Mind-blowing to see Brutus at 24 or 25 years old with all that blonde hair. He didn't know what he was doing he was not confident in his sleeping skills at that point. But this is how a lot of the Stars started out on the lower levels gaining experience.
Free agency was a new thing at the time in Baseball and there was a contract dispute with someone that was big news at this time (Nolan Ryan or Pete Rose, I think) and this was Jarrett was riffing on that.
Making Lawler jerk the curtain...classic. How times have changed...in 1980 people sided with management...by 1996 it was Austin as the common man taking on management and the people sided with Austin
The one guy who could have sold all this customary Memphis lunacy perfectly? Even better than Lance Russell? The late great Gordon Solie. He could keep a stone straight face (pun intended) in the presence of Roddy Piper, a guy who Feuded and later Teamed with Lonnie "Moondog" Mayne out on The West Coast. Their Vendetta was only renowned for swallowing live goldfish and sugared bottle glass before Roddy headed to The Southeast and comparatively slipped it into a low gear. This summit in Memphis would be Superhero Cake for Gordon Solie. Also anyone notice how Adam West sounded like a sleepy John Wayne throughout his Career?🤔😉🎤🐡🏴🦇🕴🤴🎼🎸🤼♂️B.W.
Another "angle" from another talentless wrestler wanna be turned promoter. All they had were loser talent unless they were paying BIG global famous talent BIG money to travel to memphis and endure a week of BS to up stagnant ticket sales
I worked with Jimmy for about a year. Various wrestlers would come into our WTTV Channel 4 studios every week for promo interviews. He was a great talent, true showman, and definitely mastered the art of entertaining the crowd. I loved him calling me "daddy".
Ol' Jerry "The King" Lawler sure could pop a mean interview, couldn't he? The Man had a mean streak a mile wide, when he was upset. He flip-flopped so much between face and heel, it reminded ya of a stack of Pancakes! Jerry "The King" Lawler, and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair were both the same way. They could really pull on your heart-strings, when they wanted you to support 'em, but when they turned heel, they'd stomp all over those heart-strings! They played us, time and again!
Mind-blowing to see Brutus at 24 or 25 years old with all that blonde hair. He didn't know what he was doing he was not confident in his sleeping skills at that point. But this is how a lot of the Stars started out on the lower levels gaining experience.
If Handsome Jimmy and Ric Flair ever worked the same territory, that would have been a problem. Wooo!
This is why the old Memphis rasslin was the best ever.
Come on, Jerry
This is Jimmy at his best
Free agency was a new thing at the time in Baseball and there was a contract dispute with someone that was big news at this time (Nolan Ryan or Pete Rose, I think) and this was Jarrett was riffing on that.
ZZ TOP !!!
What a joke Jerry owned the company not Jarrett
Lawler was a great heel.
Lawler was most likely the best promo in the history of all professional wrestling.
The King Is Definitely Top 5/10 On The Mic All Time In The History Of Professional Wrestling…And His In Ring Work Was Excellent Too
MORE MONEY ON THE WAAAYYYY
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What do you think about that banana nose 👃 😂
Baby!!!
Always thought Ric Flair invented the strut.
The Grappler, Len Denton was simply awesome 😎 👍
Always great to see Montgomery jobbing
I’m 30 and I have a love and passion for wrestling I have to know who this is and study to see who use his move set I have tooo
I laughed every time Lance yelled “Tojo!” lol
All that waitin'...and STILL didn't get the reveal here! I want the time back, that I had to listen to Bam Bam here!
1:02
He supposed to got pinned sooner than that but he didn't sell so Jimmy repeated it again. Rookie mistake.
Super cool
Thanks for the memories!
Hay jimmy when are you coming back to Paragould arkanasa
Ok!
6:10
No steps, no ring apron...just bare bones minimum. Yup, Jerry Jarrett territory.
Making Lawler jerk the curtain...classic. How times have changed...in 1980 people sided with management...by 1996 it was Austin as the common man taking on management and the people sided with Austin
Sounds like the so called CEO Mercedes Mone
Charlie Brown from the other side of town
3:53 who let a little green alien into the matches?
The one guy who could have sold all this customary Memphis lunacy perfectly? Even better than Lance Russell? The late great Gordon Solie. He could keep a stone straight face (pun intended) in the presence of Roddy Piper, a guy who Feuded and later Teamed with Lonnie "Moondog" Mayne out on The West Coast. Their Vendetta was only renowned for swallowing live goldfish and sugared bottle glass before Roddy headed to The Southeast and comparatively slipped it into a low gear. This summit in Memphis would be Superhero Cake for Gordon Solie. Also anyone notice how Adam West sounded like a sleepy John Wayne throughout his Career?🤔😉🎤🐡🏴🦇🕴🤴🎼🎸🤼♂️B.W.
One of the main reasons Lawler did not become World Champion is he made just a much money in the Memphis territory as a World Champion
This is great reality television, not today's garbage.
wow
Jerry Jarrett rocking those late 70's threads. Looks like he was on his way to the disco!.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Draw
Ol' Terry wasn't a bad talker in his early days...
Another "angle" from another talentless wrestler wanna be turned promoter. All they had were loser talent unless they were paying BIG global famous talent BIG money to travel to memphis and endure a week of BS to up stagnant ticket sales
Love you Austin Idol ❤
Its been said by manya colleague,but when the cameras arent on him ,jimmy is so quiet they think he,s been comatosed.
Good night ɓàby
I worked with Jimmy for about a year. Various wrestlers would come into our WTTV Channel 4 studios every week for promo interviews. He was a great talent, true showman, and definitely mastered the art of entertaining the crowd. I loved him calling me "daddy".
Dundee would have beaten Patera ,
Jonathon Taylor here. Da man of Memphis wrestling handsome Jimmy valiant
1:35 The way the lines were delivered are just insane👑
Ol' Jerry "The King" Lawler sure could pop a mean interview, couldn't he? The Man had a mean streak a mile wide, when he was upset. He flip-flopped so much between face and heel, it reminded ya of a stack of Pancakes! Jerry "The King" Lawler, and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair were both the same way. They could really pull on your heart-strings, when they wanted you to support 'em, but when they turned heel, they'd stomp all over those heart-strings! They played us, time and again!
Farris and Latham. The Blonde Bombers!!! I miss these days
Man i love when they talk trash about Eddie Marlon