Saturday, July 21, 2007
Identity of the "Cop" in Tunica friday night by Gene Jackson
It's been confirmed on Hollywood Jimmy's board by Axeman that the "Cop" who came out and "served papers" on Jerry Lawler only to end up getting piledriven was none other than the illustrious and controversial XOW promoter Tony Watts.
Jerry Lawler Announced for TLCW's "Super Summer Showdown"
----The gimmick we ran on the Friday edition of RasslePod has me
announcing that "The Golden Boy" Greg Anthony opponent will be Jerry "The King" Lawler.
announcing that "The Golden Boy" Greg Anthony opponent will be Jerry "The King" Lawler.
As promised on the RasslePod: Sid Video by Gene Jackson
As discussed in last week's story on Sid and mentioned in Friday's RasslePod, here's a classic clip of Sid learning what the red light on the camera means.
A Note From mo_vols - Lawler Gets Served Angle Pics!!!
----Here are two pics from last night of Lawler being "served" papers. mo_vols wanted me to w
rite some kind of story around them, but I think he did a good job talking about how good the show was last night. I am glad to hear that it seems like they hit a homerun. I have also heard for mor
e people bragging on the TC2 vs Tatt2/Starr bout. They also are suppose to have a real good match on TV tonight. They need to keep that feud going. I have talked to several guys from the show last night and no one seen Lawler get served for real. It is possible that he did in private. Also, there was no way he was going to jail before going to court over this, so that was all a work. I hope everyone realized that??
rite some kind of story around them, but I think he did a good job talking about how good the show was last night. I am glad to hear that it seems like they hit a homerun. I have also heard for mor
e people bragging on the TC2 vs Tatt2/Starr bout. They also are suppose to have a real good match on TV tonight. They need to keep that feud going. I have talked to several guys from the show last night and no one seen Lawler get served for real. It is possible that he did in private. Also, there was no way he was going to jail before going to court over this, so that was all a work. I hope everyone realized that??Hey Brian,
Well its about 3:15am and I've just got done downloading the pictures from Sam's Town. I would've waited until tomorrow but the show was so good that I thought that those guys of Memphis Wrestling needs a well deserved "pat on the back". I guess Corey Maclin answered my question that I had going into the Sam's Town show, "Will he be able to follow an awesome TV show with an awesome Sam's Town show? Well he did in flying colors! I applaud Corey Maclin and the guys for going out and putting an A+ show. Now here is my next big question, can Memphis Wrestling keep pushing the "buck" and match or even out do this show. But anyways here's the pics and I hope you can really do something with the Lawler pics and do your magic and write a little story using those pics. Have a good one, bro!
Well its about 3:15am and I've just got done downloading the pictures from Sam's Town. I would've waited until tomorrow but the show was so good that I thought that those guys of Memphis Wrestling needs a well deserved "pat on the back". I guess Corey Maclin answered my question that I had going into the Sam's Town show, "Will he be able to follow an awesome TV show with an awesome Sam's Town show? Well he did in flying colors! I applaud Corey Maclin and the guys for going out and putting an A+ show. Now here is my next big question, can Memphis Wrestling keep pushing the "buck" and match or even out do this show. But anyways here's the pics and I hope you can really do something with the Lawler pics and do your magic and write a little story using those pics. Have a good one, bro!
CWA Results - 7/20/07 - Selmer, TN
CWA Championship Wrestling returned to the Jaycees Building in Selmer, TN as part of the McNairy County Fair on Friday, July 20. The event was free as part of the fair admission.
Results: J. J. Fuller def. Danny Morris . . . Lil’ Chris def. the Super Destroyer in a five minute match giving the Posse a guaranteed title shot at Destroyer & Beau James for the CWA Tag Team title later in the night . . . Kid Nickels def. CWA Champion Don Bass by DQ in a non-title match . . . L. A. Warren def. Big Nasty Bill by DQ . . . The Posse def. Super Destroyer & Beau James to regain the CWA Tag Team Title . . . CWA TV Champion Eric Wayne def. Chris Kilgore to retain the title . . . Fire & Flame def. Buff Bagwell & Tracy Smothers.
RassleNotes: Crowd was around 250-300 at various times throughout the evening . . . After the Nickels-Bass match, Bass and “Gentleman” Jim Casey put the boots to Nickels until Ken & Eric Wayne made the save . . . Al Hall was the special referee for the Fire & Flame/Bagwell & Smothers match. After taking a foreign object away from Fire & Flame at the start of the match, he ended up giving it back to them to use to get the win. Brian Thompson got in the ring to dispute the call and asked a local police officer to verify that Hall had assisted in the win. Fire, Flame and Hall jumped the officer until Rodney Grimes and Bagwell made the save. CWA will return to Selmer TONIGHT with a second night of wrestling as part of the fair. Grimes announced the officer as special referee for the evening plus top notch opponents for Fire & Flame. CWA Champion Don Bass will face CWA TV Champion Eric Wayne in a title for title match. The Posse is on the card as is Kid Nickels. Bell time is 7:30 p.m.
Results: J. J. Fuller def. Danny Morris . . . Lil’ Chris def. the Super Destroyer in a five minute match giving the Posse a guaranteed title shot at Destroyer & Beau James for the CWA Tag Team title later in the night . . . Kid Nickels def. CWA Champion Don Bass by DQ in a non-title match . . . L. A. Warren def. Big Nasty Bill by DQ . . . The Posse def. Super Destroyer & Beau James to regain the CWA Tag Team Title . . . CWA TV Champion Eric Wayne def. Chris Kilgore to retain the title . . . Fire & Flame def. Buff Bagwell & Tracy Smothers.
RassleNotes: Crowd was around 250-300 at various times throughout the evening . . . After the Nickels-Bass match, Bass and “Gentleman” Jim Casey put the boots to Nickels until Ken & Eric Wayne made the save . . . Al Hall was the special referee for the Fire & Flame/Bagwell & Smothers match. After taking a foreign object away from Fire & Flame at the start of the match, he ended up giving it back to them to use to get the win. Brian Thompson got in the ring to dispute the call and asked a local police officer to verify that Hall had assisted in the win. Fire, Flame and Hall jumped the officer until Rodney Grimes and Bagwell made the save. CWA will return to Selmer TONIGHT with a second night of wrestling as part of the fair. Grimes announced the officer as special referee for the evening plus top notch opponents for Fire & Flame. CWA Champion Don Bass will face CWA TV Champion Eric Wayne in a title for title match. The Posse is on the card as is Kid Nickels. Bell time is 7:30 p.m.
Friday, July 20, 2007
RassleResults: "Sam's Town" Memphis Wrestling Tunica, MS 7.20.07
LAWLER CONTINUES TO WORK AN ANGLE
----Just before intermission at the show, Hollywood Jimmy Blaylock came out to ringside and had party hats and noise makers. He said it was a “bon voyage” party for Jerry Lawler. They called out Lawler as Blaylock said he had a big surprise for him. A "police officer" came out to serve papers to Lawler. Lawler took the papers and put them in his tights and then gave the officer a piledriver. I was told it was a good skit. Lawler continues to work the whole Sal Corrente incident as an angle.
