This Week’s Flashsback Highlights: Dec 18, 1977
We’re flashing back 31 years ago.
Dec 18, 1977
The main event featured Jerry Lawler against NWA World champ, Harley Race. The previous week the King went to a 1 hour draw with the World champion. For this rematch, the time limit was extended to 90 minutes and the “No DQ” rule was added.
The match went back and forth when Jerry’s nemesis, Jimmy Valiant came out. Handsome Jimmy then preceded to bust a glass coke bottle over Jerry’s head, then stabing Lawler in the shoulder with the jagged edge of the broken bottle. The angle was helped when Harley Race pushed Valiant away from Lawler. Lawler was in no shape to continue and with the “No DQ” rule in effect, the referee awarded the match to Race.
The fans went crazy and Valiant barely got out of the Coliseum that night. To show how over wrestling was in Memphis, the police were called and met and questioned Lawler at the hospital about the “assault”, (the King was at the hospital getting stitches for his wounds.)
Other matches included… Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson successfully defending their Southern tag titles against Norvell Austin and Robert Gibson… Mr Wrestling defeated Tommy Gilbert… Bill Dundee and Big Red won by dq over Gorgeous George jr and the Mongolian Stomper… Soony King, Frankie Lane and David Schultz won over The Samoans and Ken Dillinger.
Newspaper Clippings” Vol 1 and "Vol 2: The Programs 1972 - 1976" James also is the webmaster to the BEST Memphis Wrestling site in the area – memphiswrestlinghistory.com - Click on his site and order his books!!
We’re flashing back 31 years ago.
Dec 18, 1977
The main event featured Jerry Lawler against NWA World champ, Harley Race. The previous week the King went to a 1 hour draw with the World champion. For this rematch, the time limit was extended to 90 minutes and the “No DQ” rule was added.The match went back and forth when Jerry’s nemesis, Jimmy Valiant came out. Handsome Jimmy then preceded to bust a glass coke bottle over Jerry’s head, then stabing Lawler in the shoulder with the jagged edge of the broken bottle. The angle was helped when Harley Race pushed Valiant away from Lawler. Lawler was in no shape to continue and with the “No DQ” rule in effect, the referee awarded the match to Race.
The fans went crazy and Valiant barely got out of the Coliseum that night. To show how over wrestling was in Memphis, the police were called and met and questioned Lawler at the hospital about the “assault”, (the King was at the hospital getting stitches for his wounds.)
Other matches included… Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson successfully defending their Southern tag titles against Norvell Austin and Robert Gibson… Mr Wrestling defeated Tommy Gilbert… Bill Dundee and Big Red won by dq over Gorgeous George jr and the Mongolian Stomper… Soony King, Frankie Lane and David Schultz won over The Samoans and Ken Dillinger. Newspaper Clippings” Vol 1 and "Vol 2: The Programs 1972 - 1976" James also is the webmaster to the BEST Memphis Wrestling site in the area – memphiswrestlinghistory.com - Click on his site and order his books!!