 --> 00:06:48.079 What California did is it wrapped its hands around the 134 00:06:48.079 --> 00:06:50.680 throat of America's idea of what health looks like and 135 00:06:50.879 --> 00:06:54.360 converted it into the look of a bodybuilder, which is right. 136 00:06:54.759 --> 00:06:58.120 You know, since time immemorial has been enhanced with synthetic 137 00:06:58.519 --> 00:07:00.959 hormones and other kinds of bullshit, to say nothing of 138 00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:03.959 synthetic tans and just the complete falsity of the kind 139 00:07:03.959 --> 00:07:06.120 of tan you can get when you just loaf around 140 00:07:06.120 --> 00:07:09.839 all day in California. Like that's a like, that's a 141 00:07:09.879 --> 00:07:13.040 standard of health that people can can strive to when 142 00:07:13.040 --> 00:07:15.639 they can't lay around the Beach all day and yeah, 143 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:17.759 Hogan was, so he talked about it, even though, as 144 00:07:17.959 --> 00:07:21.040 you know, careful examination proves that he was being referred 145 00:07:21.079 --> 00:07:23.560 to as being from Tampa as Terry the Hulk Boulder, 146 00:07:23.639 --> 00:07:26.199 not from California as time when he kind of got 147 00:07:26.240 --> 00:07:28.319 the hint that, man, I come to some of these 148 00:07:28.319 --> 00:07:30.439 small towns, I tell people, I'm from California, I'm from 149 00:07:30.480 --> 00:07:33.360 Venice Beach, I'm from where Arnold is and pumping iron 150 00:07:34.040 --> 00:07:36.759 or all the great bodybuilders over the years have been 151 00:07:36.879 --> 00:07:41.240 associated with. They think a fucking a god among men 152 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:43.519 has arrived in their humble little town, in their humble 153 00:07:43.519 --> 00:07:46.079 little corner of the country. And I don't know exactly 154 00:07:46.120 --> 00:07:47.759 when it's going to start, but our ears are going 155 00:07:47.800 --> 00:07:50.639 to be perked up for where Terry Boulder starts referring 156 00:07:50.639 --> 00:07:55.040 to himself as a Californian. And it's not unlike you know, 157 00:07:55.120 --> 00:07:57.519 Superstar Graham kind of did that, and as he continues 158 00:07:57.519 --> 00:08:00.439 to borrow from the Superstar gram playbook, of course, Graham 159 00:08:00.519 --> 00:08:04.040 was actually from Arizona, so an actual West Coaster but 160 00:08:04.120 --> 00:08:07.800 still definitely a little bit of a hint there as 161 00:08:07.879 --> 00:08:10.240 to how it'd be framed up. But I can't wait 162 00:08:10.240 --> 00:08:12.160 to get into this Memphis thing. We watched the vignette 163 00:08:12.199 --> 00:08:14.759 the Hall and he's coming here. 164 00:08:19.720 --> 00:08:22.720 Well, I'm webinar at advertising him coming to someplace else, 165 00:08:22.720 --> 00:08:24.040 because that would kind of be weird. 166 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:26.360 Right, and it would only make so much it would 167 00:08:26.360 --> 00:08:28.839 make too much sense. Rather, if we've learned anything from 168 00:08:28.879 --> 00:08:31.839 the complete Hull Cogan and the way territories were constituted 169 00:08:31.839 --> 00:08:33.879 back then and how decisions were made, it would make 170 00:08:33.919 --> 00:08:36.000 too much sense for that vignette to be the first 171 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:41.879 thing that WMCTV Channel five Memphis viewers saw of Hulls No, 172 00:08:42.600 --> 00:08:46.000 of course, three months before that vignette air, three months 173 00:08:46.039 --> 00:08:48.039 before he was advertised as coming to the rescue of 174 00:08:48.080 --> 00:08:50.759 his brother Ed Boulder. He was in the ring in Memphis. 175 00:08:50.799 --> 00:08:52.679 He was tag teaming with Jerry Lawler at the Mid 176 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:55.679 South Coliseum. He was being referred to on Memphis television 177 00:08:56.279 --> 00:08:58.120 as an active wrestler who's out there at a high 178 00:08:58.159 --> 00:09:01.279 level competing. So I just can't imagine, you know. We 179 00:09:01.279 --> 00:09:03.879 talk about how weird it would be for fans to 180 00:09:03.879 --> 00:09:05.759 see holk Hegan go to WWF in the eighties and 181 00:09:05.799 --> 00:09:09.039 become this national phenomenon. To have seen him in Dothan 182 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:11.200 when well, the only people who cared about him were 183 00:09:11.240 --> 00:09:14.080 in a tri city area in Alabama, and just like 184 00:09:14.120 --> 00:09:19.399 that guy. I mean, but what if you're a week 185 00:09:19.399 --> 00:09:21.639 to week wrestling fan in Memphis in nineteen seventy nine, 186 00:09:22.360 --> 00:09:24.799 and in the spring around May you see Terry the 187 00:09:24.799 --> 00:09:27.360 Hope Boulder being featured on television teaming with Jerry Lawler, 188 00:09:27.399 --> 00:09:29.840 this massive guy making an impact. You read about him 189 00:09:29.840 --> 00:09:32.879 in the papers and such, and then he disappears, and 190 00:09:32.919 --> 00:09:35.759 then come the summer, they're introducing this vignette like you've 191 00:09:35.759 --> 00:09:37.720 never seen him before and like he's coming here for 192 00:09:37.759 --> 00:09:38.320 the first time. 193 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:42.919 Yeah, I mean that of course, why wouldn't they do that? 194 00:09:43.200 --> 00:09:45.200 Best as I can tell, that was essentially the way 195 00:09:45.840 --> 00:09:48.399 you would have received it, because there's a difference between 196 00:09:48.399 --> 00:09:50.440 the first run, where Boulder comes here for a couple 197 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:52.000 of weeks as so many did who are working for 198 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:54.919 Ron Fuller down in Alabama, and the second run, which, 199 00:09:54.919 --> 00:09:57.960 as we've talked about, represents a clean break from Alabama 200 00:09:58.039 --> 00:10:01.200 after having the Harley Race match and then making it 201 00:10:01.279 --> 00:10:03.720 up to Memphis for what you consider more of a 202 00:10:03.759 --> 00:10:06.919 full time, proper stint in the territory. So we're going 203 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:09.120 to figure out how both bites of the Apple looked 204 00:10:09.120 --> 00:10:12.919 and felt to fans of really one of the most zany, creative, 205 00:10:13.799 --> 00:10:18.840 well remembered territories in the history of wrestling territories, Memphis, 206 00:10:18.879 --> 00:10:22.600 particularly under the Jerry Jarrett and Jerry Lawler's auspices. And 207 00:10:22.600 --> 00:10:24.159 we're gonna have a lot of fun doing it because 208 00:10:24.600 --> 00:10:26.320 there's been a lot of great material and tape, a 209 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:29.240 mast and some key stuff survives that we're going to 210 00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:31.120 take the measure of this week, Boss on the Complete 211 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:34.559 Hulk Hogan. Yes, and of course it is all made 212 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:38.879 possible by our friends, first and foremost at Garage Beer. 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Oh God, I 242 00:12:03.799 --> 00:12:08.320 saw an ad during the fucking divisional playoffs on ABC 243 00:12:08.440 --> 00:12:12.720 slash ESPN Royal Rumble coming up two pm in Saudi Arabia. 244 00:12:12.879 --> 00:12:15.360 I just can't imagine normal people sitting home watching football 245 00:12:15.399 --> 00:12:20.399 thinking he said, what the Royal rumbles win? Yep, exactly, 246 00:12:21.879 --> 00:12:26.960 it's international rumble. Ah two pm, two pm. 247 00:12:27.080 --> 00:12:29.799 Nope, not acceptable, completely unacceptable. 248 00:12:29.879 --> 00:12:31.879 So you know by now Patreon dot com slash the 249 00:12:31.960 --> 00:12:34.159 lapsed fan we watch modern WW so you don't have to. 250 00:12:34.159 --> 00:12:36.200 We're gonna do our best, folks, as they really fuck 251 00:12:36.240 --> 00:12:40.519 with us by pushing WrestleMania deep in April and putting 252 00:12:41.320 --> 00:12:44.720 you know, huge tent pole Top four Big four shows 253 00:12:44.720 --> 00:12:48.559 on in the fucking afternoon on a Saturday. Yes, but 254 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:51.039 it'll it'll be there. It'll be there when it's there, 255 00:12:51.159 --> 00:12:52.840 and we know you're gonna be locked in with us, 256 00:12:53.320 --> 00:12:55.639 can't miss the rumble. But goddamn it, are they tempting 257 00:12:55.679 --> 00:12:56.159 us this year? 258 00:12:56.159 --> 00:12:58.519 Boss? Ah, it's just brutal. 259 00:12:58.440 --> 00:13:01.279 About Mania and Saudi A next year it's gonna happen. 260 00:13:01.399 --> 00:13:04.080 Is it happened, then it's absolutely locked in. It's happening. Yes, 261 00:13:04.399 --> 00:13:06.159 they've announced the. 262 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:07.480 Wow. 263 00:13:07.519 --> 00:13:09.440 I didn't know that. I didn't know that we go in. 264 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:14.000 That's how fucking yeah, I'm gonna go. Yeah, let's go, 265 00:13:14.120 --> 00:13:16.799 let's do it. 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Can we put protein 277 00:13:44.200 --> 00:13:45.200 in anything else? Boss? 278 00:13:45.399 --> 00:13:48.720 I mean, can I walk into any fucking store now, 279 00:13:48.840 --> 00:13:52.840 or any fast food place or any dwarf storefront in 280 00:13:52.840 --> 00:13:55.559 this country and not be assaulted with the message that 281 00:13:55.600 --> 00:13:59.600 we've added protein for no particular reason to everything you eat? Well, 282 00:13:59.639 --> 00:14:04.840 I mean, you know, it's like there's a part of 283 00:14:04.879 --> 00:14:07.799 me that appreciates the sentiment, because then it's like, oh, 284 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:10.840 then you know, then what I'm eating maybe you know, 285 00:14:11.000 --> 00:14:16.559 may actually have some sort of health whatever to it, 286 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:20.919 but some benefits. 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Oh yes, atreon dot com slash 339 00:16:56.279 --> 00:16:58.919 the lap s fan for members of our executive producer 340 00:16:59.000 --> 00:17:01.919 tire and above under the cinemat boss man rocking the 341 00:17:01.960 --> 00:17:05.599 mic with equal passion and fervor for the cinema industry 342 00:17:05.640 --> 00:17:08.039 as we put on display on this side of the 343 00:17:08.039 --> 00:17:09.599 house for the wrestling industry. 344 00:17:10.279 --> 00:17:12.920 Boss. There's a new journey we must assemble. There is 345 00:17:13.279 --> 00:17:17.400 a new journey, and we are assembling for the Marvel 346 00:17:18.000 --> 00:17:23.880 Carnee universe. That big MC comes up, the Big MCU. 347 00:17:24.000 --> 00:17:27.640 All right, we're doing what I'm the Marvel Krney Universe, 348 00:17:27.720 --> 00:17:32.880 the Infinity Saga. Okay, we are going through from Iron Man, 349 00:17:32.920 --> 00:17:38.119 which we just did, through Avengers Endgame. That is going 350 00:17:38.200 --> 00:17:43.559 to be our journey for this and every single movie qualifies, 351 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:47.599 the twenty two feature films in that saga qualify, and 352 00:17:47.640 --> 00:17:50.880 it is going to be a rip roaring adventure as 353 00:17:50.880 --> 00:17:55.559 we I mean, listen, I mean, if you haven't listened 354 00:17:55.599 --> 00:17:57.920 to it, if you're not over there now, I'll tell 355 00:17:57.920 --> 00:18:00.200 you one thing you're missing out on. You're missing out 356 00:18:00.240 --> 00:18:03.079 on us talking about Robert Downey Junior for three and 357 00:18:03.079 --> 00:18:04.160 a half hours, right. 358 00:18:04.079 --> 00:18:07.240 Which is just about ten percent of what we could 359 00:18:07.240 --> 00:18:11.799 do exactly. I mean that fascinating guy Fasting brings reality home. 360 00:18:12.279 --> 00:18:16.680 Yes he does, Yes he does, and makes it's amazing 361 00:18:16.880 --> 00:18:19.200 to when you again you think about the idea that 362 00:18:19.559 --> 00:18:21.519 here was a guy who had already had a career, 363 00:18:21.559 --> 00:18:23.400 his whole career was kind of there, and he was 364 00:18:24.680 --> 00:18:29.000 literally on the verge of death potentially, and he makes 365 00:18:29.200 --> 00:18:32.759 the most ultimate comeback to the point where he is now. 366 00:18:32.880 --> 00:18:37.799 He is now a megastar, just an absolute probably the 367 00:18:37.799 --> 00:18:40.799 most I think at one point the highest paid actor 368 00:18:41.519 --> 00:18:43.759 in the world. I'm sure he is going to be 369 00:18:43.839 --> 00:18:48.319 again this year. So that's just the beginning, just the beginning. 370 00:18:48.359 --> 00:18:53.839 We just fucking scratched the surface. We've got a long 371 00:18:54.160 --> 00:18:56.640 long way to go, so many connections for all these 372 00:18:56.680 --> 00:18:58.759 films as well to the rest of the businesses, as 373 00:18:59.119 --> 00:19:03.240 is the necessary reconditioned for Under the Cinemat qualificse exactly. 374 00:19:03.559 --> 00:19:06.799 And we we we we we're gonna do like we 375 00:19:06.839 --> 00:19:10.359 already did this week. We already dove into a wrestler 376 00:19:10.400 --> 00:19:14.079 that probably not unless you're unless you're a fan of 377 00:19:14.279 --> 00:19:16.680 women of wrestling, you probably didn't really know too much 378 00:19:16.680 --> 00:19:21.559 about Lana Star. And there are many, as we have, 379 00:19:22.400 --> 00:19:26.839 as we've discovered on Under the Cinemat, many many wrestlers 380 00:19:26.839 --> 00:19:33.640 who either have been lost to time or just forgotten 381 00:19:33.640 --> 00:19:37.000 about and or didn't even or had just such a 382 00:19:37.240 --> 00:19:42.079 small little dance under the spotlight that that you we 383 00:19:42.079 --> 00:19:45.160 don't really we don't hear much about. And that's for me, 384 00:19:45.319 --> 00:19:48.240 that is that's most of the fun of Under the 385 00:19:48.240 --> 00:19:51.440 Cinemat is is finding these people and putting their stories 386 00:19:51.480 --> 00:19:55.319 together so we uh, we get some familiar faces that 387 00:19:55.319 --> 00:19:57.799 we're going to see along this journey, wrestlers that we've 388 00:19:57.799 --> 00:20:01.680 already rediscovered. But it's gonna be it's gonna be great, 389 00:20:01.799 --> 00:20:03.759 It's gonna be it's gonna be a lot of fun, 390 00:20:04.119 --> 00:20:05.480 and correct me if I'm wrong. Boss. 391 00:20:05.519 --> 00:20:09.200 We currently have hit them with the longest Cinemat episode ever. 392 00:20:09.640 --> 00:20:11.960 I believe so, I believe. I believe it is. I 393 00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:15.480 believe we're ten hours and seven minutes, and I do 394 00:20:15.519 --> 00:20:18.640 believe that is the longest Cinemat episode, despite the fact 395 00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:20.519 that we have done three and a half hour movies. 396 00:20:23.079 --> 00:20:26.799 It is, I believe, the longest episode, and if not 397 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:29.079 the longest, and certainly one of the longest. I don't 398 00:20:29.079 --> 00:20:30.759 think we've hit the double digits in terms of the 399 00:20:30.799 --> 00:20:33.039 hours yet on Cinemat. 400 00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:35.200 What a treat it is to see. On Patreon, members 401 00:20:35.200 --> 00:20:37.720 of the Solar System express sentiments similar to mine, which is, 402 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:39.559 you know, I always kind of wanted to watch all 403 00:20:39.599 --> 00:20:43.160 the Marvel Universe things. I know that it's generation defining, 404 00:20:43.200 --> 00:20:45.279 but hard to find a reason to devote that kind 405 00:20:45.319 --> 00:20:45.640 of time. 406 00:20:45.759 --> 00:20:47.759 This is it? Yeah, unless you're a fan, I mean 407 00:20:47.839 --> 00:20:50.799 it is, it's hard, you know. I part of that, 408 00:20:50.799 --> 00:20:52.920 that's always part of the fun. Much like with with 409 00:20:53.039 --> 00:20:56.160 the wrestling shows that we've done on the Labs. Fan 410 00:20:56.240 --> 00:20:59.519 it's like there's it's hard to find a reason to 411 00:20:59.720 --> 00:21:03.640 watch a lot of the movies that we've we've done, 412 00:21:04.119 --> 00:21:06.720 But to be able to make a reason for it 413 00:21:06.759 --> 00:21:11.079 and make a reason that's going to benefit us other people, 414 00:21:11.480 --> 00:21:15.279 it's it's it makes it a whole different experience and 415 00:21:15.279 --> 00:21:17.359 it makes you really, I mean, it makes me look 416 00:21:17.400 --> 00:21:19.279 at all the movies we've done in a whole different light, 417 00:21:19.480 --> 00:21:20.200 a whole different light. 418 00:21:21.160 --> 00:21:21.319 Yeah. 419 00:21:21.440 --> 00:21:26.000 Virtuous circle continues as the what is It Carney's Universe 420 00:21:26.559 --> 00:21:30.880 Marvel Carney's Carney's Universe MCU journey gets underway. 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We want to see those shirts 432 00:21:59.799 --> 00:22:02.200 in force on some of the big wrestling shows to come, 433 00:22:02.440 --> 00:22:04.799 and there's no shortage Hulk Cogan adjacent stuff as we 434 00:22:04.880 --> 00:22:07.799 continue our mission to put everything to the side until 435 00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:09.279 we understand Terry bolea. 436 00:22:09.839 --> 00:22:12.400 I need to see an Alan Rules shirt or or 437 00:22:12.440 --> 00:22:15.000 a Kenny Mania one. Yeah, those are two deep cuts 438 00:22:15.400 --> 00:22:18.240 at at at a at a show. That'd be money. 439 00:22:18.279 --> 00:22:21.240 Everyone's paid tribute to Hulk Hogan. Let's let's get on 440 00:22:21.279 --> 00:22:23.480 with the business of paying tribute to his brothers, including 441 00:22:23.480 --> 00:22:25.960 the one who he barely ever talked to. After all, 442 00:22:26.160 --> 00:22:30.400 he didn't pay him back five grand I started to 443 00:22:30.440 --> 00:22:32.440 think hulk second book should be the people who Never 444 00:22:32.440 --> 00:22:33.119 paid Me Back. 445 00:22:35.240 --> 00:22:36.640 I bet that was his third one that he was 446 00:22:36.720 --> 00:22:37.640 riding before he died. 447 00:22:37.960 --> 00:22:39.480 I think Hulk was the kind of guy who didn't 448 00:22:39.519 --> 00:22:41.039 want you to pay him back so he could hold 449 00:22:41.039 --> 00:22:45.000 that over your head. Yes, yes, that would I pissed 450 00:22:45.559 --> 00:22:47.960 Kenny paid back. I think it would have. I think 451 00:22:47.960 --> 00:22:51.160 he I think it gives him a reason. It gives 452 00:22:51.200 --> 00:22:53.200 him it's another thing to give him a reason to, like, 453 00:22:53.759 --> 00:22:56.240 you know, have this just to scare people, to be 454 00:22:56.279 --> 00:23:00.359 scared of people. Yeah, right, right, a reason besides annoy 455 00:23:00.400 --> 00:23:03.599 at a sight for keeping your distance right right one. Really, 456 00:23:03.640 --> 00:23:05.400 it's just you don't want people around who get too 457 00:23:05.440 --> 00:23:08.720 close to you, or a reason to incite his paranoia. 458 00:23:08.880 --> 00:23:11.119 Well you want some of that ship. Let's fucking get 459 00:23:11.119 --> 00:23:14.440 into Memphis. Okay, there we go. Let's uh. Let's let's 460 00:23:14.480 --> 00:23:16.640 get in that beat up van that ed Leslie and 461 00:23:16.720 --> 00:23:20.279 Terry Boulay drove from Cocoa Beach to Dothan, Alabama, and 462 00:23:20.359 --> 00:23:23.480 let's take it up whatever highway it would be to Memphis, 463 00:23:23.519 --> 00:23:27.640 and let's let's camp out there. Let's see what's going now. 464 00:23:27.640 --> 00:23:29.559 If you're gonna go up there, who's gonna train you 465 00:23:30.200 --> 00:23:32.359 to get a little better at wrestling? I bet you're 466 00:23:32.400 --> 00:23:33.559 never gonna guess who. 467 00:23:33.359 --> 00:23:33.720 It was. 468 00:23:35.279 --> 00:23:38.759 The tutelage that Hulk Hogan and ed Leslie sought out 469 00:23:39.759 --> 00:23:41.720 in Memphis. He learned so much from Ron Fuller in 470 00:23:41.759 --> 00:23:44.400 Alabama and others. He learned a lot from Brian Blair 471 00:23:44.440 --> 00:23:47.039 and others in Florida. Who do you think it's gonna 472 00:23:47.039 --> 00:23:49.240 be in Memphis? I'll give you five guesses. I don't 473 00:23:49.279 --> 00:23:54.599 think I guess, Jeff Jarrett, we have like what like 474 00:23:54.640 --> 00:23:58.039 five at this point. Jeff Jarrett right, true, Yeah, he's 475 00:23:58.039 --> 00:23:58.599 not even. 476 00:23:59.559 --> 00:24:02.039 Uh uh well, I mean it would be too easy 477 00:24:02.039 --> 00:24:06.079 if it was lawlor Well. I don't know. I don't 478 00:24:06.160 --> 00:24:08.160 know who was out in Memphis at this point. I'm 479 00:24:08.200 --> 00:24:12.960 I'm I'm no good here, Coco, No the the funk 480 00:24:13.000 --> 00:24:14.279 out of here? Where this. 481 00:24:15.799 --> 00:24:20.680 Shooting with our video about Hulk and Ed coming to 482 00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:23.160 Memphis back when he was there as Cocoa. 483 00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:29.279 Were Titlematchnetwork dot Com? What about all your initial impressions 484 00:24:29.279 --> 00:24:31.799 about Hulk Oagan Hunk was. 485 00:24:31.759 --> 00:24:33.119 Another guy that I have. 486 00:24:34.599 --> 00:24:36.559 I have hugging out a lot when he when he 487 00:24:36.680 --> 00:24:40.319 when he was down in Tennessee, he didn't know anything. 488 00:24:40.519 --> 00:24:43.680 He went his turrar boater and there was Beefcake as 489 00:24:43.839 --> 00:24:44.920 an any bowlder. 490 00:24:45.799 --> 00:24:46.000 You know. 491 00:24:46.920 --> 00:24:48.839 Hunk didn't know anything. And he would just come out 492 00:24:48.880 --> 00:24:52.599 of the Mike Graham school, you know, playing basic guitar 493 00:24:52.799 --> 00:24:57.160 of some rock and roll band down Florida with Mike 494 00:24:57.240 --> 00:25:00.200 Graham and all those guys. Yeah, they didn't really want 495 00:25:00.200 --> 00:25:03.200 to show him anything. So and and Terry was so 496 00:25:03.319 --> 00:25:06.240 big then he didn't he could walk down every people 497 00:25:06.319 --> 00:25:10.640 just stop, you know, man, he was he was he 498 00:25:10.720 --> 00:25:13.920 was three hundred pounds and he looked great. I mean 499 00:25:13.960 --> 00:25:17.640 and uh so, but he didn't know anything about wrestling. 500 00:25:18.599 --> 00:25:22.799 So and I told him one time, I said, in Memphis, Tennessee. 501 00:25:22.839 --> 00:25:27.039 Because I remember the time he wrestled in Memphis, Tennessee. 502 00:25:27.440 --> 00:25:31.160 They had him for uh. Promoter had him go out 503 00:25:31.200 --> 00:25:34.319 and slam Terry. All of what you do pick the 504 00:25:34.400 --> 00:25:39.839 guy up and barrohog him and drop him, shoot him 505 00:25:39.839 --> 00:25:42.519 in and barrohog him and drop him. He must have 506 00:25:42.559 --> 00:25:46.920 did that fifteen times in the ring and won the match. Beefcake, 507 00:25:46.960 --> 00:25:49.839 all of what you do is slam the guy, drop elbows, 508 00:25:49.880 --> 00:25:52.519 slam the guy drop elbow. But Terry wanted to do 509 00:25:52.599 --> 00:25:54.799 something else. He want to do more. He wanted to do. 510 00:25:55.400 --> 00:25:57.680 He want actually he wanted to drop kick and everything. 511 00:25:57.920 --> 00:26:01.079 What but h I said, no, no. 512 00:26:02.440 --> 00:26:05.519 So he had a big old green Lincoln town, big 513 00:26:05.559 --> 00:26:08.519 town car Lincoln. They love to go to the grocery 514 00:26:08.559 --> 00:26:11.400 stores by big sacks of groceries. Man go up down 515 00:26:11.519 --> 00:26:16.920 highways and drink his cobs and stuff like that. Uh, 516 00:26:17.160 --> 00:26:21.359 the wops apples and oranges and things. And and we 517 00:26:21.359 --> 00:26:25.079 would and road trip was like four hundred miles one way, 518 00:26:25.200 --> 00:26:27.839 you know, And then we would drive four hundred miles 519 00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:30.039 back and go run straight to the gym and we 520 00:26:30.200 --> 00:26:33.880 come really close, and uh, nobody was showing nothing in 521 00:26:33.960 --> 00:26:37.480 mephis you know, because they didn't they I think that 522 00:26:37.640 --> 00:26:40.279 was that's when Jared Lawler beat him. You know, he 523 00:26:40.759 --> 00:26:43.000 beat Hogan there, right, and yeah, that's why he hates 524 00:26:43.079 --> 00:26:43.799 Laller today. 525 00:26:44.519 --> 00:26:46.039 I guess he still hates my hope not. 526 00:26:46.240 --> 00:26:50.160 But anyway, Uh, but all he did beat beat fact Lawler, 527 00:26:50.160 --> 00:26:54.000 beat Andrea Giant, remember, yeah, and Vince Senior like I 528 00:26:54.079 --> 00:26:56.799 had a cow and when he heard about it, you. 529 00:26:56.759 --> 00:26:59.319 Know, the mission beating my giants, oh my god. 530 00:27:00.119 --> 00:27:06.039 And so so when the Hogan Terry wanted they wanted 531 00:27:06.039 --> 00:27:08.559 to learn how. So I took him to back up 532 00:27:08.599 --> 00:27:12.519 where my little old training camp then Dysburg, Tennessee. We 533 00:27:12.559 --> 00:27:16.400 went in there and I showed terrys and moves. I 534 00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:18.519 showed him how to clothes line somebody, and I show 535 00:27:18.599 --> 00:27:18.960 him how to. 536 00:27:19.000 --> 00:27:19.440 Hit the rope. 537 00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:21.920 I said, you do big man stuff, you roll around 538 00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:22.799 the ring and stuff. 539 00:27:23.480 --> 00:27:24.839 And I said, but it'll. 540 00:27:24.559 --> 00:27:25.400 Come natural to you. 541 00:27:25.799 --> 00:27:27.279 I want to drop kick, and I said, you don't 542 00:27:27.279 --> 00:27:29.440 need to do that. Let Beefcake do the drop at 543 00:27:29.480 --> 00:27:32.279 the time. Eddie let him do the drop kicks and 544 00:27:32.319 --> 00:27:36.759 stuff and he left the area and he went to 545 00:27:36.799 --> 00:27:40.920 Minneapolis for burn. So I never did see him until 546 00:27:40.960 --> 00:27:45.279 nineteen eighty six when he went to We was in WWL, 547 00:27:46.640 --> 00:27:48.720 and that's when he was hot as a pistol when 548 00:27:48.720 --> 00:27:51.079 I went up there. But you know what, he never 549 00:27:51.160 --> 00:27:54.079 forgot kocobe. 550 00:27:53.599 --> 00:28:02.319 Ware so a lot there, I mean so so now. 551 00:28:02.799 --> 00:28:04.640 So now he's saying that Hulk didn't know how to 552 00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:07.400 wrestle by the timing Huan to Memphis, right, even though 553 00:28:07.559 --> 00:28:10.359 he was wrestling quite a bit and had at least 554 00:28:10.400 --> 00:28:14.400 had enough promise to fucking wrestle Holly Race under the 555 00:28:14.440 --> 00:28:18.720 Giant all that stuff, But it was Kocoby warehole ox Biker. 556 00:28:18.720 --> 00:28:20.640 I'm not saying these guys are awesome workers. I'm just 557 00:28:20.640 --> 00:28:22.759 saying he worked with people that had been you know, 558 00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:23.880 headline wrestlers for. 559 00:28:23.920 --> 00:28:28.079 Years, right right exactly. But apparently as kokob Ware, who's 560 00:28:28.119 --> 00:28:30.880 the one who actually trained Hulk Hogan to be the 561 00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:33.440 legend that he is, just add him to the running 562 00:28:33.480 --> 00:28:38.519 tab of people kids didn't but didn't show. It's too 563 00:28:38.599 --> 00:28:39.880 much these fucking people. 564 00:28:40.160 --> 00:28:42.839 Like one of the things that I think is in there, 565 00:28:42.960 --> 00:28:45.960 which I didn't really bother to pull out because it's 566 00:28:46.000 --> 00:28:47.519 hard to do if you could even do it. Is 567 00:28:48.079 --> 00:28:49.920 Hulk comes back in eighty one, which is when he 568 00:28:49.920 --> 00:28:51.759 has the Jerry Lawler match that he's talking about. 569 00:28:52.279 --> 00:28:53.640 Is it the one that's on the tape. 570 00:28:53.400 --> 00:28:56.119 That's the one that's on the tape. Yeah, that's post singlet. 571 00:28:56.240 --> 00:28:59.160 He's now wearing black trunks, right, he looks a little 572 00:28:59.160 --> 00:29:02.000 bit more like just an outfit the Hull Cogan we 573 00:29:02.079 --> 00:29:04.400 come to know. And that's the year that he's kind 574 00:29:04.440 --> 00:29:08.000 of going back and forth between you know, smattering of 575 00:29:08.119 --> 00:29:10.519 territories Japan and the Awa where he's first starting to 576 00:29:10.519 --> 00:29:12.359 make his in roads there. So I think what a 577 00:29:12.359 --> 00:29:14.640 lot of people talk about Terry Boleya in Memphis, they 578 00:29:14.839 --> 00:29:18.640 congeal this time period several months in nineteen seventy nine 579 00:29:18.640 --> 00:29:22.039 that he was first there and his return in eighty one, 580 00:29:22.480 --> 00:29:24.680 after he had already gone to work for WWWF and 581 00:29:24.720 --> 00:29:26.960 wrestled under the Giant Shay Stadium and done a ton 582 00:29:27.039 --> 00:29:28.799 of other stuff in the business, first went to Japan. 583 00:29:29.400 --> 00:29:30.960 So he's a much different wrestle. But it's even more 584 00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:34.559 hilarious for cocobe where to claim that that Hull Cogan didn't. 585 00:29:34.359 --> 00:29:35.000 Know how to wrestle. 586 00:29:36.200 --> 00:29:39.160 So I put my chips on. He's rememory him in 587 00:29:39.200 --> 00:29:42.039 seventy nine because he talks about him an equal measure 588 00:29:42.119 --> 00:29:43.960 with Ed Leslie, you know, as if they were both 589 00:29:44.039 --> 00:29:45.720 kind of joined the hip, which wouldn't have really so 590 00:29:45.799 --> 00:29:47.200 much been the case in eighty one as far as 591 00:29:47.279 --> 00:29:49.079 I can tell. But we'll get into a little bit 592 00:29:49.119 --> 00:29:50.960 of that. We'll stretch the timeline a little bit in 593 00:29:51.599 --> 00:29:54.359 the spirit of saying as much as needs to be 594 00:29:54.440 --> 00:29:57.960 said for cohesion about the eighty one Memphis matches here 595 00:29:58.000 --> 00:30:00.559 in seventy nine as well, because as we get into 596 00:30:00.599 --> 00:30:03.599 the eighties, man, it just gets ridiculous for this guy. 597 00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:06.200 I mean, you have no choice but to go chronologically 598 00:30:06.279 --> 00:30:08.319 at that point because there is just so much going 599 00:30:08.359 --> 00:30:11.640 on across the globe. Yeah, exactly, But here let us 600 00:30:11.720 --> 00:30:14.039 enjoy a little bit of the timeline flexibility that comes 601 00:30:14.079 --> 00:30:17.000 with grouping nineteen seventy nine. It even occurred to me afterwards, 602 00:30:17.039 --> 00:30:19.039 it said, you know, because we spent so much time 603 00:30:19.079 --> 00:30:21.960 in the Alabama episodes talking about the Ron Fuller Territorial 604 00:30:22.000 --> 00:30:24.880 War for Knoxville with a Bob Rupen company, that we 605 00:30:24.880 --> 00:30:27.759 should probably put Terry's matches at the end of seventy 606 00:30:27.839 --> 00:30:30.319 nine including losing to Bob Armstrong on Christmas Night in 607 00:30:30.359 --> 00:30:34.119 Knoxville in the Alabama section, because that was the territory 608 00:30:34.160 --> 00:30:37.200 that Ron Fuller was spending all of his energy focusing 609 00:30:37.200 --> 00:30:39.920 on winning the war war when Terry Boulder was doing 610 00:30:39.920 --> 00:30:43.839 so well for him. But it really probably belongs with 611 00:30:43.960 --> 00:30:47.440 Georgia Championship Wrestling owned by Jim Barnett, because it's only 612 00:30:47.480 --> 00:30:50.720 after Barnett buys Knoxville from Ron Fuller, when he throws 613 00:30:50.720 --> 00:30:53.240 his hands up on the whole thing, that Terry Bulla 614 00:30:53.440 --> 00:30:55.920 actually goes to Knoxville. So it's not like he go 615 00:30:56.079 --> 00:30:59.279 which isn't in Alabama of course, which is also inconvenient, 616 00:31:00.480 --> 00:31:02.680 So it's not like he goes to work for Ron 617 00:31:02.720 --> 00:31:05.400 Fuller in Knoxville. By the time he goes to Knoxville, it's, 618 00:31:05.599 --> 00:31:08.240 I would argue, more part of Georgia Championship Wrestling than 619 00:31:08.240 --> 00:31:11.640 it is a part of Southeastern But you know that, 620 00:31:11.759 --> 00:31:13.759 such as life, we're going to navigate through this as 621 00:31:13.799 --> 00:31:17.400 we go and right and just you know, make corrections 622 00:31:17.440 --> 00:31:19.119 as we go. We're going to have the backing of 623 00:31:19.160 --> 00:31:21.440 the solar system, which continues to amaze me. I mean, 624 00:31:21.759 --> 00:31:24.039 I have to do a controlled release of the stuff 625 00:31:24.039 --> 00:31:26.240 we're getting. But if you only knew the stuff that 626 00:31:26.319 --> 00:31:27.880 arrives in our in box. 627 00:31:28.000 --> 00:31:31.279 Oh, I know, it's crazy. It really is crazy. 628 00:31:30.920 --> 00:31:33.599 From people out there, from all walks of life, all ages, 629 00:31:33.640 --> 00:31:37.319 all stripes, all geographies, who are like I need to contribute. 630 00:31:37.400 --> 00:31:38.880 I need to make sure that if we're all in 631 00:31:38.920 --> 00:31:41.000 this together telling the complete story of Hull Coke, and 632 00:31:41.039 --> 00:31:43.119 that this is in there somewhere, that this little thing 633 00:31:43.160 --> 00:31:45.960 I found gets mentioned, that this little thing gets recast 634 00:31:45.960 --> 00:31:48.400 in a way that might, you know, not be completely 635 00:31:48.440 --> 00:31:53.880 apparent to the casual observer. So we're gonna be swelling 636 00:31:53.880 --> 00:31:57.039 with pride as the weeks and weeks and weeks unfold 637 00:31:57.039 --> 00:31:58.480 of the complete hul Coke and some of the things 638 00:31:58.519 --> 00:31:59.720 that we're gonna be able to bring to you. 639 00:32:00.160 --> 00:32:01.480 And I just I'm giddy. 640 00:32:01.640 --> 00:32:03.960 I feel like I just feel like saying it all 641 00:32:04.039 --> 00:32:06.400 right now, but I simply can't because I know we 642 00:32:06.480 --> 00:32:09.920 need cohesion here, yep, the degree possible. So for the 643 00:32:09.920 --> 00:32:11.599 first time in our Memphis leg of the journey, we're 644 00:32:11.599 --> 00:32:14.240 going to turn to some tape beyond just the the 645 00:32:14.319 --> 00:32:16.799 Hulk vignette that introduced him, and we're going to go 646 00:32:17.759 --> 00:32:21.440 before that to when he very first came into the territory. 647 00:32:21.559 --> 00:32:24.079 And again, huge shout out to the Intrepid Solar System 648 00:32:24.119 --> 00:32:26.359 member Matt for compiling a lot of this stuff in 649 00:32:26.440 --> 00:32:28.359 concert with us. And we're going to start with the 650 00:32:28.440 --> 00:32:30.759 very first file you'll see their boss. It's from May fourteenth, 651 00:32:30.799 --> 00:32:34.559 nineteen seventy nine, and it's a newspaper clipping that ran 652 00:32:34.599 --> 00:32:38.359 in the Memphis Press, skim Tar, Skimitar. I believe this 653 00:32:38.400 --> 00:32:40.960 is how you pronounce the name of the newspaper, Simitar, 654 00:32:41.039 --> 00:32:45.200 Smitar May eleventh, nineteen seventy nine. As well as that 655 00:32:45.279 --> 00:32:48.119 May eleventh is a print ad for the upcoming wrestling 656 00:32:48.160 --> 00:32:51.480 from Jarrett Wrestling Company at the Mid South Colisseum. And 657 00:32:51.519 --> 00:32:53.480 then we're also going to have a snippet here from 658 00:32:53.480 --> 00:32:56.480 the May fifteenth edition of that newspaper in nineteen seventy nine, 659 00:32:56.759 --> 00:32:58.559 where there's actual coverage of what happens. 660 00:32:58.599 --> 00:33:00.359 But this is it. 661 00:33:00.400 --> 00:33:03.559 This is going to be Terry Boley's very first, very 662 00:33:03.599 --> 00:33:08.119 first appearance in Memphis in May of seventy nine. Okay, 663 00:33:08.599 --> 00:33:10.480 all right, So I'll do the print ad and then 664 00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:10.799 he can do. 665 00:33:10.799 --> 00:33:11.559 The news piece. 666 00:33:11.920 --> 00:33:14.839 So it's got a picture of Jerry Lawler looking his idiot. 667 00:33:14.960 --> 00:33:17.319 I mean, I can't why why is an idiot? He 668 00:33:17.400 --> 00:33:18.640 just has hair and a goatee, and. 669 00:33:19.680 --> 00:33:25.000 I mean, I just I he's like he just always 670 00:33:25.160 --> 00:33:30.079 looks smug, smug all the time. I just I can't 671 00:33:30.480 --> 00:33:34.559 his his shit eating grin, like in his stupid haircut. 