Championship Wrestling 1/4/81 (1/10)
Lance & Dave open the show
Tom Maley, Pat Hutchinson & Koko Ware v Tojo Yamamoto, Jimmy Valiant & Dream Machine - best of 3 falls match
VTR: Jimmy Hart crowns Paul Ellering as the new King of Memphis from Feburary 1980.
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler
Tom Maley, Pat Hutchinson & Koko Ware v Tojo Yamamoto, Jimmy Valiant & Dream Machine - 2nd fall
David Price vs David Oswald - Dream Machine runs in and smashes both guys.
VTR: Paul Ellering v Robert Gibson
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
The Angel, "Dr" Bill Irwin & Tony Russo vs Carl Fergie, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich & "Superstar" Bill Dundee - 1st fall
VTR: Paul Ellering v Dennis Upton
The Angel, "Dr" Bill Irwin & Tony Russo vs Carl Fergie, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich & "Superstar" Bill Dundee - 2nd fall
VTR: Paul Ellering v Bill Dundee
Louisville promo: Paul Ellering & Jimmy Hart
Lance Russell interviews Jerry Lawler at the desk about his return.
VTR: Jerry Lawler's return entrance to MSC - pretty high tech for 1981. They blow dry ice smoke and have Lawler rise up through the floor
Championship Wrestling 1/10/81 (1/18)
Lance & Dave open the show
Hector Guerrero interview - Hector is a humble babyface here which wasn't his usual role. He's got Dream Machine this week.
Gypsy Joe vs Hector Guerrero
VTR: Billy Robinson v Tony Charles - they do a World of Sport style match which doesn't seem to go over well. Fans look kind of bored.
Billy Robinson interview - Billy acts like kind of a jerk.
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler
Jimmy Hart interview - he mocks Hector Guerrero
Tom Maley & David Price vs Tojo Yamamoto & Jimmy Valiant
VTR: Austin Idol cuts a promo over video clips of him working MSC
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
VTR: Tojo Yamamoto, Jimmy Valiant & Dream Machine v Carl Fergie, Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich - no DQ loser of the fall leaves town - Carl Fergie is sent packing
TV Champion: Koko Ware & Tommy Gilbert vs The Angel & Skull Murphy (with Jimmy Hart)
"Dr" Bill Irwin & David Oswald vs "Wildfire" Tommy Rich & "Superstar" Bill Dundee
Louisville promo: Austin Idol & Jimmy Hart - Hart has his gold record on the line
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 1/18/81 (1/24)
Lance & Dave open the show
Hector Guerrero v Jimmy Valiant - tournament final for vacant Southern title - Before the match starts, Hector goes after Jimmy Hart but is hit from behind by Valiant with a foreign object. They tell Hector he can delay the match but he decides to go on anyway. Valiant quickly pins him and wins the Southern title.
Louisville promo: Jimmy Valiant & Jimmy Hart
VTR: Jerry Lawler interview - Michael St. John interviews Lawler cut to footage of the King's first three weeks back. He takes on Dream Machine, Paul Ellering & Austin Idol. The video is also cut to the soundtrack from Battlestar Galactia
Jerry Lawler interview - Lawler has won Jimmy Hart's gold record from his match against Austin Idol and he's going to drop the record into the river today at 4 p.m. In addition, Jos LeDuc is the opponent this week and if Lawler wins he gets to give Jimmy Hart ten lashes.
VTR: Jos LeDuc vs 10 men in an arm pulling contest
VTR: Jos LeDuc v Jerry Lawler - from the 70's
Louisville promo: Lance Russell runs down the card
Eddie Gilbert & Koko Ware vs Bounty Hunters - 1st fall - Jerry Lawler is on commentary
VTR: Jos LeDuc interview - 70's segment where Jos cuts himself with an ax and makes a blood oath to get Lawler.
VTR: Jos LeDuc v Jerry Lawler - this is the clip of Lawler being tossed from the ring to the timekeeper's table
VTR: Jos LeDuc interview - Jos is sitting in "his home" which looks suspiciously like a studio as it's bare walls with a chair, a lamp, a table and two plants. LeDuc at his crazy best. He smashes a glass container into his own head and blood flows as Jos continues his promo.
Eddie Gilbert & Koko Ware vs Bounty Hunters - 2nd fall
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 1/24/81 (1/31)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Lance Russell interviews Austin Idol. Idol claims there is a conspiracy againt him and he has the film to prove it. He shows clips of his match against Lawler to prove that Jerry Calhoun, Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Hart were all working against him. He wants a rematch where Calhoun can't the referee and Hart is banned from the building.
