The last territory standing outside of the big two of WWF and WCW, Memphis was a little land unto itself with its own fanbase, its own style of wrestling, and its own top star - Jerry 'The King' Lawler. Drawing thousands of fans to the Mid-South Coliseum on a weekly basis, Lawler could be tangling with up-and-coming stars (making sure to repeat footage of him beating them when they do become national stars in the future), bizarre gimmick characters that would even make the Gobbldy Gooker look relatively realistic, or in this case a fellow showman able to work the Memphis style better than most, and maybe a man who never reached the full star potential he showed, Austin Idol. Accompanying him is the young man referred to by the commentator as "Paul Dangerly". Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) observe all this with 2021 eyes to see what worked then, what influence this style of wrestling has or doesn't have in today's climate, and whether it would still work now. Also, knowing Lawler mostly as a horny, squeaky voiced middle-aged man on Raw, how believable is it to see him as a Hogan-level unstoppable superhero babyface?https://patreon.com/lmtyspodhttps://facebook.com/lmtyspodhttps://twitter.com/[email protected]

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