(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, Tim Dills, Jason Campbell, Mark James, and various news clippings)
Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) Results 1981
Promoting the Areas of: Tennessee and adjacent cities
Promoter: Jerry Jarrett
1/5/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 6,517)
Tommy Gilbert, Koko Ware, & Ricky Morton defeated Jimmy Kent, The Angel, & Bill Irwin.
Sonny King defeated Gypsy Joe.
Billy Robinson drew Tony Charles.
Billy Robinson won a “battle royal.” Also in the match were the competitors of the first three matches.
Tojo Yamamoto, Jimmy Valiant, & Dream Machine defeated Carl Fergie, Bill Dundee, & Tommy Rich in a “no DQ loser leaves town” match when Fergie was pinned.
Jerry Lawler defeated Paul Ellering. As a result, Lawler received a match with Hart and a mystery partner.
Jerry Lawler defeated Jimmy Valiant & Jimmy Hart in a “handicap” match.
1/12/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,934)
Hector Guerrero defeated Jimmy Kent.
Tony Charles & Ken Lucas defeated Gypsy Joe & Angel.
The Bounty Hunters defeated Koko Ware & Tommy Gilbert.
Southern Tag Champs Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich defeated Jimmy Valiant & Tojo Yamamoto.
Jerry Lawler defeated Austin Idol (20:54). As a result, Lawler won Jimmy Hart’s gold record of Keep on Dancin’.
1/18/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum
Koko Ware defeated Gypsy Joe.
Hector Guerrero defeated Bill Irwin.
Tommy & Eddie Gilbert defeated Angel & Skull Murphy.
The Bounty Hunters defeated Sonny King & Ricky Morton.
Dream Machine defeated Ken Lucas.
Billy Robinson defeated Tony Charles via forfeit.
Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich defeated Tojo Yamamoto & Jimmy Valiant.
Jos LeDuc defeated Jerry Lawler via DQ. As a result, Lawler received ten lashes. LeDuc’s manager Jimmy Hart would have received the lashes if LeDuc had lost.
Note: This was a Sunday show.
1/26/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,687)
Hector Guerrero & Sonny King defeated The Bounty Hunters via DQ.
Tojo Yamamoto defeated Koko Ware.
Tommy Rich defeated Bill Irwin.
Dream Machine defeated Ricky Morton.
Southern Champ Jimmy Valiant defeated Bill Dundee.
Jerry Lawler defeated Ron Bass.
2/2/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum
Sonny King defeated Ali Hassan via DQ.
Dream Machine defeated Tommy Gilbert.
Dream Machine, Angel, & Gypsy Joe defeated Eddie Gilbert, Sonny King, & Ricky Morton.
Eddie Hogan defeated Buddy Wayne.
Tony Charles pinned Billy Robinson.
Southern Champ Jimmy Valiant defeated Hector Guerrero.
The Bounty Hunters defeated Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich in a “no DQ hair vs. title” match to win the Southern Tag Title. The Bounty Hunters’ manager Jimmy Kent had his hair on the line.
Jerry Lawler pinned Austin Idol.
2/9/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 9,007)
Hector Guerrero pinned Gypsy Joe.
Eddie Gilbert & Eddie Hogan defeated Ali Hassan & The Angel via DQ.
Dream Machine, Ali Hassan, Gypsy Joe, & Angel defeated Sonny King, Eddie Gilbert, Eddie Hogan, & Hector Guerrero in an elimination” match.
Tony Charles defeated Southern Champ Jimmy Valiant via DQ.
Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich defeated Southern Tag Champs The Bounty Hunters via DQ. The stipulations had Rich’s hair and Dundee leaving town vs. the titles and Jimmy Kent’s hair.
Jerry Lawler defeated Hulk Hogan (14:28) via DQ.
No Show Scheduled at the Mid-South Coliseum on 2/16/81. However, CWA did run a show at Cook Convention Center on 2/15/81. Results Below.
2/15/81 – Memphis, TN. @ Cook Convention Center
Tommy Gilbert defeated Gypsy Joe
Tojo Yamamoto & The Dream Machine DREW Sonny King & Hector Guerrero
Eddie Gilbert, Bill Dundee & Eddie Hogan defeated Jimmy Hart, Ali Hassan & The Angel
Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee defeated Southern Tag Champions The Bounty Hunters in a “No DQ” match
Jerry Lawler defeated Southern Champion Jimmy Valiant
Jerry Lawler defeated Austin Idol
* Note: This show advertised CWA Champion Billy Robinson vs. Tony Charles. It’s possible the unscheduled Lawler vs. Idol match replaced the CWA Title match. We have yet to find confirmation that Robinson vs. Charles took place.
