Jim Cornette looks 15 in this video. This just shows the level of talent that Memphis always had coming through. They were always either on their way up to the big time at NWA/WWE or on their way down from there. Buddy Landell, Koko B. Ware, Jimmy Hart, Jim Cornette, all on a studio wrestling show in little 'ol Memphis, Tennessee.
The southern territories were awesome. Remember the business was very different back then, the money was made on house shows and tv was just there to sell tickets.
No one in the history of wrestling has ever had a cross word to say about Jimmy Hart whether in Memphis or in New York. He neither drank nor drugged and did people well throughout his career.
So he took the Stagger Lee character from JYD? JYD was doing it in 1982..he lost a loser leaves town for 90 days match and the next week a new wrestler showed up called Stagger lee and EVERYONE knew it was JYD in a mask...Ted DeBiase lost his $hit because he kept trying to prove it was JYD and no one believed him. After 90 days were up Stagger lee mysteriously disappeared and JYD showed back up.
Stagger Lee was Koko B. Ware behind the mask, he later teamed with Norvell Austin and became the P.Y.T. Express (Pretty Young Things, or should I say “Pretty, Young & Tough”).
Hart,Cornette,Bruno, Robert Fuller,Gossett and Bowdwn.Memphis wrestling gave birth to some great heel managers.Did Bobby heenan and Fred Blassie ever work the Memphis territory?
I don't think Blassie did. The only time I know Heenan was around Memphis was when he was the manager for Nick Bockwinkel who had some title bouts against Lawler in the late 70's, early 80's.
This obviously the 6 months Buddy landell wanted to do steroids and try to get back to Atlanta, but the only thing Buddy needed really was the promo and in ring. Wow what could have been not saying he'd been Hogan or Flair but he could do it All.
This was in 1983. You’re referring to early 86. He didn’t do steroids in 86 while in Memphis. He looked like garbage. They brought him back in late August of that year with Bill Dundee and just buried him.
@@philipclarke9696 Yes that's it, he definitely wasn't steroided out in Atlanta, I knew he was doing Memphis years before Atlanta, being in shape is good But to look this different it's very easy to tell he was on them! The guy could do it all if he was motivated enough! What could have been?????
Koko Ware was the first Stagger Lee and then the JYD
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@@harps1974 Incorrect. JYD did it from 82-83. Koko did it from 83-84. JYD did it again in '84. But the first instance of this gimmick was JYD in Mid-South.
@@chriswillis1585 WRONG!!!! Cornette and Landell went to Mid South AFTER this angle was done. These angles were done around the same time as there was no internet, cable, or dirt sheets back then so territories could get away with stuff like this, you only saw wrestling from your area.
These Lawler fans are delusional about the creativity of Memphis wrestling. They never came up with their own stories and gimmicks. The fans there was socially isolated so bad(no other wrestling promotions wasn't allowed airtime there) that most Americans couldn't have a decent conversation with them.
@@Blacattacsquadron Wrong answer again!!! JYD debuted in 1976 and Koko was in 1978. Stagger Lee was done in the 82 by JYD and in 83 by Koko. Point being that Koko was already in the business and Memphis didn't get Mid-South TV and vice versa so in Memphis he was the Only Stagger Lee.
I remember when Koko did this character, I loved it!!! I was 7 years old. I waited for 11, channel 17 Nashville to watch every Saturday.
damn Buddy was jacked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had no idea that Buddy was ever in this kind of shape.
Jim Cornette looks 15 in this video. This just shows the level of talent that Memphis always had coming through. They were always either on their way up to the big time at NWA/WWE or on their way down from there. Buddy Landell, Koko B. Ware, Jimmy Hart, Jim Cornette, all on a studio wrestling show in little 'ol Memphis, Tennessee.
No that was him fresh in the business that’s his first job
The southern territories were awesome. Remember the business was very different back then, the money was made on house shows and tv was just there to sell tickets.
No one in the history of wrestling has ever had a cross word to say about Jimmy Hart whether in Memphis or in New York. He neither drank nor drugged and did people well throughout his career.
Koko hard the highest drop kick ever seen to be his height great man great wrestler!
Jim Brunzell's may have been higher.
Look how great shape Budro was here. Probably the best shape of his career.
So he took the Stagger Lee character from JYD? JYD was doing it in 1982..he lost a loser leaves town for 90 days match and the next week a new wrestler showed up called Stagger lee and EVERYONE knew it was JYD in a mask...Ted DeBiase lost his $hit because he kept trying to prove it was JYD and no one believed him. After 90 days were up Stagger lee mysteriously disappeared and JYD showed back up.
Stagger Lee was Koko B. Ware behind the mask, he later teamed with Norvell Austin and became the P.Y.T. Express (Pretty Young Things, or should I say “Pretty, Young & Tough”).
