1981
1981 Highlights
16 Mar 1981 | goto
Lawler-Brisco
Jerry Lawler got a hard fought win against Jack Brisco to continue his comeback. The each week of 1981 saw Jimmy Hart
sending up challenger after challenger against the King. The first quarter of 1981 saw Lawler get wins over Jimmy Valiant,
Austin Idol, Ron Bass, Joe LeDuc, Hulk Hogan and Paul Ellering.
23 Mar 1981 | goto
Terry Funk Arrives
In his efforts to put Jerry Lawler out of wrestling, Jimmy Hart brought in Terry Funk as his would-be assassin. In this
first battle, Lawler got the hard fought victory.
08 Jun 1981 | goto
Steve Keirn Debuts
Steve Keirn made his Memphis debut on this card with an easy win over Jim Dalton.
29 Jun 1981 | goto
Lawler Gets Revenge
Jerry Lawler was finally able to get his hands on Jimmy Hart in a lumberjack match and while getting the win, was also
able to get some revenge on the hated manager.
31 Aug 1981 | goto
Hart Is Sent Packing
Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee teamed up to defeat the Dream Machine and Jimmy Hart. The stipulations said if Hart's team
lost the manager would have to leave town.
07 Sep 1981 | goto
Dream Sends Lawler Packing
The Dream Machine came thru in the clutch by defeating Jerry Lawler. The match stipulated that if Lawler lost, Jimy HArt would
return and he would have to leave the promotion. Lawler lost and left town.
26 Sep 1981 | goto
Valiant Wins & Loses
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Dream Machine. This win allowed Jerry Lawler's return to Memphis. This win also allowed Valiant to
have a dream match with Jimmy Hart. In that loser-leaves-town match Valiant lost to Hart and had to leave town.
26 Oct 1981 | goto
Dutch Mantell: Promotion Champ
Dutch Mantell defeated the Dream Machine to win the Southern Heavyweight title. Since he already held the promotion's
Mid-America title, Dutch was in possession of all the promotions singels titles.
30 Nov 1981 | goto
Andy Kaufman On Card
Comedian and actor, Andy Kaufman appeared on the card. He introduced himself as the "World's Inter-Gender" champion
and only wrestled women. Also on the card, the Midnight Express (Dennis COndrey, Randy Rose & Norvell Austin) showed up