2/24/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum
Tommy Gilbert defeated Tojo Yamamoto via DQ.
Jimmy Valiant, Dream Machine, & Wayne Ferris defeated Eddie Gilbert, Koko Ware, & Sonny King.
The Bounty Hunters defeated Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich. in a “loser receives ten lashes” match.
CWA Champ Billy Robinson pinned Tony Charles.
Jerry Lawler & Jackie Fargo defeated Austin Idol & Dutch Mantel via DQ.
* Note: This was a Tuesday show.
3/1/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum
Sonny King, Tony Charles, & Tommy Gilbert defeated Tojo Yamamoto, The Angel, & Ali Hassan.
Wayne Ferris defeated Roy Rogers.
Dream Machine defeated Koko Ware.
Jimmy Valiant defeated Eddie Gilbert.
Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee defeated The Bounty Hunters.
Jimmy Valiant won a “battle royal.”
Jerry Lawler, Jackie & Roughhouse Fargo defeated Jimmy Hart, Austin Idol, & Dutch Mantel.
* Note: This was a Sunday show.
3/9/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 7,916
The Turk & El Toro defeated Eddie & Tommy Gilbert.
Dream Machine defeated Chief Thundercloud.
The Angel & Ali Hassan defeated Koko Ware & Ron Sexton.
Tojo Yamamoto & Wayne Ferris defeated Sonny King & Roy Rogers.
CWA Tag Champs Austin Idol & Dutch Mantel defeated Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich via DQ.
Bill Dundee & Dream Machine defeated Tojo Yamamoto & Wayne Ferris.
Southern Champ Jerry Lawler defeated Jimmy Valiant.
3/16/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum
Koko Ware drew The Angel.
The Turk & El Toro defeated Sonny King & Ron Sexton.
Dutch Mantel defeated Vinnie Romeo.
Big Red & Eddie Gilbert defeated The Bounty Hunters via DQ.
Bill Dundee & Dream Machine defeated Southern Tag Champs Wayne Ferris & Tojo Yamamoto via DQ.
Jerry Lawler defeated Jack Brisco.
3/23/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 7,101)
The Turk & El Toro drew Big Red & Eddie Gilbert.
Dutch Mantel defeated Sonny King.
Southern Tag Champs Bill Dundee & Dream Machine defeated Tojo Yamamoto & Wayne Ferris.
Jerry Lawler defeated Terry Funk via countout.
Jerry Lawler & Tommy Rich defeated Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi.
3/30/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 7,382)
The Bounty Hunters & Jimmy Kent defeated Sonny King, Big Red, & Eddie Gilbert.
Tojo Yamamoto defeated Ron Sexton.
Dutch Mantel defeated Koko Ware.
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Bill Dundee & Dream Machine to win the Southern Tag Title.
Jerry Lawler defeated The Angel & Gypsy Joe in a “handicap loser leaves town” match.
Jerry Lawler defeated Dory Funk, Jr. via DQ.
4/6/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 8,147)
Eddie Gilbert defeated Jimmy Kent (4:41).
Tojo Yamamoto defeated Big Red (2:34).
The Bounty Hunters defeated Koko Ware & Chief Thundercloud (5:52).
El Toro & Turk defeated Ron Sexton & Vinnie Romeo (2:17).
Dutch Mantel defeated Sonny King (7:40).
Bill Dundee & Dream Machine defeated Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi (17:02) in a “mask vs. title” match to win the Southern Tag Title when Dundee pinned Fuchi.
Jerry Lawler & Plowboy Frazier defeated Terry Funk & Dory Funk, Jr. in a “Texas Death” match.
– Dory pinned Lawler (7:10).
– Dory pinned Lawler (8:06).
– Frazier pinned Dory (8:21).
– Frazier pinned Dory (13:38).
– Frazier pinned Terry (15:49).
– Terry pinned Frazier (17:01).
– Lawler finally defeated Terry who was unable to answer the ten count.
4/13/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,800)
Koko Ware defeated Jimmy Kent.
Ron Sexton defeated Vinnie Romeo.
Sonny King defeated Buddy Wayne.
The Bounty Hunters defeated Big Red & Eddie Gilbert.