THE RESULTS
----"The Genocide Agents" [Maxx Corbin/Albino Rhino] beat "Naughty By Nature" [Rude/Pokerface] with help from Kevin White…"Too Cool 2" [Tim Grind/Flex] retained the Southern Tag Team Titles beating Tatt2/Dustin Starr. The finish involved Tatt2 getting pinned…Kevin White beat Spellbinder…TLC Match: Derrick King retained the JR Title Match by beating Johnny Dotson…Spellbinder won the battle royal eliminating Mr. Hughes leaving him in the ring with Corbin/Albino. They ran at him and he ducked sending them over the top rope…Sid Vicious beat Jerry Lawler with from Ron Rage. Lawler was making his comeback, when Johnny Rotten ran out. Lawler goes to hit Rotten and Rage comes thru the crowd and gives Sid brass knuckles to hit Lawler for the win. Vicious/Rage/Rotten beat Lawler down after the match with NBN trying to make the save and getting beat down also.
----280 people in the crowd with a gate close to $5,600…Security was real tight with scanning of tickets and hand stamp. Everyone HAD TO HAVE A TICKET to get in the building. The guys that gave Sal Corrente so much hell and Sal got into it with are there in their same seats…The finish of the White/Spell match had Spell with a in the scorpion death lock on White and after a ref bump and one of the Agents used a tazer gun on him. Before the match, Spell did some magic while White and Agents were holding the Skull pole. Spell's magic made him taken over the pole while they held it. Shango Sting???...Not much of a TLC match as no table was broken, but DK used a chair to win…Lawler has the balls to actually do this angle with him piledriving the “officer”…To the best of my knowledge; Lawler was NOT served any real papers tonight. But, it also could have been just done in private…Thanks to my “eye in the sky” mo_vols for the help with this report.
----Just before intermission at the show, Hollywood Jimmy Blaylock came out to ringside and had party hats and noise makers. He said it was a “bon voyage” party for Jerry Lawler. They called out Lawler as Blaylock said he had a big surprise for him. A "police officer" came out to serve papers to Lawler. Lawler took the papers and put them in his tights and then gave the officer a piledriver. I was told it was a good skit. Lawler continues to work the whole Sal Corrente incident as an angle.
THE RESULTS
----"The Genocide Agents" [Maxx Corbin/Albino Rhino] beat "Naughty By Nature" [Rude/Pokerface] with help from Kevin White…"Too Cool 2" [Tim Grind/Flex] retained the Southern Tag Team Titles beating Tatt2/Dustin Starr. The finish involved Tatt2 getting pinned…Kevin White beat Spellbinder…TLC Match: Derrick King retained the JR Title Match by beating Johnny Dotson…Spellbinder won the battle royal eliminating Mr. Hughes leaving him in the ring with Corbin/Albino. They ran at him and he ducked sending them over the top rope…Sid Vicious beat Jerry Lawler with from Ron Rage. Lawler was making his comeback, when Johnny Rotten ran out. Lawler goes to hit Rotten and Rage comes thru the crowd and gives Sid brass knuckles to hit Lawler for the win. Vicious/Rage/Rotten beat Lawler down after the match with NBN trying to make the save and getting beat down also.
----280 people in the crowd with a gate close to $5,600…Security was real tight with scanning of tickets and hand stamp. Everyone HAD TO HAVE A TICKET to get in the building. The guys that gave Sal Corrente so much hell and Sal got into it with are there in their same seats…The finish of the White/Spell match had Spell with a in the scorpion death lock on White and after a ref bump and one of the Agents used a tazer gun on him. Before the match, Spell did some magic while White and Agents were holding the Skull pole. Spell's magic made him taken over the pole while they held it. Shango Sting???...Not much of a TLC match as no table was broken, but DK used a chair to win…Lawler has the balls to actually do this angle with him piledriving the “officer”…To the best of my knowledge; Lawler was NOT served any real papers tonight. But, it also could have been just done in private…Thanks to my “eye in the sky” mo_vols for the help with this report.
"Sam's Town" Memphis Wrestling Tunica, MS MATCH BY MATCH COVERAGE!!
----I just got word from mo-vols that it looks like there are at least 200 people at the show with still 15 minutes to start. Security was real tight with scanning of tickets and hand stamp. Everyone HAD TO HAVE A TICKET to get in the building. The guys that gave Sal so much hell and Sal got into it with are there in their same seats.
----It looks like there are only 280 in the crowd to see the show, so the publicity did not help.
----"The Genocide Agents" [Maxx Corbin/Albino Rhino] beat "Naughty By Nature" [Rude/Pokerface] with help from Kevin White. Poker jumped from the top turnbuckle and did a dive on two of the agents. [Maxx/Alex Krisis] It was a good bout.
-----"Too Cool 2" [Tim Grind/Flex] retained the Southern Tag Team Titles beating Tatt2/Dustin Starr. mo_vols said this was the best bout he has seen Tatt2/Starr in since coming to the shows. The finish involved Tatt2 getting pinned.
----Kevin White beat Spellbinder. Spell had him in the scorpion death lock and after a ref bump and one of the Agents used a tazer gun on him. Before the match, Spell did some magic while White and Agents were holding the Skull pole. Spell's magic made him taken over the pole while they held it. Shango Sting???
----Derrick King retained the JR Title Match by beating Johnny Dotson. Dotson used 2 or 3 frogsplashs. No table was involved, except DK brought out a card table and said it was small for Dotson. King was thrown into a ladder. King used a chair to win the bout. Good match.
----Hollywood Jimmy Blaylock came out and had party hats and noise makers. He said it was a going away party for Lawler. They called out Lawler as Blaylock said he had a big surprise for him. A "police officer" came out to serve papers to Lawler. Lawler took the papers and put them in his tights and then gave the officer a piledriver. Good skit.
----mo_vols said that the crowd may just be a bit bigger than the last time, but they are rowdy!! He was still bragging on Tatt2/Starr saying how this show really got them over.
----Spellbinder won the battle royal eliminating Mr. Hughes leaving him in the ring with Corbin/Albino. They ran at him and he ducked sending them over the top rope.
----Sid Vicious beat Jerry Lawler with from Ron Rage. Lawler was making his comeback, when Johnny Rotten ran out. Lawler goes to hit Rotten and Rage comes thru the crowd and gives Sid brass knuckles to hit Lawler for the win. Vicious/Rage/Rotten beat Lawler down after the match with NBN trying to make the save and getting beat down also.
----To the best of my knowledge, Lawler was NOT served any real papers tonight. But, it also could have been just done in private.
----Thanks to mo_vols for the help and thanks to everyone for joining us tonight!!
----It looks like there are only 280 in the crowd to see the show, so the publicity did not help.
----"The Genocide Agents" [Maxx Corbin/Albino Rhino] beat "Naughty By Nature" [Rude/Pokerface] with help from Kevin White. Poker jumped from the top turnbuckle and did a dive on two of the agents. [Maxx/Alex Krisis] It was a good bout.
-----"Too Cool 2" [Tim Grind/Flex] retained the Southern Tag Team Titles beating Tatt2/Dustin Starr. mo_vols said this was the best bout he has seen Tatt2/Starr in since coming to the shows. The finish involved Tatt2 getting pinned.