672 00:33:35.599 --> 00:33:39.160 I'm not saying he's not. But the thing that bothers 673 00:33:39.200 --> 00:33:41.400 me about Lawler's visage at this point in time is 674 00:33:41.440 --> 00:33:43.400 he he he has the look in his face of 675 00:33:43.480 --> 00:33:49.240 someone who thinks he's attractive to w Yes, that's exactly 676 00:33:49.519 --> 00:33:51.640 what it is. And I'm not saying he wasn't. I'm 677 00:33:51.680 --> 00:33:54.039 not saying he didn't crush. He probably puts so many 678 00:33:54.039 --> 00:33:55.039 girls through the mattress in. 679 00:33:55.039 --> 00:33:57.240 Memphis it doesn't matter, I mean, because but the thing 680 00:33:57.319 --> 00:34:00.759 is this, if he wasn't Jerry Lawler, and he wasn't, 681 00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:02.920 the rest just looks like he could just be another 682 00:34:03.000 --> 00:34:05.599 tubby little bit. And he looked like that walking around 683 00:34:05.599 --> 00:34:08.559 the supermarket, like right, I mean, maybe I'm just because 684 00:34:08.559 --> 00:34:11.280 don't forget, it's not like he was cut either. That's 685 00:34:11.480 --> 00:34:14.639 the right. He wasn't cut. He was just a little 686 00:34:15.079 --> 00:34:20.599 a little rotund, little fuckhead. And well, I mean that's 687 00:34:20.679 --> 00:34:22.679 that's what you need about wrestling. Man, like he drew 688 00:34:22.760 --> 00:34:25.239 so much money, and it's like, yeah, exactly, I mean, 689 00:34:25.280 --> 00:34:29.280 that's that's what you know. He's he's the equivalent of 690 00:34:29.280 --> 00:34:34.599 of It's the equivalent of of of the nerdy kid 691 00:34:35.159 --> 00:34:38.320 who fucking All of a sudden you find out he 692 00:34:38.360 --> 00:34:42.719 plays guitar and it's like, oh, you want to fuck him? 693 00:34:42.920 --> 00:34:45.840 You know, that's what it is, like. He hasn't nothing 694 00:34:46.119 --> 00:34:49.880 like that. There's something about like what he does that 695 00:34:50.000 --> 00:34:52.679 makes you want to fuck him. And it's got nothing 696 00:34:52.719 --> 00:34:54.960 to do with how he looks, because he's just he's 697 00:34:55.039 --> 00:34:56.159 just an idiot. 698 00:34:56.159 --> 00:34:58.280 Well, I think, as you've said before, he's allowed to 699 00:34:58.320 --> 00:35:00.199 exist in a creepy way, and I. 700 00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:02.159 Yeah, that's exactly. 701 00:35:01.400 --> 00:35:04.519 A huge, you know issue, you know that needs to 702 00:35:04.559 --> 00:35:06.599 be tabled every time he comes up. 703 00:35:06.639 --> 00:35:09.199 Frankly, because it's funny too, because I also feel like 704 00:35:09.199 --> 00:35:12.920 he's someone who doesn't who never really understood that people 705 00:35:12.920 --> 00:35:14.599 probably just wanted to fuck him so they could brag 706 00:35:14.639 --> 00:35:17.159 it work that they fucked Jerry Lawler. Oh the same 707 00:35:17.199 --> 00:35:21.320 to him, right, But I feel like he yeah, I don't, 708 00:35:21.320 --> 00:35:24.639 I don't. I also feel like he's someone who who 709 00:35:24.679 --> 00:35:30.400 probably like wanted to be loved and whatever. It's like, yeah, yeah, 710 00:35:30.440 --> 00:35:33.159 but the problem is nobody did, and nobody does, and 711 00:35:33.360 --> 00:35:34.840 they just want to use him for what he for 712 00:35:34.880 --> 00:35:35.440 what he has. 713 00:35:36.440 --> 00:35:38.639 So now we get that out of the way. There's 714 00:35:38.679 --> 00:35:41.519 his floating head, as was typical of seventies print ads 715 00:35:41.920 --> 00:35:44.400 for wrestling, you just have one guy's floating head. And 716 00:35:44.440 --> 00:35:46.800 it's a Monday, May fourteenth, a PM, Mid South Coliseum. 717 00:35:46.800 --> 00:35:50.679 It's going to be a double main event in the 718 00:35:50.679 --> 00:35:51.880 loser Leaves Town match. 719 00:35:53.199 --> 00:35:55.159 Is that saying the last main event? And yeah, the 720 00:35:55.239 --> 00:35:58.159 last last meeting between these two, the last main event ever, 721 00:35:58.280 --> 00:35:59.880 there's never going to be another main event. 722 00:36:00.119 --> 00:36:03.639 Yes, this is Jerry Jarrett's copywriting skills being put to 723 00:36:03.679 --> 00:36:06.559 work here, no time limit, notice qualification. It's going to 724 00:36:06.559 --> 00:36:09.719 be Jerry Lawler versus Jimmy Golden, the future bunk House Buck. 725 00:36:10.119 --> 00:36:12.400 So that'll be a little bit of a connective tissue there, 726 00:36:12.400 --> 00:36:14.679 as Jimmy Golden, someone that Ron Fuller would talk a 727 00:36:14.679 --> 00:36:18.000 lot about and use back then in the territory. I 728 00:36:18.000 --> 00:36:20.760 think they were cousins. I don't even know everyone's cousins 729 00:36:21.440 --> 00:36:23.760 and Southern Heavyweight title. This is the this is the 730 00:36:23.760 --> 00:36:26.079 subject of our focus underneath the Jerry Lawler main event, 731 00:36:26.119 --> 00:36:27.880 which helps you know frame for you what was going 732 00:36:27.920 --> 00:36:29.599 on at the top of the card back then. It's 733 00:36:29.639 --> 00:36:33.199 the Mongolian stomper Archie Goldie, who was I don't know, 734 00:36:33.239 --> 00:36:34.679 we can't get into him now, but he was a 735 00:36:34.840 --> 00:36:41.800 huge territorial heel to the seventies Prickly not Mills, Alan Stewarts, 736 00:36:41.840 --> 00:36:47.519 Alan Stewart, No, Nope, huge heel, particularly in Calgary where 737 00:36:47.519 --> 00:36:50.920 he feuded with with Stu and the boys for years. 738 00:36:52.159 --> 00:36:54.800 Presented that is to say, managed was the stomper by 739 00:36:54.800 --> 00:36:57.320 gorgeous George Junior, who we've talked about before. We're going 740 00:36:57.360 --> 00:36:58.679 to get a look at here in just a little 741 00:36:58.679 --> 00:37:00.800 bit so you can know who asked himself off as 742 00:37:00.880 --> 00:37:03.519 kind to George Junior in the territory and boss what 743 00:37:03.519 --> 00:37:05.039 what is the what does the ad say there? Who 744 00:37:05.079 --> 00:37:08.800 is to oppose them on Lillian number? The mystery wrestler? 745 00:37:08.960 --> 00:37:13.280 That's all. It's mysterio, isn't Ray mysterio? The mystery wrestler. 746 00:37:13.480 --> 00:37:15.920 He's the king of mystery. I guess this doesn't say 747 00:37:15.920 --> 00:37:18.039 anything about him being royalty. 748 00:37:18.679 --> 00:37:19.239 That's true. 749 00:37:19.920 --> 00:37:22.880 Presented by Jerry law Presented by Jerry Lawler, so from 750 00:37:22.880 --> 00:37:25.960 the very beginning spoiler alert, the mystery wrestler they're referring 751 00:37:25.960 --> 00:37:29.440 to here is to be Terry the Hulk Boulder was 752 00:37:29.480 --> 00:37:32.159 presented from day one in the territory, in fact, before 753 00:37:32.199 --> 00:37:35.800 even day one in the papers as someone brought to 754 00:37:35.800 --> 00:37:38.280 you by Jerry the King Lawler. So the idea, which 755 00:37:38.400 --> 00:37:40.280 is too didn't cross paths to Lady one or have 756 00:37:40.280 --> 00:37:42.280 anything to do with each other to Lady one. 757 00:37:42.519 --> 00:37:47.119 Well, it's funny too, because like, it's what what I 758 00:37:47.159 --> 00:37:53.599 consider to be again, sorry Coco, but if if, if, if, 759 00:37:53.679 --> 00:37:57.920 if Hogan was as green as exactly everyone's saying, then 760 00:37:57.960 --> 00:38:01.119 why the fuck is Jerry Lawler a atching himself to 761 00:38:01.199 --> 00:38:02.639 him immediately? Right? 762 00:38:04.079 --> 00:38:07.559 If he is Harley is Andrea is Fuller is ox 763 00:38:07.599 --> 00:38:11.760 Baker is Uh, maybe green doesn't mean what we think 764 00:38:11.760 --> 00:38:14.039 it does, because apparently it doesn't mean anything to be 765 00:38:14.239 --> 00:38:17.559 green if you can walk in to a territory and 766 00:38:17.599 --> 00:38:20.199 headline with like six months under your belt of real 767 00:38:20.199 --> 00:38:21.079 wrestling experience. 768 00:38:21.400 --> 00:38:23.519 Because he's like, because because Coco is making it seem 769 00:38:23.599 --> 00:38:25.960 like that that Hogan needed to be fucking groomed here 770 00:38:26.000 --> 00:38:28.960 before he could before he could be anything of worth, 771 00:38:29.039 --> 00:38:30.320 And it's like certainly not. 772 00:38:30.599 --> 00:38:32.599 I am mad that he didn't teach him the drop kick, though, 773 00:38:32.639 --> 00:38:34.800 because I would have loved to see Hogan dropkicks. 774 00:38:35.400 --> 00:38:37.159 Yeah. We've never seen him dropkick, have we. 775 00:38:37.599 --> 00:38:39.960 I've seen inzaguris in Japan, but I have not seen dropkick. 776 00:38:40.039 --> 00:38:46.119 Yes, yep. And and segury yep. And yeah that's that's that's interesting. 777 00:38:47.320 --> 00:38:47.679 Thank you. 778 00:38:47.719 --> 00:38:51.000 Imagine Hogan dropkicking, that's insane. That would have been such 779 00:38:51.039 --> 00:38:52.960 a great thing. Like if he pulled that out against Warrior, 780 00:38:53.039 --> 00:38:54.559 like when it was getting desperate. 781 00:38:54.199 --> 00:38:57.039 You know, oh, or against one of the fatties, you know, 782 00:38:57.119 --> 00:38:58.519 that would have been great too. Yeah, that would have 783 00:38:58.519 --> 00:39:00.599 been what it would be most useful is against one 784 00:39:00.599 --> 00:39:03.679 of the fatties. I mean, I'll consider it throwing down 785 00:39:03.679 --> 00:39:05.000 the gauntlet to the Solar system. 786 00:39:05.199 --> 00:39:07.880 Find it. Find me an instance. I'm sure he did 787 00:39:07.960 --> 00:39:10.880 in Japan once or something like, show me video of 788 00:39:10.920 --> 00:39:13.239 hulkg and throwing a dropkick, and you'll get a special 789 00:39:13.280 --> 00:39:15.280 shout out here on the complete Hull Coke because that's 790 00:39:15.320 --> 00:39:17.960 kind of something I realized when Coco was talking there. 791 00:39:18.039 --> 00:39:20.920 That's kind of something I realize I need. It's so 792 00:39:20.960 --> 00:39:22.760 funnycause we talked about how limited the moves were for 793 00:39:22.800 --> 00:39:24.840 Hogan and everything, and through paying off the Pacific, we 794 00:39:24.920 --> 00:39:27.000 kind of laid that out. It's like, not necessarily the 795 00:39:27.000 --> 00:39:29.079 case if you watch just different matches he's had, and 796 00:39:29.079 --> 00:39:31.320 different opponents he's come up against, and different sets of 797 00:39:31.360 --> 00:39:34.119 expectations from the audience. If he's working fucking eight days 798 00:39:34.119 --> 00:39:36.400 a week in New York and flying three times across 799 00:39:36.440 --> 00:39:38.199 the country in a week, yes he's going to take 800 00:39:38.199 --> 00:39:40.880 it easy, so to speak. But and I'm not saying 801 00:39:40.880 --> 00:39:41.599 he was a great worker. 802 00:39:41.599 --> 00:39:42.000 He was not. 803 00:39:42.559 --> 00:39:45.119 But one thing that is a function of the fact 804 00:39:45.119 --> 00:39:47.039 that he had such a limited move set is just 805 00:39:47.119 --> 00:39:50.920 like it becomes fucking fascinating and the subject of myth 806 00:39:51.199 --> 00:39:54.599 and aura to the highest when he fucking does a 807 00:39:54.679 --> 00:39:58.639 drop toe hold exactly all right, tell me that's not 808 00:39:58.719 --> 00:39:59.239 good working. 809 00:40:00.079 --> 00:40:03.400 One extra thing. People talk about it for thirty years. 810 00:40:03.760 --> 00:40:07.239 If Hogan fucking actually you know, starts wrestling for real, 811 00:40:07.360 --> 00:40:09.440 it's like, oh, where the fuck did this come from? Real? 812 00:40:10.239 --> 00:40:12.039 Well, we know he's been doing it since. You know, 813 00:40:12.199 --> 00:40:14.760 his high school football coach challenged from in the locker room. 814 00:40:15.480 --> 00:40:17.639 I got a fucking he knows how to chicken wing, 815 00:40:19.400 --> 00:40:21.280 and coming from Tampa, we know very well, he knows 816 00:40:21.320 --> 00:40:22.599 all about chicken wings. 817 00:40:23.679 --> 00:40:27.119 And he's about to get a surplus of such in Memphis. 818 00:40:27.119 --> 00:40:29.199 Out of the family where. Let's put it this way, 819 00:40:29.280 --> 00:40:32.880 waistline was not a concern. Okay, you could be Harry 820 00:40:32.960 --> 00:40:35.840 Lawler is your fucking main event, exactly. You could be 821 00:40:35.920 --> 00:40:38.519 the cock of the walk. You could be every lady's regret, 822 00:40:38.559 --> 00:40:41.840 and you could eat ample barbecue. It's right, ample maked 823 00:40:41.880 --> 00:40:44.280 mac and cheese. I mean, there's no waistline because nothing 824 00:40:44.320 --> 00:40:50.239 goes to waste. I mean, just Jerry Jarrett alone, like 825 00:40:50.280 --> 00:40:54.599 God bless him. But that guy was like a teenage 826 00:40:54.599 --> 00:40:59.239 heart throb, brooxide blonde babyface. That was the nature of 827 00:40:59.239 --> 00:41:01.320 the territory then. I think they had it. They had 828 00:41:01.320 --> 00:41:04.039 it figured out. They didn't have to fucking hit their 829 00:41:04.039 --> 00:41:07.079 body up with so many things that their heart failed prematurely. 830 00:41:07.159 --> 00:41:09.639 You know, not to say there weren't heart attacks back then, 831 00:41:09.679 --> 00:41:14.440 but it wasn't because of synthetic hormones and testosterone and 832 00:41:14.440 --> 00:41:19.159 all this fools. So yeah, Mongolian stompers just synthetic juices. 833 00:41:19.199 --> 00:41:22.480 They injected their chicken wax. You know, wrestling was better 834 00:41:22.519 --> 00:41:31.519 when the only thing that was synthetic were the matches. 835 00:41:33.440 --> 00:41:36.079 Uh the lap band. 836 00:41:36.039 --> 00:42:04.320 Wrestling podcast He's a lapsed fan wrestling podcast with Jack and. 837 00:42:04.280 --> 00:42:08.800 Car and j Pro also on the card. The Southern 838 00:42:08.800 --> 00:42:10.599 tag titles were on the line, as Bill Dundee, who 839 00:42:10.639 --> 00:42:12.679 of course was a staple of the Memphis territory under 840 00:42:12.719 --> 00:42:15.400 Jerry Jarrett and Jerry Lawler, teaming with Rob Fuller the 841 00:42:15.480 --> 00:42:18.960 booker as well against Professor Tanaka and mister Fuji. We 842 00:42:19.000 --> 00:42:24.679 talked no, no, no, Professor Teeka. Great spelling there t e 843 00:42:25.000 --> 00:42:29.239 n e k A Tanika. So it wasn't just Southeastern 844 00:42:29.280 --> 00:42:33.199 that had that issue spelling names. Well, and tell me 845 00:42:33.239 --> 00:42:39.039 what the fuck the the what's the van tournament? I 846 00:42:39.320 --> 00:42:43.480 can only guess the winner wins a van. I can 847 00:42:44.000 --> 00:42:47.039 in a Gulf coast. Fuller would do tournaments for a boat, 848 00:42:47.119 --> 00:42:48.119 a big fancy boat. 849 00:42:48.480 --> 00:42:50.840 Oh I guess, I guess. I guess it's an upgrade 850 00:42:50.840 --> 00:42:54.320 for PLOWBOYD Fraser. You know who that is? Who is it? 851 00:42:54.360 --> 00:42:57.719 That's the future, Uncle Elmer, Get the fuck out of here. 852 00:42:57.960 --> 00:43:02.119 Absolutely it is. They got here in Memphis. They got 853 00:43:03.039 --> 00:43:05.519 they got Hillbilly Jim from Memphis. He was called Harley 854 00:43:05.599 --> 00:43:09.920 Davidson in Memphis. We saw last time they got Kamala 855 00:43:09.920 --> 00:43:11.960 from Memphis, and only they got the guy. They got 856 00:43:11.960 --> 00:43:17.079 the gimmick they didn't get. However, Apocalypse. 857 00:43:19.320 --> 00:43:24.599 One of the most just unfortunate things ever. I can't 858 00:43:24.599 --> 00:43:25.280 handle that. 859 00:43:25.960 --> 00:43:28.840 Yeah, that is the Van Tournament matches Tony Charles versus 860 00:43:29.440 --> 00:43:33.039 Plowdboy Fraser, Kevin Sullivan. That's right, that Kevin Sullivan versus 861 00:43:33.039 --> 00:43:36.119 Dick Slater Dirty Dick and Tommy Gilbert versus Rick Connors. 862 00:43:36.360 --> 00:43:39.599 I'm sorry, is that the AWA logo down there? Yes, 863 00:43:41.960 --> 00:43:44.039 long story and I don't know all of the details, 864 00:43:44.079 --> 00:43:46.679 but they were Memphis was just as much an a 865 00:43:46.920 --> 00:43:49.639 w A territory as it was an NWA territory, if 866 00:43:49.679 --> 00:43:52.760 that makes any sense. In terms of Nick Bockwinkle would 867 00:43:52.760 --> 00:43:54.440 go down there as a w A champion and be 868 00:43:54.480 --> 00:43:58.159 recognized as like professional Wrestling's World champion, and it was 869 00:43:58.199 --> 00:44:01.440 like it was a more frequent I mean, they. 870 00:44:01.440 --> 00:44:03.039 Knew that they did have it. I knew they did 871 00:44:03.119 --> 00:44:05.280 have a relationship, but later on I didn't realize it 872 00:44:05.320 --> 00:44:08.480 was that early. Yeah, yeah, it was. 873 00:44:09.239 --> 00:44:10.880 Which I think we'll explain a little bit of how 874 00:44:10.960 --> 00:44:13.719 Hulk we'll get the door open to him, or at 875 00:44:13.760 --> 00:44:16.280 least how Minneapolis would become aware of him. You know, 876 00:44:16.360 --> 00:44:18.079 Hulk always has a story where he goes out on 877 00:44:18.079 --> 00:44:19.800 a limb and jumps somewhere. But when you look at 878 00:44:19.840 --> 00:44:23.239 the background, it's like, no, those territories were all kissing cousins. 879 00:44:23.280 --> 00:44:26.119 You know, they were all fucking, you know, incestuous with 880 00:44:26.159 --> 00:44:28.400 each other, and they knew, they knew who was catching 881 00:44:28.440 --> 00:44:31.679 on before you even knew whose phone number to call 882 00:44:31.760 --> 00:44:34.119 to jump ship to another part of the country. Yeah, 883 00:44:34.360 --> 00:44:38.320 Wringside teas were five dollars back then, four dollars for 884 00:44:38.440 --> 00:44:42.480 what does that say? Rye Risers and the loss four 885 00:44:42.480 --> 00:44:45.199 I think as well watch wrestling on WMC TV channel five, 886 00:44:45.639 --> 00:44:50.320 the Paul Risers four dollars. So yeah, Toro to Knock 887 00:44:50.320 --> 00:44:52.079 and Fuji. We know he was going back and forth 888 00:44:52.519 --> 00:44:54.840 to Southeastern as well. He came up quite a bit 889 00:44:54.880 --> 00:44:58.159 and in fact, Hogan exchanged the Southern heavyweight title. I 890 00:44:58.159 --> 00:45:00.519 think it was with a Toro to there. 891 00:45:00.960 --> 00:45:01.239 Wow. 892 00:45:01.280 --> 00:45:03.440 Towards the end of seventy nine, remember we were charting that. 893 00:45:03.480 --> 00:45:05.159 We were like, all of a sudden, Hogan's got this 894 00:45:05.239 --> 00:45:07.719 belt down there and we can't tell who he lost 895 00:45:07.760 --> 00:45:09.800 it to. But it's just like one week they're referring 896 00:45:09.840 --> 00:45:11.719 to someone else as the champion after he beat it 897 00:45:11.760 --> 00:45:13.840 was crazy. I think Austin Idel beat him for it, 898 00:45:13.920 --> 00:45:16.360 and then he had it back and then Tore Tanaka 899 00:45:16.400 --> 00:45:18.039 was the champ, and there was no explanation as to 900 00:45:18.039 --> 00:45:20.360 how Hulk Hogan lost it that we could find the 901 00:45:20.440 --> 00:45:23.639 newspapers and that exists in the you know, the typical 902 00:45:23.719 --> 00:45:26.280 sort of Bible title history lists that have been out 903 00:45:26.320 --> 00:45:28.280 there for so many years. So yeah, come to find 904 00:45:28.280 --> 00:45:30.519 out this mystery wrestler. And I can't help Boss but 905 00:45:30.559 --> 00:45:34.119 think honestly, because if it's the way Hulk described it, 906 00:45:34.159 --> 00:45:36.760 where he kind of surreptitiously slipped off to Memphis to 907 00:45:36.760 --> 00:45:39.360 see what it was like without really getting all the 908 00:45:39.400 --> 00:45:41.760 go ahead, and aok from Ron Fuller that perhaps they 909 00:45:41.760 --> 00:45:43.440 would have wanted and Louis to let if it was 910 00:45:43.480 --> 00:45:46.199 a little bit of subterfuge, like ed Leslie talked about 911 00:45:46.199 --> 00:45:47.960 where they were sort of this agreement on the front 912 00:45:48.000 --> 00:45:50.159 end for Jerry Jarrett that they were just going to 913 00:45:50.159 --> 00:45:53.079 Alabama to like fine tune themselves and come back and 914 00:45:53.119 --> 00:45:55.280 make you know, the Paola was going to be in Memphis. 915 00:45:55.360 --> 00:45:57.519 They were the territory that was going to benefit from 916 00:45:57.559 --> 00:45:59.960 bringing these guys into the business. It would be surprise 917 00:46:00.199 --> 00:46:03.559 me if you know advertising that Hulk Cogan was coming 918 00:46:03.599 --> 00:46:05.880 to Memphis by putting his name in this print ad 919 00:46:05.920 --> 00:46:07.840 before he came to the Mid South Coliseum, and would 920 00:46:07.920 --> 00:46:09.320 kind of be bad for him because it would be 921 00:46:09.400 --> 00:46:12.920 like the ghosts. Yeah, much better for him to just 922 00:46:12.960 --> 00:46:17.199 show up under auspices and then establish himself with that 923 00:46:17.280 --> 00:46:20.880 and without having to ask for permission and forgiveness instead. 924 00:46:21.079 --> 00:46:23.920 But if that was indeed the design by May fifteenth 925 00:46:23.960 --> 00:46:25.159 has mentioned the gig was up. 926 00:46:25.239 --> 00:46:25.760 Let's read it. 927 00:46:25.800 --> 00:46:27.719 Boss the Hulk stops Stomper. 928 00:46:28.400 --> 00:46:34.880 Indeed, keep in mind that that Hogan gets the headline 929 00:46:34.880 --> 00:46:37.840 over Jerry Lawler's main event, last main event of all times. 930 00:46:37.840 --> 00:46:41.119 It's a great point. Terry the Hulk Boulder defeated the 931 00:46:41.159 --> 00:46:45.280 Stomper but failed to claim the Stomper's Southern Heavyweight belt 932 00:46:45.280 --> 00:46:49.840 since the decision was by his qualification in the main 933 00:46:49.880 --> 00:46:54.119 event of last night's wrestling show before fifty three hundred 934 00:46:54.400 --> 00:46:56.880 at the Mid South Coloseum, so they're calling it the 935 00:46:56.920 --> 00:47:00.719 main event. Wild Another bouts Professor to Naka and Food 936 00:47:00.800 --> 00:47:04.039 Mister Fuji won the Southern Tag title, but defeating Bill 937 00:47:04.119 --> 00:47:08.039 Dundee and Robert Fuller. Jerry Lawler defeated Jimmy Golden, Tommy 938 00:47:08.039 --> 00:47:13.920 Gilbert topped, not tapped, but topped Danny Davis, Dick Dick 939 00:47:14.679 --> 00:47:21.840 Slater stopped Kevin Sullivan and Kevin Sullivant. Okay, so Dick 940 00:47:21.880 --> 00:47:25.599 Slater topped, stopped Kevin Sullivan, but Kevin Sullivan also beat 941 00:47:26.000 --> 00:47:31.480 Plowboy Fraser. Yes, different spelling than in the UH the 942 00:47:31.480 --> 00:47:36.559 week before. Also, given that plowboy Fraser faced Tony Charles 943 00:47:36.599 --> 00:47:40.000 not Kevin Sullivan, it reads f R A Y s 944 00:47:40.039 --> 00:47:41.840 e R in the print out, Yeah right. And also 945 00:47:41.960 --> 00:47:45.920 plowboy is two words p l O W space b 946 00:47:46.119 --> 00:47:48.639 o Y Fraser, and then in the in the next 947 00:47:48.639 --> 00:47:52.360 week in the same fucking newspaper p l o U 948 00:47:52.599 --> 00:47:56.679 g H b O I b o y one word fraser, 949 00:47:56.920 --> 00:47:59.400 like you know you normally do so. Also, it looks 950 00:47:59.440 --> 00:48:02.519 like they're they're about to spell dough boy Frasers well 951 00:48:02.639 --> 00:48:05.360 a little more accurate. I was gonna say his real 952 00:48:05.440 --> 00:48:11.280 nickname in this territory was poe Boy, worshiper boy, destroyer, 953 00:48:11.360 --> 00:48:14.760 poe Boy consumer. But yeah, there it is. While the 954 00:48:14.800 --> 00:48:17.239 print ad I guess it cump on closer listing it. 955 00:48:17.239 --> 00:48:19.760 It does a double main event Jerrylaller, Jimmy Goolden and 956 00:48:19.800 --> 00:48:22.639 mcgolan Stomper. I guess yes, double main event. 957 00:48:22.679 --> 00:48:22.719 That. 958 00:48:22.800 --> 00:48:26.719 Yeah, that that newspaper clipping is absolutely like we think 959 00:48:26.760 --> 00:48:28.400 this guy's a big deal and we don't care who 960 00:48:28.440 --> 00:48:30.519 knows it, you know, like we're not trying to ease 961 00:48:30.599 --> 00:48:33.440 Hulk Hogan into the territory or Terry Boulder. But by 962 00:48:33.480 --> 00:48:35.360 the way, Terry the Hulk Boulder. Okay, they're not just 963 00:48:35.400 --> 00:48:37.960 calling him the Hulk. They're not just calling him Terry Boulder. 964 00:48:37.960 --> 00:48:40.079 They're certainly not calling him Sterling Golden. These kind of 965 00:48:40.079 --> 00:48:42.519 things are important to keep track of. But yeah, I 966 00:48:42.519 --> 00:48:45.199 mean right there, it's like the Hulk stops Stomper. They 967 00:48:45.239 --> 00:48:48.280 want I think they want some of that action that 968 00:48:48.440 --> 00:48:50.760 Ron Fuller is enjoying down there. That this the Hulk 969 00:48:50.800 --> 00:48:53.159 guy who had already wrestled Andre the Giant and done 970 00:48:53.159 --> 00:48:55.960 a massive crowd at the Houston County Farm Center in Dothan, 971 00:48:56.800 --> 00:49:00.000 massive relative to the expectations for that marketplace before his arrival. 972 00:49:00.519 --> 00:49:02.880 Now words out, and just two months later, or maybe 973 00:49:02.880 --> 00:49:06.039 a month later, here he is in Memphis doing the 974 00:49:06.119 --> 00:49:11.800 damn thing. Actually bothers me. The remember precisely when Hulkogan 975 00:49:11.920 --> 00:49:12.920 Andrea first match. 976 00:49:13.760 --> 00:49:16.719 One was that at Houston County Farm Center. Let's see. 977 00:49:18.440 --> 00:49:21.480 I believe it was March, late March. That's what my 978 00:49:21.559 --> 00:49:32.400 memory is telling me. Let's see a seventy nine, I 979 00:49:32.440 --> 00:49:35.159 see me, So maybe it was the same month. 980 00:49:35.360 --> 00:49:37.840 That would be kind of crazy, that would be great. 981 00:49:37.920 --> 00:49:40.280 They met again in August when he had the Southern 982 00:49:40.280 --> 00:49:45.400 Heavyweight title. Later on, Yeah, it was right around the 983 00:49:45.440 --> 00:49:47.760 same time. It was March or April, so right before 984 00:49:47.800 --> 00:49:52.480 he came to Memphis, he is wrestling Andre the Giant 985 00:49:52.599 --> 00:49:56.159 and headlining and selling out and the words getting around. 986 00:49:56.760 --> 00:49:59.840 We charted all that already, So here he is, and 987 00:50:00.079 --> 00:50:02.679 what we were going to do is we don't have, you know, 988 00:50:02.719 --> 00:50:05.239 necessarily clean footage of the entire match. But like so 989 00:50:05.280 --> 00:50:07.599 many territories, what they would do, if you can jump 990 00:50:07.599 --> 00:50:10.719 ahead one fileboss to nineteen seventy nine oh five nineteen, 991 00:50:11.320 --> 00:50:13.440 this is from Memphis TV, and so of course what 992 00:50:13.440 --> 00:50:15.239 they would do is they would show footage from the 993 00:50:15.239 --> 00:50:17.519 big you know, you gotta pay tickets to see it 994 00:50:17.639 --> 00:50:21.239 card that was filmed, usually with just one camera, and 995 00:50:21.280 --> 00:50:23.320 they would show it in studio. So that the people 996 00:50:23.320 --> 00:50:27.079 involved could commentate for the television audience over what was happening, 997 00:50:27.280 --> 00:50:29.679 kind of narrate and kind of make sure that what 998 00:50:29.960 --> 00:50:32.679 the fans were watching served their agenda if they were heels, 999 00:50:32.719 --> 00:50:35.400 for instance, or if they were babyfaces, explaining what was 1000 00:50:35.400 --> 00:50:37.159 happening in the ring and how they were wronged, and 1001 00:50:37.199 --> 00:50:40.840 get storylines over based on showing this kind of primitively 1002 00:50:40.880 --> 00:50:42.079 shot footage. 1003 00:50:42.280 --> 00:50:42.840 And we have it. 1004 00:50:42.920 --> 00:50:46.480 We have what Terry Boulder looked like in this very 1005 00:50:46.480 --> 00:50:49.320 first appearance in Memphis because Archie Gouldie, who you see 1006 00:50:49.320 --> 00:50:51.360 in the center of that's crazy, yes, And after the 1007 00:50:51.400 --> 00:50:55.119 right is gorgeous George Junior dressed like a mechanic for 1008 00:50:55.159 --> 00:50:58.920 some reason. No, like you do, like truly looking like 1009 00:50:58.960 --> 00:50:59.719 gorgeous George. 1010 00:51:00.079 --> 00:51:00.840 Uh. 1011 00:51:01.039 --> 00:51:03.320 With the voice of Memphis Wrestling and WMC Channel five, 1012 00:51:03.400 --> 00:51:07.679 Lance Russell, about to speak to them about what happened 1013 00:51:07.719 --> 00:51:09.360 with this new Terry the Hohope Boulder, And I remember 1014 00:51:09.639 --> 00:51:13.880 this is before the vignette of him being the Hull. 1015 00:51:14.159 --> 00:51:16.840 That's so crazy, it's very strange. It's hard to keep 1016 00:51:16.920 --> 00:51:18.760 straight in your head, but it is the case. So 1017 00:51:18.800 --> 00:51:21.440 we're going to hit play here in three to one. 1018 00:51:21.639 --> 00:51:25.239 Play here now. This was at the Mid South Colisseum 1019 00:51:25.280 --> 00:51:26.599 in Memphis, Tennessee. 1020 00:51:26.719 --> 00:51:30.320 Ready, Boss of Hulk in action in the Mid South. 1021 00:51:31.599 --> 00:51:35.360 Because it's looking, Oh. 1022 00:51:34.400 --> 00:51:39.360 What do you see? Where I see the stars loosing legs? 1023 00:51:39.920 --> 00:51:44.679 This is what he looked like up in Alabama. Wow pounds, 1024 00:51:44.840 --> 00:51:48.360 he stands six seven. Get the moment wailing on. 1025 00:51:48.400 --> 00:51:51.480 Him right now, the eighth Wonders in hog Heaven. 1026 00:51:51.440 --> 00:51:56.960 The eighth Wonder in hog Heaven. Big went big back out. 1027 00:51:58.119 --> 00:52:00.559 I'm sorry because it just gets You'm mad? 1028 00:52:01.000 --> 00:52:01.639 What are they mad? 1029 00:52:01.679 --> 00:52:03.159 And he wants to care people apart? 1030 00:52:03.199 --> 00:52:06.360 And what's Coco talking about? What's anybody talking about? 1031 00:52:06.440 --> 00:52:08.000 Jerry Lawler he has, He's. 1032 00:52:07.880 --> 00:52:09.400 Moving around the ring like he's on fire. 1033 00:52:09.440 --> 00:52:11.639 Everybody's back for so long. 1034 00:52:11.639 --> 00:52:16.039 Redkneads, black boots. Wow, just a towering motherfucker. 1035 00:52:16.400 --> 00:52:17.239 He looks huge. 1036 00:52:17.760 --> 00:52:18.840 He just left out of here. 1037 00:52:18.880 --> 00:52:21.199 What was his idol? Idol? 1038 00:52:21.320 --> 00:52:25.880 How could I look at him? 1039 00:52:25.880 --> 00:52:26.280 Look at him? 1040 00:52:26.320 --> 00:52:29.880 Hammer away Christ out of him? 1041 00:52:29.880 --> 00:52:34.280 He couldn't take care of that. Caden shelf Bull claimed individual. 1042 00:52:34.840 --> 00:52:36.239 Self proclaimed individuals. 1043 00:52:37.280 --> 00:52:37.960 You bet you. 1044 00:52:38.280 --> 00:52:39.559 He was trying to get on the apron and Terry 1045 00:52:39.599 --> 00:52:41.400 grabs the ropes and knees the ship out of him. 1046 00:52:41.440 --> 00:52:42.199 Till he falls down. 1047 00:52:42.400 --> 00:52:44.800 Well, let's take happens. 1048 00:52:44.800 --> 00:52:54.280 Okay, yeah, let's listen to break of the eyes. Break 1049 00:52:54.320 --> 00:52:57.119 of the eyes. There yet face first in the buckling, 1050 00:52:57.159 --> 00:53:00.360 goes Terry. Oh god, I don't even know, not even 1051 00:53:00.400 --> 00:53:01.639 in a pad there. Look at that? 1052 00:53:01.639 --> 00:53:05.920 How much trying to break up the stommer because he 1053 00:53:06.079 --> 00:53:08.119 pounds his head on the turn back out. 1054 00:53:08.519 --> 00:53:20.480 You could hulk Hogan in there. It's unbling hands. 1055 00:53:18.840 --> 00:53:22.199 Stomp programming boats are repeatedly into the corner, not throwing right, 1056 00:53:23.840 --> 00:53:27.199 go holp go. They're chanting already already. 1057 00:53:26.719 --> 00:53:35.840 He's gonna hooked up Stomper nineteen seventy nine. 1058 00:53:36.519 --> 00:53:40.840 Listen to them go as he fights back already babyface 1059 00:53:42.239 --> 00:53:46.159 irish wat back elbow puts you down. Here we go 1060 00:53:46.199 --> 00:53:46.800 get ready? 1061 00:53:47.239 --> 00:53:52.760 Oh no, no, no, no, no. That on the belly. You've 1062 00:53:52.760 --> 00:53:53.800 never seen that before. 1063 00:53:54.320 --> 00:53:55.480 On the concrete floor. 1064 00:53:55.639 --> 00:53:57.400 It's like he should have dropped the left leg, but 1065 00:53:57.400 --> 00:53:59.559 he dropped the right across the chest, like he had 1066 00:53:59.559 --> 00:54:04.280 to turn us so weird. As the stomper hits the floor, 1067 00:54:04.559 --> 00:54:06.239 nursing his wounds, referee laying in the. 1068 00:54:06.159 --> 00:54:10.159 Counter right down in front of the timer's table, climbing 1069 00:54:10.239 --> 00:54:14.679 up an unusual position for him. Rarely have you ever 1070 00:54:14.719 --> 00:54:16.920 seen him down on the floor like that. 1071 00:54:16.920 --> 00:54:18.639 That's big, So they're putting him over big as someone 1072 00:54:18.679 --> 00:54:25.239 that's taking a fight to this menace has this huge 1073 00:54:25.239 --> 00:54:29.000 opponent he has. Indeed, Ferry Boulder, are the rights? Look 1074 00:54:29.039 --> 00:54:31.280 at him gone kicking his ass. 1075 00:54:32.760 --> 00:54:36.920 Whip big boot in seventy nine boot. 1076 00:54:38.599 --> 00:54:41.519 If he was setting up for a leg. Yeah, Stomper 1077 00:54:41.559 --> 00:54:44.400 moved to the corner. Look at these knees. Look at him, 1078 00:54:44.480 --> 00:54:49.480 drop those fucking knees. That says the greatest wrestling in 1079 00:54:49.480 --> 00:54:52.000 the world. It's just so much more than you're you're 1080 00:54:52.000 --> 00:54:55.599 told to expect from him at the stage, drop. 1081 00:54:55.559 --> 00:55:01.800 Big back body drop Stomper a huge elbow to the elbow. 1082 00:55:05.719 --> 00:55:08.119 He's wiping the mat with Archie the Stomper Goldie who 1083 00:55:08.159 --> 00:55:09.880 comes up and breaks the eyes out of desperation. 1084 00:55:10.239 --> 00:55:12.000 Stomper goes for the eyes. 1085 00:55:13.559 --> 00:55:15.440 Strawberg goes three eyes. 1086 00:55:17.639 --> 00:55:25.519 Ah, got some jump cuts in here, jump ahead. 1087 00:55:29.880 --> 00:55:32.360 Oh he was putting the block onto the corner. Oh 1088 00:55:34.039 --> 00:55:40.880 a reverse. The commentary is just second or. 1089 00:55:40.880 --> 00:55:47.360 None, nothing but sheer power there. 1090 00:55:47.360 --> 00:55:47.599 It is. 1091 00:55:47.639 --> 00:55:50.719 Take a shot back breaker and I'll drop. 1092 00:55:51.320 --> 00:55:53.440 It's as much scientific wrestling as Jerry Lawler had in 1093 00:55:53.480 --> 00:55:58.840 his matches back then, exactly that breaker across the knee 1094 00:55:59.000 --> 00:56:00.719 Irish whip in hault bear. 1095 00:56:00.639 --> 00:56:06.159 Hug, bear hug goes what a bear hug crowd going 1096 00:56:06.199 --> 00:56:11.960 nape ship. It comes gorge to George Junior and he 1097 00:56:12.000 --> 00:56:13.599 can throw up the bospears. 1098 00:56:15.039 --> 00:56:17.840 Fine, that is a situation. We wanted to see the 1099 00:56:18.039 --> 00:56:19.960 entire thing. I saw you up there. 1100 00:56:20.000 --> 00:56:22.960 He turned and grass, Okay, yeah, I tell you what. 1101 00:56:23.400 --> 00:56:26.159 He was trying to name my ape wonder. 1102 00:56:26.280 --> 00:56:27.960 He was trying to break his legs. 1103 00:56:28.280 --> 00:56:29.239 He's a maniac. 1104 00:56:29.559 --> 00:56:30.440 He's insane. 1105 00:56:30.840 --> 00:56:32.800 He needs to be in another institution. 1106 00:56:33.119 --> 00:56:36.360 Hulk Hogan need to be in the ning po Cogan's insane. 1107 00:56:36.400 --> 00:56:39.559 Dad here hurting people. He's just hurting people. 1108 00:56:39.719 --> 00:56:43.039 You have crazy. I have to settle myself down. They 1109 00:56:43.360 --> 00:56:45.719 wanted to grab me the other day. And he says, 1110 00:56:45.760 --> 00:56:47.119 settle down, gorgeous. 1111 00:56:47.360 --> 00:56:48.559 He says, take. 1112 00:56:50.320 --> 00:56:51.280 I'll hurt him bad. 1113 00:56:51.639 --> 00:56:53.079 That's what needs to be doing. 1114 00:56:53.199 --> 00:56:55.000 He says, settle down, gorgeous. 1115 00:56:55.079 --> 00:56:57.599 Scoodius wearing him out with his boot. He's taking his 1116 00:56:57.639 --> 00:56:59.800 boot off. You know what this proccult to a. 1117 00:56:59.800 --> 00:57:01.239 Knee jack it on him. 1118 00:57:01.519 --> 00:57:02.360 They need their head. 1119 00:57:02.639 --> 00:57:06.119 Here comes Lawler for the safe Wow, look at Lawler 1120 00:57:06.480 --> 00:57:10.880 for the save Duck King. Jerry Lawler doesn't even main 1121 00:57:10.960 --> 00:57:11.840 event to worry about. 1122 00:57:12.559 --> 00:57:15.679 He's trying to hurt me, Well, hurt him. He's wonder, 1123 00:57:15.920 --> 00:57:19.679 that's your crush, that skull, that beating brains bumped. 1124 00:57:20.079 --> 00:57:20.960 Hurt that fool. 1125 00:57:21.239 --> 00:57:22.079 And I'll tell you what. 1126 00:57:23.119 --> 00:57:24.079 Nobody got the. 1127 00:57:24.119 --> 00:57:27.280 Job done before when they tried to hurt the no boy, 1128 00:57:27.960 --> 00:57:29.280 nobody got a gun. 1129 00:57:29.599 --> 00:57:35.039 But I'm gonna get a done to, Okay, So I 1130 00:57:35.239 --> 00:57:38.920 can't fucking now I assume there was no real relation 1131 00:57:39.039 --> 00:57:41.119 between this gorgon, gorgous George and they're. 1132 00:57:41.000 --> 00:57:45.800 Okay, So I mean, what did we see there? Let's 1133 00:57:45.840 --> 00:57:47.079 let's let let's chop it up. 1134 00:57:48.239 --> 00:57:51.800 I mean that was that was the this This is 1135 00:57:51.840 --> 00:57:54.960 the hul Cogan. You understand why he got over as 1136 00:57:54.960 --> 00:57:57.320 he did. Why is that because you see this big, 1137 00:57:57.440 --> 00:58:01.639 towering guy and he's just fun and wailing, and he's 1138 00:58:02.559 --> 00:58:07.679 fast and he's exciting and he's you know, there's there's 1139 00:58:07.719 --> 00:58:11.880 no holding back. It's not the whole Coogan that we 1140 00:58:11.920 --> 00:58:15.639 would see where his you know, his roundhouse rights were 1141 00:58:15.880 --> 00:58:19.559 like took about an hour to cross somebody's face. You know, 1142 00:58:20.800 --> 00:58:26.840 these were these were crazy fast moves and stuff. It's amazing. Honestly, 1143 00:58:26.880 --> 00:58:30.400 it's like it's kind of funny because you look at 1144 00:58:30.440 --> 00:58:33.760 him and you see a guy like that, and and 1145 00:58:34.880 --> 00:58:37.119 I would say, yeah, he's going to be a great worker. 1146 00:58:38.159 --> 00:58:39.719 He's gonna understand what he did. You know, he's going 1147 00:58:39.800 --> 00:58:42.360 to be a great brawler for what was asked pro 1148 00:58:42.400 --> 00:58:46.519 wrestlers in nineteen seventy nine. Absolutely, I mean, you know, and. 1149 00:58:46.960 --> 00:58:53.480 And yeah, I just I just don't understand where everyone's 1150 00:58:53.480 --> 00:58:56.239 fucking you know, the way that we hear people talking 1151 00:58:56.280 --> 00:58:58.599 about him. I guess that's that's where it is. The 1152 00:58:58.639 --> 00:59:00.639 way you hear people talking about him to be this 1153 00:59:00.719 --> 00:59:04.559 kind of You expect him to be like he was 1154 00:59:04.639 --> 00:59:07.800 in that footage that that training footage from Florida. 