Masa Fuchi, Atsushi Onita, & Tojo Yamamoto defeated Dream Machine, Bill Dundee, & Dutch Mantel via DQ.
Jerry Lawler & Kevin Sullivan No Contest with El Toro & Turk & Jimmy Hart in a “handicap” match.
4/20/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 7,102)
Sonny King defeated Vinnie Romeo.
Koko Ware defeated Tojo Yamamoto.
Barbie Doll defeated Diamond Lil.
Tom Thumb defeated Billy the Kid.
Sue Ferrera defeated Wendi Richter.
Southern Tag Champs Bill Dundee & Dream Machine defeated The Turk & El Toro.
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Austin Idol & Dutch Mantel.
Jerry Lawler double DQ against Kevin Sullivan.
No Show Scheduled at the Mid-South Coliseum on 4/27/81. However, CWA did run a show at Tim McCarver Stadium on 4/26/81. Results Below.
4/26/81 – Memphis, TN. @ Tim McCarver Stadium (Attendance: 3,700)
* Eddie Gilbert & Suzette Ferreira defeated Billy the Kid & Diamond Lil (See Note)
Roy Rodgers defeated Jimmy Kent
Sonny King defeated Tojo Yamamoto via DQ
Southern Tag Champs Bill Dundee & Dream Machine defeated The Bounty Hunters (w/Jim Kent)
Dutch Mantel & Austin Idol defeated Mr. Onita & Masa Fuchi via DQ (Manager, Tojo Yamamoto was placed in a cage for this match)
Jerry Lawler defeated Kevin Sullivan
* Note: On the bill was a Eddie Gilbert & Suzette Ferreira vs. Jimmy Hart & Wendi Richter mixed tag, as well as Billy the Kid & Diamond Lil vs. Tiny Tom & Barbie Doll Mixed Midgets Tag. One result claims Eddie Gilbert & Suzette Ferreira defeated Billy the Kid & Diamond Lil, but that could be a typo combining both original matches from the ad. We’ll continue research on this matter.
5/4/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,078)
Sonny King & Chief Thundercloud defeated Ron Sexton & Roy Rogers.
Koko Ware drew Eddie Gilbert.
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Dutch Mantel & Giant Frazier.
The Turk, El Toro, & Jimmy Hart defeated The Bounty Hunters & Jimmy Kent in a “loser leaves town” match.
Southern Tag Champs Wayne Ferris & Kevin Sullivan defeated Bill Dundee & Dream Machine.
Jerry Lawler pinned Jerry Blackwell.
5/11/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 4,200)
Sonny King defeated El Toro.
Eddie Gilbert defeated The Turk via DQ.
Plowboy Frazier, Koko Ware, & Dutch Mantel defeated Tojo Yamamoto, Masa Fuchi, & Atsushi Onita.
Wayne Ferris, Kevin Sullivan, & Jimmy Hart defeated Bill Dundee, Dream Machine, & Roy Rogers.
Jerry Lawler defeated Dory Funk, Jr. (32:00) via DQ.
5/18/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,718)
Tojo Yamamoto defeated Ron Sexton (3:03).
The Nightmares defeated Eddie Gilbert & Koko Ware (6:47).
Sonny King & Tim Leonard defeated The Turk & El Toro (2:14).
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Dutch Mantel & Plowboy Frazier (9:18) when Onita pinned Mantell.
Bill Dundee & Dream Machine defeated Wayne Ferris & Kevin Sullivan (14:29) to win the Southern Tag Title when Dundee defeated Ferris.
Bill Dundee won a “two-ring battle royal.”
Roy Rogers defeated Jimmy Hart (1:32) via DQ.
Terry & Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Jack Brisco & Jerry Lawler (27:51) when Dory pinned Lawler.
5/25/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum
Chick Donovan defeated Eddie Gilbert.
Atsushi Onita, Masa Fuchi, Tojo Yamamoto, & The Nightmares defeated Koko Ware, Ron Sexton, Sonny King, Plowboy Frazier, & Dutch Mantel.
Kevin Sullivan & Wayne Ferris defeated Bill Dundee & Dream Machine to win the Southern Tag Title.
Roy Rogers defeated Wayne Ferris (3rd) via DQ in a “boxer vs. wrestler” match.
Jerry Lawler pinned Terry Funk (20:36).
6/1/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 7,000)
Sonny King defeated Buddy Wayne.
Plowboy Frazier defeated Jim Dalton.