----Kevin White beat Spellbinder. Spell had him in the scorpion death lock and after a ref bump and one of the Agents used a tazer gun on him. Before the match, Spell did some magic while White and Agents were holding the Skull pole. Spell's magic made him taken over the pole while they held it. Shango Sting???
----Derrick King retained the JR Title Match by beating Johnny Dotson. Dotson used 2 or 3 frogsplashs. No table was involved, except DK brought out a card table and said it was small for Dotson. King was thrown into a ladder. King used a chair to win the bout. Good match.
----Hollywood Jimmy Blaylock came out and had party hats and noise makers. He said it was a going away party for Lawler. They called out Lawler as Blaylock said he had a big surprise for him. A "police officer" came out to serve papers to Lawler. Lawler took the papers and put them in his tights and then gave the officer a piledriver. Good skit.
----mo_vols said that the crowd may just be a bit bigger than the last time, but they are rowdy!! He was still bragging on Tatt2/Starr saying how this show really got them over.
----Spellbinder won the battle royal eliminating Mr. Hughes leaving him in the ring with Corbin/Albino. They ran at him and he ducked sending them over the top rope.
----Sid Vicious beat Jerry Lawler with from Ron Rage. Lawler was making his comeback, when Johnny Rotten ran out. Lawler goes to hit Rotten and Rage comes thru the crowd and gives Sid brass knuckles to hit Lawler for the win. Vicious/Rage/Rotten beat Lawler down after the match with NBN trying to make the save and getting beat down also.
----To the best of my knowledge, Lawler was NOT served any real papers tonight. But, it also could have been just done in private.
----Thanks to mo_vols for the help and thanks to everyone for joining us tonight!!
These Guys Just Don't Like Each Other; Do they??
Ricky Morton pulls out of tag team tournament that bears his name
by Tracy Smothers
Ricky Morton wanted me to let the internet press know that he will not be appearing at Hermie Sadler’s Rock and Roll Express Tag Team Tournament this weekend due to a dispute over his payments. The UWF starting promoting the show bearing the name of the team he made famous without Ricky’s advance approval. He was not even booked to appear until he was already listed on the advertisements. He did not know he would be teaming with Robert until he gave Sadler the info to contact him. Then he learned that Robert was going to be making three times what he had agreed to work for.
Ricky didn’t feel that it was fair for him to have to “to carry Robert’s fat ass again!” by doing all the work, and all the talking while Robert stands in the corner making three times what Ricky was supposed to get. He discussed the issue with Sadler in an attempt to resolve the issue before deciding to cancel his appearance. He felt that he was disrespected by Sadler and has no interest in working for him again. He is sorry about having to disappoint the fans that were looking forward to seeing him. Ricky will now be teaming with Chris Hamrick Saturday night at the IWA Mid-South show in Joliet, IL
Credit: http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/
by Tracy Smothers
Ricky Morton wanted me to let the internet press know that he will not be appearing at Hermie Sadler’s Rock and Roll Express Tag Team Tournament this weekend due to a dispute over his payments. The UWF starting promoting the show bearing the name of the team he made famous without Ricky’s advance approval. He was not even booked to appear until he was already listed on the advertisements. He did not know he would be teaming with Robert until he gave Sadler the info to contact him. Then he learned that Robert was going to be making three times what he had agreed to work for.
Ricky didn’t feel that it was fair for him to have to “to carry Robert’s fat ass again!” by doing all the work, and all the talking while Robert stands in the corner making three times what Ricky was supposed to get. He discussed the issue with Sadler in an attempt to resolve the issue before deciding to cancel his appearance. He felt that he was disrespected by Sadler and has no interest in working for him again. He is sorry about having to disappoint the fans that were looking forward to seeing him. Ricky will now be teaming with Chris Hamrick Saturday night at the IWA Mid-South show in Joliet, IL
Credit: http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/
RasslePod 7.20.07 with Gene Jackson
----The new RasslePod is up for everyone to either listen to or download. Here is what I got on it.
-TLCW Gimmick
-My visit to the TLCW studio
-Message Board
-Memphis Best of
-TOP 10 Stories of This Week
-Interview with Gene Jackson on the Sal Corrente story
----Exclusive to the RasslePod will be the TLCW Gimmick I am running on the site for Saturday night and my visit to TLCW studio to do TV story. Those two news items will only be heard by listening to the RasslePod. This show runs 46 minutes long. CLICK HERE to listen!!
-TLCW Gimmick
-My visit to the TLCW studio
-Message Board
-Memphis Best of
-TOP 10 Stories of This Week
-Interview with Gene Jackson on the Sal Corrente story
----Exclusive to the RasslePod will be the TLCW Gimmick I am running on the site for Saturday night and my visit to TLCW studio to do TV story. Those two news items will only be heard by listening to the RasslePod. This show runs 46 minutes long. CLICK HERE to listen!!
"KENTUCKY FRIED RASSLIN" By Scott Bowden
2007-07-19 - History Repeats
History repeats: Scott Bowden returns to wreak havoc on Memphis Rasslin'
More than 13 years to the date I crashed my size-12 Doc Marten shoe down on Jerry Lawler's head at the Mid-South Coliseum, I returned last Saturday to Memphis Wrestling for a one-shot deal. (Actually, I taped two shows, with my second appearance airing this Saturday at 10 p.m. on WLMT.)
My appearance shouldn't have come as a surprise to hardcore Memphis fans, who may recall that I once vowed to Lawler on the air, "You haven't heard the last of me!" (For those who have never had the chance to utter that ridiculous expression, it's quite exhilarating. Try it the next time a girl dumps you, or when a friend doesn't pay a loan back. You'll love it.)
I'd love to say that I'd been plotting my revenge for years; however, that's not the case. This was rather an impromptu visit to the WLMT TV studio, where the Memphis show is now taped every two weeks--long gone from the legendary WMC-TV 5 studio. I'd been planning a trip home to Memphis for months, with Kevin Lawler promising (threatening) to get me booked for TV the past couple of weeks. I was so sure nothing would come of it that I didn't bother to pack any essentials of my former "notorious frat-boy from Germantown" gimmick. No Polo leather moccasins. No Cole Haan shoes. No starched Ralph Lauren button-downs. No schoolboy-striped Gap ties. And not a single chocolate-brown rope belt. (And before you ask about the Florida State football helmet, a friend of mine back home recently asked about its whereabouts. I explained that I last heard that Tommy Rich was using it for target practice, shooting it with a shotgun in his backyard. Upon hearing that, my buddy said, "Please tell me that man doesn't live in my ZIP code.")
I burned most of my preppy stuff for a more trendy (think SWINGERS or ENTOURAGE) look shortly after arriving in Los Angeles. (Preppy may have suited me in Germantown, but we're talkin' Beverly Hills, baby!) Lucky for me, most of my Memphis friends still dress exactly the way we did back in '94, so I knew I had plenty of sources for Polo garb. I believe '94 was the cutoff year for most of my buddies, who still look exactly the same--give or take 25 pounds--and still listen to the exact same music. God bless 'em.
Early Thursday afternoon, Kevin texted me, "You're booked." I hadn't been this elated about the business since Eddie Gilbert told me back in May 1994, "We're turning you heel." I recall that before that first Memphis TV heel interview back in '94, Kevin approached me backstage saying, "Man, if you go on to do anything in the business, people will always remember this as the first Scott Bowden interview." I also recall the knot in my stomach getting a little tighter as those words hit me in the face. Thanks a lot, Kev.