@@AldenRDavis junkyard did Stagger Lee first
@@jonathanrife-rs7sf I know.
Hart,Cornette,Bruno, Robert Fuller,Gossett and Bowdwn.Memphis wrestling gave birth to some great heel managers.Did Bobby heenan and Fred Blassie ever work the Memphis territory?
I don't think Blassie did. The only time I know Heenan was around Memphis was when he was the manager for Nick Bockwinkel who had some title bouts against Lawler in the late 70's, early 80's.
JYD was Stagger Lee
Norvell Austin was also known as Junkyard Dog.
@@Sargebri The Real Stagger Lee was JYD the angle was done in Midsouth before this.
Stagger Lee was CoCo Ware in Memphis
@@SargebriNorvell Austin wasn't Stagger Lee, both The Junkyard Dog and Koko B. Ware were Stagger Lee.
Not the original Stagger Lee , but a good , funny storyline. JYD was the original Stagger Lee
Pretty sure this is sometime in mid-1983. Buddy didn't go platinum until then.
Jimmy Hart fainting🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’ve never seen Landell in this shape in my life😂
Cornette was awesome.
Buddy had talent.
I can't decide which Jim talks more... 🤗
I always wanted to see them at odds. Still not too late but in the 80s and 90s it would have been gold to see who was the biggest 🐔💩heel manager.
Where Koko Wares parrot? Or was that a WWF gimmick
Frankie the bird .
This is long before the "Birdman" gimmick. That gimmick didn't appear until 1986 for his run in Mid-South/UWF.
I love Jimmy Hart. He made Memphis wrestling so Krunk back in the day.
Im sure this is exactly what Lloy Price had in mind when he wrote that song😂
This obviously the 6 months Buddy landell wanted to do steroids and try to get back to Atlanta, but the only thing Buddy needed really was the promo and in ring. Wow what could have been not saying he'd been Hogan or Flair but he could do it All.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
This was in 1983. You’re referring to early 86. He didn’t do steroids in 86 while in Memphis. He looked like garbage. They brought him back in late August of that year with Bill Dundee and just buried him.
@@philipclarke9696 Yes that's it, he definitely wasn't steroided out in Atlanta, I knew he was doing Memphis years before Atlanta, being in shape is good But to look this different it's very easy to tell he was on them! The guy could do it all if he was motivated enough! What could have been?????
Lol good sh** right here. Buddy was the man. Gone too soon🤘🤘
yeah check out 5/11/85 NWA on TBS, Buddy & JJ "Smooth Operator" he does Flair better than Flair.
If Buddy couldve have kept in this kind of shape who knows how big of star maybe he couldve took over the nature boy gimmick
Can't be the Nature Boy on the gas.
Cornette and Landel would soon be off to MidSouth with Bill Dundee
im gon ligum burgum
Well duh 🙄 who could he be it's Stagger Lee lol 😆...JP
Whom did it first, Koko or JYD?
Good question, i never knew KoKo B Ware to be Stagger Lee .I always thought JYD as this character
Koko Ware was the first Stagger Lee and then the JYD
@@harps1974 Incorrect. JYD did it from 82-83. Koko did it from 83-84. JYD did it again in '84. But the first instance of this gimmick was JYD in Mid-South.
JYD. Cornette and Landell were in Mid-South, saw it, copied it and took it to Memphis.
@@chriswillis1585 WRONG!!!! Cornette and Landell went to Mid South AFTER this angle was done. These angles were done around the same time as there was no internet, cable, or dirt sheets back then so territories could get away with stuff like this, you only saw wrestling from your area.
Lance Russell is awesome
so JYDs childhood bully came to Memphis too?
First family was a great gimmick.
Wow jimmy hart and Cornette on the same side.
Lol jimmy hart faints.
Buddy was talented.
Too many personal issues.
These Lawler fans are delusional about the creativity of Memphis wrestling. They never came up with their own stories and gimmicks. The fans there was socially isolated so bad(no other wrestling promotions wasn't allowed airtime there) that most Americans couldn't have a decent conversation with them.
This post is strange.
@@georgemaranville3305sounds like it was written by a hate filled global citizen type liberal.
This is a FAKE Stagger Lee
NOT in Memphis!
@@korywilliamsO.G.1 yes in Memphis!! Stagger Lee was born before Koko got into wrestling by JYD and Bill Watts.
@@Blacattacsquadron Wrong answer again!!! JYD debuted in 1976 and Koko was in 1978. Stagger Lee was done in the 82 by JYD and in 83 by Koko. Point being that Koko was already in the business and Memphis didn't get Mid-South TV and vice versa so in Memphis he was the Only Stagger Lee.