Koko Ware defeated Tojo Yamamoto via DQ.
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Tim Leonard & Chief Thundercloud.
Roy Rogers defeated Chick Donovan via DQ.
Bill Dundee pinned Stan Lane to win the U.S. Junior Heavyweight Title.
Dream Machine, Jerry Lawler, & Dutch Mantel defeated Kevin Sullivan, Wayne Ferris, & Nightmares via DQ in a “handicap” match.
6/8/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 7,891)
Sonny King drew Tojo Yamamoto.
Steve Keirn defeated Jim Dalton. (Steve Keirn’s Memphis Debut)
Chick Donovan defeated Roy Rogers.
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Koko Ware & Plowboy Frazier.
Kevin Sullivan, Wayne Ferris, & The Nightmares defeated Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee, Dream Machine, & Dutch Mantel in a “no DQ” match.
6/15/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,500)
Sonny King defeated Jim Dalton.
Plowboy Frazier defeated Tojo Yamamoto.
Atsushi Onita defeated Tim Leonard.
Chick Donovan defeated Koko Ware.
Southern Tag Champs Kevin Sullivan & Wayne Ferris defeated Steve Keirn & Dutch Mantel via DQ.
Jerry Lawler & Dream Machine defeated Jimmy Hart & The Nightmares in a “handicap piledriver” match.
6/22/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,981)
Sonny King defeated Tojo Yamamoto via DQ.
Plowboy Frazier defeated Jim Dalton.
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Roy Rogers & Koko Ware.
Steve Keirn pinned Chick Donovan.
Wayne Ferris, Kevin Sullivan, & The Nightmares defeated Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantel, & Dream Machine. As a result, Hart was able to book the next bout as his dream match.
Jimmy Hart pinned Jerry Lawler to win the Southern Title. Wayne Ferris and Kevin Sullivan were the referees.
6/29/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 10,129)
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Sonny King & Koko Ware.
Chick Donovan defeated Steve Keirn via DQ.
Wayne Ferris defeated Roy Rogers.
Dutch Mantel lost a “battle royal” to Wayne Ferris, Kevin Sullivan, The Nightmares, & Jimmy Hart. This was Sullivan’s dream match.
Dream Machine defeated The Nightmares in a “no DQ handicap” match. Dream Machine’s mask was at stake in the match. This was Nightmare #1’s dream match.
Dutch Mantel defeated Kevin Sullivan. Sullivan’s manager Jimmy Hart was banned from ringside. This was Mantel’s dream match.
The Nightmares defeated Bill Dundee & Dream Machine in a “no DQ” match. The Nightmares’ masks were at stake in this match This was Machine’s dream match.
Jerry Lawler pinned Jimmy Hart in a “no DQ lumberjack” match. This was Lawler’s dream match.
* Note: Notice the attendance of this show as compared to others, nearly DOUBLED. Everyone and their brother came out to see Jerry Lawler FINALLY get his hands on Jimmy Hart in this type of situation.
7/6/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 7,340)
Atsushi Onita, Masa Fuchi, & Tojo Yamamoto drew Plowboy Frazier, Koko Ware, & Roy Rogers.
Chick Donovan defeated Sonny King.
Dream Machine & Dutch Mantel defeated The Nightmares in a “no DQ mask vs. mask” match.
Steve Keirn defeated Ron Bass to win the Mid-America Title.
Southern Tag Champs Wayne Ferris & Kevin Sullivan defeated Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee.
7/13/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 8,209)
Roy Rogers defeated Jim Dalton.
Sonny King defeated Tom Stanton.
Steve Keirn & Koko Ware defeated The Nightmares.
Masa Fuchi, Atsushi Onita, & Tojo Yamamoto defeated Dream Machine, Dutch Mantel, & Steve Keirn.
Plowboy Frazier defeated Chick Donovan via DQ.
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee defeated Wayne Ferris & Kevin Sullivan in a “no DQ Lawler’s hair vs. title” match to win the Southern Tag Title.
The Nightmares defeated Dutch Mantel & Dream Machine in a “no DQ hair vs. mask” match.
7/20/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 9,284)
Bugsy McGraw pinned Dream Machine.
Bill Dundee pinned Atsushi Onita.
Ron Bass pinned Jerry Lawler.
Steve Keirn pinned Masa Fuchi.
Steve Keirn pinned Ron Bass.
Bugsy McGraw pinned Bill Dundee.
