Dutch Mantell - Dirtiest Player in the Game! (3-27-82) Classic Memphis Wrestling
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- After a grueling "No DQ" match last Monday night, Dutch Mantell concludes that he and Jerry Lawler are about equally matched, therefore the only way to resolve their issues would be to have a "Loser Leaves Town" match right on television... today!
Jerry Lawler, eager to resolve their issues, takes The Dirty Dutchman up on the offer and they begin another fight to a draw--a short repeat of their recent matches--with no one gaining a decisive advantage. After the point has been made, Mantell bails out of the ring heads for the announcer's table and gets Lance to his feet for an impromptu interview.
Dutch, gasping for air, is beginning to see the futility of their battles and wants to call off the match and have a summit for peace negotiations with Lawler. Hey, wait a second now... Let's hear him out. He has a few points that make sense, and the unwitting crowd agrees. Soon, the Memphis fans find they've helped steer their King right into a vicious beatdown. Heh heh. ;)
Date: March 27, 1982
Location: WMC TV5 Studio, Memphis
Play-by-play: Lance Russell
Referee: Jerry Calhoun
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This video is a MASTERCLASS of both cutting a promo, and the 80s era style of wrestling. Absolutely magnificent.
The greatest thing about this is that this was a typical Saturday morning in Memphis.
More like in the South.
Greatest time ever seen in Wrestling history
The birthplace of all Nineties era Pro Wrestling Anarchy yet to be. And the perfect "Voice of Reason" in the late great Lance Lanier Russell actually selling that his trademark "C'mon You Guys!" could actually stop lunatics from darn near killing and maiming each other!😂🤣😂🎤🎼🎸🤼♂️B.W.
@@madbrowniac7871 Lance being so calm with so much mayhem occurring a mere foot away from him always magnified the mayhem. "Come on guys, that's enough!" in a soft tone while two guys are trying to break someone's leg or a brawl ensues at the announcer's desk is pure genius.
T.M.M.: That was ingenious! Mr. Russell might or might not be in The Top Three ever. As the saying goes though it doesn't take long to call the roll. And then there's the absolute fact that in his incredible career he put over more people than rain tarp!😂 Was he ever asked to do Memphis Tiger Games? When they were a Nationwide Basketball force with oddly enough a guy named Keith Lee he'd have been a true Ace addition on The Mic.😂🤔🎤🎼🎸🐅🏀🤼♂️B.W.
Fun Fact: Both Dutch Mantell And Jerry Lawler Were born on the same day in the same year.
comparing this to current wrestling, no wonder people thought it was a shoot back then. so much more believable
+Pickle Barrel - I was thinking the same thing as I watched this. The slow, over-scripted, over-emphasized speaking pattern that all of today's wrestlers seem to have is enough to put me to sleep. And while today's heavily choreographed matches can be entertaining, I don't think anyone would ever buy them as being legitimate brawls.
+Chet Lemon - The crowd is also fantastic. Adds so much to the match.
+Chet Lemon todays wrestling more like a broadway play
I agree with Chet Lemon. The crowd adds to the match. They were great, rivals Jim Crockett Promotions. Even though their smaller.
Today's wrestlers wax and tan like they're going to the prom.....look at Mantell, or George Steele.....back hair you could make wigs out of and pale as an Alaskan winter.....they looked more real as well compared to these Ken-dolls with no off-the-cuff mic skills and over-rehearsed matches
Dutch was one of my alltime favorites and much respect as he is also a Vietnam veteran
Lmao he’s some creepi old racist from southern murica 🤦🏻🤣
Being forced to burn children alive as a young man makes him better?
I loved Dutch as Zeb Colter, and I listen to his podcast all the time, but this is the first match of his that I've seen. Dude was a great worker.
This man has been one of the most underrated people on the mic ever in wrestling. I've followed Dutch Mantell for years and watching him be Swagger's mouthpiece reminds me of the old-school managers. We need more guys like Dirty Dutch Mantell.
No he’s not. He’s right where he belongs. In the shadows of the real wrestlers. 😂🤣
@@jamescoleman446He's one of the most respected wrestlers and bookers of the 80s..He taught so many from the Undertaker, Steve Austin, Godfather, AJ Styles, and the list goes on. He was a major player in Memphis during it's height of popularity..
You have no idea what you are talking about@@jamescoleman446
Growing up in Memphis, this was the center of the wrestling universe. I just wish wrestling was this way again.
The small, simple details made wrestling in this time extraordinary
This is so much better than 90% of todays AEW or WWE
I’d say a 100%
100%
Anytime old school southern wrasslin’ is showcased, I love it! From the standpoint of storytelling, nothing has or ever will touch it! Mantell was an outstanding performer, but also a guiding hand for many professional wrestlers.
I think there was like 2 actually wrestling moves and a whole bunch of strikes..the psychology was great but it work for guys who look out of shape. Not saying you have to do every move but and body slam would've been nice..