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler
VTR: Jimmy Valiant v Hector Guerrero from the 1/18 studio show
Hector Guerrero interview
Jimmy Kent & the Bounty Hunters interview
Tom Maley vs Jimmy Valiant
Jimmy Valiant interview - Valiant will put his title on the line against Bill Dundee right now. Dundee hits the ring and the brawl is on until the Bounty Hunters jump in. Jimmy Kent cuts the hair of the Superstar.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Jerry Lawler interview
VTR: Jerry Lawler throws Jimmy Hart's gold record into the river
David Oswald & Bill Irwin vs Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich
Bounty Hunters v Koko Ware & Rick Morton - Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich jump in.
Louisville promo: Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 1/31/81 - (2/8)
Lance & Dave open the show
David Price & Tom Maley v the Bounty Hunters
Louisville promo: Jimmy Kent, the Bounty Hunters, Jimmy Valiant & Jimmy Hart
Gypsy Joe v Tommy Rich
VTR: Jerry Lawler v Ron Bass
Eddie Hogan vs David Oswald
Louvisville promo: Lance runs down the card
VTR: Austin Idol - "Heartthrob" song
Eddie Gilbert & Rick Morton v Dream Machine & Jimmy Valiant
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 2/7/81 - (2/14)
VTR: Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich v the Bounty Hunters - Bounty Hunters jump Bill Dundee before the start of the match. Rich is forced to go two on one against the Novaks. A bloody and bandaged Bill Dundee makes a comeback.
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich
Pat Hutchinson & David Price v Bounty Hunters (Jerry Novak & David Novak) (with Jimmy Kent)
VTR: Austin Idol lockeroom interview vowing revenge against Jerry Lawler
VTR: Hulk Hogan w/ Fred Blassie v Big John Calahan & Angelo Gomez from WWF TV.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
The Angel & Ali Hassan v Tom Maley & Eddie Gilbert
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 2/14/81 (2/21)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Tony Charles v Billy Robinson - they go to a draw but Robinson goads Charles into doing five more minutes. Charles pins the bigger Robinson.
Tony Charles interview
Louisville promo: Jimmy Valiant & Jimmy Hart
Jerry Lawler interview
VTR: review of Jerry Lawler v Jimmy Valiant in the 1970's including Valiant breaking a bottle over Lawler's head.
Hector Guerrero v Jimmy Valiant
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
VTR: Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich v the Bounty Hunters - Jimmy Kent gets him team DQ'd and as a result loses his hair
Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee interview
Tojo Yamamoto vs Koko Ware
The Black Diamond presents a note to Lance Russell with a note from Salvador Lutteroth (head of CMLL). Diamond has a presentation for Jerry Lawler for being the most popular wrestler in Mexico. However when Lawler goes to accept, Diamond smashes the plaque over Jerry's head. He unmasks revealing himself to be Austin Idol. Idol then cuts a promo and offers an open contract for a match with Lawler.
Louisville promo: Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee
Jerry Lawler interview - between the Valiant footage and Idol's attack, Lawler is in a foul mood. He'll take on both Valiant and Idol separately this week.
Lance & Dave close the show.
Championship Wrestling 2/21/81 (2/28)
Lance & Dave open the show
Jimmy Hart & Dutch Mantel interview - Jimmy announces that Wayne Ferris isn't there today but he's signed Dutch Mantel instead. Dutch will now face Koko for the TV title. Dream Machine comes out to complain that he's being overlooked.
Dutch Mantel v Koko Ware - Dutch wins the TV title
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler
Tom Maley v Dream Machine
The Angel, Ali Hassan & Bounty Hunters v Koko Ware, Eddie Gilbert, Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee
Louisville promo: Lance Russell runs down the card
The Angel, Ali Hassan & Bounty Hunters v Koko Ware, Eddie Gilbert, Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee - 2nd & 3rd fall
Louisville promo: Austin Idol, Dutch Mantel & Jimmy Hart
Lance & Dave close the show as the faces & heels from the last match are in a stand off.
Championship Wrestling 2/28/81 (3/7)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Dutch Mantel & Austin Idol v Jerry Jarrett & Tojo Yamamoto MSC 7/28/80
VTR: Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich v the Bounty Hunters
VTR: Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich v Jimmy Valiant & Tojo Yamamoto
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart & Dutch Mantel
Tom Maley & Roy Rodgers v the Bounty Hunters - Roy Rogers is AKA Johnny RichGypsy Joe & Tom Stanton v Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Pat Hutchinson vs Dream Machine - after the match Dream Machine tries to cut a promo but there's no time on the schedule for it and Lance moves to the next match
Eddie Gilbert & Koko Ware v Dutch Mantel & Wayne Ferris
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler, Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 3/7/81 (3/14)
Lance opens the show
Bill Dundee interview - Tommy Rich isn't in so Bill will defend the tag titles alone today
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart & Wayne Ferris
Ron Sexton vs Gypsy Joe - Sexton pins the sometimes pushed Gypsy Joe
Jimmy Hart, Tojo Yamamoto & Wayne Ferris interview - Hart says the title match will go on even with Rich. Dream Machine comes out to again complain about being overlooked. Machine says he's done with Hart and walks off.