1155 00:59:07.840 --> 00:59:09.400 You expect him to be like Zeus was when he 1156 00:59:09.440 --> 00:59:12.360 came in. Yes, just this guy who's standing there like 1157 00:59:12.360 --> 00:59:17.000 a fucking totem pole iff bitch right, who's like hesitant 1158 00:59:17.039 --> 00:59:19.159 in his movements and making the match look super fake. 1159 00:59:19.559 --> 00:59:22.760 This guy is going is wailing on the archi goal 1160 00:59:22.800 --> 00:59:27.360 the clip wailing on him. Yep, NonStop drillium with knees. 1161 00:59:28.000 --> 00:59:30.480 And I'm so happy that this early in the complete 1162 00:59:30.519 --> 00:59:33.920 Hull cogin journey, we know that we can already establish 1163 00:59:34.000 --> 00:59:35.239 that he's using the boot. 1164 00:59:35.000 --> 00:59:35.480 And the leg. 1165 00:59:35.800 --> 00:59:39.280 Yeah, way from the very very very very beginning. I 1166 00:59:39.320 --> 00:59:42.199 mean certainly the bear hug was his finisher in Southeastern 1167 00:59:42.440 --> 00:59:43.920 if you hear Ron Fuller put it, this is just 1168 00:59:43.960 --> 00:59:45.920 two months under that run. And if he's doing it 1169 00:59:45.960 --> 00:59:48.280 in Memphis, he's got to be doing it down in 1170 00:59:48.320 --> 00:59:49.199 Alabama as well. 1171 00:59:49.760 --> 00:59:50.440 And the leg drop. 1172 00:59:50.480 --> 00:59:52.519 He would also import this kind of clumsy leg drop 1173 00:59:52.559 --> 00:59:56.039 to WWF in his early days as well. Sure, it's 1174 00:59:56.079 --> 00:59:58.280 almost like it's it's hard to kind of explain, but 1175 00:59:58.679 --> 01:00:01.800 you know, if your head's on canvas and he's gonna lift, 1176 01:00:02.000 --> 01:00:04.679 he's gonna he should lift the leg that's on the 1177 01:00:04.719 --> 01:00:07.000 inside of his body, not the outside. 1178 01:00:06.679 --> 01:00:10.519 Right right, But instead he does this weird leg drop 1179 01:00:10.559 --> 01:00:14.000 where he like goes diagonally on your on your torso right. 1180 01:00:14.599 --> 01:00:15.360 It's very weird. 1181 01:00:15.639 --> 01:00:20.039 Yeah, Like he lands the same way like like Melina 1182 01:00:20.079 --> 01:00:23.280 would do the split on top of her opponent, you know, yep, yep, 1183 01:00:23.599 --> 01:00:25.320 that kind of thing, like to display that you can 1184 01:00:25.360 --> 01:00:28.440 do a split. And he's getting height and the boot 1185 01:00:28.559 --> 01:00:32.559 is there and the main streak is there, he's got 1186 01:00:32.559 --> 01:00:36.679 the blue singlet like the powder blue singlet on still, 1187 01:00:36.800 --> 01:00:38.679 So I think what I like about this too is 1188 01:00:38.719 --> 01:00:40.239 I think what we're seeing is pretty much what he 1189 01:00:40.280 --> 01:00:42.960 would look like wrestling in Alabama as well, and these 1190 01:00:43.000 --> 01:00:45.119 matches that we can only picture in her mind's eye, 1191 01:00:45.440 --> 01:00:47.800 that's pretty much what that seems to be what Jerry 1192 01:00:47.840 --> 01:00:50.800 Lawler and company imported into the Mid South colisseum here 1193 01:00:50.840 --> 01:00:52.920 on this this famous night. So yes, as far as 1194 01:00:52.960 --> 01:00:56.119 I can tell, that's absolutely the match where Jerry Lawler 1195 01:00:56.159 --> 01:00:59.280 presented Hulk as the mystery Man against the Stomper Wild 1196 01:00:59.440 --> 01:00:59.920 and Stomper. 1197 01:01:01.000 --> 01:01:03.920 I believe it. 1198 01:01:03.920 --> 01:01:09.280 It is truly amazing, and it is not to be 1199 01:01:10.280 --> 01:01:13.880 slept on in terms of historical significance. So we're getting 1200 01:01:13.920 --> 01:01:16.960 a taste, we're getting better texture. We forward ahead here 1201 01:01:17.559 --> 01:01:20.280 just to get an idea of how intertwined he was 1202 01:01:20.320 --> 01:01:22.639 with Lawler in this first go around. Look At that 1203 01:01:22.719 --> 01:01:25.559 image of them in the ring together as a tag team, 1204 01:01:25.679 --> 01:01:28.760 Jerry Lawler and Terry Boulder, who is now going with 1205 01:01:28.880 --> 01:01:32.360 kind of like a black singlet and black knee pads. 1206 01:01:32.440 --> 01:01:35.559 Just amazing from the very beginning, and though looks crazy. 1207 01:01:35.840 --> 01:01:37.960 See that picture there above the news article of the 1208 01:01:38.119 --> 01:01:40.760 entrance at the Mid South Colisseum. Lawler on the foreground, 1209 01:01:41.639 --> 01:01:44.159 straps down and pointing behind him, just like he would 1210 01:01:44.159 --> 01:01:46.440 point on his way down the aisle at the height 1211 01:01:46.440 --> 01:01:50.679 of hul Camania. Can't believe some of these some of 1212 01:01:50.719 --> 01:01:53.440 these images. There he is cranking a headlock in the ring. 1213 01:01:53.920 --> 01:01:54.199 So yeah. 1214 01:01:54.239 --> 01:01:56.440 In addition to video, there's also stills that have survived. 1215 01:01:56.480 --> 01:02:00.039 Here's a clipping from an ad that ran in the 1216 01:02:00.079 --> 01:02:03.960 aforementioned Memphis Press Scimitar on May eighteenth of nineteen and 1217 01:02:04.079 --> 01:02:07.320 seventy nine, Jarret Wrestling Company Percents Wrestling Monday. Of course, 1218 01:02:07.360 --> 01:02:09.559 that was the big night for Mid South Coliseum matches. 1219 01:02:09.880 --> 01:02:11.760 I always thought that might be the forebeart of Monday 1220 01:02:11.800 --> 01:02:13.639 Night Raw then thinking of Monday as a huge night. 1221 01:02:13.679 --> 01:02:15.679 I mean certainly Madison Square Garden shows were on Monday 1222 01:02:15.719 --> 01:02:18.199 nights too. I believe those were the live MSG broadcasts 1223 01:02:18.239 --> 01:02:20.760 in that short lived period when they're actually on HBO 1224 01:02:20.840 --> 01:02:23.360 if you can believe it, WWW from Madison Square Guards 1225 01:02:23.719 --> 01:02:26.639 Monday Night as well, eight pm main event cage match 1226 01:02:26.679 --> 01:02:29.199 notice qualification. It's Jerry Lawler and the Hulk versus the 1227 01:02:29.239 --> 01:02:32.000 Stomper and gorgeous George Junior. So they came back from 1228 01:02:32.000 --> 01:02:34.280 that match where Lawler brings in Hulk is the mystery man. 1229 01:02:34.320 --> 01:02:36.880 He beats the shit out of Stomper until George jumps 1230 01:02:36.880 --> 01:02:39.159 in and Lawler made the save is mentioned, and they 1231 01:02:39.159 --> 01:02:41.320 come back with a cage match in the rematch. So 1232 01:02:41.360 --> 01:02:45.320 this is all happening within Hulk's first weeks in Memphis. 1233 01:02:45.360 --> 01:02:47.840 He's tag teaming in a cage match with Jerry Lawler 1234 01:02:47.840 --> 01:02:49.559 in the main event. So don't tell me that this 1235 01:02:49.599 --> 01:02:51.239 guy had a long way to go and blub No. 1236 01:02:51.440 --> 01:02:53.880 Everybody wanted to make money off this guy from the 1237 01:02:53.920 --> 01:02:56.519 second he showed up from Cocoa Beach, Gas out of 1238 01:02:56.559 --> 01:02:59.599 his fucking mind. Okay, people fucking knew. And if you 1239 01:02:59.599 --> 01:03:02.920 were going too, If you're gonna throw a pity party 1240 01:03:03.079 --> 01:03:05.639 when Vince pushes bodies in the eighties, you need to 1241 01:03:05.679 --> 01:03:08.079 do some self reflection and realize just how quickly you 1242 01:03:08.119 --> 01:03:10.079 guys bent over when you saw a body like that 1243 01:03:10.119 --> 01:03:12.559 too in seventy nine and you had the exactly so 1244 01:03:12.679 --> 01:03:14.559 shut the fuck up. Okay, you were as much of 1245 01:03:14.559 --> 01:03:17.199 a mark for bodies as Vince was, and the fact 1246 01:03:17.239 --> 01:03:19.599 that he had the money to collect them all doesn't 1247 01:03:19.599 --> 01:03:23.559 mean that you were locked into some higher minded way 1248 01:03:23.559 --> 01:03:26.320 of doing pro wrestling. That's just that's total bullshit because 1249 01:03:26.760 --> 01:03:30.079 immediately you tried to profit off bodies when people started 1250 01:03:30.079 --> 01:03:32.880 taking it the extra mile from a chemical perspective. Same 1251 01:03:32.880 --> 01:03:35.400 thing in Georgia, where they would, you know, well, wrestle 1252 01:03:35.400 --> 01:03:39.280 and wrestl and fuck it, road Warriors, Nakita cole Off. 1253 01:03:40.039 --> 01:03:43.079 Anybody who showed any kind of musculature like that got 1254 01:03:43.079 --> 01:03:46.320 pushed to the moon immediately, So come off it, please, 1255 01:03:46.480 --> 01:03:47.719 Tony Atlas. 1256 01:03:47.880 --> 01:03:48.599 Give me a break. 1257 01:03:49.000 --> 01:03:52.239 So the cage matches mentioned also in the card, they 1258 01:03:52.239 --> 01:03:54.599 would turned Southern Tag team title matches Robert Fuller and 1259 01:03:54.599 --> 01:03:57.960 build on detake on mister Fuji and Professor Tanaka more 1260 01:03:58.159 --> 01:04:01.199 Van Tournament matches, Boss big them up for those the 1261 01:04:01.960 --> 01:04:05.639 fucking Van Tournament Thunderbilt Patterson versus s put mc monroe, Junior, 1262 01:04:05.840 --> 01:04:08.519 Tony Charles versus Wayne Ferris, the future honky Tonk Man. 1263 01:04:08.519 --> 01:04:11.719 So again, Hulk immediately swimming in the same lane as 1264 01:04:11.800 --> 01:04:14.840 the honky Tonk Man. And that's going to make some 1265 01:04:15.000 --> 01:04:17.119 sense when not only does honky Tonk have a great 1266 01:04:17.119 --> 01:04:20.400 position with WWF when Terry's there, but even in WCW, 1267 01:04:20.480 --> 01:04:23.679 when Hulk first comes in in summer of ninety four. 1268 01:04:24.199 --> 01:04:26.840 Honky Tonk Bischoff still decries it to this day that 1269 01:04:26.880 --> 01:04:29.320 he had to hire that guy because he was part 1270 01:04:29.320 --> 01:04:32.400 of Hulk's crew. You know, from the beginning, Boris Malenko, 1271 01:04:32.519 --> 01:04:35.920 who's probably just coming off taping the Plan B videos, 1272 01:04:37.000 --> 01:04:39.960 is wrestling Tommy Gilbert in the Mid South Coliseum and 1273 01:04:40.039 --> 01:04:43.199 Larry Latham is facing Jerry Bryant Boss. This one from 1274 01:04:43.239 --> 01:04:46.119 the Commercial Appeal, the main newspaper in Memphis. A little 1275 01:04:46.119 --> 01:04:48.920 blurb here May twenty second, seventy nine. Hit the people 1276 01:04:48.920 --> 01:04:49.719 with it. What happened? 1277 01:04:55.079 --> 01:04:57.440 That's the one there there underneath the picture right right 1278 01:04:57.480 --> 01:04:59.960 out of the picture of Lawler and hok are Lawler 1279 01:05:00.280 --> 01:05:04.519 Hulk team for win. Jerry Lawler and the Hulk beat 1280 01:05:04.519 --> 01:05:06.800 the Stomper in gorgeous George Junior last night before a 1281 01:05:06.800 --> 01:05:09.519 crowd of forty three hundred and ninety two in the 1282 01:05:09.519 --> 01:05:13.000 featured wrestling match at the Mid South Colisseum. Another matches 1283 01:05:13.119 --> 01:05:17.800 Van Tournament Matches, fifth week of six weeks competition. Tommy 1284 01:05:17.800 --> 01:05:24.559 Gilbert beat Larry cheat him or Larry cheat him. I 1285 01:05:24.599 --> 01:05:27.559 mean I would imagine that he's uh that he you know, 1286 01:05:27.639 --> 01:05:29.960 he's not someone that hulkgo bobbiy around because he's gonna 1287 01:05:29.960 --> 01:05:34.920 be cheating them all. Tony Charles beat Wayne Ferris, Thunderbolt 1288 01:05:34.920 --> 01:05:39.559 Patterson beat sput Nick Monroe Junior. In a Southern Tag 1289 01:05:39.599 --> 01:05:44.360 title match between Mister Fuji and Tou Tanaka Toro Torou 1290 01:05:44.639 --> 01:05:50.360 Tanaka retained championship. Retained championship on his qualification over Robert 1291 01:05:50.440 --> 01:05:52.199 Fuller and Bill Dundee. 1292 01:05:52.880 --> 01:05:56.119 Gotta love those athletic sock stripes at the top of 1293 01:05:56.239 --> 01:05:59.760 Terry socks that he's pulling his boots. Yep, Wow, that's 1294 01:06:00.199 --> 01:06:00.960 very seventies. 1295 01:06:01.000 --> 01:06:02.000 But yeah, just yes, it is. 1296 01:06:02.199 --> 01:06:04.760 It's just amazing to see him and there it is 1297 01:06:04.800 --> 01:06:06.760 that he's just named in this article in the commercial 1298 01:06:06.760 --> 01:06:09.480 appeal as the Hulk. No Terry Boulder, nothing, They're going 1299 01:06:09.519 --> 01:06:12.079 the Hulk. And this is big because I think we 1300 01:06:12.159 --> 01:06:14.679 established when you watch that vignette that Jerry Jarrett produced, 1301 01:06:14.719 --> 01:06:17.039 like I think you would agree with me, like there 1302 01:06:17.079 --> 01:06:19.559 is now no denying that they're just trying to rip 1303 01:06:19.599 --> 01:06:22.559 off what Lufriggno's doing. Yes, TV, Yes, one hundred percent. 1304 01:06:22.599 --> 01:06:25.880 I mean the music, the presentation, it's so similar. And 1305 01:06:25.920 --> 01:06:27.840 now they're just calling him the Hulk in the newspapers 1306 01:06:27.880 --> 01:06:30.599 including here, I free fast forward a bit here May 1307 01:06:30.639 --> 01:06:34.559 twenty second. This is from I believe the Commercial Appeal 1308 01:06:34.599 --> 01:06:37.559 as well the Indiana Editions. There's going to be wrestling 1309 01:06:37.559 --> 01:06:39.760 at the Louisville Gardens on Tuesday May twenty second, nineteen 1310 01:06:39.800 --> 01:06:41.920 seventy nine, with an eight pm bell time. Jerry Jarrett 1311 01:06:41.920 --> 01:06:43.079 presents professional wrestling. 1312 01:06:43.199 --> 01:06:45.559 This time. You see their boss. It's the NWA insignia. 1313 01:06:45.639 --> 01:06:47.800 So I guess when they ran certain I think when 1314 01:06:47.840 --> 01:06:50.000 they ran the pockets that Jerry Jarrett used to promote 1315 01:06:50.000 --> 01:06:52.599 before buying the whole territory. They call it the NWA. 1316 01:06:53.400 --> 01:06:57.000 But when he promotes the Mid South Colisseum, having taken 1317 01:06:57.039 --> 01:06:59.800 it from Nick Gulas, that's under the AWA's auspices. I 1318 01:06:59.800 --> 01:07:03.360 guess man event notice qualification the Stomper and Gorgeous George 1319 01:07:03.440 --> 01:07:06.159 Junior with manager Joe La Duke in the corner. Joela 1320 01:07:06.199 --> 01:07:07.960 Duke is someone that Terry would also talk for years 1321 01:07:07.960 --> 01:07:11.440 about coming into the Imperial Room and the other clubs 1322 01:07:11.440 --> 01:07:13.480 that he would pay play in his rock and roll 1323 01:07:13.559 --> 01:07:17.760 days against Jerry Lawler and the Hulk No Terry Boulder 1324 01:07:17.800 --> 01:07:20.679 the Hulk Southern Tag title match, Robert Fuller and Bill 1325 01:07:20.719 --> 01:07:23.239 do on Da versus Professor Tanaka and mister Fuji Handicap 1326 01:07:23.360 --> 01:07:26.000 match Live Wrestling Bear. The Bear is coming to Louisville, 1327 01:07:26.039 --> 01:07:28.920 Boss Larry go and he's taking on Danny Davis and 1328 01:07:29.000 --> 01:07:31.639 Larry Cheatham. This would not be the same Danny Davis 1329 01:07:31.679 --> 01:07:33.639 that we would know as the WWF referee. 1330 01:07:33.800 --> 01:07:34.880 Oh really yeah, this would be. 1331 01:07:34.880 --> 01:07:38.519 The Danny Davis who ran OVW in Louisville and kind 1332 01:07:38.519 --> 01:07:41.519 of the wrestling mayor of Louisville in some ways. To 1333 01:07:42.000 --> 01:07:45.079 just completely coin a phrase there, Tony Charles versus bott 1334 01:07:45.119 --> 01:07:48.280 Nick Monroe Junior, as well as the Gladiator versus Tommy Gilbert. 1335 01:07:48.480 --> 01:07:51.880 I believe the Gladiator was Dick Steinborn. Watch Championship Wrestling 1336 01:07:51.880 --> 01:07:55.559 on wave in that market TV three Saturdays noon till 1337 01:07:55.599 --> 01:07:57.719 one pm. Would that have been my pleasure? 1338 01:07:58.239 --> 01:07:58.400 Oh? 1339 01:07:58.920 --> 01:08:02.800 Tickets on sale at the Garden box office. Moving ahead, 1340 01:08:02.800 --> 01:08:05.239 take a look at these Matt found These. These are 1341 01:08:05.239 --> 01:08:09.239 copies of checks that Jarrett Welch Enterprises wrote out to 1342 01:08:09.400 --> 01:08:14.360 Terry fuck Boulder. Wow, four hundred ninety seven dollars and 1343 01:08:14.440 --> 01:08:17.279 seventy five cents. What's the date here? May twenty six, 1344 01:08:17.359 --> 01:08:22.800 seventy nine, So that's crazy. These apparently were someone's collection, 1345 01:08:23.319 --> 01:08:25.920 and they look to be graded and framed, and sort 1346 01:08:25.920 --> 01:08:28.439 of the fact that he the fact that he fucking 1347 01:08:28.520 --> 01:08:30.800 signed a Terry Boulder. Oh my god, his name's written 1348 01:08:30.800 --> 01:08:31.439 there was Terry Boulder. 1349 01:08:31.439 --> 01:08:32.039 It's not his name. 1350 01:08:32.560 --> 01:08:35.319 I mean, come on, dude, treasurer, I believe Bob Wright 1351 01:08:35.399 --> 01:08:37.600 is the signatory to said check for four hundred ninety 1352 01:08:37.640 --> 01:08:40.119 seven dollars May twenty six, nineteen seventy nine. 1353 01:08:40.800 --> 01:08:42.199 What is it? It's a Terry Boulder? 1354 01:08:42.720 --> 01:08:43.079 What is it? 1355 01:08:43.159 --> 01:08:46.840 Senterneath it says four hundred and ninety seven. 1356 01:08:47.319 --> 01:08:50.600 No, no, no, but no no. Under the back end the 1357 01:08:50.680 --> 01:08:55.319 signs said the back end, can you reading for deposit? 1358 01:08:56.640 --> 01:08:58.520 Usually you write the name of the bank back there, right, 1359 01:08:58.600 --> 01:09:01.239 So that yeah, well that says no, that's wrestling. That 1360 01:09:01.319 --> 01:09:08.760 says Southern Southeastern wrestling for deposit. That's that says Southeastern 1361 01:09:08.840 --> 01:09:09.800 wrestling for deposit. 1362 01:09:10.680 --> 01:09:16.439 Interesting Southeastern. Yeah, Southeastern was the name of the the 1363 01:09:16.479 --> 01:09:18.000 Alabama office, right. 1364 01:09:18.760 --> 01:09:22.840 Interesting? What's going on here? Get a little uncomfortable, brother, 1365 01:09:23.520 --> 01:09:25.960 the old nurse where I wrote to we're all writing, brother. 1366 01:09:26.079 --> 01:09:29.880 But who knew that his checks from this run like survived. 1367 01:09:30.159 --> 01:09:33.279 I can't believe that. I mean it's an incredible condition too. Yeah, 1368 01:09:34.119 --> 01:09:34.920 it's in plastic. 1369 01:09:35.000 --> 01:09:40.399 So I mean Terry Boulder Southeastern Wrestling for deposit only, Yeah. 1370 01:09:40.319 --> 01:09:45.399 Positive deposit only. Wow? So what that probably the worst 1371 01:09:45.720 --> 01:09:49.600 handwriting everybody? Oh yeah, it's like just the absolute worst. 1372 01:09:49.720 --> 01:09:53.079 And it stamped First American Bank, Pensacola, Florida, So that's 1373 01:09:53.079 --> 01:09:55.520 where he went to deposit and he was living in 1374 01:09:55.560 --> 01:09:59.479 Pensacola at the time, if you remember. With that with 1375 01:09:59.560 --> 01:10:02.239 that less so, I think that's interesting that, you know 1376 01:10:02.279 --> 01:10:05.079 they would mention Southeastern Wrestling on the check. It was 1377 01:10:05.079 --> 01:10:09.159 almost like Jarrett keeping track of like where I wonder 1378 01:10:09.159 --> 01:10:12.159 why why would he? Why would But that's that's Hogan 1379 01:10:12.159 --> 01:10:16.520 writing that. Why would Hogan write that? Now? Eh, maybe 1380 01:10:16.560 --> 01:10:19.000 it is him signing the check because that's you know, 1381 01:10:19.039 --> 01:10:22.319 that's him. That makes the same it's like the same 1382 01:10:22.359 --> 01:10:26.079 handwriting just looks like Terry Boulder is is signed, but 1383 01:10:26.159 --> 01:10:28.760 not underneath that looks like the same handwriting as the 1384 01:10:28.880 --> 01:10:29.520 check itself. 1385 01:10:30.159 --> 01:10:32.640 Maybe yeah, but that's just his name is not Terry Boulder? 1386 01:10:33.000 --> 01:10:35.239 Like did he have a bank account? Is it Terry Boulder? 1387 01:10:35.399 --> 01:10:37.600 Like? In what kind of shenanigans did that allow? 1388 01:10:37.680 --> 01:10:37.800 For? 1389 01:10:38.479 --> 01:10:40.680 Apparently he did. I mean, at least it's going to 1390 01:10:40.720 --> 01:10:42.760 say pay to the order of the Hulk. 1391 01:10:43.920 --> 01:10:47.520 Jarrett Welch Wrestling Company one ten the Landings, Hendersonville, Tennessee. 1392 01:10:47.560 --> 01:10:49.319 That's the only reason I know Hendersonville is because of 1393 01:10:49.319 --> 01:10:52.439 the Jarretts. So there it is, and it says off 1394 01:10:52.439 --> 01:10:53.920 to the left corner on the front of the check 1395 01:10:54.079 --> 01:10:56.840 w Slash E five twenty four, that must maybe that's 1396 01:10:56.880 --> 01:10:58.880 the event he's being paid for. 1397 01:11:00.159 --> 01:11:04.359 Mmmm, yeah, wrestling event five twenty four. Yeah, maybe that's it. 1398 01:11:04.399 --> 01:11:08.600 Just fascinating little things that have survived. Going ahead, here 1399 01:11:08.640 --> 01:11:12.880 a print ad from May twenty ninth in Louisville. Jerry 1400 01:11:12.920 --> 01:11:15.720 Jarret presents Professional Wrestling Louisville Gardens Tuesday, May twenty ninth, 1401 01:11:15.840 --> 01:11:18.600 nineteen seventy nine, eight PM. Main event, cage match Lawler 1402 01:11:18.640 --> 01:11:21.279 and the Hulk versus the Stumprin Gorgeous George. I think 1403 01:11:21.319 --> 01:11:24.800 we already we can cover all this return tig title 1404 01:11:24.840 --> 01:11:27.039 match for the Southern Tag titles. It's Robert Fuller and 1405 01:11:27.039 --> 01:11:29.920 Bilden d versus Tanaka and Fuji Special Challenge two out 1406 01:11:29.920 --> 01:11:32.319 of three falls. It's Tommy Gilbert and Tommy Gilbert Junior 1407 01:11:32.800 --> 01:11:35.279 versus Larry Latham and Wayne, Punk Rock Ferris, the future 1408 01:11:35.359 --> 01:11:38.039 hulk Man, hunk Rock Ferris when he was a punk Man, 1409 01:11:38.119 --> 01:11:41.319 not a Elvis Man. Tony Charles and Ken Wayne versus 1410 01:11:41.399 --> 01:11:43.119 Ron Bass and Rick Oliver in the cart as well. 1411 01:11:43.159 --> 01:11:46.560 So Hogan here making acquaintance with Ron Bass, the future 1412 01:11:46.920 --> 01:11:49.600 Foil to Brutus, Beefcake, and the WWF the whole crew man. 1413 01:11:49.640 --> 01:11:52.600 They all travel together, whole fucking crew and Hulk sets up. 1414 01:11:52.640 --> 01:11:55.119 He calls in everybody who was helpful to him along 1415 01:11:55.119 --> 01:11:58.039 the way in WWF. And that's another rewarding part of 1416 01:11:58.079 --> 01:12:00.279 marching through his territorial days because we can start to 1417 01:12:00.319 --> 01:12:03.199 pick out the people that he's going to make room 1418 01:12:03.239 --> 01:12:06.600 for later when he's got full control over who's hired. 1419 01:12:06.600 --> 01:12:09.600 Basically at WWF watch Champions to Wrestling on Wave once 1420 01:12:09.600 --> 01:12:12.039 again is mentioned. Tickets back then are five dollars ringside, 1421 01:12:12.079 --> 01:12:15.560 four fifty reserved and four dollars general admission, two dollars 1422 01:12:15.600 --> 01:12:18.039 for children under five. Promoter, by the way, reserves the 1423 01:12:18.079 --> 01:12:20.640 right to make necessary changes in the scheduled matches. Don't 1424 01:12:20.680 --> 01:12:24.199 you forget that it's right? So we go ahead to 1425 01:12:24.199 --> 01:12:26.920 make Wednesday, May thirtieth of that year at the coliseum. 1426 01:12:26.960 --> 01:12:29.760 Here this is in Evansville, Indiana, which was a territory 1427 01:12:29.760 --> 01:12:32.600 that Jerry had opened up before getting full control of Memphis. 1428 01:12:32.640 --> 01:12:34.960 He was sort of allowed by Nick Gulas and Company 1429 01:12:35.359 --> 01:12:38.159 and Roy Welch to go out there and prospect these 1430 01:12:38.159 --> 01:12:41.359 new territories and did quite well. Realized he could promote 1431 01:12:41.359 --> 01:12:44.119 on his own, and thus history was set in motion. 1432 01:12:44.600 --> 01:12:46.640 On this card, the Southern Heavyweight title match, we'll see 1433 01:12:46.640 --> 01:12:48.479 the Hulk with Jerry Lawler in his corner taking on 1434 01:12:48.520 --> 01:12:51.000 the Stomper with Gorgeous George Junior Boss the Hulk going 1435 01:12:51.039 --> 01:12:54.039 for the championship here. That's crazy too. 1436 01:12:54.199 --> 01:12:56.600 Special six man tag Robert Fuller, Building d and Jerry 1437 01:12:56.640 --> 01:12:59.720 Lawler versus Professor tanaka mister Fuji in Gorgeous George Junior. 1438 01:13:00.000 --> 01:13:02.279 Also on the card, Punk Rock, Wayne Ferris versus Tony 1439 01:13:02.359 --> 01:13:05.680 Charles Ron Bass versus The Grappler and Larry Lathan versus 1440 01:13:05.920 --> 01:13:10.680 Rick Oliver Ringside. Five bucks general admission for children under 1441 01:13:10.680 --> 01:13:15.800 ten three dollars. Let's see what it says tickets sold? 1442 01:13:16.039 --> 01:13:17.680 What does it say there? Can you read that fine print? 1443 01:13:17.680 --> 01:13:21.159 Ticket sold by five? Tickets sold from from five pm 1444 01:13:21.279 --> 01:13:24.760 on Wednesday and through match time at the Coliseum box 1445 01:13:24.800 --> 01:13:28.279 office tick and information reservation call four two two one 1446 01:13:28.399 --> 01:13:31.279 six five after five pm on Wednesday only. 1447 01:13:31.560 --> 01:13:37.960 AH watch wrestling on wtv W Channel seven Saturday, June second, 1448 01:13:38.439 --> 01:13:40.600 three to four pm only on June second. 1449 01:13:40.800 --> 01:13:44.920 So fun buying tickets in the territorial dolls, like going 1450 01:13:44.920 --> 01:13:49.079 to all these outlets in town and my, exactly my, did. 1451 01:13:48.960 --> 01:13:49.880 You get the tickets? 1452 01:13:49.960 --> 01:13:50.000 MA? 1453 01:13:51.039 --> 01:13:51.680 Shut up? 1454 01:13:52.039 --> 01:13:55.880 MA to get the fucking tickets? 1455 01:13:56.159 --> 01:13:57.960 Well, maybe if you didn't want it as a shut up, 1456 01:13:57.960 --> 01:14:02.800 you wouldn't scream my like that. I mean, we had 1457 01:14:02.840 --> 01:14:04.720 to pump the brakes on this one. This exists in 1458 01:14:04.760 --> 01:14:08.359 Wrestling Data, which has all the wrestling records, you know, 1459 01:14:08.439 --> 01:14:14.000 career records. Apparently in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on June sixteenth, nineteen 1460 01:14:14.039 --> 01:14:19.439 seventy nine, Hull Cogan wrestles Terry Gordy. Now, that to 1461 01:14:19.479 --> 01:14:21.319 me is a whole other level of what the fire? 1462 01:14:23.319 --> 01:14:24.920 I can't I can't handle that. 1463 01:14:25.000 --> 01:14:26.800 Did he just make a little because there's cocoa wear 1464 01:14:26.880 --> 01:14:29.000 on the card? Michael Hayes is on the card. Did 1465 01:14:29.039 --> 01:14:32.800 he make a little side trip to Chattanooga, which I'm 1466 01:14:32.840 --> 01:14:36.560 not even sure. Chatton was hardo of the circuit of 1467 01:14:36.560 --> 01:14:41.479 the Jarrett circuit Whends. I mean the two terries absolutely, 1468 01:14:41.520 --> 01:14:43.880 tale of two a tale of two terries right there. 1469 01:14:44.760 --> 01:14:47.039 I mean Terry Gordy and Hullko and wrestling in seventy 1470 01:14:47.119 --> 01:14:49.479 nine is just a reality that I wasn't prepared to 1471 01:14:49.800 --> 01:14:52.319 deal with. Speaking of which I mean, it's it's a 1472 01:14:52.319 --> 01:14:54.159 new territory, boss. And when we come to a new 1473 01:14:54.239 --> 01:14:56.399 territory and the complete Hull Cogan or really anything in 1474 01:14:56.439 --> 01:14:59.279 the history of the lapsed fan, we have to scour 1475 01:14:59.399 --> 01:15:03.720 the local pay for a piece that every city can't 1476 01:15:03.800 --> 01:15:06.840 resist assigning a sportswriter to or a lifestyle writer or 1477 01:15:06.840 --> 01:15:09.800 a human interest writer. You know what It's like, why 1478 01:15:09.800 --> 01:15:11.119 do these people go to wrestling? 1479 01:15:11.520 --> 01:15:11.800 Can you? 1480 01:15:12.000 --> 01:15:13.760 Why don't you go to the Mid South Colosseum and 1481 01:15:13.760 --> 01:15:16.000 talk to these people and ask them, you know, what 1482 01:15:16.039 --> 01:15:16.520 are they doing? 1483 01:15:16.560 --> 01:15:18.920 Please? And we needn't understand what the fuck is going 1484 01:15:18.920 --> 01:15:21.319 on here with these people, because I don't get it, 1485 01:15:21.359 --> 01:15:23.880 and I'm trying to save them from themselves. But here 1486 01:15:23.920 --> 01:15:26.399 they are. They fucking just do this all the time. 1487 01:15:27.439 --> 01:15:31.159 They waste their own fucking money. Well, they're in the crosshairs. 1488 01:15:31.199 --> 01:15:33.760 And here's the Memphis version. This is from June seventeenth, 1489 01:15:33.760 --> 01:15:36.920 of nineteen seventy nine and the Memphis commercial appeal headline, 1490 01:15:37.119 --> 01:15:44.960 wonderful world of Wrestling has its fans. The blood on 1491 01:15:45.079 --> 01:15:48.479 Jerry Leler's face splattered across the media table and onto 1492 01:15:48.520 --> 01:15:52.479 the floor. Jimmy Golden mocked the fallen wrestler from Memphis, 1493 01:15:52.640 --> 01:15:54.960 and fifty three hundred fans at the Mid South colisseum 1494 01:15:55.039 --> 01:15:58.840 let loose with a tidal wave of emotion that rose 1495 01:15:59.159 --> 01:16:02.880 to a primal crescendo. One man sitting at the table 1496 01:16:02.960 --> 01:16:05.520 is asked. One man is sitting at the table asked, 1497 01:16:06.359 --> 01:16:10.600 is that real blood? Well? He was told it could 1498 01:16:10.600 --> 01:16:13.039 be real blood, or it might be a blood pill 1499 01:16:13.159 --> 01:16:16.880 or a capsule. It might be red dye, might be anything, 1500 01:16:18.600 --> 01:16:22.199 might be barbecue sauce. I don't know what they ate beforehand. 1501 01:16:22.239 --> 01:16:25.880 It could be might be a bottle of catchup. But 1502 01:16:25.920 --> 01:16:27.760 it didn't make any difference in these how to this 1503 01:16:27.880 --> 01:16:34.159 howling crowd because it looked like blood. I can't it. 1504 01:16:36.560 --> 01:16:39.520 So they're basically determining that it is not blood, but 1505 01:16:39.560 --> 01:16:41.720 there it is something that looks like blood. 1506 01:16:41.760 --> 01:16:44.840 These guys go through all the trouble of actually slicing 1507 01:16:44.840 --> 01:16:48.760 their foreheads open with surreptitiously hidden razor blades so that 1508 01:16:48.960 --> 01:16:51.920 it's it's bonafide blood for the people and they can't 1509 01:16:52.000 --> 01:16:56.600 question it only for the newspaper just wantonly speculate that 1510 01:16:56.880 --> 01:17:00.239 the blood capsule and can't possibly be real blood. Why 1511 01:17:00.319 --> 01:17:03.760 bother blading if like everyone's going to assume it's fake blood? 1512 01:17:04.119 --> 01:17:10.800 I know exactly. Umm, that was good enough. Nobody seemed 1513 01:17:10.800 --> 01:17:16.840 to want to stop and take time for a lab test. 1514 01:17:18.720 --> 01:17:21.079 What they wanted was for Golden to get what was 1515 01:17:21.119 --> 01:17:23.399 coming to him, and thanks to the wonderful world of 1516 01:17:23.399 --> 01:17:26.640 professional wrestling, he would get it. But then something happened 1517 01:17:26.640 --> 01:17:30.800 that brought wrestling announcer Lance Russell, director of telecommunications for 1518 01:17:30.920 --> 01:17:34.720 Jarrett and Welch Wrestling Wrestling Company, and the wrestlers a 1519 01:17:34.760 --> 01:17:38.479 little closer to the genuine article than they desired. After 1520 01:17:38.520 --> 01:17:42.640 the match, about one hundred and fifty fanatics surrounded the ring, 1521 01:17:42.720 --> 01:17:45.680 a few of them pounding their palms against the canvas. 1522 01:17:46.159 --> 01:17:50.560 Others gestured toward Golden with their middle fingers and suggested 1523 01:17:50.600 --> 01:17:57.680 that his heritage was not of the finest stock. Suddenly, 1524 01:17:57.760 --> 01:18:10.920 the suddenly, the play violence was over. Let's fucking go, 1525 01:18:11.600 --> 01:18:17.399 the play violence was over. Russell yielded security officials get 1526 01:18:17.479 --> 01:18:21.319 them back over here a security the security hair and 1527 01:18:21.439 --> 01:18:26.239 Russell shook his head. I don't understand. He yells for 1528 01:18:26.279 --> 01:18:28.840 them to fucking get and he shakes his head. 1529 01:18:29.439 --> 01:18:31.359 I can see that. I can see it's Russell doing that. 1530 01:18:32.039 --> 01:18:34.560 Yeah, there's no business like show business, they say, And 1531 01:18:34.600 --> 01:18:37.640 the wrestling business is getting better all the time. Some 1532 01:18:37.720 --> 01:18:40.760 promoters claim it is the biggest spectator sport in the country. 1533 01:18:41.840 --> 01:18:45.880 But why yes, yeah, Now, finally the reporter reveals what 1534 01:18:45.960 --> 01:18:49.640 he's doing. Why do people spend their hard earned money 1535 01:18:49.640 --> 01:18:53.479 on something that is generally generally regarded to be show 1536 01:18:53.520 --> 01:18:59.720 business rather than sport? Okay, He's like, okay, okay, I'm 1537 01:18:59.720 --> 01:19:04.159 gonna again. Why do people spend their hard earned money 1538 01:19:04.199 --> 01:19:06.960 on something that is generally regarded to be show business 1539 01:19:07.039 --> 01:19:10.800 rather than sport? Then why do people go to the movie? 1540 01:19:10.800 --> 01:19:13.319 Why do people spend their harder money on show business? 1541 01:19:13.720 --> 01:19:15.600 Why do the people spend their harder money on anything 1542 01:19:15.640 --> 01:19:22.079 that isn't sport? Exactly? Okay, exactly what is the thrill 1543 01:19:22.159 --> 01:19:25.640 of seeing an act carried out? They could not get 1544 01:19:25.920 --> 01:19:28.600 They could not get past it, even in Memphis, where 1545 01:19:28.600 --> 01:19:31.000 it was like died in the wool. Highest TV ratings 1546 01:19:31.039 --> 01:19:33.960 in the market every weekend, the market you would think 1547 01:19:34.000 --> 01:19:37.199 has the best shot at like seeing you know, something 1548 01:19:37.199 --> 01:19:40.159 more in wrestling than just these like existential questions. 1549 01:19:40.199 --> 01:19:41.840 They can't get over it. At the commercial appeal. 1550 01:19:42.960 --> 01:19:45.680 What is the thrill of seeing an act carried out 1551 01:19:45.720 --> 01:19:48.319 that purports gotta be real blood and guts. Let's go, 1552 01:19:49.119 --> 01:19:52.560 Let's go. The answers lie in the psyche of the fans. 1553 01:19:53.279 --> 01:19:56.520 In many cases, the fans themselves aren't sure why they 1554 01:19:56.520 --> 01:19:59.439 do it, but give credit to Russell and the wrestling 1555 01:19:59.439 --> 01:20:05.840 promoters for capitalizing on modern man's and women's aggression. The 1556 01:20:05.840 --> 01:20:08.560 bottom line, and some fans will admit it and some won't, 1557 01:20:08.920 --> 01:20:12.760 is that professional wrestling is selling violence. You may not 1558 01:20:12.800 --> 01:20:15.000 be able to haul off and hit your boss or 1559 01:20:15.039 --> 01:20:17.439 your spouse, there are your business associates. 1560 01:20:17.520 --> 01:20:19.039 That's a lot earlier than I would expect to hear 1561 01:20:19.079 --> 01:20:20.720 that one. Yeah, me too, I thought that was an 1562 01:20:20.760 --> 01:20:24.479 attitude era innovation. But you can yell for Lawler to 1563 01:20:24.479 --> 01:20:26.720 beat Golden with his chain. In fact, that's what they 1564 01:20:26.800 --> 01:20:31.119 want you to do. There's been much loose talk about 1565 01:20:31.239 --> 01:20:35.680 violence being as American as apple pie in a societal sense. 1566 01:20:35.760 --> 01:20:38.840 Perhaps it's true violence is an outlet for many people, 1567 01:20:39.279 --> 01:20:41.600 but for the majority of people, violence isn't out of 1568 01:20:41.640 --> 01:20:44.640 the ordinary occurrence. Most of the time, we have to 1569 01:20:44.720 --> 01:20:50.520 suppress violent urges. Not so at the coliseum on Monday nights. Vicariously, 1570 01:20:50.560 --> 01:20:53.239 wrestling fans can live through Lawler and the Hulk as 1571 01:20:53.279 --> 01:20:55.239 they tear into the Mongolian stomper. 1572 01:20:57.880 --> 01:21:01.359 I like violence. A fan at the Colosseum who could 1573 01:21:01.399 --> 01:21:06.079 identify herself only as Sam Okay, this person exists. I'm 1574 01:21:06.119 --> 01:21:09.680 in the karate in boxing. How much of it is fake? 1575 01:21:10.359 --> 01:21:13.520 Ninety nine three quarter percent. But there's a woman who 1576 01:21:13.560 --> 01:21:15.600 sits right here next to me who thinks it's a 1577 01:21:15.880 --> 01:21:22.000 real wrestlings. Like everything else, there's gimmicks to get the 1578 01:21:22.039 --> 01:21:26.039 fans in. I know it's fake, but I like it. 1579 01:21:27.439 --> 01:21:30.760 She said. She hated Lawler and I hope he loses 1580 01:21:30.960 --> 01:21:36.800 leaves Town. Wrestling fan Liz Adams said, it's the excitement. 1581 01:21:37.520 --> 01:21:40.640 People want to see other people get beat up. Things 1582 01:21:40.760 --> 01:21:44.239 happen here that they wouldn't do it home, can't do it, 1583 01:21:44.319 --> 01:21:48.880 can't do it home. If that's their frustrations out about 1584 01:21:48.960 --> 01:21:53.880 one third of people here except that it's entertainment. She's 1585 01:21:54.119 --> 01:21:57.319 glad she's done the time to measure it. She's taking 1586 01:21:57.359 --> 01:21:59.920 the time I should sit and measure it. Another third, 1587 01:22:00.039 --> 01:22:00.960 Now it's not real. 1588 01:22:02.119 --> 01:22:02.520 Awesome. 1589 01:22:02.720 --> 01:22:08.199 This is so two thirds except that it's entertainment. Are 1590 01:22:08.199 --> 01:22:12.159 you telling me? Yeah? Exactly? What's the difference between accepting 1591 01:22:12.199 --> 01:22:15.319 its entertainment and knowing it's not real? No, it's not real? 1592 01:22:15.640 --> 01:22:17.880 Oh I guess, I guess. She answers that. Actually, but 1593 01:22:18.000 --> 01:22:20.920 don't want to believe it. Wait? So another third, No, 1594 01:22:21.039 --> 01:22:24.960 it's not real, but don't want to believe it, Oh, 1595 01:22:25.000 --> 01:22:28.960 my god, is not isn't not believing it thinking it's fake? Oh? 1596 01:22:29.000 --> 01:22:32.840 She means not believing thinking it's fake? Okay, great, but 1597 01:22:32.880 --> 01:22:35.359 they know? But but how can you know if something 1598 01:22:35.479 --> 01:22:38.600 is not real? But then don't want to believe that 1599 01:22:38.640 --> 01:22:42.039 it's not real? Sure this isn't a Scott Steiner quote. 