But I guess in order to make it look real you cant be to fancy
my god just the lil details they put into this..this is wrestling!! I've been watching a lot of memphis on youtube, i had no idea how awesome it was!!
I wish jerry, Lawler
Memphis was amazing.
I grew up watching Crockett, and it was great too, but I wish I could have seen more of Memphis as a kid.
@@justinleblanc1883Mid South is amazing..It was my territory growing up in the early and mid 80s in Oklahoma City. My dad was a state senator, and he knew Bill Watts and would get me backstage from time to time when they came to the Myriad. I have photos of me with hacksaw Butch Reed, Jim Duggan, and Dennis Condrey with Bobby Eaton..Was amazing, they of course remained in character the entire time..
I grew up watching Mid-South/UWF. I would see clips of Memphis Wrestling though music videos for Rock n Roll Express and others. No crowd popped like Memphis back in the day. Dallas and World Class had some great crowds too. But Memphis had the best crowd reactions to me.👍
These guys knew how to throw punches. Wrestlers today need to study tapes to make their shit look real
I like how straightforward and real this comes across. Just straightforward promos and wrestling action without the fanfare and the whole "clown show" aspect. I wish I could have experienced this as it happened.
If I had a time machine I’d be here watching this in person.
This is how you cut a believable promo. Current WWE should take this guy and have him teaching their roster how to talk.
This midwesterners wishes in a big way that there was way to watch Memphis wrestling chronologically from 1977 or so all the way to the end. Just another great example of how adept our combatants were at keeping things interesting. THANK YOU
Props to Dutch and King, more interesting match than we could ever hope to see today.
Got what you paid for
Love
Wrestling nowadays is dead and boring.
Old school wrestling is great 😊
I've known Dutch since working for nick Gulas in 1978 - great pro - worked for everybody in the biz from booker to producer to mgr to wrestler- even worked for me when I ran spot shows!!! No scripted promos here!!!
Rip I knew Nick for years. Buddy did we ever have good times and make a lot of money
Rip Rogers I remember you rip you were pretty big shit yourself back then in the tenn area.
Kudos to Lawler and Jarrett! No fancy production or presentation. Bloodstained mats, crappy looking ropes, and barely any padding on the turnbuckles. Great, creative angles; too! My condolences to the Jarrett family. Wish you a speedy recovery Jerry!
Everyone bought in, starting with me. Wasn't expecting that from you Dutch.
It's easy to see why Dutch had such a big influence on Stone Cold ...... What a worker, great ring psychology and he and Lawler had great chemistry.
Back in the age of TV Squash Matches (I grew up in AWA country) this was pretty innovative and really quite smart. I'd definitely be more likely to see a live show of a rematch than if they had showed each guy in the usual squash match .... Lawler was pretty smart about that as the Andy Kaufman stuffed proved.
Lance Russell was a huge asset for Memphis wrestling
when wrestling was good.
dutch was a true pro wrestling nomad travelling from territory to territory for decades
The wrestlers back then made it look real thru that mic
Man I love Lance Russell - he was just the best at selling the drama!!
Excellent sell-job when Lawler hits the post at 14:11 - I wish more of the vintage Memphis stuff was still available (a lot of it was apparently taped over) but what I've seen is outstanding.
Great stuff! I really bought into this on tv as a kid.
It's still real to me, DAMMIT!
Thanks for the clip, never seen this one before. Interesting angles. I never really liked Mantell but I couldn't hate him either.
So happy I was a kid when this came out I love being an old geaser 👍🏻
We were lucky enough to be born at the right time.
@@georgecarl1955 i agree. Definitely happy about when we were born 👍🏻
Best 15 minutes of wrestling ive seen this year. It had a great story and i didnt see the double cross coming. Whats wrong with the wrestling telling the story?
Its such a great part that todays wrestling has totally lost and its the reason guys like us still watch the classics over new wrestling any day
No one ever took a bump like Dutch
Wow, this was entertaining from start to finish. Dutch got real heat, everyone involved presented it as a legitimate bout, and without spoiling anything, things took some unexpected turns. That was great. Now I am left with this question: Why can't wrestling today be presented as serious with good storylines, good, characters, and good angles? Now days it's all about getting your shit in and all these winks at the camera. RIP Kayfabe. We know it's a work, but the product should be presented as serious. You don't see characters in movies going off script, ranting about what happened with actors backstage, talking about star ratings and how much camera time they have.
Underrated mic skills
All time classic segment
Awesome freaking angle. I cant wait for the barbed wire match. Get well, Jerry! True legend!
I thought Dutch Mantel was one of the toughest wrestler I've seen.. That included GCW in late 70's early 80's.
Dont understand why dutch didnt make it to the big show
this was when wrestling was great...much better then what they are passing off as wrestling today and Jerry and Dutch were really two of the best in the country
Would love
To
Watch matches with you
I miss the old days of wrestling
Lawler and Mantell are cosmic brothers; they were both born on November 29, 1949.
