Mid-South Coliseum
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Sep 12, 2026
David McLaneGUEST
Well, yes, he and Jerry Lawler, of course, the superstars of Memphis, and nobody had a greater feud down there.
David McLaneGUEST
They would pack the Mid-South Coliseum all the time for them.
David McLaneGUEST
And I always thought until I found out, and now you've demonstrated it again with this poster, that dick the bruiser created that big match because he had a cadillac match with handsome jimmy valiant but he had just stolen the idea from mr dundee and jerry lawler and had the same exact angle up in indianapolis
Nigel ZaneHOST
so man
Kris ZellnerGUEST
And then you had the deal with Lawler and Dundee in '88 where they're battling over the ring, Lord of the Ring, that Lawler won.
Kris ZellnerGUEST
Dundee's jealous that Lawler won this ring, and he, he's, he, they wrestled multiple matches at Memphis Coliseum for the damn ring.
Kris ZellnerGUEST
And Dundee's putting up $25,000 and shit like that for this, this ring, but they're both babyfaces.
Kris ZellnerGUEST
N- nobody turns.
24 MINS LATER
Kris ZellnerGUEST
I would love to see that.
Rich KraetschHOST
In Florida?
Kris ZellnerGUEST
No, in Memphis at the Memphis Coliseum.
Rich KraetschHOST
Oh, wow.
Kris ZellnerGUEST
That Lawler won this ring.
Kris ZellnerGUEST
They wrestled multiple matches at Mid-South Coliseum for the damn ring.
Kris ZellnerGUEST
And Dundee's putting up $25,000 and shit like that for this ring.
Kris ZellnerGUEST
But they're both babyfaces.
9 MINS LATER
Kris ZellnerGUEST
And that's when Andy Marlin gets on the phone with Dutch and they call Jerry Lawler and Lawler comes back in.
Kris ZellnerGUEST
And then that's when they draw big business.
Kris ZellnerGUEST
The last big sellouts of the Mid-South Coliseum was basically during that few.
Kris ZellnerGUEST
you know, and all those big matches.
Bob SmithHOST
Those simple days where you didn't have to set something up for two months before you had the first match.
Bob SmithHOST
And the Mid-South Coliseum.
Bob SmithHOST
Oh, man.
Bob SmithHOST
I heard this pinch.
Tony RichardsGUEST
They had a real famous feud with the Fullers, Buddy Fuller and Ron Fuller and Robert Fuller.
Tony RichardsGUEST
They had a Mississippi chain match in the Mid-South Coliseum that drew like 10,000 people.
Tony RichardsGUEST
They were with another English guy named Johnny Gray.
Tony RichardsGUEST
Johnny Gray, yeah.
Tony RichardsHOST
Uh, and also in Memphis was another place where it was the, in the newscast as a, as a sports reporting.
Tony RichardsHOST
Like, they'd come on Tuesday and tell you what happened Monday night at the Mid-South Coliseum.
Tony RichardsHOST
But it wasn't ingrained as deeply and as long as it has been in Mexico.
Tony RichardsHOST
I just, I just-
2 HRS 3 MINS LATER
Tony RichardsHOST
Dundee also held the Southern Heavyweight Championship nine times and the AWA Southern Tag Team titles 14 times with Jerry Lawler, Tommy Rich, uh, Steve Keirn, Robert Fuller, Dutch Mantel, and others.
Tony RichardsHOST
He was equally effective as a singles headliner or a tag team wrestler, and he had great partners like Jimmy Valiant, Buddy Landell, who, uh, they had what was called the last sellout in Memphis in March, April, and May of 1986 when Lawler came back after the loser leaves town match with Dundee.
Tony RichardsHOST
And Lawler and Dutch Mantel had that big Texas death match with Dundee and Landell that sold out the Mid-South Coliseum.
Tony RichardsHOST
He had a sharp mind for the business.
Jonathan GrellaGUEST
And, um, uh, they feud-leveled school wrestling-
TJ ReevesHOST
Wrestling at the old, the old school Mid-South Coliseum
Jonathan GrellaGUEST
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Jonathan GrellaGUEST
Mid-South
Dave BrownSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As we said, any time the Moondogs show up, they leave a trail of destruction behind.
Dave BrownSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Lawler says, all throughout history, the kings have ruled and the dogs have been lying at their feet, and that's the way he and Jeff Jarrett are going to leave the Moondogs come Monday night at the Mid-South Coliseum.
Gene JacksonHOST
Well, there you go.
Gene JacksonHOST
They're going to be left laying in his feet.
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