I think the only person more excited than me was Mark James, who put together the amazing HISTORY OF MEMPHIS WRESTLING book, a collection of cards, matches, results and newspaper clippings from 1970 to 1985. I called to tell him the news and immediately went into heel mode, practicing my upcoming promo for Saturday TV. I'm fairly certain that Mark--whom I've never actually met--thinks I'm insane.
This past Saturday, Kevin went out of his way--literally--to ensure I'd make TV. Not only did he give me a wake-up text, but he also drove out to my mom's Bartlett Germantown estate to pick me up to transport me to the WLMT (W.e L.ove M.emphis T.ennessee) studio. First, we stop by my dad's place nearby to peruse his dress clothes. I hastily pick out a pair of gray dress slacks and a pair of smart shoes to go with my cool black button-down, complete with a nice pair of silver cufflinks given to me by my fiancée, Hayley.
We arrive at the WLMT studio, and with the exception of a change of venue, the scene is virtually the same as my last TV appearance. Wrestlers joking around like high-school kids, oiling up their bodies and putting on their spandex--a sharp contrast to the bewildered studio employees walking around. Some of the boys are anxiously practicing the spots they'll use later in their matches. (Where did these guys learn to work--the DDP School of Rasslin'?)
In the conference room, we find Lawler and Corey Maclin, the latter of whom bellows, "SCOOOTT BOOWDEENN! Kentucky Fried Rasslin'!" (Maclin's always been a mark for me.) Meanwhile, Lawler quickly observes that I'm a lot bigger than I was 10 years ago, quickly turning to Kevin and remarking "What d'you think? Steroids?" Seemed a little tacky in light of recent events, but.... Little did the King realize my size was a result of my consistent work-out regimen, combined with a steady LA diet of Baja Fresh, Coronas and El Coyote burritos and margaritas. (You, too, kids, can look like this with lots of hard work and indigestion.)
I show Lawler my copy of James' book and he loves it, looking at me innocently as he says, "How can I get a copy of this?" I think he expected me to fork over my copy, but quite frankly, I really didn't want to part with it. (Relax, Kingfish, I've spoken to James and we're getting a copy out to you.) Referee Jerry Calhoun also marked out for the book, as he and Lawler worked several of those main events together for years.
Lawler gives me the spiel for my promo, a scenario suggested by Kevin. Basically, Lawler wanted to capitalize on the amazing media coverage of his incident with "Big Cheese" Sal Corrente, in which the King apparently potatoed the manager with a stiff right hand during an event at Sam's Town Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Rather than use Sal, I was booked as an associate of the Big Cheese--his Hollywood associate who could assemble a powerful team of lawyers to ensure that Lawler was arrested at the upcoming Friday night card in Tunica. (Back in my heyday, my buddies used to love it when I vowed to assemble "my team of lawyers in Germantown.")
I leave the conference area and immediately bump into another USWA personality from years ago making his return: Sid Vicious.
For months back in '94, I had heat with Sid, who was relegated to Memphis main events after being fired from WCW for stabbing Arn Anderson with a pair of scissors. (Sid and I were standing backstage together at the Mid-South Coliseum while Lawler and Doug Gilbert were screaming at each other over a miscue in the ring. Sid told me, "Man, sounds like it's getting heated back there." I joked, "Yeah, hope there's not any scissors back there." I thought Sid was going to kill me on the spot.) Our eyes met Saturday and Sid, looking absolutely disgusted, said, "Oh...my...God! This can't...be...happening. Fuckin' Scott Bowden's here. My day is shit!" Ah, just like old times.
Sid's Return to Memphis:
Like I used to do years ago, I found a secluded corner and practiced my spiel, ensuring that I had a couple of nice one-liners in my back pocket, with the rest improvised. (The way wrestling used to be before "creative team writers" replaced bookers.) And, like that fateful morning in May 1994, I stood nervously outside the curtain as Maclin kicked off the show with our segment. Backstage, Maclin instructed me that he would say he had received a phone call from me asking for interview time. I was stunned when Maclin announced to the viewing audience with a straight face that "the caller ID read, 'Kentucky Fried Rasslin'." I hadn't realized he was going to mention the column. Funny stuff.
I cockily walk out, looking at the crowd with disdain, and backhand Maclin with my first zinger: "They say some things never change. But I swear, Corey Maclin, your suits have gotten tackier, and these people have gotten uglier." Booooooooooooo! All my nerves disappear at that moment, and I explain how I'd received a call during a power lunch in Beverly Hills from the Big Cheese--or as he's known in Los Angeles, "El Queso Grande"-- asking for legal help. I explain to the crowd that I empathized because Lawler always used to hit me "waayyy toooo hard." Lawler's music hits and I nervously tell Maclin, "Um, I gotta go call my agent!"
Eventually, Lawler sucker punches me. I try to escape, but Maclin tosses me back into the ring. (Hmmph...Lance Russell and Dave Brown always had way too much class to insert themselves into the action.) Lawler punches me again, and one of my precious cufflinks goes flying. Realizing that this is nothing compared to the thrashing I'll receive from Hayley if I return home to LA without it, I desperately start scanning the ring. Lawler gives me his classic fistdrop from the middle rope and leaves me for dead in the middle of the ring.
After Maclin goes to a break, I crawl around in a supposed haze desperately trying to find my cufflink. Finally, success. Whew. (I recall a beating Lawler gave me years ago in which one of my Ralph Lauren shoes went flying out of the ring. The Dream Machine--the late Troy Graham -- made the save, asking me, "Kid...you OK?" My reply in a quiet, desperate whisper: "Dreammm...findddd...myyyy...shooeee!")
Needless to say, this was a blast, and I'm thankful to Lawler and Maclin for the opportunity to revisit the business, if only for a short time. So, dear marks, it seems Jerry Lawler has the last laugh on Scott Bowden. Or does he? Find out next week what happened in hour two of the TV taping. If all goes as planned, I'll have clips via YouTube on the site as well. And be sure to check tomorrow's Comics 101 Mailbag, where I'll be answering your questions about my return to Memphis Rasslin'. (Thanks to all for the support and kind words.) For those of you wishing to order a copy of Mark James' book, you can order it directly at http://www.lulu.com/content/901600.
Credit: "Kentucky Fried Rasslin" by Scott Bowden. Take a look at the site with photos and such. Bowden also does a weekly column on rasslin on this site.
History repeats: Scott Bowden returns to wreak havoc on Memphis Rasslin'
More than 13 years to the date I crashed my size-12 Doc Marten shoe down on Jerry Lawler's head at the Mid-South Coliseum, I returned last Saturday to Memphis Wrestling for a one-shot deal. (Actually, I taped two shows, with my second appearance airing this Saturday at 10 p.m. on WLMT.)
My appearance shouldn't have come as a surprise to hardcore Memphis fans, who may recall that I once vowed to Lawler on the air, "You haven't heard the last of me!" (For those who have never had the chance to utter that ridiculous expression, it's quite exhilarating. Try it the next time a girl dumps you, or when a friend doesn't pay a loan back. You'll love it.)
