As the rivalry between these teams heats up, the two sides talk about their upcoming showdown at the Mid-South Coliseum for the AWA World Tag Team titles
1985 – Former NWA World Champion Harley Race has sent a video to Memphis, where he tells Phil Hickerson that he’s coming to town looking for him
In Memphis, Randy Savage is out for an interview with his father, Angelo Poffo, and threatens Dutch Mantell, calling him a ‘Universal Geek’
1981 – Dutch Mantell talks to Lance Russell about the war, and tells Tojo Yamamato that he won’t let anyone insult his country or his service
Wildfire Tommy Rich is out with his tag team partner, Eddie Gilbert, and goes on a rambling diatribe about various, random topics
Just ahead of his title bout with Austin Idol, Jerry Lawler comes out with manager Jimmy Hart to brag a little and cast some insults at the challenger
Memphis news coverage of Jerry Lawler winning the AWA World Heavyweight title from Curt Hennig the night before at the Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
Jerry The King Lawler defeats Curt Hennig in the Mid-South Coliseum to finally capture the elusive AWA World Heavyweight title
1981 – The King is out to discuss the events that led to Terry Funk being accidentally blinded, just ahead of their match at Louisville Gardens
Memphis nearly EXPLODES when Austin Idol, Tommy Rich & Paul E. Dangerously conspire to shave Jerry The King Lawler’s head in the cage at Mid-South Coliseum
Memphis promoter Jerry Jarrett talks to Dave Brown, and says that due to Jerry Lawler’s crazy contract demands, he can’t afford the star anymore
Lance Russell announces that The Fabulous Ones are returning to Memphis, and then shows them in a music video set to Thin Lizzy’s ‘The Boys are Back in Town’
1982 – Comedian Andy Kaufman gets a disqualification victory over Jerry Lawler, when the King delivers an illegal piledriver during the match
Jimmy Hart tells Lance Russell that there’s a new King in Memphis, and brings out Paul Ellering – only to have stablemate Jimmy Valiant bust up the coronation
Bill Dundee is back in Memphis, and as he sits down to talk with Jerry Lawler and Lance Russell, he lets The King know he wants the Southern Heavyweight title