Steve Keirn pinned Bugsy McGraw to win the vacant Southern Title.
The Nightmares defeated Ricky & Robert Gibson.
Dutch Mantel defeated Tojo Yamamoto in a “bull whip on a ladder” match.
Steve Keirn & Bill Dundee defeated Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi in a “hair vs. hair” match.
7/27/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 9,628)
Sonny King defeated Tom Stanton.
Roy Rogers defeated Jim Dalton.
Bugsy McGraw defeated Koko Ware.
Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated The Nightmares in a “no DQ” match.
Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantel, & Steve Keirn defeated Atsushi Onita, Masa Fuchi, & Tojo Yamamoto in a “bull whip on a pole” match.
Jerry Lawler defeated Dream Machine via DQ.
8/3/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 11,600)
Koko Ware & Roy Rogers defeated Jim Dalton & Tom Stanton.
Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi.
Plowboy Frazier No Contest with The Phantom.
Dutch Mantel defeated Tojo Yamamoto via DQ in a “judo jacket” match.
Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Valiant No Contest with Dream Machine & Bugsy McGraw.
The Nightmares defeated Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn via DQ.
8/10/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum
The Heartbreakers defeated Koko Ware & Roy Rogers.
The Phantom defeated Chief Thundercloud.
Ricky & Robert Gibson No Contest with Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi.
Dutch Mantel defeated Tojo Yamamoto in a “bullwhip vs. kendo stick” match.
Jerry Lawler defeated Dream Machine via DQ.
Bill Dundee, Plowboy Frazier, & Steve Keirn defeated Bugsy McGraw & The Nightmares in a “back alley street brawl” match.
8/17/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 7,889)
Koko Ware defeated Tom Stanton.
Plowboy Frazier & Roy Rogers defeated The Heartbreakers.
Southern Tag Champs Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn.
Dream Machine, Bugsy McGraw, & The Nightmares defeated Jerry Lawler, Steve Keirn, Ricky & Robert Gibson.
Dutch Mantel defeated Tojo Yamamoto in a “steel cage stretcher” match.
8/24/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 8,089)
Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated The Heartbreakers.
The Nightmares defeated Koko Ware & Roy Rogers.
The Nightmares, Jimmy Hart, & The Heartbreakers defeated Koko Ware, Roy Rogers, Plowboy Frazier, Ricky & Robert Gibson.
Dutch Mantel & Bill Dundee defeated Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi via DQ.
Bugsy McGraw defeated Steve Keirn to win the Mid-America Title.
Jerry Lawler defeated Dream Machine in a “no DQ loser gets tarred and feathered” match to win the Southern Title.
8/31/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 9,110)
Roy Rogers defeated Buddy Wayne.
Koko Ware defeated Assassin #2.
King Cobra defeated Assassin #1.
Dutch Mantel defeated Tojo Yamamoto.
Dutch Mantel, King Cobra, Koko Ware, & Roy Rogers defeated Tojo Yamamoto, Wayne Ferris, & The Assassins.
The Heartbreakers defeated Plowboy Frazier in a “handicap” match.
Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton defeated Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi to win the Southern Tag Title.
Mid-America Champ Bugsy McGraw defeated Steve Keirn via DQ.
Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated The Nightmares in a “no DQ loser leaves town” match.
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee defeated Dream Machine & Jimmy Hart in a “no DQ loser leaves town” match. (Hart was supposed to leave town)
9/7/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 7,236)
Koko Ware defeated Tojo Yamamoto.
Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated The Assassins.
Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantel defeated Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi.
The Nightmare & Speed defeated Plowboy Frazier in a “no DQ handicap hair vs. hair” match.
The Heartbreakers defeated Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton in a “no DQ hair vs. title” match to win the Southern Tag Title.
Steve Keirn defeated Bugsy McGraw in a “no DQ hair vs. title” match to win the Mid-America Title.
Dream Machine defeated Jerry Lawler in a “no DQ loser leaves town” match to win the Southern Title. Koko Ware was the referee. As a result, Machine’s manager Jimmy Hart was allowed to return. If Machine had lost, the entire First Family would have left town.
9/14/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 7,371)
Steve Keirn & King Cobra drew Bugsy McGraw & Koko Ware.
Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantel, & Roy Rogers defeated The Nightmare, Speed, & Jimmy Hart.
Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated The Heartbreakers to win the Southern Tag Title.
Bill Dundee won a “battle royal.”