I'd love to say that I'd been plotting my revenge for years; however, that's not the case. This was rather an impromptu visit to the WLMT TV studio, where the Memphis show is now taped every two weeks--long gone from the legendary WMC-TV 5 studio. I'd been planning a trip home to Memphis for months, with Kevin Lawler promising (threatening) to get me booked for TV the past couple of weeks. I was so sure nothing would come of it that I didn't bother to pack any essentials of my former "notorious frat-boy from Germantown" gimmick. No Polo leather moccasins. No Cole Haan shoes. No starched Ralph Lauren button-downs. No schoolboy-striped Gap ties. And not a single chocolate-brown rope belt. (And before you ask about the Florida State football helmet, a friend of mine back home recently asked about its whereabouts. I explained that I last heard that Tommy Rich was using it for target practice, shooting it with a shotgun in his backyard. Upon hearing that, my buddy said, "Please tell me that man doesn't live in my ZIP code.")
I burned most of my preppy stuff for a more trendy (think SWINGERS or ENTOURAGE) look shortly after arriving in Los Angeles. (Preppy may have suited me in Germantown, but we're talkin' Beverly Hills, baby!) Lucky for me, most of my Memphis friends still dress exactly the way we did back in '94, so I knew I had plenty of sources for Polo garb. I believe '94 was the cutoff year for most of my buddies, who still look exactly the same--give or take 25 pounds--and still listen to the exact same music. God bless 'em.
Early Thursday afternoon, Kevin texted me, "You're booked." I hadn't been this elated about the business since Eddie Gilbert told me back in May 1994, "We're turning you heel." I recall that before that first Memphis TV heel interview back in '94, Kevin approached me backstage saying, "Man, if you go on to do anything in the business, people will always remember this as the first Scott Bowden interview." I also recall the knot in my stomach getting a little tighter as those words hit me in the face. Thanks a lot, Kev.
I think the only person more excited than me was Mark James, who put together the amazing HISTORY OF MEMPHIS WRESTLING book, a collection of cards, matches, results and newspaper clippings from 1970 to 1985. I called to tell him the news and immediately went into heel mode, practicing my upcoming promo for Saturday TV. I'm fairly certain that Mark--whom I've never actually met--thinks I'm insane.
This past Saturday, Kevin went out of his way--literally--to ensure I'd make TV. Not only did he give me a wake-up text, but he also drove out to my mom's Bartlett Germantown estate to pick me up to transport me to the WLMT (W.e L.ove M.emphis T.ennessee) studio. First, we stop by my dad's place nearby to peruse his dress clothes. I hastily pick out a pair of gray dress slacks and a pair of smart shoes to go with my cool black button-down, complete with a nice pair of silver cufflinks given to me by my fiancée, Hayley.
We arrive at the WLMT studio, and with the exception of a change of venue, the scene is virtually the same as my last TV appearance. Wrestlers joking around like high-school kids, oiling up their bodies and putting on their spandex--a sharp contrast to the bewildered studio employees walking around. Some of the boys are anxiously practicing the spots they'll use later in their matches. (Where did these guys learn to work--the DDP School of Rasslin'?)
In the conference room, we find Lawler and Corey Maclin, the latter of whom bellows, "SCOOOTT BOOWDEENN! Kentucky Fried Rasslin'!" (Maclin's always been a mark for me.) Meanwhile, Lawler quickly observes that I'm a lot bigger than I was 10 years ago, quickly turning to Kevin and remarking "What d'you think? Steroids?" Seemed a little tacky in light of recent events, but.... Little did the King realize my size was a result of my consistent work-out regimen, combined with a steady LA diet of Baja Fresh, Coronas and El Coyote burritos and margaritas. (You, too, kids, can look like this with lots of hard work and indigestion.)
I show Lawler my copy of James' book and he loves it, looking at me innocently as he says, "How can I get a copy of this?" I think he expected me to fork over my copy, but quite frankly, I really didn't want to part with it. (Relax, Kingfish, I've spoken to James and we're getting a copy out to you.) Referee Jerry Calhoun also marked out for the book, as he and Lawler worked several of those main events together for years.
Lawler gives me the spiel for my promo, a scenario suggested by Kevin. Basically, Lawler wanted to capitalize on the amazing media coverage of his incident with "Big Cheese" Sal Corrente, in which the King apparently potatoed the manager with a stiff right hand during an event at Sam's Town Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Rather than use Sal, I was booked as an associate of the Big Cheese--his Hollywood associate who could assemble a powerful team of lawyers to ensure that Lawler was arrested at the upcoming Friday night card in Tunica. (Back in my heyday, my buddies used to love it when I vowed to assemble "my team of lawyers in Germantown.")
I leave the conference area and immediately bump into another USWA personality from years ago making his return: Sid Vicious.
For months back in '94, I had heat with Sid, who was relegated to Memphis main events after being fired from WCW for stabbing Arn Anderson with a pair of scissors. (Sid and I were standing backstage together at the Mid-South Coliseum while Lawler and Doug Gilbert were screaming at each other over a miscue in the ring. Sid told me, "Man, sounds like it's getting heated back there." I joked, "Yeah, hope there's not any scissors back there." I thought Sid was going to kill me on the spot.) Our eyes met Saturday and Sid, looking absolutely disgusted, said, "Oh...my...God! This can't...be...happening. Fuckin' Scott Bowden's here. My day is shit!" Ah, just like old times.
Sid's Return to Memphis:
Like I used to do years ago, I found a secluded corner and practiced my spiel, ensuring that I had a couple of nice one-liners in my back pocket, with the rest improvised. (The way wrestling used to be before "creative team writers" replaced bookers.) And, like that fateful morning in May 1994, I stood nervously outside the curtain as Maclin kicked off the show with our segment. Backstage, Maclin instructed me that he would say he had received a phone call from me asking for interview time. I was stunned when Maclin announced to the viewing audience with a straight face that "the caller ID read, 'Kentucky Fried Rasslin'." I hadn't realized he was going to mention the column. Funny stuff.
I cockily walk out, looking at the crowd with disdain, and backhand Maclin with my first zinger: "They say some things never change. But I swear, Corey Maclin, your suits have gotten tackier, and these people have gotten uglier." Booooooooooooo! All my nerves disappear at that moment, and I explain how I'd received a call during a power lunch in Beverly Hills from the Big Cheese--or as he's known in Los Angeles, "El Queso Grande"-- asking for legal help. I explain to the crowd that I empathized because Lawler always used to hit me "waayyy toooo hard." Lawler's music hits and I nervously tell Maclin, "Um, I gotta go call my agent!"
Eventually, Lawler sucker punches me. I try to escape, but Maclin tosses me back into the ring. (Hmmph...Lance Russell and Dave Brown always had way too much class to insert themselves into the action.) Lawler punches me again, and one of my precious cufflinks goes flying. Realizing that this is nothing compared to the thrashing I'll receive from Hayley if I return home to LA without it, I desperately start scanning the ring. Lawler gives me his classic fistdrop from the middle rope and leaves me for dead in the middle of the ring.