1600 01:22:42.840 --> 01:22:47.800 Another third are into it? Well, it sounds like three 1601 01:22:47.880 --> 01:22:48.720 thirds are into. 1602 01:22:48.560 --> 01:22:49.880 It because you were just saying the ones who know 1603 01:22:49.920 --> 01:22:51.399 it's not real but don't want to believe it. That 1604 01:22:51.439 --> 01:22:52.479 would mean they're into it. 1605 01:22:53.000 --> 01:22:54.960 If you tell oh, I see, if you tell them 1606 01:22:55.000 --> 01:22:59.399 it's not real, they get mad. Some ringside fans suggested 1607 01:22:59.439 --> 01:23:02.800 that those who believe wholeheartedly and pro wrestling began following 1608 01:23:02.840 --> 01:23:05.399 it as youngsters. They got hooked on it and have 1609 01:23:05.479 --> 01:23:08.600 never let go. Many old time wrestling fans get a 1610 01:23:08.720 --> 01:23:11.439 charge out of seeing their favorite stars, but a growing 1611 01:23:11.439 --> 01:23:15.479 percentage are young fans. They come out, they come, they 1612 01:23:15.479 --> 01:23:17.720 come in T shirts that have the names of rock 1613 01:23:17.760 --> 01:23:26.039 groups and singers, Bad Company, Whalen, not Mercy and Van Halen. Well, 1614 01:23:26.279 --> 01:23:29.199 you know, it's more entertained. It's more entertainment than sports. 1615 01:23:29.199 --> 01:23:32.520 This is definitely what all this from is Jerry Jerrett, Yes, 1616 01:23:33.119 --> 01:23:36.720 said Huxley, King of Memphis. Ninety percent of the people 1617 01:23:36.800 --> 01:23:38.800 root for the good guys, but I ch here for 1618 01:23:38.840 --> 01:23:42.640 the bad guys. What's it all about? Aggression? You let 1619 01:23:42.800 --> 01:23:45.119 go of your inhibitions. You can come out here and 1620 01:23:45.159 --> 01:23:49.960 watch somebody get their head dusted off. It's a show. 1621 01:23:50.560 --> 01:23:52.880 It's not like watching a football game where you don't 1622 01:23:52.920 --> 01:23:56.119 know who's going to win. But it doesn't take away 1623 01:23:56.119 --> 01:23:57.720 from me. But you don't know who's gonna win either. 1624 01:24:00.520 --> 01:24:03.159 It's the same thing. You don't know who's going to win. 1625 01:24:04.319 --> 01:24:08.199 Someone to do someone one does, but you don't. But 1626 01:24:08.239 --> 01:24:10.960 it doesn't take away from the enjoyment. People don't think 1627 01:24:11.000 --> 01:24:14.039 about it. For a lot of them. They know it's staged, 1628 01:24:14.800 --> 01:24:18.399 but they don't want to believe it. This is one 1629 01:24:18.399 --> 01:24:20.760 of the greatest This is this is one of the 1630 01:24:20.920 --> 01:24:25.720 greatest articles. They just getting these people's faces and just ye, 1631 01:24:25.920 --> 01:24:28.159 don't take no for an answer, to make them like 1632 01:24:28.840 --> 01:24:33.560 this is tremendous. This is absolutely beautiful. Austin Cunningham is 1633 01:24:33.560 --> 01:24:36.560 a security guard at Channel five w mc TV for 1634 01:24:36.680 --> 01:24:39.760 the wrestling matches on Saturday mornings. He has seen many 1635 01:24:40.039 --> 01:24:44.960 bizarre many a bizarre sight in eight years. Hey, your 1636 01:24:45.000 --> 01:24:47.840 biggest problem we haven't. He's the girls trying to go 1637 01:24:47.920 --> 01:24:53.239 down and go go ahead, go ahead to say what 1638 01:24:53.279 --> 01:24:58.800 you're gonna say. The girl's trying to go down on 1639 01:24:58.840 --> 01:25:01.399 the wrestlers in the dressing room. That's what it looks like. 1640 01:25:01.560 --> 01:25:03.279 I know if you read that really quickly, it says 1641 01:25:03.279 --> 01:25:05.079 the biggest problem we have is the girls trying to 1642 01:25:05.079 --> 01:25:07.079 go down in the wrestlers in the dressing. 1643 01:25:06.800 --> 01:25:09.119 Down the wrestlers in the dressing room, go down into 1644 01:25:09.119 --> 01:25:12.680 the wrestler's dressing rooms. They want, they would if we 1645 01:25:12.840 --> 01:25:15.760 let them. I wonder why they want to do that. Yeah, 1646 01:25:15.880 --> 01:25:17.840 I think they want to go down on the wrestlers. 1647 01:25:17.960 --> 01:25:21.319 Maybe suck a cock, can you print that that they 1648 01:25:21.399 --> 01:25:22.239 want to suck cocks. 1649 01:25:22.279 --> 01:25:24.319 It's definitely the era where you know your your wander 1650 01:25:24.359 --> 01:25:27.000 around backstage and you take a corner and underneath the 1651 01:25:27.000 --> 01:25:29.279 bleachers like Tracy Smothers is getting. 1652 01:25:29.000 --> 01:25:35.239 Sucked off or something. Oh, get out of here, I'm 1653 01:25:35.239 --> 01:25:38.880 getting blown. Well, I mean they get out of here. 1654 01:25:39.159 --> 01:25:41.039 Makes it seem like you want to keep it secret. 1655 01:25:41.119 --> 01:25:47.720 Screaming I'm getting blown. Copy your lung about the fucking cop. 1656 01:25:49.520 --> 01:25:54.359 I don't know that's how he sounded. I don't know. Oh, 1657 01:25:55.199 --> 01:25:58.239 it's like, sir, sir, are you coming or did you 1658 01:25:58.279 --> 01:26:00.600 just spill your lunch all over the ground like you're 1659 01:26:00.680 --> 01:26:13.880 using the same noise. Ah, then call her darling, push 1660 01:26:13.880 --> 01:26:16.520 her hair behind her ear, and send her on her way. 1661 01:26:18.520 --> 01:26:22.319 Cuttingham has seen two or three heart attacks during matches. 1662 01:26:23.239 --> 01:26:23.359 Oh. 1663 01:26:23.439 --> 01:26:25.159 I thought they weren't even tagging yet. 1664 01:26:28.159 --> 01:26:30.199 I thought it was all fake. What's going on here? 1665 01:26:32.039 --> 01:26:34.119 Rest in peace for the first holtstir in heaven. 1666 01:26:34.439 --> 01:26:38.159 That kid uh, that kid Kirk in the in the 1667 01:26:38.239 --> 01:26:40.800 Alabama papers who died of a seizure at sixteen at 1668 01:26:40.800 --> 01:26:41.720 a Terry lam. 1669 01:26:43.960 --> 01:26:47.520 Uh, you know, during matches and helps save the life 1670 01:26:47.520 --> 01:26:51.479 of one stricken woman and he once saw a wrestler 1671 01:26:51.600 --> 01:26:53.520 knock a woman off the front and bench after she 1672 01:26:53.600 --> 01:26:56.680 spin on him. I enjoyed it, even if I know 1673 01:26:56.760 --> 01:27:02.239 it's all ok. The security guard can't even help himself. 1674 01:27:02.920 --> 01:27:05.359 I enjoy it even if I know it's not all real. 1675 01:27:06.279 --> 01:27:08.399 But we but see that guy in the cap. You 1676 01:27:08.439 --> 01:27:11.600 know he believes it's real and we want to whoop you. 1677 01:27:11.640 --> 01:27:16.520 If you say it's not not my back of great, 1678 01:27:16.760 --> 01:27:19.600 but you know, I swear it goes this guy in 1679 01:27:19.720 --> 01:27:24.319 the cap. Everyone knows to not fuck with that guy 1680 01:27:24.319 --> 01:27:26.359 in the cap. I tell you it's one guy. You 1681 01:27:26.399 --> 01:27:28.319 don't want to say nothing's fake, that guy in the cap, 1682 01:27:28.319 --> 01:27:30.880 because he will whoop you. I've seen him do it 1683 01:27:30.920 --> 01:27:35.279 a couple of times. He'll whoop you and you're gonna, 1684 01:27:35.800 --> 01:27:40.079 you know, feel it next four weekends, Travan, you feel 1685 01:27:40.079 --> 01:27:50.560 that whooping. It's fucking aussy cunning him of this guy 1686 01:27:50.600 --> 01:27:56.680 has it coming? Oh god, assy Uh. Fans want to well. 1687 01:27:57.000 --> 01:27:59.680 Fans wait as long as four months on a waiting 1688 01:27:59.720 --> 01:28:02.720 list to get in to see the Saturday morning matches. 1689 01:28:02.800 --> 01:28:05.960 He said, you know, sometimes the fans are funnier than 1690 01:28:05.960 --> 01:28:10.039 the wrestlers. I think often the fans are funnier than 1691 01:28:10.079 --> 01:28:15.239 the rest the way. As the matches start, a young 1692 01:28:15.239 --> 01:28:18.439 man in a black leather jacket up up front yells, 1693 01:28:19.159 --> 01:28:23.399 break is like torture room. Then he smiles another yells. 1694 01:28:24.800 --> 01:28:27.800 You're a freak with no physique. 1695 01:28:27.159 --> 01:28:32.600 At golden steep cut. That's right. The wrestlers carry out 1696 01:28:32.640 --> 01:28:35.319 the show with enthusiasm. In the case of the Mongolian Stomper, 1697 01:28:35.399 --> 01:28:37.640 he hobbles all the way back to the dressing room 1698 01:28:37.680 --> 01:28:43.760 clutching an injured rib after a match, and handed a 1699 01:28:43.760 --> 01:28:45.960 few other ribs on the way back with the fans. 1700 01:28:46.840 --> 01:28:49.239 But one Japanese wrestler smiles for a moment as he 1701 01:28:49.319 --> 01:28:53.520 stands in the hallway before a match. Spare rib, boy, 1702 01:28:54.319 --> 01:28:58.079 boy boy, you're gonna see some viciousness today. He said 1703 01:28:58.279 --> 01:29:06.640 it to a guard. He's gotta be my boy, You're 1704 01:29:06.680 --> 01:29:17.039 gonna see the vegetaes today. Ah from who again? You're what? 1705 01:29:17.439 --> 01:29:32.680 From my angle? His shoulder is tattooed Japan brother? What Japanese? 1706 01:29:33.119 --> 01:29:34.079 What do you well from Japan? 1707 01:29:34.119 --> 01:29:34.359 Brother? 1708 01:29:36.760 --> 01:29:40.039 From Japan? I talked about this tattoo? Dude, Why you 1709 01:29:40.079 --> 01:29:43.840 sing atatoo from jama From Japan? He says, you're Japan. 1710 01:29:45.920 --> 01:29:50.479 I thought your name is mister Fuji brother in Japan, Dude, 1711 01:29:50.640 --> 01:29:51.840 mister Japan or mister Fuji. 1712 01:29:51.840 --> 01:29:52.039 Brother. 1713 01:29:52.039 --> 01:29:54.640 You couldn't sign dude, I don't know where you are from. Brother. 1714 01:29:55.479 --> 01:29:59.119 I want you from Fuji feed from Japan, mister Fiji. 1715 01:30:01.039 --> 01:30:05.199 It's not being more confused. The two Japanese wrestlers, Professor 1716 01:30:05.239 --> 01:30:08.520 Tanaka and mister Fuji, seem to enjoy riling up the 1717 01:30:08.520 --> 01:30:12.079 crowd at the coliseum. The fans arrive early and talk 1718 01:30:12.119 --> 01:30:17.680 about the upcoming matches. David Abernathy and Bob Westover of 1719 01:30:17.760 --> 01:30:21.359 Memphis said they show up every time there's a Colisseum 1720 01:30:21.399 --> 01:30:25.840 wrestling show. It's show business, Vostover said. And most of 1721 01:30:25.840 --> 01:30:28.199 the people here lie, you know, know they put it up. 1722 01:30:30.359 --> 01:30:33.439 Oh shit, all right, that's a quote. Most of the 1723 01:30:33.479 --> 01:30:35.880 people here know they've put it up, put it up, 1724 01:30:36.560 --> 01:30:38.640 but some are too thick headed to be believed to 1725 01:30:38.680 --> 01:30:44.279 believe it. We'll wait a minute. I know a lot 1726 01:30:44.319 --> 01:30:46.479 of people get worked up trying to tell the referee 1727 01:30:46.479 --> 01:30:50.640 that someone who's coming up behind him what what? And 1728 01:30:50.720 --> 01:30:55.800 so it begins right. Sometimes, but not as often as 1729 01:30:55.800 --> 01:30:59.000 one might suspect, a fan becomes so involved that he 1730 01:30:59.159 --> 01:31:03.239 or she throws something in the ring, and there are 1731 01:31:03.439 --> 01:31:06.560 many people who try to get into the ring, Liz 1732 01:31:06.600 --> 01:31:09.960 Adams said, although one time a fancy something at a 1733 01:31:10.000 --> 01:31:12.479 wrestler and it went out over the ring and hit 1734 01:31:12.520 --> 01:31:18.760 my boyfriend. Sometimes people say this is getting on, this 1735 01:31:18.840 --> 01:31:21.359 is going on, and I'm gonna go and I'm gonna 1736 01:31:21.439 --> 01:31:27.239 do something. People get involved. Literally. Sharon and Tommy Davis 1737 01:31:27.279 --> 01:31:38.000 of be Hollia by Hollia by Holly, Mississippi, had ringside 1738 01:31:38.039 --> 01:31:41.399 seats to the waller and go loser leave towns, loser 1739 01:31:41.479 --> 01:31:45.760 leaves town match. A lot of people, a lot of 1740 01:31:45.840 --> 01:31:49.720 older people and younger kids believe in wrestling. Tommy said, 1741 01:31:50.000 --> 01:31:53.000 a lot don't believe it too, but they come to 1742 01:31:53.000 --> 01:31:57.680 see what's going on. Ready, we saw the Hulk on television. 1743 01:31:57.800 --> 01:32:00.359 Wanted to come see if he was as big because 1744 01:32:00.399 --> 01:32:03.840 he looks something came. Some come because it's a big 1745 01:32:03.880 --> 01:32:06.920 grudge match. I come here and to get to get 1746 01:32:06.960 --> 01:32:16.319 out of the house and off the streets. Oh my god, 1747 01:32:16.439 --> 01:32:19.199 Tommy Davis, what the fuck man? What do you do? Aha? 1748 01:32:19.680 --> 01:32:21.720 Come here to get out of the house and off 1749 01:32:21.720 --> 01:32:24.439 the streets. What a strange thing to say, what a 1750 01:32:24.920 --> 01:32:25.920 far thing to say. 1751 01:32:26.840 --> 01:32:30.119 I do love the idea that Hulk makes such an 1752 01:32:30.159 --> 01:32:32.840 impact early in Memphis that people buy tickets just to 1753 01:32:32.840 --> 01:32:35.680 see if he's as big as they say is that's 1754 01:32:35.720 --> 01:32:38.560 an interesting part of his appeal. I never thought about it, obviously, 1755 01:32:38.600 --> 01:32:40.640 the fact he's huge is a thing. But the idea 1756 01:32:40.680 --> 01:32:42.600 that this might be the biggest guy you've ever seen 1757 01:32:42.640 --> 01:32:46.239 in your life, like in your market of the world, 1758 01:32:46.319 --> 01:32:49.199 you know, yes, that you could ever see in person. Ever, 1759 01:32:51.319 --> 01:32:55.439 I think that's a major major draw. David said he 1760 01:32:55.479 --> 01:32:57.840 had been to the Bad Company concert a few days 1761 01:32:57.880 --> 01:33:00.279 before the wrestling match. He said he didn't I think 1762 01:33:00.279 --> 01:33:03.920 the concert crowd and the wrestling crowd were that terribly different. 1763 01:33:04.680 --> 01:33:08.279 I've seen a couple of bloody matches here here which 1764 01:33:08.319 --> 01:33:14.960 were not chicken blood pills, he said, Okay, God, they 1765 01:33:14.960 --> 01:33:19.720 weren't chicken blood pills. Lily Baker, seventy three, has been 1766 01:33:19.760 --> 01:33:22.159 going to wrestling matches since they were held outdoors on 1767 01:33:22.239 --> 01:33:24.920 Main Street. She stayed with the matches when they moved 1768 01:33:24.920 --> 01:33:28.439 to a building on Jefferson and then to Ellis Auditorium. 1769 01:33:28.960 --> 01:33:33.279 And we need some good referees, Lily, she said, these 1770 01:33:33.319 --> 01:33:39.359 matches are getting too dirty. No, no, no, it isn't. 1771 01:33:39.520 --> 01:33:44.199 Faith fucking girl it's Jeff that they used to just wrestle, 1772 01:33:45.119 --> 01:33:48.600 but it ain't no sport now. I wish they'd just 1773 01:33:48.720 --> 01:33:52.239 let it be right. I don't like to see nobody 1774 01:33:52.239 --> 01:33:57.560 get hurt. During the matches. Baker shouted at gorgeous George 1775 01:33:57.640 --> 01:34:02.239 Junior and quote bad guy unquote wrestlers when they acted up. 1776 01:34:02.439 --> 01:34:05.359 She wore a cap that read Jerry Lawler the King. 1777 01:34:06.000 --> 01:34:08.159 After the mattress, he approached a promoter of the event 1778 01:34:08.199 --> 01:34:13.520 to complain about the refereeing. Glenn Ham watched his first 1779 01:34:13.520 --> 01:34:19.000 wrestling match and said he considered it pretty much entertainment. 1780 01:34:19.439 --> 01:34:22.800 He can just about figure what's gonna happen. Pretty much entertainment. 1781 01:34:22.800 --> 01:34:24.560 Doesn't that sound like something would flash across the screen 1782 01:34:24.600 --> 01:34:25.319 after a sit down? 1783 01:34:25.880 --> 01:34:31.720 Oh, this what you just saw was pretty much entertainment or. 1784 01:34:31.680 --> 01:34:33.920 Like it's like a like a production house, you know, 1785 01:34:33.960 --> 01:34:35.000 pretty much entertainment. 1786 01:34:35.640 --> 01:34:40.800 Oh, he can just about figure out what's gonna happen. Announced. 1787 01:34:40.800 --> 01:34:43.319 That's that's such a fucking like. Oh yeah, I knew 1788 01:34:43.359 --> 01:34:45.239 that was gonna happen. You can tell right now the 1789 01:34:45.279 --> 01:34:49.479 whole damn thing. Oh my god, Like, look, look I 1790 01:34:49.520 --> 01:34:52.239 know that they're gonna do this. They're gonna do. Now, 1791 01:34:52.359 --> 01:34:53.880 let me guess the bad guy is gonna come in 1792 01:34:53.920 --> 01:34:57.479 the ring and look, there's no way. Look, you're not 1793 01:34:57.520 --> 01:35:00.560 gonna win. This is when the referee gets I know, 1794 01:35:00.720 --> 01:35:03.520 the old god fake look I've seen Look have you 1795 01:35:03.640 --> 01:35:07.159 seen one match? Just seeing them all? A bunch of 1796 01:35:07.199 --> 01:35:12.680 fucking pussy working here. Announcer Russell has been around the 1797 01:35:12.680 --> 01:35:15.960 wrestling business for almost twenty seven years. He has seen 1798 01:35:16.199 --> 01:35:19.359 the fans cry when a wrestler is hurt, as he said, 1799 01:35:20.520 --> 01:35:23.840 and so if they're part of the family. Wrestling is 1800 01:35:23.840 --> 01:35:29.359 an emotional thing as opposed to football or basketball. It's 1801 01:35:29.399 --> 01:35:32.039 the good guy, bad guy thing. What the fuck is 1802 01:35:32.039 --> 01:35:35.960 he talking about? Football and basketball are definitely emotional. It's 1803 01:35:36.000 --> 01:35:38.800 a good guy, bad guy thing. What the people do 1804 01:35:39.520 --> 01:35:43.279 is leave their inhibitions at home. They really associate with 1805 01:35:43.399 --> 01:35:47.119 the wrestlers on a personal level. Is violence one of 1806 01:35:47.319 --> 01:35:51.359 wrestling's main selling points. The fans have more proximity to 1807 01:35:51.399 --> 01:35:54.319 the ring than another sports, Russell said, of course, the 1808 01:35:54.399 --> 01:35:59.399 people can't see the incredible violence of football. They can't 1809 01:35:59.399 --> 01:36:02.520 see the face and identify with it. I guess it 1810 01:36:02.600 --> 01:36:04.880 is part of the appeal. People don't go to see 1811 01:36:04.960 --> 01:36:08.520 cars go around and around the track of Indy. They 1812 01:36:08.560 --> 01:36:11.680 want to see an accident in wrestling. They're assured of 1813 01:36:11.720 --> 01:36:14.640 seeing the accident. That's part of the appeal. It's the 1814 01:36:14.760 --> 01:36:20.000 vicarious thrill of a disaster. The fans love the contest 1815 01:36:20.119 --> 01:36:23.039 of the good and bad. They supply that part of it, 1816 01:36:23.079 --> 01:36:26.479 and a lot of them figure out that figure that 1817 01:36:26.640 --> 01:36:29.159 for the money. It's as good entertainment as you can get. 1818 01:36:29.800 --> 01:36:33.199 A lot of people come down, so as aloof observers, 1819 01:36:33.520 --> 01:36:37.520 and before the evening is over, they're yelling break his arm. 1820 01:36:38.479 --> 01:36:40.960 My enjoyment is different from that of the average fan. 1821 01:36:41.000 --> 01:36:44.720 I like to see good, scientific wrestling, and I'm not 1822 01:36:44.840 --> 01:36:48.159 into the chair and chain bit. But what the hell 1823 01:36:48.600 --> 01:36:52.159 if that's their bag, it's okay. Fans comments during the 1824 01:36:52.199 --> 01:36:55.800 matches range from the typical exclamations to the referra to 1825 01:36:55.840 --> 01:36:59.319 the referees, to the cryptic isn't he sweet? And oh, 1826 01:36:59.439 --> 01:37:03.720 this must be talent, not somebody banged the gong on 1827 01:37:03.840 --> 01:37:09.760 that one. Get the clown out of the ram. The 1828 01:37:09.920 --> 01:37:13.079 crowd's angriest response came during the Golden Lawler match, when 1829 01:37:13.079 --> 01:37:16.840 Golden taunted them while hurting Lawler, but after Lawler got 1830 01:37:17.319 --> 01:37:19.600 up and produced a chain, the crowd was on its 1831 01:37:19.640 --> 01:37:23.439 feet and reacting as one. Whenever Lawler landed a punch, 1832 01:37:23.760 --> 01:37:27.119 there was a deep low ooh that ran through the crowd. 1833 01:37:29.960 --> 01:37:35.159 Lawler one, but he's still got a whipping king, a 1834 01:37:35.479 --> 01:37:39.960 bad guy. Ruter said. We need better, we need better refs. 1835 01:37:40.279 --> 01:37:43.439 One woman said, as the crowd filed out after Lawler 1836 01:37:43.479 --> 01:37:47.000 beat Golden. They're blind and don't say anything. It's the 1837 01:37:47.039 --> 01:37:52.760 same old stuff every week. It's too dirty, unbelievable. Oh, 1838 01:37:52.800 --> 01:37:55.239 that is one of the fucking greatest ever. 1839 01:37:55.720 --> 01:37:59.199 That's the world that Terry Boulders walking into down in Memphis. 1840 01:37:59.199 --> 01:38:01.439 That's the constitute of the fans. That's how they look 1841 01:38:01.479 --> 01:38:04.800 at it, how they think about it. And we need uh, 1842 01:38:04.880 --> 01:38:06.920 we need better refs. I mean, I don't know why 1843 01:38:07.079 --> 01:38:09.960 no one ever heeds that call, but she's exactly, It's 1844 01:38:10.039 --> 01:38:10.520 very true. 1845 01:38:11.159 --> 01:38:39.560 He's a La Fan Wrestling podcast Lapsed Fan Wrestling Podcast 1846 01:38:39.960 --> 01:38:43.880 with Jack and Carno and jpro So Boss. 1847 01:38:43.920 --> 01:38:47.239 I think it's time. I think it's time for the 1848 01:38:47.319 --> 01:38:50.359 angle to be shot that will lead to a more 1849 01:38:50.479 --> 01:38:53.800 permanent appearance of Terry Boulder down in Memphis and set 1850 01:38:53.800 --> 01:38:56.640 the groundwork for the vignette that we've already watched and 1851 01:38:56.880 --> 01:38:59.039 kind of play that whole thing up. So we got 1852 01:38:59.039 --> 01:39:02.600 a little tantalized taste of the Hulk in Memphis. But 1853 01:39:02.640 --> 01:39:04.640 as we talked about in the Alabama series, that's just 1854 01:39:04.640 --> 01:39:07.119 about two or three appearances in May, and then it 1855 01:39:07.159 --> 01:39:10.600 goes back to Alabama where he has more matches with 1856 01:39:10.720 --> 01:39:13.399 the likes of the Fullers, and of course the Harley 1857 01:39:13.479 --> 01:39:16.359 Race match is coming up as well, and Austin Idol 1858 01:39:16.399 --> 01:39:18.680 is starting to get into the mix and even being 1859 01:39:18.720 --> 01:39:21.760 mentioned as you heard there from Gorgeous George Junior. Still 1860 01:39:21.800 --> 01:39:24.520 Austin Idl on Memphis Television. So the talent exchange dynamic 1861 01:39:24.600 --> 01:39:25.079 very clear. 1862 01:39:25.520 --> 01:39:26.159 We move ahead. 1863 01:39:26.239 --> 01:39:28.760 This is July seventh, nineteen seventy nine, according to his 1864 01:39:28.880 --> 01:39:33.560 best we can tell Memphis Television and Eddie Boulder, the 1865 01:39:33.600 --> 01:39:36.359 future Buddhist the Barber Beefcake is now on television as 1866 01:39:36.439 --> 01:39:40.479 a professional wrestler and he's facing the same guy who 1867 01:39:40.520 --> 01:39:42.479 is going to assault him with a spur in nineteen 1868 01:39:42.520 --> 01:39:46.199 eighty eight in WWF, Oh My God and cause the 1869 01:39:46.199 --> 01:39:48.880 Switcheroo where Ultimate Warrior shows up and beats Honky Tonk 1870 01:39:48.960 --> 01:39:52.039 Man at summerslamin at eighty eight, remember the angle, so 1871 01:39:52.840 --> 01:39:56.239 add this to the list, the growing list of precursors 1872 01:39:56.319 --> 01:39:59.560 that we're going to encounter and Hultkogn's early these days 1873 01:39:59.560 --> 01:40:01.560 in the business. Yes, time going to run this one 1874 01:40:01.560 --> 01:40:04.399 for the first time. This is the angle where outlaw 1875 01:40:04.479 --> 01:40:08.039 Ron Bass attacks Eddie Boulder on Memphis Television Boy on 1876 01:40:08.079 --> 01:40:11.680 the WMC Channel five set, and the announcers begin talking 1877 01:40:11.720 --> 01:40:13.920 about and Eddie Boulders are about to see. He begins 1878 01:40:13.920 --> 01:40:16.159 talking about who is going to come to the rescue 1879 01:40:16.840 --> 01:40:19.479 for him and who will avenge him? So let's hit 1880 01:40:19.520 --> 01:40:22.279 play in three two one. 1881 01:40:22.279 --> 01:40:30.000 Play and Dallas Montgomery starts inauspiciously. Dave's bass has jumped 1882 01:40:30.000 --> 01:40:30.920 Boulder right away? 1883 01:40:31.039 --> 01:40:33.199 Is that right? There is Eddie Boulder? Look? How long 1884 01:40:33.279 --> 01:40:35.840 is blonde hairy? Oh my god, I can't handle it. 1885 01:40:35.880 --> 01:40:39.399 When a black singlet just like Terry Wood Black and Black. 1886 01:40:39.239 --> 01:40:41.720 Bootstgommery out of the ring on his back as. 1887 01:40:41.680 --> 01:40:43.399 Bass As is pummeling him in. 1888 01:40:43.399 --> 01:40:46.039 The head, really busted open. 1889 01:40:47.520 --> 01:40:50.920 Ron Bass busting open brutus Beefcake. It's nineteen eighty eight over. 1890 01:40:50.760 --> 01:40:53.079 Again the introductions. The referee said let's do it, and 1891 01:40:53.680 --> 01:40:58.079 Bowler turned around. He slammed, got slammed from behind with 1892 01:40:58.239 --> 01:41:01.239 Ron Bass Bass. 1893 01:41:02.560 --> 01:41:05.199 Studio wrestling. I know you because I don't even have 1894 01:41:05.239 --> 01:41:07.760 a ring skirt. Just see under the under. 1895 01:41:07.520 --> 01:41:11.560 The ring a chance. He didn't even get started before bath. 1896 01:41:11.840 --> 01:41:13.239 Eddie Boulder takes the slam. 1897 01:41:14.079 --> 01:41:22.800 Wow ah, Eddie a miss? Come on he. 1898 01:41:24.319 --> 01:41:26.119 Lance has started called the sting. 1899 01:41:26.319 --> 01:41:32.399 Yeah, trying to come in the bell did ring day. 1900 01:41:32.079 --> 01:41:35.000 Steve Brown and they called a Lance Russell after turn around. 1901 01:41:35.000 --> 01:41:35.800 Get up, it's. 1902 01:41:35.760 --> 01:41:38.319 Dallas Montgomery, Ron Dass versus. I think it's Pete Austin. 1903 01:41:39.239 --> 01:41:40.560 That's Dandy Davis right there. 1904 01:41:40.439 --> 01:41:44.399 In the the hard hat and the Vietnam fatigues. Eddie 1905 01:41:44.439 --> 01:41:46.359 Boulder never had a. 1906 01:41:46.359 --> 01:41:49.159 Chance older just getting cumbled on his back, busted open, 1907 01:41:50.279 --> 01:41:54.079 getting stomped and punched and beat his ship, murdering. 1908 01:41:54.479 --> 01:41:55.079 Murdering him. 1909 01:41:55.119 --> 01:41:58.159 Lance Russell's sun stick, stop this thing. 1910 01:42:00.039 --> 01:42:04.399 Et Austin, Ron Bass just taking. 1911 01:42:05.800 --> 01:42:07.720 That's Pete Austin and the Blue Trucks never. 1912 01:42:07.600 --> 01:42:11.800 Even got started in there. They jumped him beforehand. I 1913 01:42:11.840 --> 01:42:13.800 don't know why Jerry didn't go ahead and just stop 1914 01:42:13.840 --> 01:42:16.880 the thing. He sends Dallas Montgomery back out and he's 1915 01:42:16.920 --> 01:42:20.279 just continuing to let this go on and on. As 1916 01:42:20.439 --> 01:42:24.880 as Ron Bass and Pete Austin are just hammering Eddie 1917 01:42:24.960 --> 01:42:28.760 Boulder blood everywhere and continuing to do so. Want a 1918 01:42:28.840 --> 01:42:33.640 mess Fast continuing, Yeah, I was he gonna wrestle it. 1919 01:42:33.680 --> 01:42:37.199 Never even got a chance to start wrestling is Fast 1920 01:42:37.359 --> 01:42:41.640 jumped him from behind, busted him wide open. Jerry, He's true. 1921 01:42:41.800 --> 01:42:43.159 Why don't you stop the thing? 1922 01:42:45.199 --> 01:42:48.399 What's going on for almost two and a half on 1923 01:42:48.439 --> 01:42:53.880 the bloody defeated? He pulls him off the heel. 1924 01:42:54.319 --> 01:42:55.319 Why don't you stop it? 1925 01:42:57.720 --> 01:43:01.880 That's enough one, Hey, come on, how much indignation from 1926 01:43:02.000 --> 01:43:03.920 the fans on hand in the studio they're just kinda 1927 01:43:03.920 --> 01:43:06.079 set out their hands. Yeah, I feel like a lot 1928 01:43:06.079 --> 01:43:09.479 of sympathy venerally care any Boulder's partner getting a ship 1929 01:43:09.520 --> 01:43:10.079 beat out of him. 1930 01:43:10.079 --> 01:43:13.279 This Dallas Montomray character, Come on, hey, that might be 1931 01:43:13.279 --> 01:43:15.640 the guy under the hood. Is the outlaw that Terry 1932 01:43:15.640 --> 01:43:16.600 Bear hugged in Alabama. 1933 01:43:16.680 --> 01:43:20.600 First time championship wrestling for Boulder is the. 1934 01:43:20.760 --> 01:43:22.520 Lands Russell making it clear this is the first time 1935 01:43:22.520 --> 01:43:24.520 that any Boulder was on the television show. 1936 01:43:25.920 --> 01:43:27.399 Montgomery knocked out of the ring. 1937 01:43:27.640 --> 01:43:29.760 If you're wondering what the bell sounded like in the seventies, 1938 01:43:29.960 --> 01:43:33.680 oh my god, Quang Lang. 1939 01:43:34.239 --> 01:43:35.359 Look at body beautiful. 1940 01:43:35.560 --> 01:43:37.880 I want you to look at body beautiful. Man made 1941 01:43:37.920 --> 01:43:38.359 a mistake. 1942 01:43:38.439 --> 01:43:39.960 He pushed a Southern have a wit tad. 1943 01:43:40.039 --> 01:43:43.520 You're out there, that Russell, you setting up playing the price. 1944 01:43:44.119 --> 01:43:49.000 I want you to look at it, Russell, I know, Okay, 1945 01:43:49.359 --> 01:43:49.840 get him out. 1946 01:43:54.279 --> 01:43:56.600 Alan's Russell taking a seat. That's to Dave Brown or 1947 01:43:56.680 --> 01:44:00.000 ten Boulder. So playing it very serious, you know, very 1948 01:44:00.159 --> 01:44:02.159 kind of doobm and gloom. 1949 01:44:02.520 --> 01:44:08.319 And the next week, July fourteenth, nineteen seventy nine, Independence 1950 01:44:08.399 --> 01:44:12.199 Day vibes in the air, just summertime, and sit home 1951 01:44:12.239 --> 01:44:15.000 watching their Memphis Wrestling with some leftovers in the fridge. 1952 01:44:15.000 --> 01:44:21.239 Potato salad, no question, chicken salad. Potato salad, Oh my god, 1953 01:44:21.439 --> 01:44:24.600 definitely chicken salad. And Jerry Jarrett's fridge. We know that, yes, 1954 01:44:25.600 --> 01:44:28.279 Eddie Boulder with the long blowing locks. Can we just 1955 01:44:28.279 --> 01:44:30.760 take a second, like, we know what Beefcake looked like, 1956 01:44:30.760 --> 01:44:32.600 we know what looks like? What are you singing here? 1957 01:44:32.640 --> 01:44:36.039 What does ed Boulder look like? I mean, just looking 1958 01:44:36.079 --> 01:44:37.920 at it, I just kept the head. He I mean, 1959 01:44:38.479 --> 01:44:41.960 he doesn't even look anything like him. He looks nothing 1960 01:44:42.199 --> 01:44:46.600 like Bruti speak Kake. He looks like I mean he 1961 01:44:46.680 --> 01:44:49.560 kind of was like magnum Ta a little bit, but 1962 01:44:49.640 --> 01:44:52.239 with straight hair. He's got like that dark part up 1963 01:44:52.279 --> 01:44:54.840 the middle of his head and the rock eide locks 1964 01:44:54.840 --> 01:44:56.239 flowing on both sides of the shoulder. 1965 01:44:56.239 --> 01:44:59.880 I mean that's kind of feathered out hair. Yeah, it's wild. 1966 01:45:00.000 --> 01:45:02.920 He's got a mustache too, something of a handlebar mustache even. 1967 01:45:03.520 --> 01:45:05.640 And the idea, as we've talked about, you know, they 1968 01:45:06.000 --> 01:45:09.279 decided in Koco Beach we brothers together as brothers in 1969 01:45:09.319 --> 01:45:11.239 the business that they couldn't be taken advantage of in 1970 01:45:11.279 --> 01:45:11.760 the same way. 1971 01:45:12.560 --> 01:45:12.800 Yep. 1972 01:45:13.680 --> 01:45:16.439 And so we're starting to see this is Bolder Brother's 1973 01:45:16.520 --> 01:45:19.199 concept come true. Fruition Here. This is the July fourteenth, 1974 01:45:19.279 --> 01:45:22.000 nineteen seventy nine Memphis television show, the week after we 1975 01:45:22.039 --> 01:45:25.279 saw Ron Bass and Pete Austin absolutely yea stomp poor 1976 01:45:25.359 --> 01:45:29.520 Eddie Boulder, bloody and helpless in his debut match. And 1977 01:45:29.520 --> 01:45:32.039 this is where Eddie Boulder steps to the set, steps 1978 01:45:32.039 --> 01:45:33.920 to Lance Russell and the microphone and lets us know 1979 01:45:34.920 --> 01:45:38.880 that backup is on the way. Three two one play. 1980 01:45:40.600 --> 01:45:42.840 Eddie is in here with us today. Eddie, we want 1981 01:45:42.840 --> 01:45:45.159 to welcome you to the entire area. Can't thank you. 1982 01:45:45.319 --> 01:45:47.359 Thrank you very much, saying that it really is a 1983 01:45:47.399 --> 01:45:49.520 pleasure to hear you here. I have you here. I 1984 01:45:50.520 --> 01:45:54.079 know that what happened on your initial appearance here was 1985 01:45:54.119 --> 01:45:57.520 something that is not you don't necessarily always want to 1986 01:45:57.600 --> 01:46:00.840 remember it, but we had some take of it because 1987 01:46:00.840 --> 01:46:04.039 it was It was really a very embarrassing situation for 1988 01:46:04.159 --> 01:46:06.439 us on your first visit here. And if you stand 1989 01:46:06.439 --> 01:46:08.039 with usaid he would like to roll the tape right 1990 01:46:08.079 --> 01:46:09.760 now and take a look and see and let the 1991 01:46:09.760 --> 01:46:12.520 folks in the team and Gummery and Boulder and coming 1992 01:46:12.520 --> 01:46:20.439 out the opposite. 1993 01:46:19.399 --> 01:46:19.880 Beautiful. 1994 01:46:20.159 --> 01:46:25.079 Why aren't you boys come off Danny beautiful? 1995 01:46:25.119 --> 01:46:27.079 But you get him on up at her like, what 1996 01:46:27.079 --> 01:46:27.600 what's the man? 1997 01:46:27.680 --> 01:46:28.640 Good Russell? 1998 01:46:28.680 --> 01:46:29.960 Can't you get them in the post force? 1999 01:46:30.039 --> 01:46:30.880 Just one look at the. 2000 01:46:30.880 --> 01:46:33.640 Big He came in here to wrestle. My calls. So 2001 01:46:34.000 --> 01:46:35.800 if you can get in there and beat would you 2002 01:46:35.880 --> 01:46:43.760 go on in the ring? Come on rone him. 2003 01:46:43.600 --> 01:46:47.720 On the beautiful boy, Hey, come on, let's go Look 2004 01:46:47.720 --> 01:46:48.239 at Terry. 2005 01:46:48.439 --> 01:46:49.399 Look at a Boulder. 2006 01:46:49.800 --> 01:46:51.840 This is I can't try to put down Eddie Boulder. 2007 01:46:52.199 --> 01:46:52.560 They're going. 2008 01:46:54.600 --> 01:46:57.800 Our championship wrestling with young Dallas Montgomery as his partner. 2009 01:46:57.880 --> 01:46:59.880 I have no envy for that team going. 2010 01:47:00.000 --> 01:47:02.199 He's got the locks flowing in the middle part off 2011 01:47:02.279 --> 01:47:06.359 and he's got like that the bangs are touching his eyebrows. 2012 01:47:06.720 --> 01:47:10.960 We can get the introduction almost time women match Part four, 2013 01:47:12.359 --> 01:47:13.039 Park Flor. 2014 01:47:14.640 --> 01:47:18.520 Partner and w Ricky Ricky Ricky Morton. 2015 01:47:18.239 --> 01:47:21.439 Against him and a total weight of five hundred seventy. 2016 01:47:21.079 --> 01:47:24.760 Five says so much like campas. 2017 01:47:24.039 --> 01:47:28.039 Ron Bass were there for Boston, Massachusetts, Pete Austin, they 2018 01:47:28.039 --> 01:47:29.800 have Danny Davis, their manager over there. 2019 01:47:29.840 --> 01:47:34.000 Pete Austin from Boston Austin is picking it and Eddie 2020 01:47:34.039 --> 01:47:37.800 Bowlder in there. He is using some of that psychron 2021 01:47:37.960 --> 01:47:42.119 maass saying he's going, and Bass jumps in from behind 2022 01:47:42.239 --> 01:47:46.800 before I get started. Pete Austin and referee Jerry Calhoun says, 2023 01:47:46.840 --> 01:47:50.159 let's get it started, and Dallas Montgomery starts in off 2024 01:47:50.159 --> 01:47:53.520 as they did jump on mass has jumped for right 2025 01:47:53.560 --> 01:47:55.520 away and has hammered away on him. 2026 01:47:56.039 --> 01:47:58.039 When Eddie was in the studio, they spelled his name 2027 01:47:58.079 --> 01:48:01.760 on the CHIV graphics Eddie b O L D E R. 2028 01:48:02.159 --> 01:48:04.439 So it's not that they're boulders like rocks, they're just 2029 01:48:04.960 --> 01:48:05.640 they're bold. 2030 01:48:05.680 --> 01:48:11.399 They're bold, they're bold individuals old flavors. You know, they're 2031 01:48:11.439 --> 01:48:16.159 showing Eddie Boulder in a corner of the screen watching 2032 01:48:16.199 --> 01:48:18.000 this back over with the bandage. 2033 01:48:17.640 --> 01:48:20.720 On his hand and kind of a pensive look on 2034 01:48:20.800 --> 01:48:21.199 his face. 2035 01:48:22.319 --> 01:48:25.279 I believe that Eddie is supposed to be reacting here, 2036 01:48:25.319 --> 01:48:26.680 but he's just watching in silence. 2037 01:48:28.600 --> 01:48:31.359 He never had a chance. Boulder never had a chance. 2038 01:48:32.319 --> 01:48:33.479 It's kind of weird how. 2039 01:48:34.960 --> 01:48:38.000 We saw Terry in the ring with the singlet. He 2040 01:48:38.039 --> 01:48:40.600 does kind of resemble it in the singlet, like yeah, 2041 01:48:41.399 --> 01:48:44.079 because they have similar length bodies, they're not you know, 2042 01:48:44.479 --> 01:48:46.439 Eddie Boulder obviously isn't as big as Terry, but he's 2043 01:48:46.479 --> 01:48:47.439 got a similar length. 2044 01:48:48.119 --> 01:48:54.000 Yes, Torso is looks very similar in some of that. 2045 01:48:55.239 --> 01:48:59.039 It looks like he's dressed like sid and w W. Yeah, 2046 01:48:59.079 --> 01:49:04.079 you're right, Yeah, definitely is Who's that? It's Danny Davis. 2047 01:49:03.920 --> 01:49:08.439 Back are slaughtering, manager of Ron Bass and Peter Austin, 2048 01:49:09.079 --> 01:49:12.279 Many Hills in the Territory in future, founder and owner 2049 01:49:12.279 --> 01:49:14.000 of Ohio Valley Wrestling. 2050 01:49:13.640 --> 01:49:16.520 Area and the developmental ter attorney. 2051 01:49:17.159 --> 01:49:17.840 We're still running. 2052 01:49:18.159 --> 01:49:27.760 Let's stop this thing that is ridiculous in Austin turns 2053 01:49:28.079 --> 01:49:32.000 on a guy that never even got scarted in there. 2054 01:49:32.079 --> 01:49:35.880 They jumped him before, and hello, why Jerry didn't go 2055 01:49:35.880 --> 01:49:40.079 ahead and just stopped the thing? He sends out again. 