Memphis Championship Wrestling

MCW 33 from the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN – March 10, 1980 Bill Dundee used a jumping knee drop to beat Ric McCord – ★½ Jackie Fargo resorted to smashing Robert Gibson with the ring bell behind the ref’s back to pick up a win in a great match – ★★★½ In a Grudge Match,…

MCW 32 from WMC-TV Studios, Memphis, TN. March 8, 1980. Paul Ellering had a little trouble but was able to beat Keith Steinborn with an overhead body slam – ★ – Ellering didn’t look nearly as impressive as Jimmy Hart would lead us to believe. Dutch Mantell made short work of Frogman LeBlanc making him…

MCW 31 from the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN. February 11, 1980 In the opening match, Dutch Mantell used an atomic drop to beat Ricky Morton atomic drop – ★★★½ Tommy & Eddie Gilbert beat The New Wave when Eddie Gilbert leveled Koko Ware with a neckbreaker clothesline – ★★★★ – Jimmy Hart was fit to…

MCW 30 from WMC-TV Studios, Memphis, TN. February 9, 1980. The show opened with Jimmy Hart telling Lance Russell that now that he’d teamed Koko Ware and Bobby Eaton, he needed a singles star that’ll take him all the way to the Southern Heavyweight Championship. He introduced Paul Ellering who came to the ring flexing…

MCW Card 29 from Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN on January 21, 1980 Tommy & Eddie Gilbert get a DQ victory over The New Wave (w/ Jimmy Hart) when Koko Ware smashes Eddie Gilbert with a wooden chair at ringside. ★ A hot opener that got the crowd on their feet with wild brawling antics. Jimmy…