After Maclin goes to a break, I crawl around in a supposed haze desperately trying to find my cufflink. Finally, success. Whew. (I recall a beating Lawler gave me years ago in which one of my Ralph Lauren shoes went flying out of the ring. The Dream Machine--the late Troy Graham -- made the save, asking me, "Kid...you OK?" My reply in a quiet, desperate whisper: "Dreammm...findddd...myyyy...shooeee!")
Needless to say, this was a blast, and I'm thankful to Lawler and Maclin for the opportunity to revisit the business, if only for a short time. So, dear marks, it seems Jerry Lawler has the last laugh on Scott Bowden. Or does he? Find out next week what happened in hour two of the TV taping. If all goes as planned, I'll have clips via YouTube on the site as well. And be sure to check tomorrow's Comics 101 Mailbag, where I'll be answering your questions about my return to Memphis Rasslin'. (Thanks to all for the support and kind words.) For those of you wishing to order a copy of Mark James' book, you can order it directly at http://www.lulu.com/content/901600.
Credit: "Kentucky Fried Rasslin" by Scott Bowden. Take a look at the site with photos and such. Bowden also does a weekly column on rasslin on this site.
The Ratings - Memphis Wrestling 7.14.07
----The 7.14.07 featuring the surprise return to Memphis Wrestling of Sid Vicious scored only a 2.2 overall [36,768 viewers] rating. This was one of the best or the best Memphis Wrestling TV show this year, so it has to be a disappointment to the company. They scored 11,000 less than average viewers overall. The best quarter was close to average, but was almost half the viewers the highest quarter was of last week. Ratings of next week will be interesting since everyone should know that Sid Vicious is now on the TV show, so will his presence mean ratings. There was a plus to the show though – the gained 18,300 viewers from start to finish – and that is how the show should do.
-Scott Bowden/Jerry Lawler angle-Kevin White vs K.Hill
1st Quarter – 1.6 [26,023 viewers]
-Spell escapes
-Hollywood Jimmy paintings
-Sid Vicious Return
2cnd quarter - 2.4 [40,797 viewers] [+14,744 viewers]
-Sid interview
-Mr Hughes vs Charlie Lear
-Too Cool 2 interview with Starr/Tatt2 angle
3rd quarter – 2.1 [35,593 viewers] [-5,204 viewers]
-Johnny Dotson vs Shawn Shultz
-Sid/Johnny Rotten run Corey Maclin off to finish show.
4th quarter – 2.6 [44,323 viewers] [+8,730 viewers]
12 Week Average – 2.7 – 45,512 viewers
12 Week High – 4.0 – 67,828 viewers – 7.07.07
12 Week Low – 1.6 = 26,862 viewers – 5.05.07
Growth from start to finish [+18300 viewers]
What was Memphis Watching?? –WMC TV 5 News and CSI Miami 7.0 [116,684 viewers]
-Scott Bowden/Jerry Lawler angle-Kevin White vs K.Hill
1st Quarter – 1.6 [26,023 viewers]
-Spell escapes
-Hollywood Jimmy paintings
-Sid Vicious Return
2cnd quarter - 2.4 [40,797 viewers] [+14,744 viewers]
-Sid interview
-Mr Hughes vs Charlie Lear
-Too Cool 2 interview with Starr/Tatt2 angle
3rd quarter – 2.1 [35,593 viewers] [-5,204 viewers]
-Johnny Dotson vs Shawn Shultz
-Sid/Johnny Rotten run Corey Maclin off to finish show.
4th quarter – 2.6 [44,323 viewers] [+8,730 viewers]
12 Week Average – 2.7 – 45,512 viewers
12 Week High – 4.0 – 67,828 viewers – 7.07.07
12 Week Low – 1.6 = 26,862 viewers – 5.05.07
Growth from start to finish [+18300 viewers]
What was Memphis Watching?? –WMC TV 5 News and CSI Miami 7.0 [116,684 viewers]
Another Show of The Weekend
CWA is in Selmer, TN TONIGHT!!! at the McNairy CountyFairgrounds as part of the McNairy County Fair. The event will be at the Jaycees building and wrestling is free as part of the fair admission.Ken Wayne, Eric Wayne, Kid Nickels are all on the card plus the Super Destroyer vs. Lil' Chris. Lil' Chris must win in 5 minutes if the Posse is to receive another shot at the CWA Tag Team Title held by the Super Destroyer and Handsome Beau James.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
TOMORROW NIGHT!!!
----We will have match by match coverage tomorrow night of "Sam's Town" Memphis Wrestling event with main of Jerry Lawler vs Sid Vicious. It might get interesting to see how far they run this arrest gimmick??? Coverage will start at 7:50 PM.
Shows for The Weekend
----The "show" of the weekend is the Memphis Wrestling "Sam's Town" show. It will be interesting to see if Sid Vicious can help them draw a bigger house. On the first SEW show that Vicious worked, there was only about 70 people. He also did some tuneup work in MCW in Osceola, AR with the all three houses with around 130 in the crowd with almost a $1000 house each time. That was almost double what there were running. It would be good to see 500+ at "Sam's Town". I will be in Dyersburg, TN on Saturday to interview Allen Walker and "Black Label Society" and will probably stay for the NBW show.
----Friday Night Sam's Town Memphis Wrestling Tunica, MS "Hot Summer Nights" 8:00 PM bell time 1st 500 recceive free concession voucher..."The Agents" [Max Corbin/Albino Rhino] vs "Naughty By Nature" [Pokerface/Rude]...Southern TT Title Match: "Too Cool 2" [Flex/Tim Grind] vs Tatt2/Dustin Starr..Kevin White vs Spellbinder..TLC JR Title Match: Johnny Dotson vs Derrick King...15 Man Battle Royal with $5,000 to the winner…Jerry Lawler vs Sid Vicious
----FRIDAY NIGHT for LAW in Rector, AR with …Arnez, Christopher O’Neal, Tommy Redneck, “The Golden Boy” Greg Anthony, Erik Hayes, TL Jones, Jon Michael, Christian Jacobs, Slim Pickens and many more.
----FRIDAY NIGHT The Future of Wrestling has a show at the TFW Arena in Tupelo, MS with Shawn Reed,Josh Matthews, Chris Styles, "Bad Attitude" Tony Dabbs, Special Ed, Cassanova Kid, Chris Kaos, Hittman, T-Byrd, "Southern Thunder" Chris Kilgore, The Freakshow, The Interns, Hunter Montgomery Jackson, and much more.Tickets are $5. Doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 8:00.
----Saturday night, Golden Triangle Wrestling returns for a show behind Cathy's restaurant, located on Highway 45 in West Point, MS. "The Warrior" Justin Reed, Hittman, Josh Matthews, Chris Styles, Jack Irons, "Southern Thunder" Chris Kilgore, Hunter Montgomery Jackson, and much more. I believe tickets are $5. Doors open at 7:00 and the show starts at 8:00.
----Saturday night New Blood Wrestling @ Country Nights 1901 Saint John Ave - Bell time 8:00 PM in Dyersburg, TN –Tank, “Real Deal” Tim Edwards, Gunner Thompson, J DUB, Kilo, Jeremy Moore, Slim Pickens, Psycho, “Black Label Society” [Void, AJ Bradley, Robbie] and more.