2056 01:49:41.119 --> 01:49:43.159 The studio promo Eddie Boulders warn of a black T 2057 01:49:43.279 --> 01:49:47.279 shirt for a gym in Tampa. It's called stands Nature 2058 01:49:47.319 --> 01:49:50.399 right Jim and not much as known about the gym, 2059 01:49:50.479 --> 01:49:53.199 But I was able to find an obituary from twenty 2060 01:49:53.239 --> 01:49:55.000 twenty two of a god by the name of doctor 2061 01:49:55.039 --> 01:49:57.600 Staniel William Murray I never even got who died at 2062 01:49:57.600 --> 01:49:59.920 the age of seventy eight in two. 2063 01:50:00.960 --> 01:50:02.439 He was born in New York and moved to. 2064 01:50:02.359 --> 01:50:06.199 Tampa in fifty five and was the proud owner, it says, 2065 01:50:06.239 --> 01:50:09.520 of Stan's Jim and Temple Terrace, where he successfully mentored 2066 01:50:09.520 --> 01:50:14.520 many bodybuilders and other athletes. Wow, I've been down in 2067 01:50:14.520 --> 01:50:19.520 the gym. Down in the comments, you know the memorial 2068 01:50:19.600 --> 01:50:22.800 you kind of leave. Someone named Brian writes Stan was 2069 01:50:22.800 --> 01:50:25.199 an amazing guy. He definitely helped me reach my bodybuilding 2070 01:50:25.199 --> 01:50:27.239 the potential. I remember Stan saying, I reminded thinking of 2071 01:50:27.279 --> 01:50:29.720 the young boyer co. I also remember tipping over the 2072 01:50:29.720 --> 01:50:32.119 cable crossover machine at his gym on fifty sixth Street. 2073 01:50:32.279 --> 01:50:35.880 Stan said, Hulk Hogan was the only other guy to 2074 01:50:35.960 --> 01:50:36.279 do that. 2075 01:50:36.399 --> 01:50:42.399 What It's definitely the gym, but apparently they switched to 2076 01:50:42.479 --> 01:50:45.640 after having to close Whitey's Olympic Gym that he co 2077 01:50:45.720 --> 01:50:47.920 founded with Whitey Bridges in Cocoa Beach. 2078 01:50:51.960 --> 01:50:55.199 Advertised their workout spot in the hometown as well. Revisit 2079 01:50:55.239 --> 01:50:56.760 the footage now we're back in studio. 2080 01:50:57.640 --> 01:51:00.600 And the thing that it didn't occur to me because 2081 01:51:00.600 --> 01:51:03.039 we didn't have a chance to meet prior to uh 2082 01:51:03.600 --> 01:51:06.560 to that direction and last week's thing. And I don't 2083 01:51:06.600 --> 01:51:08.159 know why I didn't put it together. And I guess 2084 01:51:08.159 --> 01:51:12.000 it's because we affectionately called Terry Boulder the Hulk. I 2085 01:51:12.039 --> 01:51:15.760 never put it together that the Hulk was your brother. 2086 01:51:16.079 --> 01:51:18.319 Well, a lot of people don't know me because I'm 2087 01:51:18.359 --> 01:51:21.199 relatively new to the business. I've just come into the scene, 2088 01:51:21.439 --> 01:51:24.840 you know, recently. So and I also brought a little 2089 01:51:24.840 --> 01:51:26.680 piece of tape along with me here. We got it 2090 01:51:26.760 --> 01:51:28.960 up there, introduce my brother to all these people out 2091 01:51:29.000 --> 01:51:29.479 here and let. 2092 01:51:29.399 --> 01:51:35.119 Him well, I know when they see this guy that 2093 01:51:35.600 --> 01:51:37.520 they won't forget that Terry Boulder is the Hulk. 2094 01:51:37.560 --> 01:51:41.279 Let's take a look at it, right, This man is 2095 01:51:41.399 --> 01:51:43.479 not a television illusion. 2096 01:51:45.079 --> 01:51:46.720 He is. He can watch this all day. 2097 01:51:46.560 --> 01:51:53.039 And artist conception. He is not a figment of the imagination. 2098 01:51:55.319 --> 01:52:00.159 He is real. He stands in a meet. 2099 01:52:00.039 --> 01:52:05.079 Using six foot seven inches tall. He weighs an incredible 2100 01:52:05.159 --> 01:52:09.079 three hundred and twenty four pounds. 2101 01:52:09.279 --> 01:52:11.359 He is the Hawk. 2102 01:52:16.920 --> 01:52:20.079 The Hawk, without a doubt, is the most awesome figure 2103 01:52:20.239 --> 01:52:26.439 in professional wrestling today. His measurements are almost unbelievable. His 2104 01:52:26.560 --> 01:52:31.439 neck measures twenty four and three quarter inches, his chest 2105 01:52:31.479 --> 01:52:36.279 expands to an incredible fifty nine inches, his biceps are 2106 01:52:36.319 --> 01:52:39.199 twenty six inches, and at the end of these powerful 2107 01:52:39.359 --> 01:52:44.520 arms are two to twelve inch fists. This magnificent upper 2108 01:52:44.520 --> 01:52:48.000 body tapers off to only a thirty four inch waist. 2109 01:52:49.319 --> 01:52:52.520 The Hawk is supported by treelike legs that can leg 2110 01:52:52.560 --> 01:52:58.760 press over nineteen hundred pounds. Combine these amazing measurements with 2111 01:52:58.840 --> 01:53:01.960 more broote strength than you can imagine, and you have 2112 01:53:02.760 --> 01:53:03.960 the Hall. 2113 01:53:05.439 --> 01:53:07.840 And the Hulk is coming here. 2114 01:53:10.359 --> 01:53:11.159 Boy my god. 2115 01:53:11.520 --> 01:53:14.800 Uh no, we won't forget that. The Hulk is Terry Boulder. 2116 01:53:15.359 --> 01:53:19.079 I'm sure that people out there can all see that, Uh, 2117 01:53:19.279 --> 01:53:22.319 the Hulk is coming, you know, and they there will 2118 01:53:22.359 --> 01:53:25.279 be no problems once the Hulk gets here, you know. Uh, 2119 01:53:25.399 --> 01:53:28.000 what happened out there, They back jumped me. You know, 2120 01:53:28.039 --> 01:53:31.840 I'm I'm relatively new to the business, and uh, I 2121 01:53:31.960 --> 01:53:35.279 wasn't aware that. Uh it's Pete Austin and uh it's 2122 01:53:35.359 --> 01:53:38.039 Ron Bass where that type of men to jump somebody 2123 01:53:38.039 --> 01:53:41.560 from behind. But I know now, and uh and the 2124 01:53:41.640 --> 01:53:45.239 Hulk he knows too. He's been following my career very closely. 2125 01:53:46.039 --> 01:53:48.560 Uh see, we're we're very very close. We're closer than 2126 01:53:48.640 --> 01:53:52.199 most brothers. You know, We're we're very tight. And when 2127 01:53:52.239 --> 01:53:54.680 he learned of this incident, when I called him and 2128 01:53:54.359 --> 01:53:57.800 he insisted that he immediately come into the picture here 2129 01:53:57.840 --> 01:53:59.920 and I told him that, you know, everything was okay, 2130 01:54:00.039 --> 01:54:04.880 but but he's coming in and uh, Monday night, Monday night, 2131 01:54:05.000 --> 01:54:06.439 He's coming in and we're going to take care of 2132 01:54:06.479 --> 01:54:07.239 this whole situation. 2133 01:54:07.319 --> 01:54:08.079 Listen, Eddie. 2134 01:54:09.399 --> 01:54:14.520 Job at a past brother. Uh the camera. 2135 01:54:15.960 --> 01:54:19.520 How about when you all had trouble as youngsters. 2136 01:54:19.239 --> 01:54:22.319 Well as even as youngsters. You know, whenever one was 2137 01:54:22.560 --> 01:54:25.720 in trouble, someone was to attack one or back jump 2138 01:54:25.760 --> 01:54:28.760 one a fight or anything, Terry was always there or 2139 01:54:28.800 --> 01:54:31.159 I was always there to help Terry. You know, we 2140 01:54:31.159 --> 01:54:33.880 were always very close and we're always together. There when 2141 01:54:34.039 --> 01:54:36.760 when either one was in need, we were always there 2142 01:54:36.800 --> 01:54:39.600 to back each other up. And uh, you know, it's 2143 01:54:39.640 --> 01:54:42.239 never it's never been any different that, and I don't 2144 01:54:42.239 --> 01:54:43.760 believe it's ever going to be any different that. 2145 01:54:44.079 --> 01:54:46.359 I'll tell you what great to have you here, Eddie. 2146 01:54:46.399 --> 01:54:48.319 Next time it'll be a lot different. We'll be looking 2147 01:54:48.319 --> 01:54:50.199 for you to have a chance in that ring on it. 2148 01:54:50.439 --> 01:54:52.479 We appreciate very much of coming out. Good luck to 2149 01:54:52.560 --> 01:54:57.319 you and your amazing brother Terry Bowlder the halt. We're 2150 01:54:57.319 --> 01:54:58.520 going to be back in just a moment. 2151 01:55:06.439 --> 01:55:11.520 I love it, so uh yeah, good luck to you indeed, 2152 01:55:11.560 --> 01:55:14.880 and prescient words there for Eddie Boulder. It'll never be 2153 01:55:15.199 --> 01:55:18.319 it will never be different between us. Yeah, well that's 2154 01:55:18.319 --> 01:55:21.079 how long you want to wait. That's true. But it's 2155 01:55:21.119 --> 01:55:23.479 true the fact that these people were watching this television 2156 01:55:23.479 --> 01:55:25.479 show in the summer of seventy nine and it's the 2157 01:55:25.520 --> 01:55:28.359 future Hulk Hogan that they're talking about and about to see. Yep, 2158 01:55:28.840 --> 01:55:31.800 yeah them, it's just, you know, maybe the fifth most 2159 01:55:31.840 --> 01:55:33.399 interesting thing on the show that week. 2160 01:55:34.199 --> 01:55:39.159 Oh it's insane, Eddie. 2161 01:55:39.159 --> 01:55:41.399 You should have shown some more fire like you should 2162 01:55:41.399 --> 01:55:43.279 have been a little pissed off about being taken advantage 2163 01:55:43.359 --> 01:55:45.760 of like that, and you should be getting people fired 2164 01:55:45.840 --> 01:55:47.760 up at the prospect that your brother's coming here to 2165 01:55:47.800 --> 01:55:50.319 even the score Monday at the Mid South Coliseum. But 2166 01:55:51.640 --> 01:55:54.720 that's as uh day one nervous as you'll ever see 2167 01:55:54.720 --> 01:55:55.960 in a wrestling promo right there. 2168 01:55:56.119 --> 01:55:58.880 I mean, that's about as ed leslie as you can 2169 01:55:58.920 --> 01:55:59.479 fucking get. 2170 01:56:00.319 --> 01:56:03.439 So the listless ed Boulder promises us that Terry's coming. 2171 01:56:03.760 --> 01:56:06.159 I would love to know, like why they couldn't have 2172 01:56:06.199 --> 01:56:07.560 just shown up on the same week. I guess the 2173 01:56:07.600 --> 01:56:10.680 angle was that Eddie has to show up first and is. 2174 01:56:10.680 --> 01:56:14.479 Well think about it, though, this is the same fucking angle, yes, 2175 01:56:14.600 --> 01:56:17.079 that he's done. I love I would do in the future. 2176 01:56:17.920 --> 01:56:23.319 This is this is the setup to WrestleMania nin Yes, 2177 01:56:24.680 --> 01:56:27.279 it's the same fucking thing. 2178 01:56:27.399 --> 01:56:30.399 It so is, And I'm so glad you said that too, 2179 01:56:30.399 --> 01:56:33.000 because it's also what he did in Alabama. Remember when 2180 01:56:33.079 --> 01:56:36.920 Ron Fuller was describing how he came out to rescue 2181 01:56:37.000 --> 01:56:45.680 Ron Fuller. He's got no original ideas except that about 2182 01:56:45.720 --> 01:56:54.800 your hero. Paul Cogan has no original idea enough about 2183 01:56:54.920 --> 01:57:00.119 the TNH series laid that one abundantly clear. Yeah, and 2184 01:57:00.159 --> 01:57:03.720 abyss was the version of it then right, try to 2185 01:57:03.760 --> 01:57:05.960 run it again. He tries to run it over and 2186 01:57:06.000 --> 01:57:09.560 over again. And it all started here when he comes 2187 01:57:09.600 --> 01:57:12.039 to the rescue of his brother Eddie Boulder on Memphis 2188 01:57:12.079 --> 01:57:15.880 Wrestling Television. Click forward a bit July sixteenth, nineteen seventy nine. 2189 01:57:15.920 --> 01:57:18.399 Here we are at the pages of the Memphis Press 2190 01:57:18.399 --> 01:57:22.560 Scimitar again, this one July thirteenth, seventy nine. Actually, because 2191 01:57:22.600 --> 01:57:24.600 wrestling Monday Night, July sixteenth, eight pm at the Mid 2192 01:57:24.600 --> 01:57:26.720 South Colisseum will have a main event for the Southern 2193 01:57:26.720 --> 01:57:29.840 Tag team Titless Wayne Ferris and Larry lathamis champions defend 2194 01:57:30.359 --> 01:57:33.399 against Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee. And then read underneath 2195 01:57:33.439 --> 01:57:37.000 there it is boss the match promoted there off the 2196 01:57:37.000 --> 01:57:39.279 angle run bass in Pete Austin will team to face 2197 01:57:39.359 --> 01:57:44.840 Eddie Boulder, still spelled Bolder and yes, the Hulk Allay, 2198 01:57:44.960 --> 01:57:47.560 not Terry the Hulk Boulder, but just the Hulk. And 2199 01:57:47.640 --> 01:57:51.239 you think you think we established clearly that in Southeastern 2200 01:57:51.319 --> 01:57:53.760 he was being presented as kind of like a not 2201 01:57:53.880 --> 01:57:57.119 so subtle ripoff of the Hulk of television fame, of 2202 01:57:57.199 --> 01:57:59.560 Lufurigno fame. Wait to see how far they take it 2203 01:57:59.560 --> 01:58:03.920 in Memphis especially when the famous artist illustrator Jerry Lawler 2204 01:58:04.000 --> 01:58:06.600 gets his hands on you know something, Oh boy, some 2205 01:58:06.640 --> 01:58:09.760 renderings for some promotional material down there. I mean, Jerry 2206 01:58:10.000 --> 01:58:13.960 just straight rips off Marvel, rips off the type face 2207 01:58:14.000 --> 01:58:15.920 and the font that they would use in the incredible 2208 01:58:15.960 --> 01:58:20.319 hult com Oh shits wow, there's nothing left to question there. 2209 01:58:20.359 --> 01:58:24.159 They are just straight up trying to use Marvel ip 2210 01:58:24.359 --> 01:58:27.199 to sell tickets to wrestling shows. Also on the card, 2211 01:58:27.199 --> 01:58:29.560 no time limit, notice qualification, no referee in the ring 2212 01:58:29.560 --> 01:58:33.359 as Tommy Gilbert faces Buddy Wayne Steve what's that? 2213 01:58:34.479 --> 01:58:37.439 How do you win? No no time limit, notice qualification, 2214 01:58:37.520 --> 01:58:40.000 no referee, how do you win? Just beat the guys 2215 01:58:40.039 --> 01:58:43.439 senseless and just leave the ring? I guess Steve Regal 2216 01:58:43.520 --> 01:58:46.560 not that one, but uh, mister incredible Steve Regal, who 2217 01:58:46.600 --> 01:58:48.720 will talk about more as we go, takes on the 2218 01:58:48.760 --> 01:58:53.199 Hangman and Randy Tyler and Eddy Gilbert facingn S. So 2219 01:58:53.239 --> 01:58:55.640 we got we got, we got the Lord Stephen Rigal 2220 01:58:55.720 --> 01:59:00.920 versus Adam Hangman Adam not that Steve Regal, not that Hangman. 2221 01:59:01.439 --> 01:59:04.159 Well whatever, Randy Tyler and Eddie Gilbert, who's skinning into 2222 01:59:04.159 --> 01:59:06.279 the business there, Young Eddie Gilbert will be a failby 2223 01:59:06.439 --> 01:59:08.520 a factor and a player for years to come versus 2224 01:59:08.600 --> 01:59:12.479 Hans Schroeder and the Gestapo. That's right, and Ken Wayne 2225 01:59:12.520 --> 01:59:15.079 versus Rick Morton as well. There we go the card. 2226 01:59:15.159 --> 01:59:18.479 So hit us with what hits the Memphis Press scimitar 2227 01:59:19.199 --> 01:59:21.840 the week after this ad run, so the day after 2228 01:59:22.119 --> 01:59:24.119 the Monday night matches. This is the coverage the next 2229 01:59:24.199 --> 01:59:24.800 day in the paper. 2230 01:59:25.960 --> 01:59:29.439 Ferris Latham hold on to tag title. Wayne Ferris and 2231 01:59:29.520 --> 01:59:32.479 Larry Latham are still the Southern Tag Team Champions. The 2232 01:59:32.520 --> 01:59:35.880 pair retained their belts last night by opinion by winning 2233 01:59:35.920 --> 01:59:39.439 on his qualification over Bill Dundee and Jerry Lawler on 2234 01:59:39.479 --> 01:59:42.039 the main event of the Weekly Professional Wrestling card at 2235 01:59:42.079 --> 01:59:46.479 the Mint South Coliseum. Another matches before the six fifty one, 2236 01:59:47.439 --> 01:59:50.039 the team of Randy Tyler and Eddie Gilbert won over 2237 01:59:50.600 --> 01:59:54.920 Hans Schroeder and the Gestapo. Ken Wayne and Ricky Morton 2238 01:59:55.159 --> 01:59:59.159 battled to a draw. Steve Regal beat the Hangman, Buddy 2239 01:59:59.159 --> 02:00:02.640 Wayne pinned Tommy Gilbert, and the Hulk combined with Eddie 2240 02:00:02.640 --> 02:00:10.199 Boulder spelled correctly to defeat Ron Bass and Pete Austin. 2241 02:00:09.960 --> 02:00:12.199 Even though Eddie Boulders called Eddie Boulder they're still not 2242 02:00:12.279 --> 02:00:14.079 calling the Hulk Timmy Boulder. 2243 02:00:13.760 --> 02:00:19.840 In the paper. In the commercial appeal, Ferris Latham retained 2244 02:00:19.880 --> 02:00:22.840 belts Wayne Ferris and Larry Lathing to retain their Southern 2245 02:00:22.840 --> 02:00:26.479 Tag Team belts and in winning by this qualification over 2246 02:00:26.560 --> 02:00:29.920 Bill Dundee and Jerry Lawler before six and sixty one, 2247 02:00:31.119 --> 02:00:37.520 ten more than apparently than the Scimitar had reported. There's 2248 02:00:37.560 --> 02:00:41.239 a discrepancy here, folks. It's right. In the main event 2249 02:00:41.840 --> 02:00:44.239 last night's wrestling action at the mid South the Coliseum 2250 02:00:44.399 --> 02:00:46.800 and other matches, Ken Wayne and Rick Morton fought to 2251 02:00:46.880 --> 02:00:50.039 a draw, while Randy Tyler and Eddie Gilbert defeated Hans 2252 02:00:50.039 --> 02:00:53.279 Schrozer and the Gestapo. Steve Riegal won over the Hangman. 2253 02:00:53.359 --> 02:00:57.640 Buddy Wayne up ended Tommy Gilbert and the Hulk team 2254 02:00:57.680 --> 02:01:01.119 with Eddie Boulder to beat Ron Bass and Pete Austin. 2255 02:01:03.439 --> 02:01:08.279 Indeed, so we have the arrival of Eddie Boulder's brother 2256 02:01:08.359 --> 02:01:12.039 in the territory and they succeed, But it's definitely not 2257 02:01:12.119 --> 02:01:13.880 the main event. It's definitely not the co main event. 2258 02:01:13.920 --> 02:01:16.159 Now we're kind of pushing it a bit further on 2259 02:01:16.199 --> 02:01:18.960 the page on the print ad it's second from the top, 2260 02:01:19.039 --> 02:01:21.640 but in this coverage, it seems like the opener honestly 2261 02:01:21.720 --> 02:01:24.960 the right position it. And if you doubted what I said, 2262 02:01:24.960 --> 02:01:28.000 click forward and look at how they use the Hulk. 2263 02:01:29.399 --> 02:01:34.359 Lettering. Look at that. Let me see. Wow, I mean 2264 02:01:34.439 --> 02:01:39.199 that's not even Jesus Christ. They're not even fucking They're 2265 02:01:39.199 --> 02:01:41.640 not hiding it, not even trying to hide it. So 2266 02:01:41.680 --> 02:01:43.920 it's like, how do you describe it? Like, Hulk looks 2267 02:01:43.960 --> 02:01:46.279 like like bricks, right, it was like bricks that are 2268 02:01:46.479 --> 02:01:47.520 broken and stuff. 2269 02:01:48.720 --> 02:01:51.199 And that's that's what. This is a picture of the 2270 02:01:51.199 --> 02:01:54.239 program that you're at. Welch Wrestling Company presents Action ringside 2271 02:01:54.239 --> 02:01:56.319 wrestling program that you could pick up, I guess for 2272 02:01:56.359 --> 02:01:59.079 fifty cents at the arena. This is a copy of 2273 02:01:59.079 --> 02:02:02.000 one that apparently gets point back then. It was signed 2274 02:02:02.000 --> 02:02:05.600 by Hulk Hogan's Terry Boulder Hulk. And there he is flexing, 2275 02:02:05.920 --> 02:02:08.319 you know, doing the I don't know what you would 2276 02:02:08.319 --> 02:02:11.880 call that where you like puts his traps out and 2277 02:02:12.039 --> 02:02:14.479 flexes his two fists together in the front, kind of 2278 02:02:14.479 --> 02:02:17.079 like the concluding part of his pose in WWF. 2279 02:02:17.279 --> 02:02:19.760 Yeah, I mean, I don't know, it's like the the 2280 02:02:20.840 --> 02:02:22.560 I don't know, I just saw that's the Hulk Cogan 2281 02:02:22.560 --> 02:02:24.199 post post is good enough. 2282 02:02:24.279 --> 02:02:29.079 Yeah and yeah, and there he is with Hulk above 2283 02:02:29.119 --> 02:02:31.039 his head, and it's just like this is the Marvel 2284 02:02:31.039 --> 02:02:34.239 guy after the right. Here you see what does eight 2285 02:02:34.279 --> 02:02:36.159 ball have in common with Danny Davis. If you said 2286 02:02:36.159 --> 02:02:38.199 that Davis spends most of his life behind the eight ball, 2287 02:02:38.199 --> 02:02:39.960 you're only half right. But the real answer is that 2288 02:02:40.000 --> 02:02:43.000 Sergeant Danny Davis is now ball. That's a billiard ball. 2289 02:02:43.039 --> 02:02:45.520 That gleam you see in Davis's eye in the picture 2290 02:02:45.600 --> 02:02:48.399 is probably gone now because of an unexpected haircut courtesy 2291 02:02:48.439 --> 02:02:51.439 of Bill Dunde. So apparently build Unde had taken the 2292 02:02:51.479 --> 02:02:53.159 hair off of the head of Danny Davis, the manager 2293 02:02:53.199 --> 02:02:56.279 of Pete Austin. And then underneath another picture of Terry Boulder, 2294 02:02:56.319 --> 02:03:00.760 this time with the most seventies black sideburns peeking out 2295 02:03:00.840 --> 02:03:05.760 from gold hair with the seventies bomber shades on, and 2296 02:03:05.840 --> 02:03:08.359 even it looks like the mustache is even black, and 2297 02:03:08.399 --> 02:03:13.159 he's got his head towering over the head of Ron Bass. 2298 02:03:13.359 --> 02:03:16.640 It says, the Hulk is coming for you, so clearly 2299 02:03:16.640 --> 02:03:19.039 promoting to the fans buying the programs back then that 2300 02:03:19.119 --> 02:03:21.920 Hulk is here to get Revenge on Ron Bass. Click 2301 02:03:21.920 --> 02:03:24.800 ahead and you see another example of the same program 2302 02:03:25.159 --> 02:03:28.239 with the same typeface, this one from the Evansville Coliseum 2303 02:03:28.279 --> 02:03:31.439 matches and Wednesday, July eighteenth, and you see there the 2304 02:03:31.520 --> 02:03:35.840 Hulk versus the Hangman listed as among the matches underneath 2305 02:03:35.840 --> 02:03:37.920 a six man tag made event of Lawler, Dundee and 2306 02:03:38.000 --> 02:03:41.640 Jerry jarreted against Wayne Ferris, Larry Latham and Pete Austen. 2307 02:03:42.399 --> 02:03:44.960 So the Hulk is here and we're about to hear 2308 02:03:45.159 --> 02:03:50.319 from him haar for the first time. I think, yes, 2309 02:03:50.439 --> 02:03:52.279 this is the first time words are going to come 2310 02:03:52.319 --> 02:03:53.560 out of Terry Bollay's mouth. 2311 02:03:54.119 --> 02:03:54.520 Wow. 2312 02:03:54.600 --> 02:03:56.600 In footage that we have watched in the complete hul 2313 02:03:56.680 --> 02:03:59.079 Cochin this is it. This is the first time he 2314 02:03:59.159 --> 02:04:01.199 stepped to a mic and we've gotten to hear his voice. 2315 02:04:01.840 --> 02:04:04.000 So what did he sound like in the earliest of days? 2316 02:04:04.079 --> 02:04:06.159 You see Ad Boulder there off to the left of 2317 02:04:07.039 --> 02:04:10.560 Lance Russell on the WMC TV studio set in Memphis, 2318 02:04:10.680 --> 02:04:13.199 and off to the right and the tightest black V 2319 02:04:13.279 --> 02:04:16.039 neck T shirt he could find with the shades on 2320 02:04:16.119 --> 02:04:20.319 indoors black pants. Nw O Hogan right there, n w 2321 02:04:20.399 --> 02:04:22.479 O Hogan, are you ready to hear what his voice 2322 02:04:22.479 --> 02:04:26.239 sounded like in the earliest days. I am ready free 2323 02:04:26.439 --> 02:04:27.760 two one play. 2324 02:04:28.159 --> 02:04:30.000 Talk about mister Bass for a minute. 2325 02:04:30.840 --> 02:04:32.720 One of the most tragic events in his life is 2326 02:04:32.760 --> 02:04:34.359 just about to take place this Monday, when I get 2327 02:04:34.479 --> 02:04:36.359 my hands on him. There's just been a little bit 2328 02:04:36.399 --> 02:04:39.119 of a problem where we come from. There's a bad 2329 02:04:39.199 --> 02:04:41.159 junkyard dog in Port Tampa, you know, and he was 2330 02:04:41.199 --> 02:04:43.039 always beating on all the little dogs and biting on 2331 02:04:43.079 --> 02:04:45.199 their ears and everything. And all of a sudden, a 2332 02:04:45.199 --> 02:04:48.600 little bit bigger dogs came along. And last Monday in Memphis, 2333 02:04:48.680 --> 02:04:50.720 my brother dropped so many eyes, I mean so many 2334 02:04:50.800 --> 02:04:54.520 elbows on mister Bass's head, and his eyes kind of 2335 02:04:54.520 --> 02:04:55.479 looked like goofy grape. 2336 02:04:55.520 --> 02:04:59.039 You know. Well, now missus Bass is running scared. 2337 02:04:58.760 --> 02:05:01.279 Because the big dogs got on. Well, there's just a 2338 02:05:01.279 --> 02:05:03.640 little bit bigger dogs after you, brother, and that's me 2339 02:05:04.479 --> 02:05:07.079 and this Monday night in Memphis, Daddy, when I get 2340 02:05:07.119 --> 02:05:09.479 a hold of you, mister Bass, I'm gonna take you. 2341 02:05:09.520 --> 02:05:12.880 And that's sucking accident, a little bit of. 2342 02:05:12.800 --> 02:05:15.079 A wrestling lesson, a little respect for these good people 2343 02:05:15.079 --> 02:05:18.239 around here. I'm gonna put the super Southern squeeze on you, Daddy, 2344 02:05:19.000 --> 02:05:20.600 and when I get done with you, brother, I'm gonna 2345 02:05:20.600 --> 02:05:23.159 squeeze all that meanness out of you and all those 2346 02:05:23.279 --> 02:05:25.680 bad ways you have, and I'm gonna turn you over 2347 02:05:25.760 --> 02:05:27.279 these people in Memphis and let them whip on you 2348 02:05:27.279 --> 02:05:28.520 a little bit after you down and out. 2349 02:05:28.560 --> 02:05:30.840 That's a promise. I'm gonna make everybody here, and I'm 2350 02:05:30.840 --> 02:05:32.000 gonna have my running shoes on. 2351 02:05:32.079 --> 02:05:33.800 So if you plan on run and one more time 2352 02:05:33.840 --> 02:05:35.960 from me, I'm coming after you. And if I catch 2353 02:05:36.000 --> 02:05:37.600 in the dressing room and drag you all the way 2354 02:05:37.640 --> 02:05:38.520 back out to the ring. 2355 02:05:39.920 --> 02:05:41.640 And a lot of folks that I don't want mad 2356 02:05:41.680 --> 02:05:43.239 at me, but this is the one that I for 2357 02:05:43.399 --> 02:05:46.159 sure don't put Matt at me. The Hult and his 2358 02:05:46.319 --> 02:05:48.399 brother Eddie Bowler will be right there Monday night. Good 2359 02:05:48.439 --> 02:05:49.960 luck to you down there, you guys, and we'll be 2360 02:05:49.960 --> 02:05:52.600 looking for it, okay, Terry and Eddie and we've got 2361 02:05:52.600 --> 02:05:53.920 more wrestling action coming up. 2362 02:05:53.840 --> 02:05:56.279 Here and shake between the brothers by Lance Trust's back. 2363 02:05:56.399 --> 02:06:00.600 Edler saying, absolutely nothing standing there like a fucking scarecrow. 2364 02:06:01.600 --> 02:06:04.920 Goofy grape I'm seeing here was a popular character like 2365 02:06:04.960 --> 02:06:09.720 a cartoon on a great flavored powdered drink that was 2366 02:06:09.760 --> 02:06:12.520 out back then, so and he had kind of funny 2367 02:06:12.560 --> 02:06:14.760 looking eyes. So I guess Hulk had just had a 2368 02:06:14.800 --> 02:06:18.159 swig or two before hitting this set goofy grape on 2369 02:06:18.199 --> 02:06:21.279 the mind. I mean, yeah, we do have to talk 2370 02:06:21.319 --> 02:06:24.720 about it. I mean, the voice that. 2371 02:06:24.279 --> 02:06:29.479 That accent is is, I've never heard that before. Hear 2372 02:06:29.560 --> 02:06:37.680 him with that much of an accent. Ever, it's it's it's, 2373 02:06:38.039 --> 02:06:42.039 I don't know what it is. It's a nerving, a nerving. Sure, 2374 02:06:42.159 --> 02:06:48.319 yeah it's uncomfortable, but I mean he doesn't sound too 2375 02:06:48.359 --> 02:06:50.000 far off, but it's just a little bit. 2376 02:06:51.439 --> 02:06:56.039 A little off. Yeah, it's got like this almost like 2377 02:06:56.079 --> 02:06:58.119 this velvety kind of tone to it where he's like 2378 02:06:58.199 --> 02:07:01.479 really relaxed. It's almost like, you know, someone who used 2379 02:07:01.479 --> 02:07:02.760 to have an accent, they get rid of it, but 2380 02:07:02.840 --> 02:07:05.560 then they get drunk and it comes back, right, I 2381 02:07:05.680 --> 02:07:08.239 imagine you know that Port Tampa. Whatever he's trying to 2382 02:07:08.239 --> 02:07:10.119 say comes out when he used to get a little sauced. 2383 02:07:10.600 --> 02:07:13.520 I'm not say he's sauced here, but he has yet 2384 02:07:13.560 --> 02:07:15.800 to be in front of enough cameras that he's like 2385 02:07:16.199 --> 02:07:18.560 shaking the accent out of his voice, you know, right, 2386 02:07:18.680 --> 02:07:20.720 this is what I imagine he sounded like. It's one 2387 02:07:20.720 --> 02:07:22.640 of the questions we wrestled with when we did his 2388 02:07:22.680 --> 02:07:24.880 earliest days in Tampa as part of the complete hul Cochin, Like, 2389 02:07:24.880 --> 02:07:27.560 what does this guy sound like before he becomes accustomed 2390 02:07:27.600 --> 02:07:30.000 to being a television star, before he starts to put 2391 02:07:30.039 --> 02:07:32.319 on I think this is probably as close as we're 2392 02:07:32.319 --> 02:07:34.159 going to get. It wouldn't be surprised if it sounded 2393 02:07:34.239 --> 02:07:37.039 much different than this. And again, I can never forget 2394 02:07:37.079 --> 02:07:39.680 Gary Bearris, his childhood friend, telling us this guy would 2395 02:07:39.680 --> 02:07:41.359 go on and on about being from Port Tampa his 2396 02:07:41.399 --> 02:07:43.000 whole life because he thought it made him cool to 2397 02:07:43.000 --> 02:07:46.000 be from Port Tampa, because Port Tampa apparently meant something 2398 02:07:46.039 --> 02:07:47.479 to people who grew up in that city. But he 2399 02:07:47.520 --> 02:07:49.960 wasn't from Port Tampa. We didn't throw up in Port Tampa. 2400 02:07:49.960 --> 02:07:50.880 That was another area. 2401 02:07:51.399 --> 02:07:52.000 But there he is. 2402 02:07:52.000 --> 02:07:54.319 As soon as he gets on television, he can't help 2403 02:07:54.359 --> 02:07:57.159 but conveying to people that he's from this rough and 2404 02:07:57.199 --> 02:08:02.399 tumble area called Port Tampa. Bizarre, but yeah, Terry boulders 2405 02:08:02.399 --> 02:08:03.840 here and it's a pretty good promo. I mean he 2406 02:08:04.079 --> 02:08:06.680 you know, yeah, considered as good. Yeah, that's what a 2407 02:08:06.680 --> 02:08:08.479 baby face should be saying. In seventy nine, like, I'm 2408 02:08:08.479 --> 02:08:10.399 gonna throw you around, I'm gonna beat your ass for 2409 02:08:10.520 --> 02:08:12.920 these people. Yep, I'm even gonna let them have it, 2410 02:08:13.039 --> 02:08:15.840 have a crack at you. I think we should do 2411 02:08:15.880 --> 02:08:18.199 it one more time. Okay, so we're gonna watch it again, 2412 02:08:18.359 --> 02:08:22.119 just because it's too historic, it's too important, it's too seminal, 2413 02:08:22.239 --> 02:08:23.439 it's too foundational. 2414 02:08:24.000 --> 02:08:27.560 So in three to one, talk about mister Bass for 2415 02:08:27.600 --> 02:08:28.159 a minute. 2416 02:08:28.760 --> 02:08:30.840 Uh, one of the most tragic events in his life 2417 02:08:30.880 --> 02:08:32.479 is just about to take place this money when I 2418 02:08:32.520 --> 02:08:34.520 get my hands on him. There's just been a little 2419 02:08:34.520 --> 02:08:37.039 bit of a problem where we come from. There's a 2420 02:08:37.119 --> 02:08:39.319 bad junkyard dog in Port Tampa, you know, and he 2421 02:08:39.399 --> 02:08:41.199 was always beating on all the little dogs and biting 2422 02:08:41.239 --> 02:08:42.159 on their ears and everything. 2423 02:08:42.399 --> 02:08:43.880 And all of a sudden, a little. 2424 02:08:43.720 --> 02:08:45.680 Bit bigger dog came along, bigger dog. 2425 02:08:45.840 --> 02:08:48.319 Last Monday in Memphis, my brother dropped so many eyes, 2426 02:08:48.439 --> 02:08:52.039 I mean so many elbows on mister Bass's head and 2427 02:08:52.159 --> 02:08:53.960 his eyes kind of like goofy grape. You know. 2428 02:08:54.880 --> 02:08:57.239 Well, now mister Bass is running scared. 2429 02:08:57.000 --> 02:08:59.399 Because the big dog's good on him. Well, there's just 2430 02:08:59.439 --> 02:09:01.479 a little bit your dog is after you, brother, and 2431 02:09:01.520 --> 02:09:05.039 that's me and this Monday night in Memphis, Daddy. When 2432 02:09:05.079 --> 02:09:07.439 I get a hold of you, mister Bass, I'm gonna 2433 02:09:07.439 --> 02:09:09.399 take you and bury your head right than mat brother, 2434 02:09:09.840 --> 02:09:11.840 I'm gonna teach you a little bit of a wrestling lesson, 2435 02:09:11.880 --> 02:09:13.840 a little respect for these good people around here. 2436 02:09:14.000 --> 02:09:14.640 I'm gonna put the. 2437 02:09:14.640 --> 02:09:17.880 Super Southern squeeze on you, daddy, And when I get 2438 02:09:17.880 --> 02:09:19.720 done with you, brother, I'm gonna squeeze all that mean 2439 02:09:19.800 --> 02:09:22.600 this side of you and all those bad ways you have, 2440 02:09:23.079 --> 02:09:24.479 and I'm gonna turn you over to these people in 2441 02:09:24.479 --> 02:09:25.960 Memphis and let them whip on you a little bit 2442 02:09:25.960 --> 02:09:26.760 after you're down and out. 2443 02:09:26.840 --> 02:09:27.359 That's a promise. 2444 02:09:27.399 --> 02:09:29.520 I'm gonna make everybody here and i'm gonna have my 2445 02:09:29.600 --> 02:09:31.439 running shoes on, So if you plan on run and 2446 02:09:31.479 --> 02:09:33.640 one more time for me, I'm coming after you. And 2447 02:09:33.680 --> 02:09:35.399 if I catch in the dress room and drag you 2448 02:09:35.439 --> 02:09:38.319 all the way back out to the ring and. 2449 02:09:38.239 --> 02:09:40.199 A lot of folks that I don't want mad at me, 2450 02:09:40.279 --> 02:09:42.239 but this is the one that I for sure don't 2451 02:09:42.279 --> 02:09:45.079 want mad at me. The Hault and his brother Eddie 2452 02:09:45.079 --> 02:09:46.920 Bowler will be right there Monday night. Good luck to 2453 02:09:46.960 --> 02:09:48.560 you down there, you guys, and we'll be looking for 2454 02:09:48.640 --> 02:09:51.439 it okay, Terry and Eddie, and we've got more wrestling 2455 02:09:51.479 --> 02:09:52.199 action coming up. 2456 02:09:53.000 --> 02:09:56.439 Terry and Eddie man Buddy Buddy Cop movie in the making, 2457 02:09:56.600 --> 02:10:00.239 Oh seriously, and he's got a I also noticed too 2458 02:10:00.279 --> 02:10:02.840 that Terry has the flowing yoga pants on that he 2459 02:10:02.920 --> 02:10:05.720 had on in the under the Giant Arm wrestling angle, 2460 02:10:05.800 --> 02:10:09.279 where he's got the fucking sandals on. Yep, so he's 2461 02:10:09.359 --> 02:10:11.720 he's he's playing at real loose. I mean, you couldn't 2462 02:10:11.760 --> 02:10:14.359 wear regular sized pants when you Roy did as hard 2463 02:10:14.359 --> 02:10:15.760 as he did and worked out as hard as he 2464 02:10:15.800 --> 02:10:17.640 did and weightlifted as much because you're just you know, 2465 02:10:17.680 --> 02:10:20.520 That's why the zubas were so popular too. Your fucking 2466 02:10:20.520 --> 02:10:23.520 thighs get so big that you can't your legs can't 2467 02:10:23.560 --> 02:10:25.560 fit in any conventional pants. You have to wear like 2468 02:10:25.600 --> 02:10:28.960 a dress basically, or something that's flowing with big air 2469 02:10:31.239 --> 02:10:35.640 availability to it. So there he is. Terry Boulder is 2470 02:10:35.680 --> 02:10:38.319 in Memphis for a bona fide run and he's here 2471 02:10:38.720 --> 02:10:43.000 to come to the aid of his brother Eddie. And 2472 02:10:43.039 --> 02:10:46.039 we flick forward a bit. Here's some more print ads, 2473 02:10:46.079 --> 02:10:48.880 this one from the Jackson Sun, Jackson, Tennessee, which was 2474 02:10:48.920 --> 02:10:51.640 part of the circuit as well at the Coliseum. It'll 2475 02:10:51.680 --> 02:10:55.239 be Saturday night, July twenty first, nineteen seventy nine, eight pm, 2476 02:10:55.600 --> 02:10:58.359 four dollars ring side, four dollars loads, general mission, three bucks, 2477 02:10:58.439 --> 02:11:01.880 children twelve and under a buck in the Loews in 2478 02:11:01.920 --> 02:11:05.479 general admission, Section made. Event is going to be Terry 2479 02:11:05.479 --> 02:11:07.119 the Hulk, Boulder b O L A d e R, 2480 02:11:07.279 --> 02:11:08.399 Eddie Boulder Bo L. 2481 02:11:08.399 --> 02:11:08.880 D E R. 2482 02:11:08.920 --> 02:11:11.920 And Jerry the King Lawler. There's a trio for you, Terry, 2483 02:11:12.000 --> 02:11:15.279 He's Wacky Eddie and Jerry versus Ron Bass, Pete Austin 2484 02:11:15.520 --> 02:11:17.680 and Danny Davis. Also on the card, Wayne Ferris and 2485 02:11:17.760 --> 02:11:20.199 Larry Latham take on Steve Regal and Rick Wharton, Hans 2486 02:11:20.199 --> 02:11:23.920 Schroeder wrestles, Randy Tyler and the Gestapo faces Coco Whare. 2487 02:11:24.039 --> 02:11:26.880 So again there's the confirmation as far as I'm concerned 2488 02:11:27.319 --> 02:11:30.199 of him showing them the ropes in seventy nine, because 2489 02:11:30.239 --> 02:11:32.399 of course he's on the same cards apparently. 2490 02:11:32.600 --> 02:11:37.279 Yeah, as we know he he taught him everything that 2491 02:11:37.279 --> 02:11:37.800 they know. 2492 02:11:38.079 --> 02:11:41.960 Yes, indeed, there's another readout for the card that looks 2493 02:11:42.000 --> 02:11:43.960 to be a little different. Oh no, no, that's a 2494 02:11:44.359 --> 02:11:47.359 that's a six manages. I thought it was three different 2495 02:11:47.399 --> 02:11:50.399 matches Terry bouldervers Ron Bass and Eddie Boulderver's Pete Austin. 2496 02:11:50.399 --> 02:11:53.960 It's it's the same thing. So that's what they did 2497 02:11:54.119 --> 02:11:56.239 after having them at South Coloseum match. They went around 2498 02:11:56.239 --> 02:12:00.600 the horn, apparently involving Jerry Lawler as well. And here 2499 02:12:00.640 --> 02:12:02.439 is a match from Jackson, Tennessee. I believe it is 2500 02:12:02.479 --> 02:12:04.640 the match if we fast forward a clip and get 2501 02:12:04.720 --> 02:12:08.239 some even some more visuals. Here a visual feast of 2502 02:12:08.600 --> 02:12:11.920 terryness here thanks to the Memphis run. And what this 2503 02:12:12.079 --> 02:12:14.840 is just eight millimeters footage. I don't know how and 2504 02:12:14.880 --> 02:12:16.880 why this survives. Must be the personal collection of a 2505 02:12:16.880 --> 02:12:18.520 fan who used to film the matches back then. 2506 02:12:18.920 --> 02:12:19.319 Wow. 2507 02:12:19.479 --> 02:12:21.039 So it's not like the prior things we've seen where 2508 02:12:21.039 --> 02:12:23.279 it's clipped off television and you hear Lance Russell's voice 2509 02:12:23.279 --> 02:12:24.560 and you can hear the sound of the mat you 2510 02:12:24.600 --> 02:12:27.399 hear promos or people in studio doing commentary. You're just 2511 02:12:27.439 --> 02:12:29.760 going to hear the sound of a film. But this 2512 02:12:29.880 --> 02:12:32.000 is what it looked like when Terry the Hope Boulder 2513 02:12:32.039 --> 02:12:34.239 came into Memphis to avenge his brother Eddie and get 2514 02:12:34.239 --> 02:12:36.279 in there and start to kick some tail with none 2515 02:12:36.359 --> 02:12:39.319 other than Jerry the King Lawler on their side as well. 2516 02:12:39.680 --> 02:12:42.079 So if you're ready, boss, we hit play three two 2517 02:12:42.560 --> 02:12:51.119 one play get ready for ufim de Yes. Wow, here 2518 02:12:51.199 --> 02:12:55.079 they come. Wow Lawler and Hogan on the march. Terry 2519 02:12:55.119 --> 02:12:58.399 Boley and the Blue Singlett steps up Very Boulder and 2520 02:12:58.439 --> 02:13:01.880 it starts running after people just like you. WWF. Hits 2521 02:13:01.880 --> 02:13:04.399 the ring and runs him off, conking his fist. The 2522 02:13:04.479 --> 02:13:07.600 two blonde bombers Terry and Ned Boulder share in the ring. 2523 02:13:08.199 --> 02:13:11.159 Eddie in a black sink let Jerry with no uh 2524 02:13:11.840 --> 02:13:15.000 straps up, just black trunks. See the introductions being made here. 2525 02:13:15.800 --> 02:13:18.479 I don't have to worry about talking over any announcers here. 2526 02:13:21.399 --> 02:13:24.000 Terry and the Blue Singing Blue Patsy, what are you seeing? 