Instead of "The King" wearing a Crown after this particular match, he should've been wearing a dunce cap! I can't believe that Jerry was stupid enough to stop and talk to Dutch, after Dutch called him over to talk, which, of course, caused Jerry to let his guard down. This was another excellent angle that this particular Wrestling Organization was well-known for. I give this segment a perfect 10 out of 10 rating!!!
Much respect to Dutch Mantell, not just anybody can just hop in the ring and put on a great match while wearing a sweater!
That back-hair be a bitch don't it?
😂😂😂😂
This was awesome. I reacted just like those kids when Dirty Dutch pulled one of his tricks at the end 😂
Zeb's voice didn't change at all.
"There's no need getting in the ring beating somebody you've beaten before". You can take that straight to the bank because that's what wrestling these days needs to take note of.
The difference between then and now- younger fans today don’t know what they missed..
This match and the entire sport 30-40 years ago was the real deal. Today, too many acrobatic spots, too many finishing moves not sold anymore…no real stories being told.
I forgot Dutch wore a fur vest in the ring.
Can anyone explains what the “rules” were supposed to be?
This is when wrestling was wrestling.
amazing! Super ham fisted and obvious but amazing nonetheless. These guys were hitting hard too.
God damn that was a good match I love that one that was great it really was
Now that's Wrestling! They don't call him dirty for nuthin!
Lance: C'Mon, Dutch!
I grew up in WWF territory (Rochester,NY) but stuff like this makes me wish I grew up in Memphis.
I'll just say, what a match!
Legend!
nothing in the modern day can compare to the sincerity of this
crowd = worked. Awesome.
Dutch is the Human Sweater🤣🤣🤣
Wow the bump at 5:11 Dutch took was one of the best I ever seen.
That's how you get some major heat! :D
awesome wrestling, this is why people still watch this crap well in to their 80s ......just to see crazy random action
Back when wrestling was worth watching
Dutch takes the belt with him , even though the referee wasn't around to count the 3. Funny thing is 2 nights later at the Mid South Coliseum, they wrestled each other in a barbed wire match for the Southern belt, where Dutch entered with the belt AND was intorduced as the champion. Lawler won the belt back.
Classic Memphis! I find myself watching these old shows instead of the boring “sports entertainment” today!
Dutch and hangman bobby jaggers, the kansas jayhawks were awesome together.
Dutch was the man!
This is why wrestling then is better than wrestling now
These days it looks too polished. Its more like a choreographed dance than a fight. A fight isnt suppose to look pretty.
I mean unless ur sugar ray leonard or somebody
No wasted motion from these guys .. and all the strikes are fierce
@chrisz31974 me to. Dutch is an awesome guy. I always enjoyed watching him whether it was MEmphis/Mid-South or Georgia
His this Zeb Coulter in his younger days?
Young wrestlers take heed, find the opponents flaws, attack those flaws, no matter how big or small, then time and place your statement. Promo 101
. Notice the abdominal stretch was just a move, not a finisher. Also notice, no DQ with a chair shot, foreign object. Lawler sold everything stiff but he sold, Dutch sold, almost ziggler style. Really a stand out match concept. But you could tell the respect for each other was there.
In closing, Dutch is gonna kill you.
WM31
Wow I honestly thought Dutch was wearing a full body leotard till he got closer to the camera 🤯
I just heard Dutch lost his granddaughter in a car accident. R.I.P.
That was my first Memphis wrestling match. WHOA! Daddy like.
My dad used to be a wrestler whith Dutch
Who was your dad
Man this takes me back to the 80s as a kid!!!!😁😁😁😁
OMG. Is he 90 years old today?
No, he's 70.
Wow I didn’t realize what an athlete Dutch was. He’s so fast and explosive. That vault over the top rope to the floor was like nothing
WE, THE PEE-PUHL!!!
Yes, he is. And Lawler is hairy-chested, too! One hell of alot of testosterone in that ring!
Is there such a place as oil through in texas
Vote up Duct Tape turnbuckles
TV crowd making more noise than a WWE Stadium event
The question is "does Dutch like Lawler?"
zeb coultier sent me here
This was real as it ever gonna be miss watching this on Saturday morning wrestling will never be as good as it was when we was growing up rip to 80s wrestling.😮
First Dutch Mantel match I’ve ever seen. So THATS why they call him ‘dirty’ Dutch Mantel. I thought it as based on his appearance.
hey everybody this is who zeb coulter really is
That’s my uncle
seriously? any funny/interesting stories?
he seems like a really good guy from watching his podcast
@@hazynightheat dutch has a podcast here on youtube,,, storytime with dutch.... its great
Double Dutch Clutch!
WE THE PEOPLE !
Fuck man this match was the shit.this is wrasslin folks
i loved it-except there was no blood.
Great Angle....Sad I can't see this on todays Wrestling
Puts modern wrestling to shame, don't it?
The screaming girls make it
Lol....ol Zeb Coulter sure liked to talk a lot,even back then :P
The dirty dutch double cross!!