----Saturday night @ True Force Arena 256 Gill Street Jackson, TN at 7:30 PM with This Saturday Night June 2nd in Jackson Tennessee @ the True Force Arena on Gill Street Ron Rage, Way Cool, PK Ripper ,Highrollers, Steven Rampage, Big Boy BOB, The MoonDogs, Lawman Williams, Ravishing Randy, Wildside, Hardknox, Johnny Thunder, Billy Joe Dream, Punisher Dra Black, Azreal.....All taking place this Saturday night bell time 7:30 tickets only $5.00
----Saturday night in Ripley, TN with TLCW 207 Washington TGB Greg Anthony, Stan Lee, Maxx Corbin,Albino Rhino, Tommy Redneck,Seth Knight, Rockin' Randy, Tatt2, Dell Tucker, "Cruzin 4 Pain" with Tasha Simone, "Rhythm & Blues" and much more!!!
----Saturday Night in Batesville, Arkansas. Main Event Wrestling located at the Old Miller Gym at 9th and Oak Street. Admission is FREE to the public, sponsored by local businesses and community leaders. With such star's as "Crazy" Luke Graham Jr., Gerry "Chubby" Graham, The Casino Kid, "Mr. Playboy" Tommy Wayne, "The Suicide King" Ray Ray, Danger Zone{"Hot Rod’ John Ellison, "Dangerous" Dave Cox, Johnny Harper}, "The Velvet Lover"Cody Thunder, "The Southern Submission Machine" Wild Bill, Eric Wayne, Kid Nickels, Chris Stryker, Matt Justus, and many more. Bell Time is 8 P.M, door's open @ 7:15 P.M.
----Saturday Night: SIW CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING PRESENTS SUMMER SHOWDOWN 2007 NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY LAWRENCEBURG TENNESSEE BELLTIME 7PM DOORS OPEN 6PM PRE-EVENT FESTIVITIES 635PM MAIN EVENT: TRACY SMOTHERS vs JAMIE DUNDEE, 2 OUT OF 3 FALLS MATCH: "PRIMETIME" NICK GRYMES VERSUS "THE REAL DEAL" NEIL TAYLOR, IMPRESSIVE ANTHONY WAYNE VS. BILLY RAY GRANT, POGO THE CLOWN VS. PHIL WILSON, LIGHTING VS. FRESH, 12 MAN BATTLE ROYAL FEATURING THE CROWNING OF A NEW SIW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION PLUS.. MIXED TAG WOMENS ACTION, THE BATTLE OF THE 4'7 LITTLE MEN, AND IN ACTION..........THE HUSTLER KURT NICKELS, SHAWN THE HEAT PEETE, CHARLIE SWINGER AND MORE!...SOUTHERNINDYWRESTLING.COM
----Friday Night Sam's Town Memphis Wrestling Tunica, MS "Hot Summer Nights" 8:00 PM bell time 1st 500 recceive free concession voucher..."The Agents" [Max Corbin/Albino Rhino] vs "Naughty By Nature" [Pokerface/Rude]...Southern TT Title Match: "Too Cool 2" [Flex/Tim Grind] vs Tatt2/Dustin Starr..Kevin White vs Spellbinder..TLC JR Title Match: Johnny Dotson vs Derrick King...15 Man Battle Royal with $5,000 to the winner…Jerry Lawler vs Sid Vicious
----FRIDAY NIGHT for LAW in Rector, AR with …Arnez, Christopher O’Neal, Tommy Redneck, “The Golden Boy” Greg Anthony, Erik Hayes, TL Jones, Jon Michael, Christian Jacobs, Slim Pickens and many more.
----FRIDAY NIGHT The Future of Wrestling has a show at the TFW Arena in Tupelo, MS with Shawn Reed,Josh Matthews, Chris Styles, "Bad Attitude" Tony Dabbs, Special Ed, Cassanova Kid, Chris Kaos, Hittman, T-Byrd, "Southern Thunder" Chris Kilgore, The Freakshow, The Interns, Hunter Montgomery Jackson, and much more.Tickets are $5. Doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 8:00.
----Saturday night, Golden Triangle Wrestling returns for a show behind Cathy's restaurant, located on Highway 45 in West Point, MS. "The Warrior" Justin Reed, Hittman, Josh Matthews, Chris Styles, Jack Irons, "Southern Thunder" Chris Kilgore, Hunter Montgomery Jackson, and much more. I believe tickets are $5. Doors open at 7:00 and the show starts at 8:00.
----Saturday night New Blood Wrestling @ Country Nights 1901 Saint John Ave - Bell time 8:00 PM in Dyersburg, TN –Tank, “Real Deal” Tim Edwards, Gunner Thompson, J DUB, Kilo, Jeremy Moore, Slim Pickens, Psycho, “Black Label Society” [Void, AJ Bradley, Robbie] and more.
----Saturday night @ True Force Arena 256 Gill Street Jackson, TN at 7:30 PM with This Saturday Night June 2nd in Jackson Tennessee @ the True Force Arena on Gill Street Ron Rage, Way Cool, PK Ripper ,Highrollers, Steven Rampage, Big Boy BOB, The MoonDogs, Lawman Williams, Ravishing Randy, Wildside, Hardknox, Johnny Thunder, Billy Joe Dream, Punisher Dra Black, Azreal.....All taking place this Saturday night bell time 7:30 tickets only $5.00
----Saturday night in Ripley, TN with TLCW 207 Washington TGB Greg Anthony, Stan Lee, Maxx Corbin,Albino Rhino, Tommy Redneck,Seth Knight, Rockin' Randy, Tatt2, Dell Tucker, "Cruzin 4 Pain" with Tasha Simone, "Rhythm & Blues" and much more!!!
----Saturday Night in Batesville, Arkansas. Main Event Wrestling located at the Old Miller Gym at 9th and Oak Street. Admission is FREE to the public, sponsored by local businesses and community leaders. With such star's as "Crazy" Luke Graham Jr., Gerry "Chubby" Graham, The Casino Kid, "Mr. Playboy" Tommy Wayne, "The Suicide King" Ray Ray, Danger Zone{"Hot Rod’ John Ellison, "Dangerous" Dave Cox, Johnny Harper}, "The Velvet Lover"Cody Thunder, "The Southern Submission Machine" Wild Bill, Eric Wayne, Kid Nickels, Chris Stryker, Matt Justus, and many more. Bell Time is 8 P.M, door's open @ 7:15 P.M.
----Saturday Night: SIW CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING PRESENTS SUMMER SHOWDOWN 2007 NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY LAWRENCEBURG TENNESSEE BELLTIME 7PM DOORS OPEN 6PM PRE-EVENT FESTIVITIES 635PM MAIN EVENT: TRACY SMOTHERS vs JAMIE DUNDEE, 2 OUT OF 3 FALLS MATCH: "PRIMETIME" NICK GRYMES VERSUS "THE REAL DEAL" NEIL TAYLOR, IMPRESSIVE ANTHONY WAYNE VS. BILLY RAY GRANT, POGO THE CLOWN VS. PHIL WILSON, LIGHTING VS. FRESH, 12 MAN BATTLE ROYAL FEATURING THE CROWNING OF A NEW SIW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION PLUS.. MIXED TAG WOMENS ACTION, THE BATTLE OF THE 4'7 LITTLE MEN, AND IN ACTION..........THE HUSTLER KURT NICKELS, SHAWN THE HEAT PEETE, CHARLIE SWINGER AND MORE!...SOUTHERNINDYWRESTLING.COM
DNA evidence may connect family member to West Memphis 3 crime scene
----I have posted this because this case has a wrestling connection that some of you may not know about. Jackie Hicks JR, wrestled in this area on and off all his life, who passed away July 5, 2006 was the uncle of Stevie Branch. Pam Hobbs was his sister. I talked with Jackie 2 days before this death and he felt like he was on a full recovery. But, the one thing that he said that sticks with me is that if he did die that at least he would be able to see Stevie again.