2527 02:13:24.039 --> 02:13:24.640 Let the people know? 2528 02:13:25.119 --> 02:13:29.880 I mean, he just just he looks incredible shape. He's 2529 02:13:29.920 --> 02:13:36.359 not completely Hulk Hogan massive, but he's still pretty fucking big. 2530 02:13:36.560 --> 02:13:38.800 Does have the mushroom cloud shaped into his chest here 2531 02:13:38.840 --> 02:13:42.800 by now I saw that, yep, which he did not 2532 02:13:42.840 --> 02:13:45.079 have in his first Memphis appearance. So here's Pete Austin 2533 02:13:45.359 --> 02:13:48.119 swinging at Jerry Lawler, who ducks out of the heel 2534 02:13:48.199 --> 02:13:50.680 corner and Pete Austin kind of a bruiser brody looking 2535 02:13:50.720 --> 02:13:51.760 motherfucker besides him. 2536 02:13:52.600 --> 02:13:58.399 Like a love child of Brody and Andree. 2537 02:13:57.159 --> 02:14:00.520 Cogan waiting patiently on the apron as Jerry and Pete 2538 02:14:00.520 --> 02:14:02.560 offs in exchange right hand Sam Bass. Now as we 2539 02:14:02.600 --> 02:14:05.399 flash forward, Lawler grabs a side headlock. What's say he 2540 02:14:05.399 --> 02:14:06.520 made a tag to Terry Bowler? 2541 02:14:07.640 --> 02:14:09.239 Oh nope, a. 2542 02:14:09.319 --> 02:14:13.920 Couple of tags attempted but not consummated. His Lawler content 2543 02:14:14.039 --> 02:14:23.840 to exchange with the outlaw. Just great stuff to be 2544 02:14:23.880 --> 02:14:24.319 a fan back. 2545 02:14:24.479 --> 02:14:32.119 Oh yeah, ah, nothing like it. Nothing like it. 2546 02:14:36.239 --> 02:14:38.279 So far has just been Terry and Eddie on the 2547 02:14:38.319 --> 02:14:41.039 ring apron really, After hitting the ring like a house 2548 02:14:41.039 --> 02:14:44.079 on fire and running the bad guys off, the Lawler 2549 02:14:44.119 --> 02:14:47.319 finally turns top. Look at that counseling a bit with 2550 02:14:47.359 --> 02:14:51.640 the future Hulk Hogan. Ah, Terry hits the ring, cocks 2551 02:14:51.640 --> 02:14:53.439 the fist, and you can he's doing his light thing, 2552 02:14:53.439 --> 02:14:57.119 his brock lesnar thing where he hops in place, yes, yes, 2553 02:14:58.920 --> 02:15:02.199 other walking up with Pete Austin. Now is Terry Boulder 2554 02:15:02.239 --> 02:15:08.800 snatches aside headlock, cranking it crank of Ruski rank Erusky 2555 02:15:08.800 --> 02:15:14.319 in Memphis. Little nervous Lawler looks, I know, Pete Austin 2556 02:15:14.359 --> 02:15:17.159 cranked till he hits the matt. Terry tags out to Eddie, 2557 02:15:18.560 --> 02:15:19.720 grabs a headlock of his own. 2558 02:15:19.800 --> 02:15:20.119 It's good. 2559 02:15:20.119 --> 02:15:22.239 Look at Eddie Boulder, who's doing the same thing. That's 2560 02:15:22.239 --> 02:15:23.920 all he could do, just crank a headlock. 2561 02:15:27.079 --> 02:15:27.800 How long he does this? 2562 02:15:32.600 --> 02:15:35.680 Lollard legal now going to the gut of Pete Austin 2563 02:15:35.720 --> 02:15:38.800 and snatching Danny Davis as well on the side headlock. 2564 02:15:38.920 --> 02:15:42.399 Terry Boulder back in action. Here's the hole Star grabs 2565 02:15:42.439 --> 02:15:45.279 another headlock. They've been told to just crank headlocks, apparently 2566 02:15:45.359 --> 02:15:48.279 rank the fucking headlock Jesus, which is funny because if 2567 02:15:48.279 --> 02:15:50.199 they're telling themselves all they can do, we already saw 2568 02:15:50.319 --> 02:15:52.079 that he can do more than that. We already saw 2569 02:15:52.079 --> 02:15:56.199 it in the territory, So don't tell me from the headlock. 2570 02:15:56.479 --> 02:16:00.000 Boulder crotchlam lifts and dumps Dandy Davis with a big 2571 02:16:00.039 --> 02:16:00.640 slam and a. 2572 02:16:00.680 --> 02:16:03.359 Light drop by Terry Boulder. Eddie did it the right way, 2573 02:16:05.119 --> 02:16:07.079 but it's not the finish. He picked in Davis up 2574 02:16:07.119 --> 02:16:12.319 off the canvas. Eddy, who goes to another headlock. Oh, 2575 02:16:12.439 --> 02:16:14.880 Eddie's doing is cranking that thing. He's doing nothing else, 2576 02:16:17.960 --> 02:16:20.640 but there it is a backsou play not an atomic 2577 02:16:20.720 --> 02:16:24.000 drop to break the headlock. Hy Eddie Boulder, who brings 2578 02:16:24.640 --> 02:16:27.119 Danny Davis to the corner. Lawler in there now peppering 2579 02:16:27.199 --> 02:16:30.920 Danny Davis with right hands on basses enter the fray, 2580 02:16:30.960 --> 02:16:36.399 offering a handshake to Jerry the King Lawler this direction. 2581 02:16:36.520 --> 02:16:39.159 Lawler two keen, though, got out of the way on 2582 02:16:39.280 --> 02:16:40.959 a charging bass and drops him with the with the 2583 02:16:41.000 --> 02:16:46.479 right Here comes Terry Boulder. Lawler charges the corner and 2584 02:16:46.760 --> 02:16:50.239 this massive backup for Jerry Lawler must have seem so cool. 2585 02:16:50.280 --> 02:16:56.639 Back then, how to go out? The cavalry arriving Pete 2586 02:16:56.680 --> 02:17:00.399 Austin runs right in to Terry Boulder and takes the bump. 2587 02:17:01.639 --> 02:17:06.959 He's a wall of a man, boss, clubbing forearm in 2588 02:17:07.040 --> 02:17:10.239 the corner. Boulder applies to full Nelson, holding Pete Austin 2589 02:17:10.280 --> 02:17:13.840 open for a right hand by Lawler. That funny because 2590 02:17:13.879 --> 02:17:15.639 this Pete Austin is not a small guy. 2591 02:17:15.760 --> 02:17:16.639 Oh he's huge. I know. 2592 02:17:18.079 --> 02:17:20.120 Eddie boulders back in. I'll give you one guess what 2593 02:17:20.159 --> 02:17:24.000 he's doing. Headlock and they fall on the ground in 2594 02:17:24.040 --> 02:17:26.879 the headlock position. Is Eddie Boulder. The first attempt at 2595 02:17:26.879 --> 02:17:31.040 our long speculated headlock finished guy. Now it looks like 2596 02:17:31.079 --> 02:17:33.719 it's broken down. Everyone's all over the place. Terry boulders 2597 02:17:33.760 --> 02:17:38.959 in lifting and slamming Pete Austin to the gas. Eddie 2598 02:17:38.959 --> 02:17:40.639 Boulder comes in and covers. I think you just got 2599 02:17:40.639 --> 02:17:44.000 a two pe. D Austin reins down a double axe 2600 02:17:44.000 --> 02:17:46.920 handle on Eddie Boulder and slams Eddie Boulder, who barely 2601 02:17:46.959 --> 02:17:49.719 gets over for the slam. 2602 02:17:49.719 --> 02:17:50.360 Not a very. 2603 02:17:50.200 --> 02:17:54.959 Polished bump there from the future, Brutus Beefcake pranking on 2604 02:17:55.040 --> 02:17:59.760 the chin. Eddie's building up like Kulkwood from the submission. 2605 02:18:07.000 --> 02:18:08.920 So yeah, this is what came of those promos. We 2606 02:18:08.920 --> 02:18:13.159 were watching as Ron Bass floors Eddie, Pete Austen chokes 2607 02:18:13.239 --> 02:18:15.399 Eddie behind the refs back in the corner, Rams Midt 2608 02:18:15.399 --> 02:18:19.399 of the buckle, Any Davis getting some cheap shots in 2609 02:18:19.440 --> 02:18:25.520 there as well. Run hoodlocked by a Bass trying to 2610 02:18:25.520 --> 02:18:28.639 control Boulder was trying to inches way to the corner 2611 02:18:28.639 --> 02:18:33.120 and make the tag, doesn't get it posited. Back on 2612 02:18:33.159 --> 02:18:39.639 his seat in the heel corner is Eddie Boulder pulling 2613 02:18:39.639 --> 02:18:42.879 his hair. He's doing nothing nothing, You think it's such 2614 02:18:42.920 --> 02:18:50.680 a bitch, just selling his ass off, flailing all over 2615 02:18:50.680 --> 02:19:05.600 the place. He tracked in the sleeper of. 2616 02:19:05.280 --> 02:19:11.079 Peter as Terry Boulder reaching Terry Lawler clapping, trying to 2617 02:19:11.159 --> 02:19:15.440 rally Eddie Boulder, but he's being kept pretty snuggly in 2618 02:19:15.440 --> 02:19:18.799 the middle of the ring by the headlock of Pete Austin. 2619 02:19:18.879 --> 02:19:21.399 Here comes Danny Davis, now taking the fight to Boulder. 2620 02:19:25.000 --> 02:19:26.959 I'll tell you he brought Terry in to save him 2621 02:19:27.000 --> 02:19:29.760 from these kind of beatdowns. Terry gets here, he's just watching. 2622 02:19:30.399 --> 02:19:36.959 Yeah. Well, in his defense, he says, you know, he 2623 02:19:37.120 --> 02:19:40.479 can only come in when he's tagged in. Gotta respect 2624 02:19:40.479 --> 02:19:46.840 the rules. Who else fucking wild right hands to the 2625 02:19:46.840 --> 02:19:49.000 bread basket and now Terry's been tagged. Here comes the 2626 02:19:49.000 --> 02:19:52.760 hot tag we all know, elbows, elbows and rights from 2627 02:19:52.840 --> 02:19:57.559 Terry Boulder going off boom Pete Austin and Danny Davis. 2628 02:19:57.639 --> 02:20:00.120 Dandy Davis is in the bear hug Ron Bassett to 2629 02:20:00.159 --> 02:20:02.479 bring to break it up, clubbing Boulder from behind. Boulder 2630 02:20:02.559 --> 02:20:05.559 drops Davis and turns to him and hulks up makes 2631 02:20:05.559 --> 02:20:07.479 the big form of the big traps pose. 2632 02:20:08.159 --> 02:20:08.319 Oh. 2633 02:20:08.399 --> 02:20:11.200 Davis is trying to use the military helmet on Boulder. 2634 02:20:11.440 --> 02:20:13.879 Lawler rolls up Davis for the one tooth Throttler gets 2635 02:20:13.920 --> 02:20:18.360 the pin. Francus continues at ringside. Referee raises the hands 2636 02:20:18.360 --> 02:20:21.959 of the Bolder brothers and Jerry the King Lawler and 2637 02:20:22.040 --> 02:20:24.239 they all exchange who's given who the rub here? Because 2638 02:20:24.239 --> 02:20:26.319 it looks like Lawler wants anything you can with the 2639 02:20:26.360 --> 02:20:29.840 Hulk think so yeah, not something he would ever admit 2640 02:20:29.879 --> 02:20:30.280 to later. 2641 02:20:30.360 --> 02:20:41.399 I can tell you that for sure. As the film 2642 02:20:41.440 --> 02:20:43.799 runs out with the little hair on it or whatever you. 2643 02:20:43.760 --> 02:20:50.319 Call it, yep, yep, hair and dirt yep, I mean, 2644 02:20:50.319 --> 02:20:54.399 that's good stuff. That's wild, what a find, what a reality, 2645 02:20:54.520 --> 02:20:55.760 what a need. 2646 02:20:59.319 --> 02:21:03.600 But it's funny because years later they would ask Jerry 2647 02:21:03.680 --> 02:21:09.719 Lawler about I don't know about his memories of involving 2648 02:21:12.360 --> 02:21:15.360 involving Hulk Hogan and stuff in the territory. He was 2649 02:21:15.360 --> 02:21:20.920 interviewed in twenty sixteen by Inside Pulse and he had 2650 02:21:20.920 --> 02:21:23.319 this reflection Hulk Hogan, he came right here and started 2651 02:21:23.319 --> 02:21:25.120 with us. He had been playing bass guitar and a 2652 02:21:25.159 --> 02:21:27.479 band down in Florida. There it is again, skipping Alabama. 2653 02:21:28.280 --> 02:21:30.399 Jerry Jarrett and I co signed for his first car 2654 02:21:30.479 --> 02:21:33.000 that he ever had. When he was right here, Lawler recalled, 2655 02:21:33.280 --> 02:21:35.600 he was nowhere near a polished worker yet and the 2656 02:21:35.639 --> 02:21:37.879 thing that really held him back. I think the reason 2657 02:21:38.319 --> 02:21:40.680 we kind of had to let him go, Lawler says, 2658 02:21:41.319 --> 02:21:43.440 because he was bound to determine for us to give 2659 02:21:43.479 --> 02:21:45.799 this kid that he brought with him. He called him 2660 02:21:45.840 --> 02:21:48.319 Dizzy Hogan, which I think he may have turned out 2661 02:21:48.319 --> 02:21:50.520 to be. He's talking about ed Leslie here. He called 2662 02:21:50.600 --> 02:21:52.760 him Dizzy Hogan, which I think may have turned out 2663 02:21:52.760 --> 02:21:54.559 to be. I don't know if it was brutus beefcake 2664 02:21:54.719 --> 02:21:57.239 and he was horrible, Lawler says of ed Leslie. 2665 02:21:57.319 --> 02:21:57.799 Horrible. 2666 02:21:58.639 --> 02:22:01.639 Wow, that was the deal. If we used Hulk, we 2667 02:22:01.719 --> 02:22:06.479 had to use this other kid, his best friend. So 2668 02:22:06.639 --> 02:22:09.360 definitely not impressed. Then I can see why, having watched 2669 02:22:09.399 --> 02:22:13.159 that little piece of footage. Yeah, but yeah, that let 2670 02:22:13.280 --> 02:22:15.760 the beginning of the package deal, right, the beginning of 2671 02:22:15.760 --> 02:22:18.159 the package deal. You get ed if you hire the Holster. 2672 02:22:18.799 --> 02:22:22.399 It was true even as far back as nineteen seventy nine, 2673 02:22:22.440 --> 02:22:25.079 according to Jerry Lawler. That's crazy, which is it is 2674 02:22:25.159 --> 02:22:28.959 really nuts. Next is a video clip where we don't 2675 02:22:28.959 --> 02:22:32.879 have Hulk on screen, but it's a surviving piece of 2676 02:22:32.920 --> 02:22:35.799 Memphis television from nineteen seventy nine, where Hulk is mentioned 2677 02:22:36.079 --> 02:22:37.760 as part of a rundown. So this is just sort 2678 02:22:37.760 --> 02:22:40.159 of like, you know, some atmospherics around what it was 2679 02:22:40.200 --> 02:22:42.760 like to watch Memphis Wrestling TV back then, and Lance 2680 02:22:42.799 --> 02:22:46.239 Russell making the announcement of some upcoming Hulk action. So 2681 02:22:46.360 --> 02:22:48.280 let's hit play in three. 2682 02:22:48.159 --> 02:22:51.399 To hold, because you know what I was skipping ahead 2683 02:22:51.399 --> 02:22:55.159 and I am this is. 2684 02:22:55.120 --> 02:22:58.719 The July twenty first, nineteen seventy nine clip. Yep, I'm ready, 2685 02:22:58.799 --> 02:23:00.319 three two one play. 2686 02:23:00.959 --> 02:23:03.120 Okay, let's talk about the entire card as a matter 2687 02:23:03.159 --> 02:23:05.360 of fact, Monday down at the Coliseum. It'll start at 2688 02:23:05.479 --> 02:23:09.559 eight o'clock and if you get the afternoon, you can 2689 02:23:09.600 --> 02:23:11.799 go buy the Colisseum and pick your tickets up until 2690 02:23:11.920 --> 02:23:14.920 five o'clock today and all day on Monday for advanced 2691 02:23:14.920 --> 02:23:17.239 ticket sales right down at the Mid South Colosseum. If 2692 02:23:17.280 --> 02:23:20.079 you're there in time, you will get yourself an opener 2693 02:23:20.159 --> 02:23:22.799 at eight o'clock that'll have Ken Wayne and the Hangman 2694 02:23:22.879 --> 02:23:26.079 going against Rick Morton and Eddie Gilbert. In the next bout, 2695 02:23:26.120 --> 02:23:28.959 Hans Schroeder and the Gestapo will be tangling with Big 2696 02:23:29.040 --> 02:23:32.159 Randy Tyler and Steve Riegle. That should be a good team. 2697 02:23:32.520 --> 02:23:35.360 A tape fist match. This one you'll like Tommy Gilbert, 2698 02:23:35.639 --> 02:23:38.479 Buddy Wayne Tape Fist praying that will not be a 2699 02:23:38.520 --> 02:23:41.319 wrestling match, you can bet on that. And then following 2700 02:23:41.360 --> 02:23:44.799 that will be a women's world title match when Vivian 2701 02:23:44.920 --> 02:23:48.840 Saint John will be in challenging the champion, the Fabulous 2702 02:23:48.959 --> 02:23:51.760 Mullah right down at the Coliseum Wow. And after that, 2703 02:23:52.159 --> 02:23:56.760 Jerry Lawler Bill Dundee will be taking on those fabulous 2704 02:23:56.799 --> 02:24:00.559 free Birds Terry Gordy and Michael z That that is 2705 02:24:00.600 --> 02:24:02.360 going to be a tag match you don't want to miss, 2706 02:24:02.559 --> 02:24:06.840 Wayne Ferris, Larry Latham, Sergeant Davis against the Fargos Jackie 2707 02:24:06.920 --> 02:24:10.239 and rough House. And then the big main event after 2708 02:24:10.319 --> 02:24:13.200 all of that, you're gonna see Ron Bass and Pete Austin, 2709 02:24:13.280 --> 02:24:15.600 two very big ones going against a couple of guys 2710 02:24:15.639 --> 02:24:18.159 that are just a little bit bigger, Eddie Boulder and 2711 02:24:18.200 --> 02:24:21.040 the huge hulk Terry Boulder, who will be in there 2712 02:24:21.120 --> 02:24:23.959 in action against Bass and Austin. That'll be Monday night, 2713 02:24:24.000 --> 02:24:27.239 eight o'clock action time right at the mid South Coliseum. 2714 02:24:27.280 --> 02:24:30.879 Open with Us had the opportunity to pick your tickets 2715 02:24:30.920 --> 02:24:33.000 up today. We've got more wrestling action coming up in 2716 02:24:33.040 --> 02:24:34.440 the ring and we're going to be back to it 2717 02:24:34.680 --> 02:24:36.040 right after we take time out of this. 2718 02:24:45.000 --> 02:24:50.079 That's what it is. That's awesome, it's so good. 2719 02:24:50.879 --> 02:25:18.079 Get the Raft Fan Wrestling podcast. He's an lapsed fan 2720 02:25:18.159 --> 02:25:22.360 wrestling podcast with Jack and carn Seo MGP Soro. 2721 02:25:23.159 --> 02:25:25.399 So yeah, framed in no uncertain terms, there is the 2722 02:25:25.440 --> 02:25:28.079 main event like that was like the way he read 2723 02:25:28.120 --> 02:25:30.040 that and the way they ordered the matches, like people 2724 02:25:30.040 --> 02:25:33.280 were coming out to see, you know, Eddie Boulder baggage 2725 02:25:33.280 --> 02:25:35.840 aside to see the Hulk kicks some ass. That was 2726 02:25:35.920 --> 02:25:39.399 the main drawing thing in July of nineteen seventy nine 2727 02:25:39.399 --> 02:25:42.440 in the Memphis territory. So just like in Alabama, he 2728 02:25:42.479 --> 02:25:44.799 comes in and he's right to the main event. Yep, 2729 02:25:45.040 --> 02:25:49.440 no in doctrination period, no holding him back because he's 2730 02:25:49.440 --> 02:25:53.239 not ready. Bullshit plug him right in July twenty third. 2731 02:25:53.239 --> 02:25:55.600 Now we fast forward here to the Memphis Press Scimitaur 2732 02:25:55.799 --> 02:25:58.600 and it's going to be Jarrett Wrestling Company Presents Wrestling 2733 02:25:59.120 --> 02:26:01.399 Monday May Toorn Monday July twenty third at the eight 2734 02:26:01.479 --> 02:26:03.559 PM mid South Coloseum made event once again, the Hull 2735 02:26:03.559 --> 02:26:06.680 Can Eddie Boulder Bolder versus Ron Bass and Pete Austin 2736 02:26:06.719 --> 02:26:09.719 and the other matches that were just outlined by Lance 2737 02:26:09.799 --> 02:26:13.000 Russell in studio they spelled Mula right here on Lake 2738 02:26:13.000 --> 02:26:15.879 on television where they spelled at Moola here the age 2739 02:26:15.959 --> 02:26:19.920 is present, Tommy Gilbert, Buddy Wayne. There's also Han Schroeder 2740 02:26:19.920 --> 02:26:22.200 and the Gestapo versus Steve Regal and Randy Tyler, and 2741 02:26:22.319 --> 02:26:24.840 Rick Morton and Eddie Gilbert, the Future Ricky Morton at 2742 02:26:24.840 --> 02:26:27.200 the Rock and Roll Express taking Don, Ken Wayne and 2743 02:26:27.239 --> 02:26:31.000 the Hangman hit the commercial Appeal results Boss for our listeners. Tuesday, 2744 02:26:31.040 --> 02:26:31.840 July twenty. 2745 02:26:31.600 --> 02:26:36.639 Four, Boulders take victory The Hulk, Terry Boulder and Eddie 2746 02:26:36.639 --> 02:26:39.600 Boulder defeated Ron Bass and Pete Austin. And last night's 2747 02:26:39.600 --> 02:26:43.239 main wrestling event at the Mid South Coliseum before six 2748 02:26:44.360 --> 02:26:48.159 two Fans and other matches, Rick Morton and Eddie Gilbert 2749 02:26:48.200 --> 02:26:53.799 beat Ken Wayne and The Hangman, Steve Riegeld, Randy Tyler 2750 02:26:53.879 --> 02:26:58.239 beat Hans Schroeder and the Gestapo, Buddy Wayne beat Tommy Gilbert. 2751 02:26:58.239 --> 02:27:01.200 The Fabulous Mula retained her title when her about with 2752 02:27:01.319 --> 02:27:05.000 Vivian Saint John was stopped for fighting outside the ring 2753 02:27:05.200 --> 02:27:09.760 in a woman's title match. Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee 2754 02:27:09.920 --> 02:27:14.000 beat Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes and in the handicapped 2755 02:27:14.040 --> 02:27:20.000 match Jackie and Roughhouse Fargo stopped Wayne Ferris, Larry. 2756 02:27:20.600 --> 02:27:24.879 Wayne Ferris, Larry the fuck tremendous stuff. 2757 02:27:25.959 --> 02:27:27.639 Wayne Ferris, Larry. Yes. 2758 02:27:28.000 --> 02:27:33.079 He talked about Steve Regal mister incredible and before his 2759 02:27:33.440 --> 02:27:37.879 recent passing he sat with Hannibal for a shoot interview 2760 02:27:38.000 --> 02:27:41.159 where they touched quite a bit on Steve Ridle's early 2761 02:27:41.440 --> 02:27:43.520 interactions with an early career Terry Bolea. 2762 02:27:44.120 --> 02:27:46.079 I was with him when he started in seventy nine. 2763 02:27:46.120 --> 02:27:47.959 He came through Memphis and he and I were partners 2764 02:27:47.959 --> 02:27:50.280 for a while. So I was the guy that went 2765 02:27:50.319 --> 02:27:53.040 out and sold like hell and gave him the big comeback. 2766 02:27:53.079 --> 02:27:55.879 And he learned real quick, and he learned. And then 2767 02:27:55.920 --> 02:27:58.040 I send him to Berne. I said, Terry, you need 2768 02:27:58.079 --> 02:28:00.000 to call Vernon up in Awa. You can make some money. 2769 02:28:00.120 --> 02:28:01.319 He'll you love you. 2770 02:28:01.719 --> 02:28:02.280 And he did. 2771 02:28:02.639 --> 02:28:04.200 And then I went back up to burn a couple 2772 02:28:04.200 --> 02:28:07.399 of years later, and uncle was there and stupid vern 2773 02:28:07.559 --> 02:28:10.319 God bless him, rest his soul. Furn was I say stupid. 2774 02:28:10.360 --> 02:28:13.200 He was just not business oriented. He let her go 2775 02:28:13.280 --> 02:28:15.120 to Vince instead of keeping him there. You know what 2776 02:28:15.159 --> 02:28:16.680 I mean and it wouldn't have taken that much to 2777 02:28:16.760 --> 02:28:20.280 keep him in Minneapolis. But Vince, you know, Vince gave 2778 02:28:20.319 --> 02:28:22.159 him the world and that's where he made his money. 2779 02:28:22.600 --> 02:28:25.120 And I think he probably would have made as much 2780 02:28:25.120 --> 02:28:27.479 with Verne, but Verne would have wanted too much of 2781 02:28:27.520 --> 02:28:29.840 everything that he made and where Vince was a fair 2782 02:28:29.879 --> 02:28:33.760 on that stuff. But that's all history. But uncle, you 2783 02:28:33.760 --> 02:28:37.040 know I was with him through his starting his reign, 2784 02:28:37.159 --> 02:28:39.719 his reign of popularity. He was a great guy, too 2785 02:28:39.879 --> 02:28:41.159 good to travel with. Fun guy. 2786 02:28:41.600 --> 02:28:42.440 I love him your death. 2787 02:28:43.079 --> 02:28:45.799 What was Hulk like in those days? You mentioned it 2788 02:28:45.840 --> 02:28:48.600 was fun? But did you could you tell he was 2789 02:28:48.639 --> 02:28:51.920 going to be a big superstar or was he just 2790 02:28:52.000 --> 02:28:55.639 to you another big guy that might make it. 2791 02:28:56.920 --> 02:28:59.520 No, I could. I could tell. You could see not 2792 02:28:59.600 --> 02:29:01.680 only was he big, but he was hungry. He wanted 2793 02:29:01.719 --> 02:29:03.639 to learn, you know what I mean. He'd ask me 2794 02:29:03.719 --> 02:29:06.040 stuff and I tell him and Jimmy Valley, you handsome 2795 02:29:06.079 --> 02:29:08.319 Jimmy guy was in the territory at that time, and 2796 02:29:08.360 --> 02:29:10.920 he asked Jimmy all kinds of stuff. He wanted to 2797 02:29:10.920 --> 02:29:13.239 be a superstar and he knew he had to get big, 2798 02:29:13.280 --> 02:29:15.520 and he was when he first started in Memphis man. 2799 02:29:15.719 --> 02:29:17.840 He was like three seventy five, three eighty. 2800 02:29:17.879 --> 02:29:18.639 He was big. 2801 02:29:19.000 --> 02:29:19.840 He was huge. 2802 02:29:20.000 --> 02:29:21.760 He cut it all later, you know, from where he 2803 02:29:21.840 --> 02:29:23.440 was on the road. They're getting out a little more 2804 02:29:23.479 --> 02:29:25.760 and not have to carry so much weight. But he 2805 02:29:25.879 --> 02:29:29.159 was huge, and he caught on so quickly. He really 2806 02:29:29.200 --> 02:29:32.200 caught onto the business. And it's a timing thing. It's 2807 02:29:32.239 --> 02:29:35.120 like dancing with a stranger. And he caught onto that 2808 02:29:35.319 --> 02:29:38.559 so quickly. And that's what you need because there's guys. 2809 02:29:38.719 --> 02:29:41.319 Trust me, there's guys out there that are bigger than me. 2810 02:29:42.200 --> 02:29:45.799 I can run faster, dodge faster, whatever you say, but 2811 02:29:46.200 --> 02:29:48.120 they can't get it. They don't get it in the 2812 02:29:48.159 --> 02:29:51.079 progressing ring. When you're in front of twenty thousand people 2813 02:29:51.479 --> 02:29:53.280 and you can do something in a ring and make 2814 02:29:53.319 --> 02:29:56.559 them lift their finger or boo or cheer, then you 2815 02:29:56.639 --> 02:29:58.799 got it. If you don't have that, get your ass 2816 02:29:58.799 --> 02:29:59.879 out because you're going to go broke. 2817 02:30:00.600 --> 02:30:03.399 Good stuff there from Steve Regal. Yeah, I'll say you 2818 02:30:03.399 --> 02:30:05.280 can add to the list of people who want credit 2819 02:30:05.319 --> 02:30:08.559 for sending Hulk to Vern Yep, yep. Somehow he comes 2820 02:30:08.559 --> 02:30:14.879 off more credible. Yeah, yeah, I I I don't listen. 2821 02:30:15.079 --> 02:30:17.879 I at this point I have a hard time believing 2822 02:30:19.440 --> 02:30:23.680 anybody anybody, But if the common DNA we established earlier 2823 02:30:23.680 --> 02:30:26.079 between the Jarrett Memphis office and the AWA with that 2824 02:30:26.159 --> 02:30:29.719 watermark on the print ads was any indication. Yeah, so 2825 02:30:29.760 --> 02:30:32.840 it wasn't quite a quite a huge stretch to have 2826 02:30:32.879 --> 02:30:36.159 a guy migrate from Memphis or people he impressed upon 2827 02:30:36.200 --> 02:30:38.639 in Memphis to recommend him to verne Ghanya. And that's 2828 02:30:38.680 --> 02:30:43.440 coming here pretty soon as well. Another huge connection that 2829 02:30:43.600 --> 02:30:47.159 is kind of bubbling beneath the surface. I guess you 2830 02:30:47.159 --> 02:30:50.680 could say, Terry Bulay at this point in time is 2831 02:30:51.559 --> 02:30:53.879 Jimmy Hart. Where does Jimmy come from? 2832 02:30:53.879 --> 02:30:54.200 Boss? 2833 02:30:55.280 --> 02:30:55.399 Uh? 2834 02:30:57.239 --> 02:31:00.840 Memphis, Memphis guy. And he got start in the wrestling 2835 02:31:00.840 --> 02:31:04.840 business on the same Memphis television show that we've been watching. Okay, 2836 02:31:05.000 --> 02:31:08.399 all started in nineteen seventy eight when Jimmy Hart involved. 2837 02:31:08.399 --> 02:31:10.079 Of course, much like Kull Cocain used to be in 2838 02:31:10.079 --> 02:31:13.120 a rock and roll band that was called the Gentries. Yeah, yeah, 2839 02:31:13.280 --> 02:31:15.840 that's only we all know. That's about Jimmy Hart. They 2840 02:31:15.840 --> 02:31:19.159 were playing keep on Dancing like they always did in 2841 02:31:19.239 --> 02:31:25.280 a Monday night in seventy eight, and apparently the Mid 2842 02:31:25.319 --> 02:31:27.440 South Coliseum was the venue. A lot of people in 2843 02:31:27.479 --> 02:31:30.440 the audience and there was a guy they had that 2844 02:31:30.559 --> 02:31:33.440 night sitting in to sing harmony, and it was Jerry 2845 02:31:33.479 --> 02:31:38.440 the King Lawler, the guitar buster, the person that apparently 2846 02:31:39.360 --> 02:31:43.639 was Yeah. They basically worked out a deal where during 2847 02:31:43.680 --> 02:31:45.559 the course of the Gentries concert there would be a 2848 02:31:45.639 --> 02:31:50.239 Jerry Lawler angle with handsome Jimmy Valliant, who we know 2849 02:31:50.479 --> 02:31:54.479 very well from sure you know the Star k Memorial 2850 02:31:54.520 --> 02:31:57.600 tour and some other samplings we've done mostly of mid Atlantic, 2851 02:31:58.559 --> 02:32:00.239 but in seventy eight he was one of the big 2852 02:32:00.280 --> 02:32:06.159 heels in Memphis, huge heel and babyface as well. And 2853 02:32:06.200 --> 02:32:08.399 so during the course of this Gentries concert in Memphis 2854 02:32:08.440 --> 02:32:11.680 at the Mid South Coliseum, the mecca of Memphis wrestling, 2855 02:32:12.600 --> 02:32:15.159 Jerry stands in because he fancied himself as a bit 2856 02:32:15.159 --> 02:32:17.239 of a musician. Jerry Lawler thought he was gonna have 2857 02:32:17.280 --> 02:32:20.280 a music career at one point. Yeah, right, he did 2858 02:32:20.360 --> 02:32:23.440 have an album. And during the course of this angle, 2859 02:32:23.479 --> 02:32:26.200 while sitting in for harmony for the Gentries, Jimmy Valliant 2860 02:32:26.200 --> 02:32:28.440 comes out and smashes a guitar over Jerry Lawler's head. 2861 02:32:28.440 --> 02:32:34.600 So it's a big angle, and basically hard had met 2862 02:32:34.639 --> 02:32:36.760 Lawler while touring in music and Lawler trying to get 2863 02:32:36.799 --> 02:32:39.280 involved in music, and eventually it's like, hey, why don't 2864 02:32:39.360 --> 02:32:41.079 why don't you try being in wrestling. You can help 2865 02:32:41.159 --> 02:32:43.000 us promote, you know, how to promote Rocky Wall shows. 2866 02:32:43.920 --> 02:32:46.440 It's it's a very typical kind of kind of thing. 2867 02:32:47.600 --> 02:32:49.959 But of course, by the mid seventies, Boss, you know, 2868 02:32:50.000 --> 02:32:52.239 while Jerry Lawler was wrestling, who is the real King 2869 02:32:52.239 --> 02:32:54.440 of Memphis? We ask you who is the real king 2870 02:32:55.120 --> 02:33:02.479 in that in that storied city in wrest No, in reality? Oh, 2871 02:33:02.559 --> 02:33:10.079 in reality, I don't know who was Elvis. Oh he's 2872 02:33:10.159 --> 02:33:14.319 dead though, Yes, but that did not stop oh Hulk 2873 02:33:14.319 --> 02:33:17.639 Cokin from claiming years later, Oh no, that during this 2874 02:33:17.719 --> 02:33:21.440 run in Memphis, what did he do among the spectators? 2875 02:33:21.879 --> 02:33:23.239 No, Jimmy. 2876 02:33:24.760 --> 02:33:29.360 No twenty seventeen, Yeah, who knew on the red carpet 2877 02:33:29.360 --> 02:33:31.079 for the Andrea the Giant documentary? 2878 02:33:31.639 --> 02:33:34.920 Come on, I probably would say Elvis Presley. 2879 02:33:35.360 --> 02:33:35.479 Yea. 2880 02:33:36.159 --> 02:33:40.319 They asked him who his favorite, who his fantasy tag 2881 02:33:40.319 --> 02:33:41.719 team partner would be if he were to do a 2882 02:33:41.719 --> 02:33:43.520 celebrity tag team, So he says, Elvis. 2883 02:33:43.639 --> 02:33:48.440 You ready, I probably would say Elvis Presley because when 2884 02:33:48.479 --> 02:33:51.920 I first started wrestling, I started going to Memphis. He 2885 02:33:52.000 --> 02:33:55.200 used to come in like the semi main main event, 2886 02:33:55.319 --> 02:33:57.360 right of Harley with a helmet sitting lay up at 2887 02:33:57.399 --> 02:34:00.120 the top of the Mid South Colisseum. I didn't know 2888 02:34:00.159 --> 02:34:02.000 who the hell he was back in those days, you know, 2889 02:34:02.840 --> 02:34:05.799 And I have been the one guy looking back. If 2890 02:34:05.799 --> 02:34:07.799 I would have been aware or no I would have 2891 02:34:07.840 --> 02:34:10.200 known who Elvis Presley was when I was first you 2892 02:34:10.280 --> 02:34:11.840 or how popular it was, that would be the one 2893 02:34:11.840 --> 02:34:13.520 guy loved you had in the ring with me. 2894 02:34:19.280 --> 02:34:25.760 Elvis died in seventy seven, So I'm just saying obviously 2895 02:34:26.040 --> 02:34:28.239 that the historians are wrong and he died. He didn't. 2896 02:34:28.239 --> 02:34:32.399 He died in like nineteen eighty. I'm glad to clarified. 2897 02:34:32.479 --> 02:34:33.959 That's what I thought you were going to say. God 2898 02:34:34.040 --> 02:34:38.959 damn it, I say, I say, I almost caught you there. 2899 02:34:40.159 --> 02:34:51.200 Can you imagine this guy, I mean, I like the 2900 02:34:51.440 --> 02:34:57.040 the the person interviewing him like. 2901 02:34:58.719 --> 02:34:58.760 I. 2902 02:35:00.040 --> 02:35:06.239 They must be going insane when some kind of bullshit 2903 02:35:06.280 --> 02:35:13.280 story like this comes out, because it's such it's so bad. 2904 02:35:14.680 --> 02:35:15.959 It is so bad. 2905 02:35:16.200 --> 02:35:18.719 Why do you think he needs to lie about Elvis 2906 02:35:18.760 --> 02:35:21.840 seeing his matches? I just don't understand it at all. 2907 02:35:21.920 --> 02:35:23.680 It's not like he's at an Elvis premiere. You know, 2908 02:35:23.760 --> 02:35:27.200 it's like he brought up Elvis of one hundred thousand 2909 02:35:27.239 --> 02:35:31.360 people he could bring up, right, what does that do 2910 02:35:31.440 --> 02:35:31.799 for him? 2911 02:35:32.319 --> 02:35:32.920 I don't. 2912 02:35:34.719 --> 02:35:35.079 Nothing. 2913 02:35:36.319 --> 02:35:38.680 I bring it up here because Jimmy Hart wrote in 2914 02:35:38.680 --> 02:35:40.399 his book what Elvis was to music, Jerry the King 2915 02:35:40.440 --> 02:35:42.159 Lawler was to wrestling. He was the main event, the 2916 02:35:42.159 --> 02:35:46.040 headliner in the biggest box office office attraction in the territory, 2917 02:35:46.639 --> 02:35:48.280 and he also aspired to be a singer, as I 2918 02:35:48.319 --> 02:35:51.079 found out one day at Sun's studios, Jimmy Hart recalls 2919 02:35:51.079 --> 02:35:52.920 in his book, a guy there came up to me 2920 02:35:52.920 --> 02:35:55.000 and said, Jimmy, Jerry Lawler, the wrestler is going to 2921 02:35:55.000 --> 02:35:56.959 be coming in here. I was excited. I said, oh, man, 2922 02:35:56.959 --> 02:35:59.040 I love wrestling. I've seen him on TV. He'd also 2923 02:35:59.079 --> 02:36:02.760 seen Jerry apparently in high school, but he was a 2924 02:36:02.799 --> 02:36:06.120 couple of years behind Jerry Lawler. And no, Jimmy Hart 2925 02:36:06.280 --> 02:36:08.079 was a couple of years ahead of Jerry Lawler in 2926 02:36:08.120 --> 02:36:11.360 high school, which is which is interesting. Jimmy had always 2927 02:36:11.399 --> 02:36:14.600 loved wrestling, but you know, didn't really ever have a 2928 02:36:14.680 --> 02:36:17.000 chance or an occasion to meet Jerry Lawler and convey 2929 02:36:17.000 --> 02:36:18.920 that to him. Up until this point in time. But 2930 02:36:18.959 --> 02:36:21.040 they came to a record studio called Arden, which is 2931 02:36:21.040 --> 02:36:23.840 a famous Memphis studio where a lot of big name 2932 02:36:23.879 --> 02:36:26.239 groups recorded, and they cut a record together, and it 2933 02:36:26.319 --> 02:36:28.639 was there that Jimmy Hart was able to impress upon 2934 02:36:28.680 --> 02:36:31.200 Jerry Lawlard that not only was he interested in cooperating 2935 02:36:31.200 --> 02:36:32.600 with him on his music career, but that he was 2936 02:36:32.600 --> 02:36:35.040 a big wrestling fan in his own right and it 2937 02:36:35.079 --> 02:36:37.600 was kind of a thrill to meet him. We were 2938 02:36:37.600 --> 02:36:40.280 hanging out at Arden, and the musicians, Jimmy Hart writes, 2939 02:36:40.319 --> 02:36:42.719 being typically musicians at the seventies, started passing around a 2940 02:36:42.719 --> 02:36:44.719 bottle of wine. When it came to me, I said, 2941 02:36:44.760 --> 02:36:46.840 I'm sorry, I don't drink. Jerry was sitting next to me, 2942 02:36:46.840 --> 02:36:48.239 so the bottle went to him next, and he said, 2943 02:36:48.280 --> 02:36:49.079 I don't drink either. 2944 02:36:49.399 --> 02:36:51.959 Boss. It's a match made in heaven, don't you know. Yep, 2945 02:36:52.040 --> 02:36:52.520 there it is. 2946 02:36:53.079 --> 02:36:55.559 They also realized they don't smoke, both of them, and 2947 02:36:55.719 --> 02:36:58.760 they talked about playing I realized they don't tell the 2948 02:36:58.799 --> 02:37:03.760 truth and softball. So that's how Jimmy Hart writes, Lawler 2949 02:37:03.760 --> 02:37:06.120 and I made our connection, first in the studio with music, 2950 02:37:06.159 --> 02:37:07.760 then by the fact that neither of us drank or 2951 02:37:07.799 --> 02:37:10.639 smoked pot. That led to weekend softball games with Lawler 2952 02:37:10.680 --> 02:37:13.920 and his buddies. So the Gentries kind of give up 2953 02:37:13.920 --> 02:37:16.959 touring on the road. Memphis is running weekly and on 2954 02:37:17.000 --> 02:37:20.959 the way into town once they drive by the Ramata 2955 02:37:21.000 --> 02:37:23.920 Inn the wrestlers, Jimmy Hart recalls, and that was where 2956 02:37:23.920 --> 02:37:26.639 the Gentries were playing, still playing at the time, and 2957 02:37:26.680 --> 02:37:30.120 eventually those wrestlers started coming in to see the Gentries play, 2958 02:37:30.719 --> 02:37:33.120 and Lawler would lead the pack, building d would comploud, 2959 02:37:33.159 --> 02:37:36.280 Boy Fraser, Jimmy Valliant. It's just exactly like Hogan described 2960 02:37:36.360 --> 02:37:38.360 meeting all these wrestlers because he was playing these clubs 2961 02:37:38.360 --> 02:37:41.600 in Tampa. And this is how Lawler, pardon me, Jimmy 2962 02:37:41.600 --> 02:37:44.760 Hart gets to meet Lawler. One day, he says, Lawler 2963 02:37:44.799 --> 02:37:46.440 came to me and said, Jimmy man, you're out here 2964 02:37:46.479 --> 02:37:48.600 wasting away doing this music. It's great and it's fun 2965 02:37:48.680 --> 02:37:50.639 and all that, but you need to make some real cash. 2966 02:37:50.680 --> 02:37:53.120 I need to get you in professional wrestling. Bells went 2967 02:37:53.159 --> 02:37:54.639 off in my head, so I asked, what have you 2968 02:37:54.639 --> 02:37:56.680 got in mind? What are you doing on Mondays, Tuesdays 2969 02:37:56.719 --> 02:37:57.319 and Wednesdays? 