Jimmy Valiant defeated Dream Machine to win the Southern Title.
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton via DQ.
9/21/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 6,912))
Roy Rogers defeated The Assassin.
Mid-America Champ Steve Keirn No Contest with Dutch Mantel.
Bill Dundee defeated The Heartbreakers in a “handicap hair vs. loser leaves town” match.
Southern Tag Champs Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated The Nightmare & Speed.
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert in a “no DQ” match.
Dream Machine & Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko Ware) defeated Rocky Johnson & Jimmy Valiant.
No Show Scheduled at the Mid-South Coliseum on 9/28/81 due to the Mid-South Fair being held at the coliseum. However, there was a show at Cook Convention Center on 9/26/81. Results Below.
9/26/81 – Memphis, TN. @ Cook Convention Center
Roy Rodgers defeated Chic Donovan via DQ
Stan Lane & Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Southern Tag Champion Ricky Gibson in a handicap match (Robert Gibson was unable to compete)
Duch Mantel defeated Mid-America Champion Steve Keirn to win the title in a “No DQ” match
Ricky Morton, Eddie Gilbert & Bill Dundee defeated Mr. Onita, Masa Fuchi & Tojo Yamamoto
Southern Champion Jimmy Valiant defeated Dream Machine (The stipulations of the match stated that if Valiant won, Jerry Lawler would be reinstated and Valiant would get a loser leaves town match with Jimmy Hart.)
Jimmy Hart defeated Jimmy Valiant in a “Loser Leaves Town” match.
10/5/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum
Eddie Gilbert defeated Tojo Yamamoto via DQ.
Stan Lane defeated Ricky Morton.
Bill Dundee defeated Dream Machine.
Dutch Mantel defeated Chick Donovan.
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi defeated Roy Rogers & King Cobra.
The Nightmare & Speed defeated Ricky & Robert Gibson.
Jerry Lawler No Contest with Sweet Brown Sugar.
10/12/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 6,000)
Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert defeated Bobby Monroe & Assassin #1.
Stan Lane No Contest with Steve Keirn.
Tojo Yamamoto defeated Roy Rogers.
Bill Dundee defeated Chick Donovan.
Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated The Nightmare & Speed via DQ. in a “hospital elimination” match.
Southern Champ Dream Machine defeated Dutch Mantel.
Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Jerry Lawler in a “no DQ” match.
10/19/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 7,345)
Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated Chick Donovan & Bobby Monroe.
Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton defeated The Nightmare & Speed.
Steve Keirn defeated Stan Lane via DQ.
Mid-America Champ Dutch Mantel defeated Southern Champ Dream Machine via DQ.
Jimmy Hart defeated Jerry Calhoun.
Bill Dundee & Tojo Yamamoto defeated Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi in a “loser leaves town” match.
Jerry Lawler defeated Sweet Brown Sugar in a “barbed wire” match.
Jerry Lawler defeated Karl Krupp via DQ.
10/26/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum
Speed & The Nightmare defeated Ric McCord & Roy Rogers.
Tommy Gilbert defeated The Super Destroyer via DQ.
Ricky Morton defeated Gypsy Joe.
Ricky & Robert Gibson drew The Cuban & Iranian Assassins.
Karl Krupp, Stan Lane, Jimmy Hart, & Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee, Tojo Yamamoto, & Steve Keirn.
Mid-America Champ Dutch Mantel defeated Dream Machine in a “no DQ” match to win the Southern Title.
11/2/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum
Roy Rogers defeated Gypsy Joe.
Ricky Morton defeated Speed.
Tommy Gilbert defeated The Nightmare.
The Cuban & Iranian Assassins defeated Ricky & Robert Gibson in a “no DQ” match.
Southern Champ Dutch Mantel defeated The Super Destroyer.
Southern Tag Champs Sweet Brown Sugar & Stan Lane No Contest with Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn.
Karl Krupp defeated Jerry Lawler in a “no DQ” match. Jimmy Hart was the referee.
11/9/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,100)
Ricky Morton drew Speed.
Tommy Gilbert defeated The Dream Machine via DQ.
The Dream Machine won an “elimination” match. Also in the match were: Plowboy Frazier, Ricky Gibson, Robert Gibson, Tommy Gilbert, Ricky Morton, The Nightmare, Roy Rogers, Speed, and Super Destroyer.
Southern Champ Dutch Mantel defeated Gypsy Joe.