----Jackie had to be restrained from the court room on one occasion during the trail when he tried to go after the West Memphis boys. The movie “Paradise Lost: The Childhood Murders at Robin Hood Hills” tried to show that the West Memphis Three did not commit the murders, but I remember Jackie not wanting to talk about it and he believed they were the real murders. I also believe that Terry Hobbs, the man that they have found DNA on, was one of Jackie's paulbears and actually shot Jackie one time during an agrument.
DNA evidence may connect family member to West Memphis 3 crime scene
More than a decade after three young West Memphis boys turned up dead in a drainage ditch, Action News 5 has learned DNA evidence may connect a family member to the crime scene.
14 years ago, three 8-year old boys were found murdered in West Memphis. Now, there is new information about the investigation.
The murders literally shocked the world.
It used to be wooded but after the three boys died it was all cut down. Now there may be new evidence that could lead to a hearing for the so -called West Memphis Three.
Our cameras caught the high powered defense team made up of international forensic scientists and an attorney from California when the group came to the Arkansas State Crime Lab in Little Rock in May.
They came to look at DNA evidence in the West Memphis Three case hoping to find something that would lead to a new hearing for Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley. What they have discovered is now coming out.
A Leiutenant from the West Memphis police department interviewed Pam Hobbs and her ex- husband Terry Hobbs recently.
Pam is the mother of Stevie Branch, one of the three 8-year-old boys murdered 14 years ago in West Memphis.
Sources say DNA from Terry Hobbs, Stevie Branch's step-father, was discovered in the rope used to tie up one of the boys.
Pam Hobbs recently did an interview that aired on Action News 5 in which she said she believes another suspect is still out there.
"I feel like the ones that killed my son, the three that were tried and convicted, they are guilty but I am like everyone else, was there someone else out there other than those three," said Hobbs.
The bodies of the three young boys were found in what was known as Robinhood Park in West Memphis.
Stevie Branch and Michael Moore died from drowning, and Christopher Byers died from blood loss after he was stabbed in the groin.
The West Memphis Three are behind bars. Damien Echols is on death row. All three say they are not guilty, despite their convictions.
The new West Memphis Three defense team hopes to get a hearing on the new evidence sometime this summer.
Arkansas prosecutors are also looking at the case.
credit: Janice Branch www.wmctv.com
----Jackie had to be restrained from the court room on one occasion during the trail when he tried to go after the West Memphis boys. The movie “Paradise Lost: The Childhood Murders at Robin Hood Hills” tried to show that the West Memphis Three did not commit the murders, but I remember Jackie not wanting to talk about it and he believed they were the real murders. I also believe that Terry Hobbs, the man that they have found DNA on, was one of Jackie's paulbears and actually shot Jackie one time during an agrument.
DNA evidence may connect family member to West Memphis 3 crime scene
More than a decade after three young West Memphis boys turned up dead in a drainage ditch, Action News 5 has learned DNA evidence may connect a family member to the crime scene.
14 years ago, three 8-year old boys were found murdered in West Memphis. Now, there is new information about the investigation.
The murders literally shocked the world.
It used to be wooded but after the three boys died it was all cut down. Now there may be new evidence that could lead to a hearing for the so -called West Memphis Three.
Our cameras caught the high powered defense team made up of international forensic scientists and an attorney from California when the group came to the Arkansas State Crime Lab in Little Rock in May.
They came to look at DNA evidence in the West Memphis Three case hoping to find something that would lead to a new hearing for Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley. What they have discovered is now coming out.
A Leiutenant from the West Memphis police department interviewed Pam Hobbs and her ex- husband Terry Hobbs recently.
Pam is the mother of Stevie Branch, one of the three 8-year-old boys murdered 14 years ago in West Memphis.
Sources say DNA from Terry Hobbs, Stevie Branch's step-father, was discovered in the rope used to tie up one of the boys.
Pam Hobbs recently did an interview that aired on Action News 5 in which she said she believes another suspect is still out there.
"I feel like the ones that killed my son, the three that were tried and convicted, they are guilty but I am like everyone else, was there someone else out there other than those three," said Hobbs.
The bodies of the three young boys were found in what was known as Robinhood Park in West Memphis.
Stevie Branch and Michael Moore died from drowning, and Christopher Byers died from blood loss after he was stabbed in the groin.
The West Memphis Three are behind bars. Damien Echols is on death row. All three say they are not guilty, despite their convictions.
The new West Memphis Three defense team hopes to get a hearing on the new evidence sometime this summer.
Arkansas prosecutors are also looking at the case.
credit: Janice Branch www.wmctv.com
NEW SITE FEATURE!!!
----I have finally added a message board to the site! CLICK HERE and take a look. You have to send me your e-mail, so I can invite you to join. And, some of you have already got invites, but I did not get to everyone because I got tired of doing it!! So, if you want to be part of what will soon to be the hottest & best message board in this area - send me an e-mail!!
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
R.I.P. John Kronus
Dave Meltzer is reporting that John Kronus known best for his ECW run as one half of the Eliminators with Perry Saturn was found dead in his girlfriend's apartment. No other details are available at this time.
The list just keeps getting longer.......
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The list just keeps getting longer.......
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RASSLEPOD with Sal Corrente
----I would like to thank Sal again for him giving me the shot at interviewing him. I would like to say that the quality of the interview is not perfect - this was my first attempt at using this software and there are some pops and cracks in it, but the interview is very interesting. If anyone would like to do a review of the interview for this site, then drop me a line. If anyone has comments, please send them in.
CLICK HERE to go to the first RASSLEPOD!!
CLICK HERE to go to the first RASSLEPOD!!
XOW Announces Show!!
----XOW has released the participants of their first show on August 3, 2007. The card looks b
ack with some good talent in this area. Bill Dundee is a legend. Sarge O’Reilly is one of the better guys in this area along with Danny B Good and the Posse – this should be a good show. Eric Wayne, who will either win 2007 rookie of the year or place in 2cnd, has also joined the crew. I also think Max Steel has a lot of potential. The name that surprised me the most was - Wrath. He did help get XOW going with his "Asylum" team with Psycho, but I thought he had retired again.
ack with some good talent in this area. Bill Dundee is a legend. Sarge O’Reilly is one of the better guys in this area along with Danny B Good and the Posse – this should be a good show. Eric Wayne, who will either win 2007 rookie of the year or place in 2cnd, has also joined the crew. I also think Max Steel has a lot of potential. The name that surprised me the most was - Wrath. He did help get XOW going with his "Asylum" team with Psycho, but I thought he had retired again.
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