2970 02:37:57.360 --> 02:37:57.799 Not much? 2971 02:37:58.239 --> 02:38:00.719 Well, we're having some trouble promoting summer our towns. Yeah, 2972 02:38:00.799 --> 02:38:02.840 what he'd be about to see. We're having some trouble 2973 02:38:02.840 --> 02:38:04.280 promoting some of our towns. How would you like to 2974 02:38:04.280 --> 02:38:06.120 do some stuff with us? You can still do what 2975 02:38:06.159 --> 02:38:07.680 you're doing at the Ramata, but you can work for 2976 02:38:07.719 --> 02:38:09.280 us the rest of the time, putting up posters and 2977 02:38:09.319 --> 02:38:11.719 doing prom promotion. I'd love to have you. People know 2978 02:38:11.760 --> 02:38:13.120 who you are. I'd like you to come down to 2979 02:38:13.159 --> 02:38:14.799 the matches on Monday night and sit at ringside. I 2980 02:38:14.799 --> 02:38:17.040 think the people would love to see you. So that's 2981 02:38:17.079 --> 02:38:21.319 that and the connection is made before he ever meets Halkogan. 2982 02:38:21.479 --> 02:38:24.079 Jimmy Hart was in extremely tight boss with Jerry the 2983 02:38:24.200 --> 02:38:24.760 King Lawler. 2984 02:38:25.319 --> 02:38:27.840 There you go, Jesus. Actually they did a. 2985 02:38:27.799 --> 02:38:31.200 Jerry Lawler Jimmy Valiant loser leaves Town match. Jerry lost 2986 02:38:31.239 --> 02:38:33.639 the match, said he was going to retire on television 2987 02:38:34.479 --> 02:38:36.559 and kind of put them in a tough spot with 2988 02:38:36.600 --> 02:38:40.280 that stipulation. He's told people that Jerry Lawler couldn't carry 2989 02:38:40.280 --> 02:38:42.079 a tune if it had handles, but he really did 2990 02:38:42.120 --> 02:38:44.360 have a pretty good voice. As he tries to pursue 2991 02:38:44.360 --> 02:38:47.159 a music career after the lousure Leaves Town match. His image, 2992 02:38:47.360 --> 02:38:49.360 Jimmy Hart writes, was the real obstacle to any singing 2993 02:38:49.440 --> 02:38:51.239 success he might have truly hoped for, because as far 2994 02:38:51.239 --> 02:38:52.959 as wrestling fans were concerned, he was still the king 2995 02:38:53.000 --> 02:38:55.479 of Memphis wrestling. He and his partner in the Memphis territory, 2996 02:38:55.559 --> 02:38:58.000 Jerry Jarrett, had simply painted themselves into a corner with 2997 02:38:58.079 --> 02:39:00.000 the loser Leave town angle and wrestling. There are allway 2998 02:39:00.159 --> 02:39:02.520 two sides to every coin. When you boil everything down 2999 02:39:02.559 --> 02:39:03.920 to its essence, you've got a bad guy and a 3000 02:39:03.920 --> 02:39:05.639 good guy, a heel in a baby face. People want 3001 02:39:05.680 --> 02:39:07.200 to see the baby face beat the crap out of 3002 02:39:07.200 --> 02:39:09.040 the heel. It's as simple as that. But you've got 3003 02:39:09.040 --> 02:39:11.040 to have that combination. I don't care if you're all leave. 3004 02:39:11.120 --> 02:39:12.719 You've got somebody the people want to see get their 3005 02:39:12.719 --> 02:39:14.280 butt kicked, and they're not going to give you their 3006 02:39:14.319 --> 02:39:16.159 hard earned money. Nobody's going to come to see you. 3007 02:39:16.520 --> 02:39:18.200 When Lawler first got into the business, he was part 3008 02:39:18.200 --> 02:39:20.040 of the bad guy tag team, so he's basically saying 3009 02:39:20.319 --> 02:39:24.079 that Memphis had trouble making money without Jerry Lawler in 3010 02:39:24.079 --> 02:39:27.719 there to straighten out the bad guys. So as time goes, 3011 02:39:27.799 --> 02:39:30.719 they figure out a way to work everything back in 3012 02:39:30.840 --> 02:39:32.639 because the longer the king was out of action, the 3013 02:39:32.680 --> 02:39:36.280 greater the economic damage the territory was experiencing. So Jerry 3014 02:39:36.360 --> 02:39:39.079 Lawler learns and Jerry Jarrett learns that Lawler cannot take 3015 02:39:39.120 --> 02:39:43.799 hiatuses from this operation without tickets taking a nose dive. 3016 02:39:45.760 --> 02:39:48.079 So apparently it comes down to Jimmy Hart kind of 3017 02:39:48.079 --> 02:39:49.600 saying what he'd like to do is start going around 3018 02:39:49.639 --> 02:39:51.680 the country playing music with the Gentries, and they would 3019 02:39:51.680 --> 02:39:56.559 build it up and let the people know on television 3020 02:39:56.760 --> 02:40:00.799 that they're on tour and basically tell the wrestling audience 3021 02:40:01.360 --> 02:40:03.559 that Jerry Lawler is touring with the Gentries. He's not 3022 02:40:03.600 --> 02:40:06.399 just sitting at home doing nothing. He's pursuing a music career. 3023 02:40:06.959 --> 02:40:07.319 Okay. 3024 02:40:07.399 --> 02:40:09.239 So to get that over, Jimmy Hart has to appear 3025 02:40:09.280 --> 02:40:11.479 on Memphis television. He goes down a Channel five for 3026 02:40:11.520 --> 02:40:13.840 the weekly live wrestling show. Lance Russell says, coming out. 3027 02:40:13.879 --> 02:40:16.680 Now you know him from the Gentries. He's had some big, 3028 02:40:16.719 --> 02:40:19.959 big records around town here, Jimmy Hart. 3029 02:40:20.079 --> 02:40:22.559 So Jimmy comes out hand. 3030 02:40:23.079 --> 02:40:24.319 He says, I know you're out here to make a 3031 02:40:24.319 --> 02:40:27.680 special announcement. Jimmy, I said, yes, I am whether you're 3032 02:40:27.680 --> 02:40:29.680 like Jerry Lawler or whether you hate him. This coming 3033 02:40:29.680 --> 02:40:31.840 Monday at the Mid South Coliseum, you're going to see 3034 02:40:31.840 --> 02:40:34.840 the King in concert with the Gentries. So you go 3035 02:40:34.840 --> 02:40:37.799 to Mid South Colosseum. Jerry Lawler's back in the coliseum, 3036 02:40:37.840 --> 02:40:39.600 but not to wrestle. That's how they get around it. 3037 02:40:40.000 --> 02:40:41.639 He lost a loser release town match. He has to 3038 02:40:41.719 --> 02:40:43.520 leave as a wrestler, but he can sure his hell 3039 02:40:43.559 --> 02:40:46.280 come back to the building as a musician, boss, right, 3040 02:40:47.280 --> 02:40:49.479 I mean, I guess, so, I guess he can. He 3041 02:40:49.520 --> 02:40:51.840 can move some tickets that way. And so they're doing 3042 02:40:52.040 --> 02:40:55.079 Keep On Dancing the hit song, and that's when Jimmy 3043 02:40:55.159 --> 02:40:58.000 Valiant approaches him from the back and knocks his guitar 3044 02:40:58.040 --> 02:41:00.520 player down, picks up one and bust it over laws head. 3045 02:41:00.680 --> 02:41:04.079 And so that is the angle that brings him back 3046 02:41:04.159 --> 02:41:08.840 in Wow. So we have Jimmy Hart getting involved in 3047 02:41:08.840 --> 02:41:11.360 Memphis wrestling the year before Terry Bullia gets there, and 3048 02:41:11.479 --> 02:41:13.600 not only involved, but involved in the top program with 3049 02:41:13.680 --> 02:41:17.120 Jerry Lawler. Of course, Lawler got involved in wrestling because 3050 02:41:17.120 --> 02:41:19.000 of Jackie Fargo, who you heard mentioned on one of 3051 02:41:19.000 --> 02:41:22.559 those card reads by Lance Russell. Jackie Fargo was the 3052 02:41:22.600 --> 02:41:25.280 biggest star in Memphis wrestling before Jerry Lawler, and discovered 3053 02:41:25.360 --> 02:41:28.399 Lawler when they were working together at a radio station. Well, well, 3054 02:41:28.559 --> 02:41:30.600 Lawler was working at a radio station and he noticed 3055 02:41:30.639 --> 02:41:35.239 that Lawler restoring caricatures of the wrestlers and encouraged Lawler 3056 02:41:35.239 --> 02:41:37.319 to get in the business. Lawler went on Memphis television 3057 02:41:37.360 --> 02:41:39.200 to display his artwork and that was kind of the 3058 02:41:39.200 --> 02:41:41.959 first introduction. So the Memphis wrestling fans really got to 3059 02:41:42.000 --> 02:41:44.440 see Jerry Lawler grow up as a kid as kind 3060 02:41:44.479 --> 02:41:47.079 of one of them as a wrestling fan sure mentally 3061 02:41:47.159 --> 02:41:51.280 takes s the endorsement of Jackie Fargo. Lawler, just like Hogan, 3062 02:41:51.319 --> 02:41:52.079 goes to Alabama. 3063 02:41:52.159 --> 02:41:52.440 First. 3064 02:41:52.680 --> 02:41:56.200 People forget this. He was in the Alabama Territory, which 3065 02:41:56.200 --> 02:41:58.120 he just started up in Montgomery and was run by 3066 02:41:58.479 --> 02:42:01.680 Bill Golden Roy Walsh, son in law. This is around 3067 02:42:01.680 --> 02:42:05.639 seventy two and as time goes, Jerry Jarrett takes over 3068 02:42:05.680 --> 02:42:07.520 calls Jimmy Hart one day and says, Jimmy, I love 3069 02:42:07.520 --> 02:42:09.319 your music and the music he did for Lawler, can 3070 02:42:09.319 --> 02:42:12.239 you cut a video for us on Jimmy Valiant And 3071 02:42:12.440 --> 02:42:15.920 it was it was set to it was called Son 3072 02:42:15.959 --> 02:42:18.479 of a Gypsy and it was a very famous video, 3073 02:42:18.520 --> 02:42:20.840 and then it kind of set the whole personality for 3074 02:42:20.959 --> 02:42:23.799 Jimmy Valliant, I believe, before he came to the territory, 3075 02:42:23.840 --> 02:42:25.879 and it led to a lot of anticipation in ticket 3076 02:42:25.879 --> 02:42:28.920 sales to see him wrestle in Memphis. And so the 3077 02:42:28.959 --> 02:42:31.440 formula was taking shape for Jerry Jarrett where he would 3078 02:42:31.520 --> 02:42:34.559 use music videos or the vignettes like we've seen to 3079 02:42:34.600 --> 02:42:38.280 introduce a guy before he came in and realize greater returns. 3080 02:42:38.680 --> 02:42:40.319 As Jimmy Hart writes in his book, if it weren't 3081 02:42:40.319 --> 02:42:42.719 for that video, I probably wouldn't be in wrestling today. 3082 02:42:43.440 --> 02:42:48.600 And there's back and forth between Jimmy and between Jerry 3083 02:42:48.639 --> 02:42:51.719 Jarrett and Jerry Lawler where Jimmy kind of ends up 3084 02:42:51.719 --> 02:42:53.959 in the middle of some of it, and the video 3085 02:42:54.120 --> 02:42:55.600 and the fact that he had it turned out to 3086 02:42:55.639 --> 02:42:59.879 be some key points of leverage to keep him involved. 3087 02:43:00.520 --> 02:43:03.959 But as time goes, Uh, Hulk Cogan comes in and 3088 02:43:04.440 --> 02:43:08.239 because Jerry would pardon me, because Jimmy Hart would absolutely, 3089 02:43:08.360 --> 02:43:12.159 you know, assign all of his fortunes to hul Cogan, Yeah, 3090 02:43:12.239 --> 02:43:14.600 and truly attach himself to that gravy train. 3091 02:43:15.000 --> 02:43:19.200 By the time I think admit that I fucking but 3092 02:43:19.600 --> 02:43:22.520 your mind, brother, your mind, own your ass, dude. 3093 02:43:22.559 --> 02:43:30.280 Absolutely, absolutely that's the case. So he he's going on 3094 02:43:30.319 --> 02:43:33.440 and on about Hulk Cogan now because he's got a 3095 02:43:33.440 --> 02:43:37.120 book out and he doesn't really care about Jerry Lawler anymore. 3096 02:43:37.319 --> 02:43:38.559 He's framing. 3097 02:43:40.440 --> 02:43:43.399 He's the I choose to say that Jimmy Hart's telling 3098 02:43:43.440 --> 02:43:45.520 the truth about how Jerry Lawler really felt about Hulk. 3099 02:43:45.559 --> 02:43:49.440 I think Jerry fits in the same category as Mike 3100 02:43:49.479 --> 02:43:53.399 and Eddie Graham, as Jerry Brisco, as Rupe and anybody 3101 02:43:53.399 --> 02:43:57.040 else who didn't push Terry Boulder immediately in seventy seven. 3102 02:43:57.559 --> 02:43:58.399 Dusty Rhodes. 3103 02:44:00.000 --> 02:44:01.879 He can't put run Fuller in this category because you know, 3104 02:44:01.959 --> 02:44:04.200 he was the guy to just say, you know, I 3105 02:44:04.239 --> 02:44:06.639 need stars, Let's put this guy over all our top guys. 3106 02:44:06.680 --> 02:44:09.120 He can wrestle Andreo, It's get him out there, right. 3107 02:44:09.719 --> 02:44:11.959 But Lawler, I think, despite the fact that as we 3108 02:44:12.040 --> 02:44:14.000 just saw, was sharing the ring with Hulk in the 3109 02:44:14.000 --> 02:44:18.040 earliest days as a tag team partner, definitely didn't see 3110 02:44:18.600 --> 02:44:20.799 the Hulk Hogan biggest superstar of all time in the 3111 02:44:20.840 --> 02:44:22.520 history of the business when he had him right under 3112 02:44:22.520 --> 02:44:25.120 his thumb, and Jimmy Hart as the allegiance he shook 3113 02:44:25.159 --> 02:44:26.879 out over the decades, was able to call a spade 3114 02:44:26.879 --> 02:44:29.319 a spade in that regard. In his book, So Boss, 3115 02:44:29.360 --> 02:44:32.399 I've furnished you Now after having gone through the sort 3116 02:44:32.440 --> 02:44:34.520 of origin story of Jimmy Hart getting into the business 3117 02:44:34.520 --> 02:44:36.719 in Memphis, here he is commenting on the dynamic of 3118 02:44:36.840 --> 02:44:39.000 Terry Boulder coming to Memphis and what he saw. 3119 02:44:39.120 --> 02:44:44.559 VI's Iffy. Jerry Lawler I first met and managed Hulk 3120 02:44:44.680 --> 02:44:47.399 Hogan back in Memphis. Terry Lawler and I were in 3121 02:44:47.399 --> 02:44:50.079 the middle of one of our big feuds, and I 3122 02:44:50.200 --> 02:44:53.200 was bringing in whomever I could get my hands on 3123 02:44:53.319 --> 02:44:56.360 to knock Lawler off his pedestal and generally make his 3124 02:44:56.399 --> 02:44:59.879 life miserable. It was all part of a running storyline 3125 02:45:00.120 --> 02:45:02.479 where every week Lawler would beat one of my guys 3126 02:45:02.479 --> 02:45:05.079 and then say, next week, Hart, I'm going to get 3127 02:45:05.120 --> 02:45:07.840 my hands on you. But of course I'd bring in 3128 02:45:07.879 --> 02:45:14.799 another unstoppable object. Yeah, yes, I love those unstoppable objects 3129 02:45:15.600 --> 02:45:20.920 to protect myself. The following Saturday, usually and imposing heel 3130 02:45:21.120 --> 02:45:23.920 who wrestled for another promotion. Back then, the Monday Night 3131 02:45:23.920 --> 02:45:27.319 Extravaganza in the Mid South Colisseum was our big show. 3132 02:45:27.600 --> 02:45:29.879 Most of the smaller promotions were quiet on that day, 3133 02:45:30.120 --> 02:45:32.719 so Jared or Lawler could pick up the phone and 3134 02:45:32.719 --> 02:45:36.000 call Florida or even New York because all the territories 3135 02:45:36.040 --> 02:45:38.840 were small then and work out a deal to share talent. 3136 02:45:39.239 --> 02:45:41.799 It was a good arrangement for everyone. We had access 3137 02:45:41.799 --> 02:45:44.079 to a lot of wrestlers, and because they wanted to 3138 02:45:44.079 --> 02:45:47.559 make the extra payoff, they'd happily come to us on 3139 02:45:47.680 --> 02:45:51.200 off nights. So I'd bring in Terry Funk and Lawler 3140 02:45:51.239 --> 02:45:54.440 would beat him. Next out unveil Dori Funk and Lawler 3141 02:45:54.479 --> 02:45:58.159 would beat him too. Nick Bockwinkle, Ken Peterra, Jack brisco 3142 02:45:58.280 --> 02:46:02.440 Jerry I cannot imagine and that he beat all these people. Yeah, 3143 02:46:02.479 --> 02:46:06.559 I don't know, at least not in a real way. 3144 02:46:06.600 --> 02:46:09.600 Maybe by his qualification or something, but not in real way, right, 3145 02:46:10.639 --> 02:46:13.479 Ken PETERA, Jack Briscoe, Jerry Brisco, King Kong Bunny, Jessie 3146 02:46:13.479 --> 02:46:17.319 the Body Ventura. One after they, one after the other, 3147 02:46:17.639 --> 02:46:20.559 they'd come and the result was pretty much the same. 3148 02:46:20.639 --> 02:46:23.440 Lawler would somehow get the better of my guys and me. 3149 02:46:24.000 --> 02:46:26.200 This went on for years and we drew great crowds. 3150 02:46:26.639 --> 02:46:30.639 Hul Cogan was working for Verne Gagnese Minneapolis based. Aw 3151 02:46:30.879 --> 02:46:41.000 what okay, I mean this is later? 3152 02:46:41.920 --> 02:46:44.360 Yeah he's talking about Yes he's okay, Yes he is. 3153 02:46:44.399 --> 02:46:45.159 He's talking about like. 3154 02:46:45.159 --> 02:46:47.680 Eighty okay, because this is like I was. I was 3155 02:46:47.719 --> 02:46:53.719 getting all fucking like, what the fuck? Hul Cogan was 3156 02:46:53.719 --> 02:46:56.600 working for Verne Gagney's Minneapolis based a w A at 3157 02:46:56.639 --> 02:46:58.520 the time, and he was also doing some work as 3158 02:46:58.520 --> 02:47:01.120 a heel for the w WE. And yes, Hulk was 3159 02:47:01.600 --> 02:47:03.719 one of those people we brought in to fight Lawler. 3160 02:47:04.200 --> 02:47:06.440 I was in his corner. But I knew about Hulk 3161 02:47:06.479 --> 02:47:08.920 even before he was brought into Face the King, before 3162 02:47:09.200 --> 02:47:14.120 there ever was a Hulk Hogan, and before I'd really 3163 02:47:14.159 --> 02:47:17.680 gotten into wrestling. I was still doing music with the Gentries, 3164 02:47:18.200 --> 02:47:20.719 but I had met and struck up a friendship with Lawler, 3165 02:47:21.799 --> 02:47:24.280 so I was still pretty much coming to the Mid 3166 02:47:24.319 --> 02:47:28.920 South Colisseum as a fan. Lawler had given me carte blanche, though, 3167 02:47:28.959 --> 02:47:32.000 and I could hang around backstage and watch and learn. 3168 02:47:32.440 --> 02:47:35.319 At the time, the Gentries had just finished a Dick 3169 02:47:35.360 --> 02:47:38.120 Clark tour and I went down to the coliseum on 3170 02:47:38.159 --> 02:47:41.200 a Monday night to unwind. In those days, there were 3171 02:47:41.200 --> 02:47:44.399 two doors that the wrestlers would make their ring entrances. 3172 02:47:44.440 --> 02:47:48.600 From I would stand on the baby face side. There 3173 02:47:48.639 --> 02:47:52.120 was a big mesh screen that you could look through 3174 02:47:52.440 --> 02:47:55.520 that could be opened up to bring chairs or props through. 3175 02:47:56.399 --> 02:47:58.280 It was from there that I saw a guy named 3176 02:47:58.319 --> 02:48:02.719 Terry Boulet enter the ring for the first time. I 3177 02:48:02.760 --> 02:48:05.920 think he was called Terry Boulder then, because he and 3178 02:48:06.079 --> 02:48:08.399 ed Leslie later known as Brudus the Barbara Beefcake were 3179 02:48:08.440 --> 02:48:10.200 tacking up as the Bolder brothers. 3180 02:48:10.280 --> 02:48:12.479 So we have air of the setup. So while later, 3181 02:48:13.200 --> 02:48:15.879 while you know, being a heel wrestling manager and recruiting 3182 02:48:15.879 --> 02:48:19.559 people to fight Jerry Lawler, he would see Hulkogan in 3183 02:48:19.639 --> 02:48:22.719 his involvement with verne Gania. It goes back to seventy 3184 02:48:22.840 --> 02:48:25.440 nine here where Terry's coming in with Eddie. But at 3185 02:48:25.440 --> 02:48:28.559 that time Jimmy Hart isn't really in the wrestling business. 3186 02:48:28.639 --> 02:48:31.079 He had met Jerry Lawler, he had made appearances in 3187 02:48:31.079 --> 02:48:33.559 the mid South colisseum on wrestling cards as a musician, 3188 02:48:33.879 --> 02:48:35.840 and he was probably already starting to help with some 3189 02:48:35.879 --> 02:48:39.319 promotion of some towns at Jerry Lawler's urging. But he 3190 02:48:39.879 --> 02:48:43.000 for purposes of the kind of matches we're watching this time, 3191 02:48:43.360 --> 02:48:44.680 it is just in the crowd as a fan. 3192 02:48:45.360 --> 02:48:48.239 Yeah, Ed was on the card that night too, but 3193 02:48:48.360 --> 02:48:51.239 they were fighting as singles. Anyway, Lawler and I were 3194 02:48:51.239 --> 02:48:54.399 standing there behind the mesh screen watching a match when 3195 02:48:54.479 --> 02:48:57.159 Lawler said, what do you think of that big, old 3196 02:48:57.200 --> 02:48:59.280 blonde guy in the ring there? I said, Oh my god, 3197 02:48:59.319 --> 02:49:02.920 he's great. Look how big he is. He's unbelievable. To that, 3198 02:49:02.959 --> 02:49:06.920 listen to the fans pop. Coming from a musical background 3199 02:49:06.920 --> 02:49:10.559 and maybe being more entertainment wise, I wasn't just thinking 3200 02:49:10.639 --> 02:49:13.360 about how accomplished a guy was in the ring. I 3201 02:49:13.440 --> 02:49:17.840 was reacting viscerally to who got the biggest pop, the 3202 02:49:17.840 --> 02:49:21.680 best crowd response, and to who looked the most impressive, 3203 02:49:22.200 --> 02:49:25.360 who people really talked about. Even back then, you could 3204 02:49:25.360 --> 02:49:29.639 see Hulk was going to be a major star. Well, 3205 02:49:29.760 --> 02:49:32.319 Jerry shook his head and said, that big guy he 3206 02:49:32.360 --> 02:49:34.559 asked me to manage him. I have a chance to 3207 02:49:34.600 --> 02:49:40.399 sign him to a contract. I said, man, gosh, I 3208 02:49:40.479 --> 02:49:42.200 hope you take him up on it. He's going to 3209 02:49:42.200 --> 02:49:44.079 be a superstar. After all, he was three d three 3210 02:49:44.120 --> 02:49:47.959 hundred pounds and stood six foot six. Are you crazy? 3211 02:49:48.159 --> 02:49:50.799 Lawler said, that guy will never draw you a diamond 3212 02:49:50.799 --> 02:49:53.920 professional wrestling. He doesn't have what it takes lock. Yeah, 3213 02:49:54.559 --> 02:49:56.760 to this day, every time I see Lawler, I say, 3214 02:49:57.120 --> 02:49:59.799 you should have listened to me in Siginholt cocumat every time, 3215 02:50:00.479 --> 02:50:05.920 every time he sees him doesn't get annoying. 3216 02:50:07.079 --> 02:50:07.200 Yo. 3217 02:50:07.360 --> 02:50:11.520 Can you imagine like every fucking time, I'd want to 3218 02:50:11.559 --> 02:50:16.159 kill Jimmy Hart. He denies the conversation ever took place, 3219 02:50:16.200 --> 02:50:19.280 but I know the truth. Say it again, he denies 3220 02:50:19.319 --> 02:50:22.559 the conversation never took place, but I know the truth. 3221 02:50:23.440 --> 02:50:26.000 If you are, if your list, if your name is 3222 02:50:26.040 --> 02:50:28.399 on the list of people who said about Terry Boley, 3223 02:50:28.479 --> 02:50:31.879 he'll never draw a dime in wrestling, especially when you 3224 02:50:31.959 --> 02:50:34.840 saw the crowds he did with Andre and Harley in 3225 02:50:34.879 --> 02:50:38.600 Alabama and presumably brought him in for that reason. Maybe 3226 02:50:38.639 --> 02:50:41.559 not the Harley crowd yet, but still, I mean, you're 3227 02:50:41.639 --> 02:50:45.639 just your credibility is someone that knows how to spot 3228 02:50:45.680 --> 02:50:47.559 a star in pro wrestling goes to the bottom of 3229 02:50:47.600 --> 02:50:52.040 the bucket, in my opinion. And it's not even it's 3230 02:50:52.159 --> 02:50:55.920 it's so two faced because in saying that, yet look 3231 02:50:55.920 --> 02:50:56.639 at the way he was. 3232 02:50:56.600 --> 02:51:00.760 Featured, right, I mean, this is the thing, like, it's 3233 02:51:00.920 --> 02:51:08.040 so bizarre that anyone says anything like this, because Lawler 3234 02:51:08.200 --> 02:51:13.440 clearly knew what he was doing with Hulkgan. It's it's obvious. 3235 02:51:13.120 --> 02:51:18.159 Sitting there doodling and trying to draw, you know, marketable 3236 02:51:18.200 --> 02:51:20.040 caricatures of the guy in the programs. 3237 02:51:20.639 --> 02:51:22.799 If he didn't believe in him, he wouldn't have fucking 3238 02:51:23.200 --> 02:51:25.280 he wouldn't have managed him, he wouldn't been wrestling with him, 3239 02:51:25.280 --> 02:51:28.719 he would have been seen with him. You don't do 3240 02:51:28.840 --> 02:51:31.760 that unless you know the guy's gonna be fucking money. 3241 02:51:33.200 --> 02:51:37.719 I mean, honestly, the only reason I like. Honestly, my 3242 02:51:37.879 --> 02:51:44.079 first reaction when seeing Lawler kind of get all buddy 3243 02:51:44.079 --> 02:51:49.200 buddy with this with Hogan is holy shit, he's Dusty 3244 02:51:49.280 --> 02:51:54.680 rhoadesing this guy. Yes, he realizes that Hogan's a bigger 3245 02:51:54.680 --> 02:51:55.959 star than he'll ever be. 3246 02:51:56.959 --> 02:51:59.159 And I think we're starting to get to the thesis 3247 02:51:59.479 --> 02:52:02.159 when someone in the business in his early years says 3248 02:52:02.200 --> 02:52:04.440 he'll never draw a dime in wrestling, what they mean 3249 02:52:04.600 --> 02:52:07.639 is I am horrified that he will draw a dime 3250 02:52:07.760 --> 02:52:11.079 in wrestling, because it's one thing to bring him in 3251 02:52:11.120 --> 02:52:12.639 and get a little bit of more rub and a little 3252 02:52:12.639 --> 02:52:14.799 bit of a you know, excitement around me because I'm 3253 02:52:14.799 --> 02:52:17.600 associating myself with this huge guy that you know brings 3254 02:52:17.600 --> 02:52:20.799 people in. But once I realize that his appeal actually 3255 02:52:20.879 --> 02:52:23.479 runs deeper than just come see this big, hulking monster, 3256 02:52:24.200 --> 02:52:26.520 that he actually has some innate charisma that can carry 3257 02:52:26.520 --> 02:52:28.520 you to the top and pro wrestling regardless of your 3258 02:52:28.680 --> 02:52:31.559 ring ability. Once they realize he's got that extra component 3259 02:52:31.600 --> 02:52:34.280 to his game, all of a sudden, he ain't shit, 3260 02:52:34.360 --> 02:52:37.040 he's not ready. All of a sudden, he doesn't deserve 3261 02:52:37.079 --> 02:52:39.319 to be at the Ford Homer Hesterly, Baby. 3262 02:52:39.719 --> 02:52:46.079 I mean you look, he just he You know, if 3263 02:52:46.079 --> 02:52:49.000 he couldn't draw a dime, then I don't know what 3264 02:52:49.040 --> 02:52:53.040 the fuck could because you watch him and he looked spectacular. 3265 02:52:52.719 --> 02:52:55.719 And he already drew you a dime at the South Colosseum. 3266 02:52:55.760 --> 02:52:58.600 He just read the clippings and what did you do 3267 02:52:58.639 --> 02:53:00.520 after he came in? And may you brought him back 3268 02:53:01.040 --> 02:53:03.399 with a super push teaming with Jerry Lawler and six 3269 02:53:03.440 --> 02:53:05.280 man tag main events. I can get if you weren't 3270 02:53:05.280 --> 02:53:08.079 into Eddie Boulder from that limited clip. We just saw 3271 02:53:08.159 --> 02:53:11.040 the limitations were real and he looked rather foolish in 3272 02:53:11.040 --> 02:53:17.159 the ring. But yep, I'm sorry if you if you 3273 02:53:17.239 --> 02:53:19.879 work yourself into letting Hulk Hogan slip through your fingers 3274 02:53:19.879 --> 02:53:22.840 without making millions of dollars off the guy. I know 3275 02:53:22.879 --> 02:53:26.239 who to blame it, It's not Terry Boleya, Yep, exactly. 3276 02:53:26.280 --> 02:53:30.040 How does Heart continue his thoughts here? Why did Lawler 3277 02:53:30.040 --> 02:53:32.639 feel that the way he did about Hulk Hogan. You'd assume, 3278 02:53:33.319 --> 02:53:36.120 being as successful as as he's been through the years, 3279 02:53:36.159 --> 02:53:38.399 he would have been the first to see hulks potential. 3280 02:53:38.760 --> 02:53:42.840 But Lawler was the king of Memphis then, and Terry 3281 02:53:42.879 --> 02:53:47.200 Boleya was the man from nowhere. Every territory had its 3282 02:53:47.280 --> 02:53:50.120 king in those days. Du't Se Rhodes was a superstar 3283 02:53:50.200 --> 02:53:53.120 in Floorida. The Funks reigned supreme in Texas. But the 3284 02:53:53.120 --> 02:53:56.719 big old blonde boy, Bleego blonde guy was just getting 3285 02:53:56.760 --> 02:53:59.639 into the business and had yet to build a strong base. 3286 02:54:00.120 --> 02:54:02.799 He was working out of Pensacola, Florida, and was still 3287 02:54:02.840 --> 02:54:06.319 learning his craft. I don't think any of wrestling's veteran 3288 02:54:06.360 --> 02:54:09.360 stars really knew what the future held. Lawler couldn't see 3289 02:54:09.360 --> 02:54:11.719 how Big Hulk was going to be, But with my 3290 02:54:11.920 --> 02:54:15.760 pop savvy perspective and objectivity, I just knew. 3291 02:54:17.879 --> 02:54:20.760 So. So Jimmy Hart's the reason hul Cogan's the fucking 3292 02:54:21.200 --> 02:54:22.879 superstar he is. Of course, that makes sense. 3293 02:54:23.200 --> 02:54:26.520 Everybody saw a star in Hulk before anybody else. 3294 02:54:26.600 --> 02:54:31.440 Yes, yep, everybody who whenever you read somebody's book, they're 3295 02:54:31.479 --> 02:54:33.000 the one who knew hul Cogan was going to be 3296 02:54:33.040 --> 02:54:36.040 the fucking guy, but everybody else didn't. Then when you 3297 02:54:36.079 --> 02:54:38.040 read one of those guys books, they're the one who 3298 02:54:38.079 --> 02:54:39.600 fucking knew that Hulk Hogan was gonna be the guy 3299 02:54:39.639 --> 02:54:40.600 and everybody else didn't. 3300 02:54:42.319 --> 02:54:46.520 Well, we can say that Hulk definitely poached the mind 3301 02:54:46.600 --> 02:54:50.920 of Jimmy Hart from the Memphis Circle. Memphis would not 3302 02:54:51.920 --> 02:54:55.280 be the beneficiary for much longer of Jimmy Hart's unique genius. 3303 02:54:55.319 --> 02:54:58.440 It would end up inuring to the benefit of Hulk 3304 02:54:58.440 --> 02:55:01.959 Hogan as he brings in you know, once Hulk gets 3305 02:55:02.000 --> 02:55:06.399 in at WWF, Jimmy comes right after him. He puts 3306 02:55:06.440 --> 02:55:09.000 the call out basically, you know, and Jimmy's got a spot. 3307 02:55:09.319 --> 02:55:12.000 It's yeah, all the whole crew. We're starting to realize 3308 02:55:12.520 --> 02:55:14.799 how all those connections are being made. In the earliest 3309 02:55:14.879 --> 02:55:16.479 of days. 3310 02:55:16.159 --> 02:55:18.719 Hulk hadn't developed his character back then, and he'd yet 3311 02:55:18.719 --> 02:55:21.639 to become entirely comfortable on the mic. He was able 3312 02:55:21.680 --> 02:55:24.479 to talk some, but he was still green, still learning 3313 02:55:24.520 --> 02:55:28.440 the subtleties of the business. He hadn't really even begun 3314 02:55:28.479 --> 02:55:31.520 to work the crowd yet, but then again, he didn't 3315 02:55:31.520 --> 02:55:34.280 really have to. When the fans saw him, they just reacted. 3316 02:55:34.319 --> 02:55:37.479 He was just so big and he had that look, 3317 02:55:37.920 --> 02:55:41.399 all that natural charisma. Sometimes you can watch a horse 3318 02:55:41.440 --> 02:55:44.239 out in the field and just know whether or not 3319 02:55:44.399 --> 02:55:47.200 it can win the Kentucky Derby. I knew Hulk Hogan 3320 02:55:47.319 --> 02:55:48.920 was definitely a thoroughbread. 3321 02:55:48.959 --> 02:55:51.920 A thoroughbread he was. We'll stop that rare put a 3322 02:55:51.959 --> 02:55:56.120 pin in that one as complete. Hulk Cogan continues to unfold. 3323 02:55:56.520 --> 02:56:00.879 A Thoroughbread has been identified by none other than Jimmy Hart. 3324 02:56:01.239 --> 02:56:03.600 We're about to get to the point where Hogan and 3325 02:56:03.680 --> 02:56:06.600 Lawler have their match in eighty one that ends up 3326 02:56:06.639 --> 02:56:10.360 on the famous Wrestling Gold Tape. But before we get 3327 02:56:10.600 --> 02:56:12.440 to that part of the leg of the journey, which 3328 02:56:12.479 --> 02:56:15.600 will be the focus of our next episode, let's return 3329 02:56:15.639 --> 02:56:17.719 here quickly to some of the clippings if we can, 3330 02:56:18.040 --> 02:56:21.360 and ride this one out. July twenty fourth, seventy nine 3331 02:56:21.399 --> 02:56:24.600 Pro Wrestling, Louisville Gardens. This is July twenty fourth, six 3332 02:56:24.639 --> 02:56:27.520 Man tag Wayne Ferris, Larry Latham and Sergeant Davis versus 3333 02:56:27.559 --> 02:56:30.479 Jerry Lawler, Building and Jackie Fargo, The Hulk and Eddie 3334 02:56:30.479 --> 02:56:34.040 Boulder and the Semi Maine against Ron Bass and Pete Austen. 3335 02:56:34.120 --> 02:56:36.200 Also Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes on the card against 3336 02:56:36.200 --> 02:56:38.799 Steve Rigal and Dick Morton. Forward ahead, and there it 3337 02:56:38.879 --> 02:56:41.440 is again. This time apparently Lawler has taken his pen 3338 02:56:41.520 --> 02:56:43.959 to the Hulk logo with a bit of a different architecture. 3339 02:56:44.799 --> 02:56:47.200 It's definitely more of like a stone wall type, look 3340 02:56:47.360 --> 02:56:50.239 like a stonehenge, stacked stone instead of a cracked thing. 3341 02:56:50.280 --> 02:56:52.799 It says, beware the Hulk. And there is Terry with 3342 02:56:52.920 --> 02:56:56.280 the mushroom cloud shaved into his chest, the bomber shades 3343 02:56:56.319 --> 02:57:00.760 the black sun sideburns putting out a big bicep pose. 3344 02:57:01.040 --> 02:57:03.760 Terry Boulder Hulk signed by the way that's outside signed, 3345 02:57:03.840 --> 02:57:06.440 I would signed, Yes, this is Terry Boulder Hulk. Another 3346 02:57:06.479 --> 02:57:09.879 Evansville program from Wednesday, July twenty fifth, where the Hulk, 3347 02:57:10.200 --> 02:57:12.680 h Ulk and All Caps and Eddie Boulder is listed, 3348 02:57:12.760 --> 02:57:16.360 is taking on Ron Bass and Pete Austin. Here's the 3349 02:57:16.399 --> 02:57:19.520 commercial appeal Memphis Sunday July twenty ninth, seventy nine is 3350 02:57:19.520 --> 02:57:22.719 the Summer of the Boulders continues. This time it's Jarrett 3351 02:57:22.719 --> 02:57:25.399 Wrestling Company presenting wrestling Monday, July thirtieth at the colissee 3352 02:57:25.440 --> 02:57:28.120 him and as mentioned before Boss there he is main 3353 02:57:28.159 --> 02:57:33.479 event AWA World Champion Nick bockwin Wild coming through, so 3354 02:57:33.520 --> 02:57:35.200 you can start to see where some of that connective 3355 02:57:35.239 --> 02:57:38.079 tissue to Verne might come from. Nick Bockwinkle comes in 3356 02:57:38.079 --> 02:57:40.559 to wrestle Bill Dundee and right on the under card 3357 02:57:40.600 --> 02:57:43.079 for the Southern Heavyweight title, which is the belt that 3358 02:57:43.120 --> 02:57:46.239 he had since gone back. I think to Alabama to 3359 02:57:46.280 --> 02:57:49.440 win or what Ron Bass was the champion. Either way, 3360 02:57:49.440 --> 02:57:51.600 it's Hulk vers Ron Bass, the Hulk vers Ron Bass. 3361 02:57:51.600 --> 02:57:55.600 So I consider this like the first the first encounter 3362 02:57:56.399 --> 02:58:00.200 between the AWA office and Terry Bolea. Here is sure 3363 02:58:00.559 --> 02:58:02.479 Bawkwinkle comes in to defend hit him with what the 3364 02:58:02.479 --> 02:58:06.920 commercial Appeal had to say. In July thirty first Champ 3365 02:58:07.399 --> 02:58:11.280 Champs hold on to titles. Nick Bockwinkle retained his AWA 3366 02:58:11.440 --> 02:58:14.479 World Heavyweight title by defeating Bill Dundee before a crowd 3367 02:58:14.520 --> 02:58:18.239 of seven, six and eighteen in last night's main wrestling 3368 02:58:18.280 --> 02:58:21.239 event in the mid South Colisseum. In another title bout 3369 02:58:21.559 --> 02:58:27.319 Ron Bass held his AWA title, winning over the Hulk 3370 02:58:27.479 --> 02:58:28.520 Terry Boulders. 3371 02:58:28.680 --> 02:58:31.440 But Bass getting the win there, I don't know the print, 3372 02:58:31.479 --> 02:58:33.639 Dad says Southern Heavyweight title, and I don't think the 3373 02:58:33.639 --> 02:58:35.280 AWA had a Southern heavy. 3374 02:58:35.200 --> 02:58:37.159 No, I don't think so. I don't think so at all. 3375 02:58:38.760 --> 02:58:43.319 Wrestling champs win. The defending champs came out on top 3376 02:58:43.520 --> 02:58:47.719 at the Colisseum last night before a crowd of eighteen, 3377 02:58:47.799 --> 02:58:52.360 so two hundred more than the commercial appeal acclaimed National 3378 02:58:52.440 --> 02:58:57.760 Heavyweight Wrestling Champ. National Heavyweight Wrestling Champ Nick Bockwinkle retained 3379 02:58:57.799 --> 02:59:02.000 his aw a crown beating Bill Superstar Dundee and Southern 3380 02:59:02.079 --> 02:59:05.280 jamp Ron Bass held his title. Kept this title in 3381 02:59:05.399 --> 02:59:07.920 a match with Terry the Hulk Boulder. 3382 02:59:08.479 --> 02:59:11.000 There it is We move ahead to Lexi, Kentucky, August second, 3383 02:59:11.040 --> 02:59:13.760 seventy nine as the summer continues to unfold. Here's professional 3384 02:59:13.760 --> 02:59:17.680 wrestling at the Rap Arena in Lexican, Kentucky, Thursday, August second, 3385 02:59:17.799 --> 02:59:19.440 with an eight pm bell time. And there he is 3386 02:59:19.479 --> 02:59:21.120 off to the right in his black singlet with the 3387 02:59:21.159 --> 02:59:23.319 double bicep bows. The Hulk off to the left. Look 3388 02:59:23.319 --> 02:59:27.159 at him Jerry Jarrett, the precocious young baby face fresh 3389 02:59:27.239 --> 02:59:28.920 Face ready to go. The main event that night was 3390 02:59:29.000 --> 02:59:31.440 six man tag as Jerry Lawler team with Bildende and 3391 02:59:31.479 --> 02:59:33.360 Jerry Jarrett to take on the team of Wayne Ferris, 3392 02:59:33.440 --> 02:59:36.479 Larry Latham and Sergeant Davis and the kofeatured his Ron 3393 02:59:36.520 --> 02:59:39.399 bass In, Pete Austin versus The Hulk and Eddie Boulder, 3394 02:59:39.639 --> 02:59:42.520 with the Freebirds in action as well. Moving ahead from 3395 02:59:42.520 --> 02:59:47.159 the Rupp Arena, we go to Blitheville, Arkansas. Newspaper on 3396 02:59:47.200 --> 02:59:50.719 August third, seventy nine lists world's Greatest Professional Wrestling. It's 3397 02:59:50.760 --> 02:59:52.879 going to be Friday, August third and American Legion Hall. 3398 02:59:52.959 --> 02:59:55.959 That's a big promise. Three dollars general admission tickets Man 3399 02:59:56.000 --> 02:59:58.159 Dirt cheap to see the main event of The Hulk 3400 02:59:58.200 --> 03:00:02.319 and Randy Taylor versus Ron Bass and Pete Austin. 3401 03:00:02.639 --> 03:00:04.719 Slighty Bowlder's already out of the fucking picture. 3402 03:00:04.799 --> 03:00:07.239 Yes, so Coco Ware also in the card. This one 3403 03:00:07.280 --> 03:00:09.200 brought to you by the American Legion, the Hulk, not 3404 03:00:09.360 --> 03:00:13.120 Terry Boulder. The Hulk being advertised. Here's a clipping from 3405 03:00:13.280 --> 03:00:15.159 Wrestling Data where apparently there was a two on one 3406 03:00:15.200 --> 03:00:19.920 Haiticap match where Hulgan is listed as not as Terry 3407 03:00:19.920 --> 03:00:21.920 the Hulk Boulder, not as the Hulk, but as the 3408 03:00:21.959 --> 03:00:25.399 Magnificent Hulk. Okay, I'm not sure if maybe for a 3409 03:00:25.440 --> 03:00:27.479 period of time he went by the Magnificent Hulk, but 3410 03:00:27.520 --> 03:00:32.639 that's another Chattanooga match that survives in the listings. Here's 3411 03:00:32.680 --> 03:00:35.639 the commercial appeal from August fifth, seventy nine. Jarrett Wrestling 3412 03:00:35.639 --> 03:00:38.879 Company presents Wrestling Monday, August sixth, mid South Colosseum eight PM. 3413 03:00:39.239 --> 03:00:41.600 Main event for the Southern tag titles is Wayne Ferris 3414 03:00:41.600 --> 03:00:43.840 and Larry Latham with Sergeant Davis in their corner take 3415 03:00:43.879 --> 03:00:46.760 on Bildun d and Jerry Lawler. Co feature Ron Bass 3416 03:00:46.760 --> 03:00:49.200 and Sonny King, this time teaming together instead of Pete 3417 03:00:49.200 --> 03:00:51.600 Austin taking on the Hulk and Jackie Fargo. 