Tojo Yamamoto & Jerry Lawler defeated The Cuban & Iranian Assassins.
Southern Tag Champs Stan Lane & Sweet Brown Sugar double count out against Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn in match with three referees. As a result, the title was held-up.
Jerry Lawler defeated Karl Krupp in a “lumberjacks with whips” match.
11/16/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,823)
Ricky Morton drew Gypsy Joe.
The Super Destroyer defeated Roy Rogers.
The Cuban & Iranian Assassins defeated Ricky & Robert Gibson via DQ.
Jerry Lawler, Tojo Yamamoto, & Ricky Morton defeated Karl Krupp, The Nightmare, & Speed.
Dream Machine bat Southern Champ Dutch Mantel via DQ.
Jerry Lawler defeated The Super Destroyer.
Jerry Lawler defeated Jimmy hart via DQ.
Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn defeated Stan Lane & Sweet Brown Sugar to win the held-up Southern Tag Title in a “no DQ” match.
11/23/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,393)
Ricky Morton defeated Gypsy Joe.
Bobby Eaton defeated Roy Rogers.
Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated The Cuban & Iranian Assassins via DQ.
Andy Kaufman defeated three female fans and drew the fourth when time ran out.
Southern Champ Dutch Mantel defeated Dream Machine via DQ in a “title vs. diamond ring” match.
Jerry Lawler defeated The Super Destroyer via DQ in a match where piledrivers were legal.
Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn defeated Stan Lane & Sweet Brown Sugar in a “Texas death” match.
11/30/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,851)
Stan Lane defeated Roy Rogers.
Bobby Eaton defeated Tommy Gilbert.
Steve Keirn defeated The Nightmare.
Norvell Austin & Dennis Condrey defeated Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert.
The Super Destroyer & Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee via DQ.
The Cuban & Iranian Assassins defeated Ricky & Robert Gibson in a “loser get ten lashes” match.
Southern Champ Dutch Mantel defeated Dream Machine in a “no DQ” match.
* Note: Andy Kaufman introduced himself as the “World’s Inter-gender Champion” and stated he only wrestled women.
12/7/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 5,122)
Ricky Morton defeated Gypsy Joe.
Roy Rogers defeated The Nightmare via DQ.
Dennis Condrey & Norvell Austin defeated Tojo Yamamoto & Ric McCord.
Dream Machine defeated Dutch Mantel in a “loser wears a chicken suit” match.
Southern Tag Champs Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via DQ.
Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated The Cuban & Iranian Assassins in a “strap on a pole” match via DQ.
Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler defeated The Super Destroyer & Sweet Brown Sugar in a “no DQ” match.
12/14/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 4,627)
Gypsy Joe drew Tojo Yamamoto.
Dennis Condrey & Norvell Austin defeated Ricky Morton & Roy Rogers.
Dream Machine defeated Ric McCord.
Southern Champ Dutch Mantel defeated Stan Lane via DQ.
Southern Tag Champs Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn defeated The Cuban & Iranian Assassins via DQ.
Bill Dundee, Ricky Gibson, & Jimmy Valiant defeated Sweet Brown Sugar, Bobby Eaton, & The Super Destroyer.
12/21/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum (Attendance: 3,520)
Roy Rogers & Ricky Morton defeated The Nightmare & Speed.
Dream Machine defeated Ric McCord.
Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated Sweet Brown Sugar & Bobby Eaton.
Tommy & Eddie Gilbert defeated Dennis Condrey & Norvell Austin via DQ.
Southern Champ Dutch Mantel pinned Stan Lane.
Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn defeated The Cuban & Iranian Assassins. As a result, Dundee received a match with Jimmy Hart.
Bill Dundee defeated Jimmy Hart via DQ.
Bill Dundee defeated The Super Destroyer (10:00) when Destroyer failed to make two pins.
12/28/81 – Memphis, TN. @ The Mid-South Coliseum
Gypsy Joe defeated Dennis Upton.
The Nightmare & Speed defeated Ric McCord & Tom Leonard.
Dennis Condrey, Norvell Austin, & Randy Rose defeated Ricky Morton, Roy Rogers, & Chief Thundercloud.
Bobby Eaton defeated Tom Maley.
Southern Champ Dutch Mantel defeated Sweet Brown Sugar via DQ.
Bill Dundee, Ricky & Robert Gibson defeated Stan Lane, The Cuban & Iranian Assassins via DQ.
Randy Rose won a “two-ring battle royal.”