3418 03:00:51.840 --> 03:00:52.360 Think about that. 3419 03:00:52.399 --> 03:00:55.520 Wow, The Hulk teaming with the original Memphis Legend the 3420 03:00:55.520 --> 03:00:58.559 Freebirds Gordy and Hayes against Steve Rigalan Dallas Montgomery on 3421 03:00:58.600 --> 03:01:01.479 the card. Further down, Eddie Bowlder in singles action now 3422 03:01:01.920 --> 03:01:03.959 so sort of cleaved off from the Hulk taking on 3423 03:01:04.040 --> 03:01:07.200 Pete Austen one on one. The commercial appeal, as always 3424 03:01:07.200 --> 03:01:10.600 has our coverage Boss on Tuesday morning, August seventh, What 3425 03:01:10.639 --> 03:01:13.120 did the People wake up to? His first the matches last. 3426 03:01:13.000 --> 03:01:16.000 Night, Wayne Ferris and Lara laithe and retained their Southern 3427 03:01:16.040 --> 03:01:19.040 tag team title by defeating Rick Morton and Bill Dundee 3428 03:01:19.040 --> 03:01:23.040 before a crowd of forty nine. In last night's wrestling 3429 03:01:23.079 --> 03:01:25.639 action at the Mid South Coliseum and other bouts, Tommy 3430 03:01:25.639 --> 03:01:29.120 and Eddie Gilbert won over bub Smith and Bo Taylor, 3431 03:01:29.600 --> 03:01:33.600 Dallas Montgomery Up and Ken Wayne. Eddie Bowler was victorious 3432 03:01:33.600 --> 03:01:36.639 over Pete Austin. The Hulk and Jackie Fargo teamed to 3433 03:01:36.680 --> 03:01:40.840 beat Ron Bass and Sonny King, and Terry Gordy and 3434 03:01:40.879 --> 03:01:43.719 Michael Hayes won by this qualification over Steve Riegal and 3435 03:01:43.799 --> 03:01:45.799 Handsome Jimmy Valiant. 3436 03:01:45.399 --> 03:01:49.079 Connection there bildun d who would be back front office 3437 03:01:49.120 --> 03:01:52.000 at w CW, and Hogan came in ninety four as 3438 03:01:52.040 --> 03:01:56.440 Sir William the Butler to ah, yes, that's so another 3439 03:01:56.440 --> 03:02:01.559 future connection being established here. Flash forward It's seventh, seventy 3440 03:02:01.639 --> 03:02:05.440 nine Pro Wrestling to the Louisville Gardens seven Southern Heavyweight 3441 03:02:05.479 --> 03:02:07.719 title in the main event, the Hulk versus Ron Bass. 3442 03:02:07.840 --> 03:02:11.040 So Hulk getting title shots now in the Territory Southern 3443 03:02:11.079 --> 03:02:13.440 Tag title under that with Jerry Jarrett and Jackie Fargo 3444 03:02:13.440 --> 03:02:16.000 teaming up as challengers against the champs, Wayne Ferris and 3445 03:02:16.120 --> 03:02:19.280 Larry Latham, plus a back alley brawl between Buddy Wayne 3446 03:02:19.319 --> 03:02:22.600 and Tommy Gilbert, Handsome Jimmy Valian versus Pete Austin, and yes, 3447 03:02:22.680 --> 03:02:26.760 Eddie Boulder again in singles action versus Ken Wayne. Moving 3448 03:02:26.799 --> 03:02:29.319 ahead to pro Wrestling in Evansville on Wednesday, August eighth 3449 03:02:29.360 --> 03:02:31.600 of seventy nine, the main event was again the Southern 3450 03:02:31.600 --> 03:02:35.319 Heavyweight Championship, Ron Bass versus The Hulk, the free Birds 3451 03:02:35.319 --> 03:02:38.600 in Action, and Eddie Boulder versus Pete Austin. And this 3452 03:02:38.719 --> 03:02:41.200 is the most infringing one I could find, or anyone 3453 03:02:41.200 --> 03:02:45.319 could find. August ninth, seventy nine, Tupelow, Mississippi. Look at 3454 03:02:45.319 --> 03:02:46.000 that illustration. 3455 03:02:47.319 --> 03:02:57.959 Oh my god. I mean it's okay, So it's Hogan, okay, 3456 03:02:58.120 --> 03:03:01.760 and he's but he's got the ripped off knees. And 3457 03:03:01.799 --> 03:03:04.239 then I mean, they don't they don't even look at it. 3458 03:03:04.239 --> 03:03:06.440 It says the Incredible Hulk is coming. 3459 03:03:06.520 --> 03:03:09.719 It says the Incredible Hulk is coming in the exact 3460 03:03:10.440 --> 03:03:12.239 font that they would use in the Marvel comics right 3461 03:03:12.239 --> 03:03:13.040 above his head. 3462 03:03:13.319 --> 03:03:17.360 And you've got Hogan and and he's got the torn 3463 03:03:17.920 --> 03:03:20.559 he's got no shirt and the torn pants and bare 3464 03:03:20.600 --> 03:03:22.879 feet like the Hulk would be. 3465 03:03:23.079 --> 03:03:25.680 Yeah, this is the most over the top one. This 3466 03:03:25.760 --> 03:03:27.319 is the one where I saw it and I'm like, okay, 3467 03:03:28.360 --> 03:03:30.799 Like this is why he didn't want to talk too 3468 03:03:30.879 --> 03:03:33.319 much about this time period, because they went way over 3469 03:03:33.399 --> 03:03:37.520 the top, using Marvel to sell tickets, and yeah, to 3470 03:03:37.559 --> 03:03:39.559 put him in jeans that are ripped off at the 3471 03:03:39.639 --> 03:03:41.959 knees like he hulked up like Lufa Rigno did. 3472 03:03:41.799 --> 03:03:44.760 Like rip barefoot. I mean, he looks just like the comic. 3473 03:03:45.120 --> 03:03:47.200 It really is ripped off the picture of the comic 3474 03:03:47.200 --> 03:03:49.200 and put Terry Bulay's head on. It is what exactly 3475 03:03:49.280 --> 03:03:51.719 they did here, and this is advertising Tomorrow night and 3476 03:03:51.760 --> 03:03:54.840 every Friday wrestling in Tupelow. Tomorrow Night's card was to 3477 03:03:54.879 --> 03:03:56.920 be run bass In Pete Austin versus The Hulk and 3478 03:03:57.040 --> 03:03:59.040 Eddie Boulder in the main event, as well as Hans 3479 03:03:59.040 --> 03:04:01.600 Schroeder and the Gestapo versus Jerry Jarrett and Eddie Marlin 3480 03:04:01.840 --> 03:04:05.479 and Randy Tyler versus the Hangman. So that was out 3481 03:04:05.760 --> 03:04:08.120 in the Tupelo part of the circle. But that's it 3482 03:04:08.200 --> 03:04:09.879 right there that I don't know who drew that. It 3483 03:04:09.879 --> 03:04:12.639 had to be Jerry Lawler yep, way over the top. 3484 03:04:13.399 --> 03:04:17.680 Commerciala Peel has coverage of some results here. Boss August fourteenth, 3485 03:04:17.719 --> 03:04:18.440 seventy nine. 3486 03:04:19.920 --> 03:04:22.399 Ron Bass retained his Southern Heavyweight Championship at the Mid 3487 03:04:22.440 --> 03:04:24.959 South Colisseum last night when he titled bout with Terry 3488 03:04:25.000 --> 03:04:28.239 the Hulk Boulder was stopped and declared no contest before 3489 03:04:28.239 --> 03:04:31.479 a crowd of five nine seven and other bouts on 3490 03:04:31.479 --> 03:04:35.040 the card. Pete Austin beat Jerry Bryant, Bill Dundee and 3491 03:04:35.239 --> 03:04:41.879 Rick Morton, m R. T I N one over Hans 3492 03:04:41.879 --> 03:04:48.639 Schroeder and the Gestapo Rick Motrin, Yeah right, Wayne Ferris, 3493 03:04:48.680 --> 03:04:52.239 Larry Latham downed, Tommy and Eddie Gilbert retain their seventh 3494 03:04:52.239 --> 03:04:55.440 and tag team crown and Handsome Jimmy Valliant beat Terry 3495 03:04:55.440 --> 03:05:01.440 Gordy and Michael Hayes. Yes so he beat them both 3496 03:05:01.520 --> 03:05:07.520 apparently himself. Great coverage, Great coverage and the Scimitar who 3497 03:05:07.559 --> 03:05:10.760 he doesn't like this headline not at all. Hulk misses 3498 03:05:10.920 --> 03:05:14.639 on title shot. Terry the Hulk Boulder missed his try 3499 03:05:14.760 --> 03:05:18.079 for the Southern Heavyweight Wrestling title last night at the Coliseum. 3500 03:05:18.120 --> 03:05:21.000 When the match went with champ Ron Bass was stopped 3501 03:05:21.200 --> 03:05:24.440 and declared no contest. Tommy and De Gil but also 3502 03:05:24.479 --> 03:05:27.479 failed in their effort against the Southern Tag Team champions 3503 03:05:27.520 --> 03:05:30.799 Wayne Ferris and Larry Latham. In another feature match, Handsome 3504 03:05:30.840 --> 03:05:34.600 Jimmy Valiant, back after an absence of several months, beat 3505 03:05:34.760 --> 03:05:40.399 Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes, Bill Dundee and Rick Morton 3506 03:05:41.079 --> 03:05:46.159 McGain same spelling beat Hans Schroeder and the Gestapo, while 3507 03:05:46.239 --> 03:05:50.559 Pete Austin pinned Jerry Bryant. A crowd of five thousand, 3508 03:05:51.159 --> 03:05:55.959 nine hundred and seven watched the action. They agree on 3509 03:05:56.120 --> 03:06:00.879 the on the crowd for the first time. Yep, we've 3510 03:06:00.920 --> 03:06:04.200 seen so flash forward. Here's how some of the television 3511 03:06:04.239 --> 03:06:07.479 promotion would have sounded for this Hult cog and Ron 3512 03:06:07.520 --> 03:06:13.239 Bass title swing hitting the circuit three to one. 3513 03:06:12.040 --> 03:06:14.479 Old that turned out to be no contest. It seems 3514 03:06:14.559 --> 03:06:17.959 the referee was rendered unconscious about halfway through it and 3515 03:06:17.959 --> 03:06:19.680 they'll probably try again some other week. 3516 03:06:20.239 --> 03:06:22.239 So that was coverage in Action Sports five, So if 3517 03:06:22.280 --> 03:06:25.200 you watch your six o'clock news WMCTV Sports five, they 3518 03:06:25.200 --> 03:06:27.520 would result. They would report out the wrestling results. 3519 03:06:28.000 --> 03:06:28.879 That's crazy. 3520 03:06:29.120 --> 03:06:31.799 They were legit things, so there was no footage of 3521 03:06:31.799 --> 03:06:33.200 the match. It just it was a graphic that' said 3522 03:06:33.200 --> 03:06:35.360 the Hulk versus on Bass. But they're a little bit 3523 03:06:35.360 --> 03:06:37.520 more color as to how the Hulk Bass matches were 3524 03:06:37.520 --> 03:06:40.879 playing out with the referee was dinged in, thus the 3525 03:06:40.920 --> 03:06:43.840 whole thing thrown out as a no contest. Flash forward 3526 03:06:43.879 --> 03:06:47.680 another bid. Here's some more promotional ephemera that had been 3527 03:06:47.760 --> 03:06:50.440 autographed over the years. Terry Boulder kind of a glamour 3528 03:06:50.479 --> 03:06:54.719 shot there, and that we're left from the Arrival Gardens programs. 3529 03:06:55.280 --> 03:06:58.479 Flash forward from there, here's an ad of wrestling Friday Night, 3530 03:06:58.479 --> 03:07:00.920 August seventeenth of seventy nine at the Sports Arena at 3531 03:07:00.920 --> 03:07:03.879 the corner of the Clark Broadway tup below Misissippi main 3532 03:07:03.879 --> 03:07:06.479 event Ron Bass and Sunny King versus Terry and Eddie Boulder. 3533 03:07:06.479 --> 03:07:08.920 And there it is Hulk's picture with Hulk and the 3534 03:07:08.959 --> 03:07:15.559 Marvel font right above his head continuing shapelessly. Yep, we're 3535 03:07:15.559 --> 03:07:17.479 don't have to read that. We can flash forward from 3536 03:07:17.520 --> 03:07:23.639 here to some more posters and such the action programs, 3537 03:07:24.000 --> 03:07:26.600 and there's one if Terry Boulder autographed Hulk as well, 3538 03:07:26.719 --> 03:07:29.600 with him with the shades on, pointing almost like Uncle Sam. 3539 03:07:29.799 --> 03:07:34.319 At the uh yeah yep caption reads as much, does 3540 03:07:34.319 --> 03:07:35.959 the Hulk remind you with the old I want you 3541 03:07:36.079 --> 03:07:39.760 Uncle Sam posters? He should because he wants something too. 3542 03:07:39.920 --> 03:07:42.600 He wants the championship belt now worn by Ron Bass, 3543 03:07:42.600 --> 03:07:46.360 and what Hulk wants he gets. So it's interesting he's 3544 03:07:46.399 --> 03:07:50.399 going after the Southern title in Alabama with Austin Idol 3545 03:07:50.440 --> 03:07:53.319 and switching that around the fall of seventy nine, but 3546 03:07:53.399 --> 03:07:55.559 before that, in the summer of seventy nine, he's going 3547 03:07:55.600 --> 03:07:58.360 back and forth with Ron Bass for the championship, the 3548 03:07:58.399 --> 03:08:02.600 Southern Championship in Memphis. So it's it seems like Memphis 3549 03:08:02.639 --> 03:08:04.360 was the first territory to give him kind of a 3550 03:08:04.399 --> 03:08:08.280 title shot, and that is something Ron Fuller said in 3551 03:08:08.319 --> 03:08:11.239 his podcast about why Terry Boulder kind of soured a bed, 3552 03:08:11.280 --> 03:08:16.719 and Fuller kind of blames Louis Tillette for not nipping 3553 03:08:16.719 --> 03:08:20.600 this in the butt earlier that Terry really wanted, I guess, 3554 03:08:20.639 --> 03:08:23.280 the vote of confidence from the Office of Wearing the 3555 03:08:23.360 --> 03:08:26.600 championship and wasn't getting that and felt like that was 3556 03:08:26.680 --> 03:08:28.840 kind of a ding on him and kind of an 3557 03:08:28.879 --> 03:08:31.159 indication that his upside was capped over there if they 3558 03:08:31.200 --> 03:08:32.600 weren't willing to put the belt on him or put 3559 03:08:32.680 --> 03:08:36.239 him in title matches. So apparently he goes to Memphis 3560 03:08:36.319 --> 03:08:38.959 in the summer and starts having matches with Ron Bash 3561 03:08:39.000 --> 03:08:41.680 for the championship, and then soon enough is coming back 3562 03:08:41.719 --> 03:08:45.200 to Alabama and challenging Austin Idel as well. Here is 3563 03:08:45.239 --> 03:08:49.639 the August twenty fifth, nineteen seventy nine Memphis television show 3564 03:08:49.719 --> 03:08:53.079 Dave Brown here in studio. This is another brief bit 3565 03:08:53.120 --> 03:08:56.479 of promotion for the time that Terry Bolla was in 3566 03:08:56.559 --> 03:08:58.600 the soup down there. We can hit play in three 3567 03:08:59.079 --> 03:08:59.760 to one? 3568 03:09:00.520 --> 03:09:02.319 Does get to win? All right? I want to take 3569 03:09:02.319 --> 03:09:04.319 a look at some action which occurred at the Memphis 3570 03:09:04.319 --> 03:09:09.360 mids Off Coliseum last week Sonny King, last week Kerry 3571 03:09:09.879 --> 03:09:14.159 Terry Boulder the big Hulk at six seven three twenty pounds. 3572 03:09:13.959 --> 03:09:19.639 Terry Boulder, the big Hulk. Right now, big leg, drop leg, 3573 03:09:19.760 --> 03:09:25.040 drop blue singlet a Hulk is resting Sunny King and 3574 03:09:25.200 --> 03:09:34.760 strutting around that rain. Yeah, he's warming up the fist 3575 03:09:34.760 --> 03:09:37.879 for the crowd in the nuts yep, and he lands 3576 03:09:37.920 --> 03:09:41.079 in the Who's like Dusty. 3577 03:09:40.440 --> 03:09:42.040 Sonny hits the deck again. 3578 03:09:42.760 --> 03:09:55.799 Look at him commanding the rain. Brother the elbow, but 3579 03:09:56.399 --> 03:09:57.239 down Brother. 3580 03:09:58.639 --> 03:09:59.680 Ray Paul Martin. 3581 03:10:01.799 --> 03:10:03.639 There's a body slam the front back, but. 3582 03:10:05.879 --> 03:10:09.479 That's precursor to the bear hug cover though Boulder got 3583 03:10:09.479 --> 03:10:11.200 a wand too. 3584 03:10:12.000 --> 03:10:12.479 That's all. 3585 03:10:13.239 --> 03:10:21.799 King kicked out. Due can kick him out. 3586 03:10:21.840 --> 03:10:24.920 No, it's not that bad, and he's like conducting himself 3587 03:10:25.000 --> 03:10:29.319 is fine. Oh, Sonny King bounces off the canvas like 3588 03:10:29.360 --> 03:10:32.239 he's a grasshopper with a head button. 3589 03:10:34.799 --> 03:10:35.120 Holder. 3590 03:10:35.200 --> 03:10:37.120 Slow to build back to his feet, but he gets there. 3591 03:10:37.159 --> 03:10:39.399 Sonny King does as well, and the red hands flying 3592 03:10:39.399 --> 03:10:40.079 from Sonny King. 3593 03:10:40.440 --> 03:10:48.600 Right hand shot from sonnyhead. 3594 03:10:45.120 --> 03:10:46.639 Butt clucks down Boulder. 3595 03:10:47.079 --> 03:10:54.639 Yep, coco butt. Oh there it is, of course a 3596 03:10:54.719 --> 03:11:02.559 slam the way it goes up for a clean slam 3597 03:11:02.559 --> 03:11:09.120 with delay. And now Eddie, Eddie Bowler the Haulk's brother. 3598 03:11:10.239 --> 03:11:12.200 I missed it somewhere, he's telling her. 3599 03:11:12.479 --> 03:11:19.639 Distracted by Eddie. Danny Davis drops a knee, but I 3600 03:11:19.680 --> 03:11:21.159 think he landed on King by mistake. 3601 03:11:21.319 --> 03:11:25.000 He did. Eddie gets in, takes care of Davis, Hulk 3602 03:11:25.159 --> 03:11:26.840 covers stunning King and gets the wind. 3603 03:11:27.399 --> 03:11:41.280 Wow, Davis nailed King with a helmet. 3604 03:11:43.280 --> 03:11:50.920 The Hawk bakes a pen. His brother Eddie was trying 3605 03:11:50.920 --> 03:11:53.600 to tell the referee that Sonny had gone to his 3606 03:11:53.680 --> 03:12:01.239 tights absolutely jumped off the ropes. The hawk was out 3607 03:12:01.239 --> 03:12:01.680 of the way. 3608 03:12:01.879 --> 03:12:05.200 Hit Sonny King with a helmet Ben. 3609 03:12:05.120 --> 03:12:09.479 Eight minutes, fifty eight seconds. The winner is going to 3610 03:12:09.520 --> 03:12:10.600 be Terry Bowler. 3611 03:12:10.799 --> 03:12:13.120 Yeah, Hall where. 3612 03:12:13.479 --> 03:12:14.600 And that's it Edny. 3613 03:12:14.799 --> 03:12:17.360 Oh, that's it there and the win we're going to 3614 03:12:17.399 --> 03:12:18.520 be the whole gets the win. 3615 03:12:18.680 --> 03:12:20.239 Boy, you're right here, just the moment, stay with. 3616 03:12:20.159 --> 03:12:22.079 It, Y'll be able. We're gonna be right back with 3617 03:12:22.239 --> 03:12:25.040 more wrestling action here. Yeah, we're gonna be back here, 3618 03:12:25.159 --> 03:12:28.479 more wrestling action here. We get that Terry Boulder with 3619 03:12:28.559 --> 03:12:31.760 the win there links to his brother and a bunch 3620 03:12:31.799 --> 03:12:33.360 of bullshit action going on there. 3621 03:12:34.840 --> 03:12:36.879 And then August twenty fifth, it continues the Hulk and 3622 03:12:36.920 --> 03:12:40.680 Tommy Gilbert versus Pete Austin and Buddy Wayne commented in 3623 03:12:40.799 --> 03:12:43.879 studio by Dave Brown. And I'm trying to remember who 3624 03:12:43.959 --> 03:12:46.120 joins him here. We'll get that in just a second play. 3625 03:12:47.040 --> 03:12:49.879 Okay, we got more wrestling action coming up right now. 3626 03:12:49.879 --> 03:12:54.200 As a matter of fact, let's uh get the bell 3627 03:12:54.280 --> 03:12:58.840 wrong and get it underway. See one of the teams 3628 03:13:00.079 --> 03:13:04.360 taking their appearance. Okay, thanks Eddie, that's. 3629 03:13:04.239 --> 03:13:07.680 A Eddie Marlin. The promotional party. Jerry Judges up in 3630 03:13:07.680 --> 03:13:09.479 the ring right now, Howard. 3631 03:13:09.319 --> 03:13:11.159 Studio instead of the Mid South Colosseum. 3632 03:13:11.280 --> 03:13:11.799 Question too. 3633 03:13:11.840 --> 03:13:14.360 I want to tell you an in studio appearance, and 3634 03:13:14.440 --> 03:13:15.920 Holt's gonna look even bigger. 3635 03:13:15.600 --> 03:13:23.440 Here officially with the introduction at a total weight of 3636 03:13:23.559 --> 03:13:25.040 five hundred thirty. 3637 03:13:24.760 --> 03:13:26.879 One pounds, it's time in the long red. 3638 03:13:26.760 --> 03:13:28.399 Juts beat Austin. 3639 03:13:28.879 --> 03:13:30.520 All it says is the Holt see. 3640 03:13:30.719 --> 03:13:34.000 Buddy Wayne going against him and on the five hundred 3641 03:13:34.000 --> 03:13:37.879 and forty four pounds from Lexington, Tennessee Tommy Gillep and 3642 03:13:38.000 --> 03:13:40.000 from Tampa, Florida, the. 3643 03:13:40.239 --> 03:13:43.559 Halt California League one fall. 3644 03:13:43.360 --> 03:13:46.200 A twenty minute time limit. The referee is Tommy Marlin. 3645 03:13:46.280 --> 03:13:50.040 Look at the blood in the ring. Oh yeah, it's 3646 03:13:50.040 --> 03:13:51.079 a mess. 3647 03:13:51.879 --> 03:13:56.239 Referee Tommy Marlin. Beat Austin fired. 3648 03:13:56.520 --> 03:13:57.559 So these are the long pants. 3649 03:13:57.600 --> 03:14:00.280 He would wear a Georgia, a stertled and golden. So 3650 03:14:00.319 --> 03:14:02.840 he's making it's going to be Austin's subtle shifts. 3651 03:14:02.440 --> 03:14:04.399 The appearance here Tommy Gilbert. 3652 03:14:04.840 --> 03:14:07.319 Oh yeah, yeah, for sure. 3653 03:14:07.319 --> 03:14:09.719 Should be a fine tag team match, got good size 3654 03:14:09.760 --> 03:14:12.079 on both sides. Of the ring, but the size advantage 3655 03:14:12.120 --> 03:14:14.959 is almost always going to go to the team that 3656 03:14:15.079 --> 03:14:18.440 has the hult terry bowler. Yes, Yea gets six seven. 3657 03:14:18.479 --> 03:14:22.360 He weighs three to twenty all by himself. He's in 3658 03:14:22.399 --> 03:14:24.680 the corner right now, watching his part. 3659 03:14:24.879 --> 03:14:26.760 Is not even wrestling, and the top all man down 3660 03:14:26.799 --> 03:14:31.440 to the mat. Oh brittenvers that amateur style. A lot 3661 03:14:31.479 --> 03:14:33.360 of switches, a lot of front headlocks, a lot of 3662 03:14:33.559 --> 03:14:39.840 series going on. Hogan barking for the referee to take 3663 03:14:39.840 --> 03:14:43.120 closer attention from the apron, round and. 3664 03:14:43.120 --> 03:14:48.920 Round the ring, each trying to gain the advantage advantage 3665 03:14:48.920 --> 03:14:52.120 to Austin. Briefly, then Tommy Gilbert comes back with the 3666 03:14:52.200 --> 03:14:58.399 right four arms. One minute gone. 3667 03:14:58.440 --> 03:15:02.200 In this one, the stalemate between Jaibert and Austin is terry. 3668 03:15:02.239 --> 03:15:05.200 The whole Boulder waits patiently on the infant and he's 3669 03:15:05.200 --> 03:15:06.120 waiting for that hot tag. 3670 03:15:06.239 --> 03:15:09.399 Uncles Tommy up on the bottle Brop battles back. He's 3671 03:15:09.399 --> 03:15:10.360 out of the corner now. 3672 03:15:11.879 --> 03:15:22.319 Gilbert's used to be so simple, changing words. 3673 03:15:22.399 --> 03:15:30.399 Yep, Buddy Wayne over in the Austin's corner. Austin, no 3674 03:15:30.479 --> 03:15:33.639 little guy himself. He'll worry about two eighty five something 3675 03:15:33.680 --> 03:15:38.000 like that wrapped up Tommy Gilbert's arm. 3676 03:15:38.000 --> 03:15:40.360 Look at Tommy, Tommy, tom. 3677 03:15:40.440 --> 03:15:42.760 Before Austin is able to really set up on the 3678 03:15:42.799 --> 03:15:46.719 hole and bear down on him. Minute forty five gone, 3679 03:15:47.959 --> 03:15:50.959 Tommy Gilbert, Pete Austin. They started it. They've been in 3680 03:15:51.000 --> 03:15:54.520 there all the way almost. 3681 03:15:54.840 --> 03:15:57.079 It's just kind of changing what side of the APRONI stands. 3682 03:15:57.239 --> 03:15:58.200 I'm not doing much else. 3683 03:16:00.399 --> 03:16:05.120 Two minutes going right now, Pete Austin down on the mat, 3684 03:16:05.680 --> 03:16:11.760 Tommy Gilbert right there with him. 3685 03:16:12.319 --> 03:16:15.840 About now, they're not even they're done making reference to 3686 03:16:15.920 --> 03:16:18.120 Eddie Boulder at all. It sounds like, I know it's 3687 03:16:18.120 --> 03:16:18.760 what it seems like. 3688 03:16:19.200 --> 03:16:21.600 Down the man goes Austin shoulders down. 3689 03:16:21.639 --> 03:16:24.280 That's a move the whole caused to use that the 3690 03:16:24.280 --> 03:16:27.559 abdominal stretch into the lateral guillotine like pinning combination. 3691 03:16:27.639 --> 03:16:28.000 There. 3692 03:16:28.360 --> 03:16:31.319 Yeah, a chanssion saw Tommy Gilbert put it on. So 3693 03:16:31.360 --> 03:16:35.799 apparently Hult taking notes could in tower so much darker in. 3694 03:16:35.600 --> 03:16:40.639 Tan and so much holler done. Of course, he just 3695 03:16:40.680 --> 03:16:42.600 makes anyone a spot. 3696 03:16:43.559 --> 03:16:46.879 Respect He wasn't able to make it stick. Pete Austin 3697 03:16:46.959 --> 03:16:49.799 is still in there. It's Gilbert against Pete Austin. 3698 03:16:51.559 --> 03:16:51.840 I knew. 3699 03:16:51.840 --> 03:16:54.360 Eventually on the lapstan were treated to the stylings of 3700 03:16:54.399 --> 03:16:56.760 Tommy Gilbert and Pete Austin. I just didn't be during 3701 03:16:56.799 --> 03:16:57.920 our tribute to Hulk Hogan. 3702 03:16:59.520 --> 03:17:01.479 The extreme. He's waiting for this for since day one. 3703 03:17:02.120 --> 03:17:05.040 A lot of pulling going on, pushing him, pulling. Gilbert 3704 03:17:05.040 --> 03:17:06.959 scrambles beneath the legs of Austin and lands a big 3705 03:17:07.000 --> 03:17:10.959 drop kick the Hulk, offering some applause from the liprit 3706 03:17:11.280 --> 03:17:12.559 first partner, Tommy Gilpair. 3707 03:17:12.639 --> 03:17:14.799 Now a little conversation with Buddy Wayne. Do they make 3708 03:17:14.799 --> 03:17:18.840 a tag? No, Pete Austin stays in there. Tommy back 3709 03:17:18.959 --> 03:17:20.479 to the corner, says something to the Hulk. 3710 03:17:22.159 --> 03:17:23.479 I think what he said was Brother. 3711 03:17:30.920 --> 03:17:41.879 Gilbert rammed into the turnbuckles by Pete Austin. Tommy trying 3712 03:17:41.879 --> 03:17:44.239 to work his way back to the center of the ring. 3713 03:17:44.280 --> 03:17:46.200 He does not want to get trapped in that corner 3714 03:17:46.239 --> 03:17:50.879 with Buddy Wayne and Pete Austin and both work on him. 3715 03:17:51.040 --> 03:17:53.600 Beat down continues. I guess you're dead on when he 3716 03:17:53.639 --> 03:17:55.719 said he's waiting for the hot tag. That just seems 3717 03:17:55.760 --> 03:18:01.840 to be where we're at. 3718 03:18:06.840 --> 03:18:08.520 Yolberts round behind Pete Austin. 3719 03:18:08.639 --> 03:18:09.799 He hits a bit of four arms. 3720 03:18:09.920 --> 03:18:10.319 Hag it. 3721 03:18:10.399 --> 03:18:12.600 Here there comes Terry. There you go. 3722 03:18:13.239 --> 03:18:14.440 Here it comes Buddy Wayne. 3723 03:18:14.520 --> 03:18:18.239 Throw an elbow anything that moves, that's it. The elbows 3724 03:18:18.840 --> 03:18:19.639 on Buddy Wayne. 3725 03:18:19.639 --> 03:18:25.040 He puts Pete Austin into the ropes. Buddy Wayne's still there. 3726 03:18:25.040 --> 03:18:27.920 He's thrown out onto the apron by the hawk, not 3727 03:18:28.079 --> 03:18:30.319 over the top rope. He was thrown through the ropes. 3728 03:18:30.959 --> 03:18:32.959 The Hulk back to work on Pete Austin. 3729 03:18:34.760 --> 03:18:37.920 There it is some of the squeeze, thinks bear hug 3730 03:18:37.959 --> 03:18:38.680 on Pete Austin. 3731 03:18:38.920 --> 03:18:41.680 Let's see possible submission where. 3732 03:18:41.479 --> 03:18:43.079 It is guy's ringing the bell. 3733 03:18:44.879 --> 03:18:46.000 That is it. 3734 03:18:46.159 --> 03:18:47.200 The Hulk gets a pin. 3735 03:18:48.079 --> 03:18:51.360 Wait the referee rang the bell and then get the 3736 03:18:51.399 --> 03:18:59.600 pine two three? Didn't he truly bizarre? That's that's that's 3737 03:18:59.639 --> 03:19:00.799 whole Cogan right there. 3738 03:19:01.920 --> 03:19:02.120 Brother. 3739 03:19:02.120 --> 03:19:03.440 I want to beat him twice, dude. 3740 03:19:05.360 --> 03:19:07.280 Yeah, that was just straight hot tag, like you know, 3741 03:19:07.559 --> 03:19:08.559 just as they're describing. 3742 03:19:08.840 --> 03:19:09.120 Yep. 3743 03:19:09.360 --> 03:19:11.159 Just get him in there and go through the motions 3744 03:19:12.200 --> 03:19:15.440 until you can set it up and the whole victorious 3745 03:19:15.440 --> 03:19:18.760 there in the studio. That's August twenty fifth. Here's just 3746 03:19:18.760 --> 03:19:22.559 a quick read next here for an upcoming show in Jonesborough. 3747 03:19:23.639 --> 03:19:26.559 And Oxford, Misissippi. I think as they promote an upcoming 3748 03:19:27.600 --> 03:19:28.319 Hulk appearance. 3749 03:19:29.239 --> 03:19:32.479 Okay, tonight also wrestling in Oxford, Mississippi. Here's that card. 3750 03:19:32.520 --> 03:19:34.840 Oh yeah, I think Oxford would had to be built 3751 03:19:34.879 --> 03:19:38.159 a battle of the giants, have the Hulk, Hated Boulder, 3752 03:19:38.520 --> 03:19:40.520 Ron Bass and Big Pete Alston to be there. I 3753 03:19:40.600 --> 03:19:42.399 don't have some big guys, no doubt about it. 3754 03:19:43.159 --> 03:19:46.840 That was Rob Fuller actually sounded just like Ron. 3755 03:19:48.079 --> 03:19:48.920 Je Yes. 3756 03:19:49.239 --> 03:19:52.760 Jared Welch Present Wrestling Monday, August twenty seventh, Mid South Coliseum, 3757 03:19:52.840 --> 03:19:56.520 Lawler and Bockwinkle. Interesting spelling there in Winkle w I 3758 03:19:56.639 --> 03:20:00.280 n c l E. For the ABA World titles, Jerry 3759 03:20:00.319 --> 03:20:02.479 lull are challenging for the a Toba Belt in seventy nine. 3760 03:20:02.920 --> 03:20:05.760 That that's a tried and true formula, and the Southern 3761 03:20:05.760 --> 03:20:08.760 Heavyweight title, and the co features Ron Bass versus Bill Nundee, 3762 03:20:09.079 --> 03:20:11.719 Gordian Hayes versus Regal and Morton. And for the Southern 3763 03:20:11.760 --> 03:20:13.879 tag titles. Now going for the tag belts, it's the 3764 03:20:13.920 --> 03:20:17.120 Hulk tea Tommy Gilbert who we just saw there in studio. 3765 03:20:17.159 --> 03:20:19.000 They formed a team to go for the gold against 3766 03:20:19.000 --> 03:20:23.760 Wayne Ferris and Larry Latham pushing ahead. There's another program 3767 03:20:24.200 --> 03:20:27.600 feature where Ron Bass is trapped in the super Southern 3768 03:20:27.719 --> 03:20:30.760 squeeze of Terry the hulp Bolter. That's what he would 3769 03:20:30.760 --> 03:20:33.760 call the Bear Hug. He apparently faced Sonny King on 3770 03:20:33.799 --> 03:20:37.200 this Louisville wrestling card August twenty eighth of that year. 3771 03:20:37.479 --> 03:20:41.360 Here's some more television promotion for a show that's upcoming, 3772 03:20:42.360 --> 03:20:45.200 I think on August thirtieth, three to two one play. 3773 03:20:45.680 --> 03:20:47.600 Thursday Night for At City, Arkansas. 3774 03:20:47.920 --> 03:20:52.879 A big fourteen man Royal. Gordian Hayes, the Hulls. 3775 03:20:53.719 --> 03:20:56.159 Yeah, na, the big names and they'll be in Forest City. 3776 03:20:56.959 --> 03:21:01.399 A fourteen man Royal, A fourteen man it was one. 3777 03:21:01.520 --> 03:21:04.280 Remember that early clip we found where gene Oakerland calls 3778 03:21:04.280 --> 03:21:08.879 it the Rumble Royal from eighty eight. Yes, Bread new 3779 03:21:08.920 --> 03:21:09.600 to the concept. 3780 03:21:09.840 --> 03:21:15.040 Oh, Thursday Night Forrest City, Arkansas, A big fourteen man Royal. 3781 03:21:15.680 --> 03:21:21.760 Yeah, oh yeah, Guidon hame I love me of fourteen 3782 03:21:21.879 --> 03:21:26.360 man royal, Love me a good old fashioned. 3783 03:21:26.040 --> 03:21:30.600 Royal, Crown Royal if you will. Jerry Laller involved and 3784 03:21:30.680 --> 03:21:34.680 yeah you heard him called Hulk there. Hayes, the Hulk Haul. 3785 03:21:35.200 --> 03:21:37.440 He names the big names and they'll be in Forest. 3786 03:21:37.120 --> 03:21:41.440 City Wrestling Friday Night, August thirty first of that year 3787 03:21:41.680 --> 03:21:45.200 at the tub Blo of Misissippi Sports Arena. It's Sonny 3788 03:21:45.280 --> 03:21:50.680 King versus or Sonny Ing. Yeah fucking bad, God, I 3789 03:21:50.680 --> 03:21:53.440 don't care versus the Hulk Terry Boulder, And there he 3790 03:21:53.520 --> 03:21:55.639 is with the Uncle Sampo's. There he is again in 3791 03:21:55.680 --> 03:21:59.120 the Uncle Sampo's for the Labor Day weekend card at 3792 03:21:59.120 --> 03:22:03.879 the American Legion Arena September first, it is Jerry Lawler, 3793 03:22:03.959 --> 03:22:06.520 Wayne Ferris and Larry Latham versus Eddie Martl and Tommy 3794 03:22:06.559 --> 03:22:08.879 Gilbert Nadi Gilbert in a six man tag team main event. 3795 03:22:09.280 --> 03:22:12.120 Underneath them Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes versus The Hulk 3796 03:22:12.159 --> 03:22:15.159 and Steve Rigal. You heard it, folks, The Free Birds 3797 03:22:15.280 --> 03:22:19.639 versus Hulk Hogan in seventy nine. I cannot handle no, No, 3798 03:22:20.000 --> 03:22:23.680 I cannot handle Hulk Hogan taking on the Freebirds at all. 3799 03:22:24.159 --> 03:22:27.799 In Jonesborough, no less. Never thought their paths crossed this early. 3800 03:22:28.040 --> 03:22:31.079 But in fact, ever, when where did they ever fucking 3801 03:22:31.120 --> 03:22:32.440 wrestle the Freebird? You're right? 3802 03:22:32.479 --> 03:22:35.879 Ever, Like if I was to guess if their paths 3803 03:22:35.879 --> 03:22:37.680 ever crossed, I guess My point is it would not 3804 03:22:37.719 --> 03:22:42.399 have been this early. That is just that's just truly insane. 3805 03:22:43.399 --> 03:22:49.239 And we can skip this one and we will say it. 3806 03:22:49.239 --> 03:22:51.600 We'll put a pin in that one. There's a program 3807 03:22:51.680 --> 03:22:54.719 photo of Terry really getting up in the air from September. 3808 03:22:54.840 --> 03:22:57.719 Look at that, Wow Lake drop it look me makes 3809 03:22:57.760 --> 03:23:01.079 him look like he's flying thirty feet the air. As 3810 03:23:01.159 --> 03:23:03.559 it say, they fly through the air, but not always 3811 03:23:03.600 --> 03:23:07.799 with the greatest of ease. For what we mean, look inside, 3812 03:23:08.079 --> 03:23:11.120 just a picture there of the single out wearing Terry 3813 03:23:11.159 --> 03:23:13.760 Boulder dropping a big leg apparently on this card in Louisville, 3814 03:23:13.799 --> 03:23:17.680 September fourth of nineteen seventy nine, it was the hulkon 3815 03:23:17.719 --> 03:23:20.559 Tommy Gilbert versus Wayne Ferris and Larry Latham for the 3816 03:23:20.559 --> 03:23:24.600 Southern Tag Team Championships. Underneath the match, yeah, between Bill 3817 03:23:24.680 --> 03:23:28.399 Dundee and Jerry Lawler. So that feud very much underway. 3818 03:23:28.479 --> 03:23:31.280 We see it repeated here Wednesday, September fifth of seventy 3819 03:23:31.360 --> 03:23:34.159 nine at the Coliseum Lawler and Dundee and it's the 3820 03:23:34.159 --> 03:23:37.319 Free Birds versus Regal and Morton and Wayne Ferris and 3821 03:23:37.399 --> 03:23:39.760 Larry Latham versus the Hulk and Tommy Gilbert for the 3822 03:23:39.799 --> 03:23:44.239 Southern Tag belts, so no sign of Eddie Boulder anymore. 3823 03:23:44.399 --> 03:23:47.600 By September. Oh, He's like god, not even on the cards. 3824 03:23:48.120 --> 03:23:52.440 Rap Arena Thursday, September sixth of seventy nine Southern Heavyweight 3825 03:23:52.479 --> 03:23:55.719 title The Hulk versus Ron Bass underneath Jerry Lawler and 3826 03:23:55.719 --> 03:23:58.319 Bill Dundee. In the main event, Jerry Jarrett teams with 3827 03:23:58.399 --> 03:24:00.879 Jackie Fargo to take on Wayne Fairy and Larry Latham 3828 03:24:00.959 --> 03:24:03.680 for the Southern tag titles. So not winning the belts. 3829 03:24:03.680 --> 03:24:04.319 There is the Hulk. 3830 03:24:04.920 --> 03:24:05.360 Next up. 3831 03:24:05.360 --> 03:24:10.680 Phyllis County Fairgrounds has in Marvel, Arkansas on September seventh, 3832 03:24:10.760 --> 03:24:13.719 has Ron Bass versus the Hulk as well Buddy Wayne 3833 03:24:13.719 --> 03:24:15.680 and Pete Austin versus Eddie Boulder. There he is in 3834 03:24:15.760 --> 03:24:19.719 mer Goware Coca War teaming with Eddie Boulder, just helping him, 3835 03:24:19.719 --> 03:24:23.040 but teaming with him. Sunny King versus Dallas Montgomery as well. 3836 03:24:23.799 --> 03:24:25.840 There's a couple of polaroids there of Hulk wearing the 3837 03:24:25.840 --> 03:24:29.840 aforementioned Tampa Jim T shirt, Eddie Boulder looking as seventies 3838 03:24:29.879 --> 03:24:33.399 as you can look, some stills that survive of them 3839 03:24:33.440 --> 03:24:37.959 and sing lets as well, and there is I think 3840 03:24:37.959 --> 03:24:41.399 one final snap this This comes from Facebook and an 3841 03:24:41.399 --> 03:24:43.760 account where it says Terry Boulder Hulk taken in the 3842 03:24:43.760 --> 03:24:46.920 seventies at the Evansville Coliseum. I've never seen another Hogan 3843 03:24:47.040 --> 03:24:50.760 signed as Terry Boulder Hulk. Yeah, this is this is 3844 03:24:50.879 --> 03:24:54.319 kind of coveted. Is his autographs that he would sign 3845 03:24:54.399 --> 03:24:56.959 before he was Hulk Hogan and he yeah, for sure 3846 03:24:57.040 --> 03:25:00.680 as Terry Boulder. This piece comes from the Ellen Nora collection. 3847 03:25:00.799 --> 03:25:03.239 This Facebook post says this is from a collector of 3848 03:25:03.280 --> 03:25:07.280 Facebook page. Honora was the president of the Jerry the 3849 03:25:07.399 --> 03:25:11.799 King Lawler fan Club. Heye, and to punctuate it, to 3850 03:25:11.840 --> 03:25:15.200 punctuate that here on this edition of the Complete Hulk Hogan, 3851 03:25:15.319 --> 03:25:17.159 I asked you to click ahead one take a look 3852 03:25:17.159 --> 03:25:20.159 at that drawing. There is another one. 3853 03:25:19.959 --> 03:25:22.520 Wow, Jesus Christ Almighty. 3854 03:25:22.120 --> 03:25:24.479 Autographed by King Jerry Lawler and signed apparently in a 3855 03:25:24.520 --> 03:25:26.079 future life by Hulk Hogan himself. 3856 03:25:26.120 --> 03:25:26.639 Off to the right. 3857 03:25:27.159 --> 03:25:29.959 It's an illustration sketch and it could be right out 3858 03:25:29.959 --> 03:25:33.600 of a press kit for The Incredible Hulk starring Louf Forrigno. 3859 03:25:34.159 --> 03:25:38.399 Yep Helpe seriously could and Terry Boulder Jerry Lawler at 3860 03:25:38.479 --> 03:25:41.280 Hulk Hogan. Obviously their fates very much intertwined from the 3861 03:25:41.399 --> 03:25:43.840 very beginning, as we've now established, all the way from 3862 03:25:43.959 --> 03:25:46.879 nineteen seventy nine in Memphis, and on the next installment 3863 03:25:46.920 --> 03:25:49.000 of the Complete hul Cogan, we'll dig a little bit 3864 03:25:49.000 --> 03:25:52.120 more into where some of those tensions between the King 3865 03:25:52.159 --> 03:25:54.879 and the Hulkster came from that Jimmy Hard and others 3866 03:25:54.879 --> 03:25:57.319 have made reference to, and we'll take a good solid 3867 03:25:57.319 --> 03:26:00.000 look at Hulk's return to Memphis in nineteen eighty one 3868 03:26:00.239 --> 03:26:03.280 after making his star in New York and elsewhere, tangling 3869 03:26:03.319 --> 03:26:06.520 with Jerry Lawler in a highly disputed outcome that would 3870 03:26:06.600 --> 03:26:09.200 lead to the infamous match you've referenced and so many 3871 03:26:09.239 --> 03:26:11.959 others remember on the Wrestling Gold Tape, and the highly 3872 03:26:12.000 --> 03:26:15.559 controversial idea, particularly as Hulk Cogan hit it big nationally 3873 03:26:16.040 --> 03:26:19.479 that a tape exists of Jerry Lawler beating him before 3874 03:26:19.520 --> 03:26:22.680 he was famous. That's next time, as we further our 3875 03:26:22.719 --> 03:26:32.040 examination of Memphis and Hulk cogin on the Complete hul cokindimouncement. 3876 03:26:29.040 --> 03:26:29.520 As a t. J. 3877 03:26:29.680 --> 03:26:33.479 DeSantis production, its contents is intended for private use only.