Tojo Yamamoto & Wayne Ferris vs Bill Dundee - Ferris & Tojo win the Southern tag titles. Turns into a three on one with Jimmy Hart until Dream Machine makes the save.
Bill Dundee & Dream Machine interview - Machine says he'll back Dundee whenever he's needed
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
David Price vs Dream Machine
The Turk & El Torez v Tom Maley & Koko Ware - by next week Torez will be changed to Toro
Louisville promo: Dream Machine
Lance closes the show
Championship Wrestling 3/14/81 (3/21)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Big Red interview
Eddie Gilbert & David Price v The Turk & El Toro
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart & Dutch Mantel
Tom Maley & Roy Rodgers vs Tojo Yamamoto & Wayne Ferris
Jimmy Hart, Wayne Ferris & Tojo Yamamoto interview - Hart is in neckbrace. He notes that Jimmy Valiant is out of the family and knocks Dream Machine. Dundee & Dream run Hart's men off.
VTR: Wayne Ferris & Tojo Yamamoto v Dream Machine & Bill Dundee
Dream Machine & Bill Dundee interview - Dream is in total Dusty Rhodes mode now
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Wayne Ferris & Dutch Mantel v Bill Dundee & Dream Machine
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee, Dream Machine & Jerry Lawler
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 3/21/81 (3/28)
The Angel & Gypsy Joe v Eddie Gilbert & Big Red
VTR: Jack Brisco v Jerry Lawler
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart & Terry Funk
Ron Sexton & Koko Ware v Tojo Yamamoto & Wayne Ferris
VTR: Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich v Austin Idol & Dutch Mantel - Lexington, KY - Dundee & Rich win the CWA World Tag titles
Louisville promo: Tojo Yamamoto, Dutch Mantel & Jimmy Hart
Masa Fuchi, Atsushi Onita & Tojo Yamamoto interview - Fuchi & Onita are better at English than I would have thought. They challenge Bill Dundee & Dream Machine
The Turk & El Toro vs "Superstar" Bill Dundee & Dream Machine - Tojo is on commentary
Masa Fuchi, Atsushi Onita & Tojo Yamamoto interview
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 3/28/81 (4/4)
Lance & Dave open the show
The Angel v Dream Machine
Louisville promo: Dream Machine & Bill Dundee
Masa Fuchi, Atsushi Onita & Tojo Yamamoto interview - Tojo formally introduces Onita & Fuchi and himself as their manager. Jimmy Hart comes out and is not pleased about Tojo going into managing. He wants the Japanese team. Tojo points out he can't speak Japanese and tells Jimmy to "please go away."
Tom Maley v Dutch Mantel
Jerry Lawler interview
Gypsy Joe v Jerry Lawler - Jerry's first studio match in 13 months. Jimmy Hart is in Joe's corner. The Angel and Hart jump in to make it three on one but Lawler makes his own comeback.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
VTR: Terry Funk v Jerry Lawler
Eddie Gilbert & Vinny Romeo v Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler & Terry Funk
Lance & Dave close the show
Lexington promo: Terry Funk & Jimmy Hart
Championship Wrestling 4/4/81 (4/11)
Lance & Dave open the show
Jimmy Hart interview - Hart is very down as Lawler has gotten rid of all Hart's men. Hart cries and admits Lawler is the better man an appologizes.
VTR: Gypsy Joe & the Angel v Jerry Lawler - Lawler loses he'll sign with Hart, if Lawler wins Joe & Angel are gone. Lawler sends Hart's men packing.
Jerry Lawler interview - Lawler has no sympathy for Hart and is glad he's gone
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler
Bounty Hunters v Koko Ware & Jerry Lawler - the Turk & El Toro with Jimmy Hart run in.
VTR: Jerry Lawler v Terry Funk - "Laser Material" by Spyro Gyra
VTR: Jerry Lawler v Dory Funk Jr.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Ron Sexton & David Price v Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita
VTR: Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita v Bill Dundee & Dream Machine - Onita & Fuchi win the Southern tag titles
The Turk & El Toro v Bill Dundee & Dream Machine
Louisville promo: Dutch Mantel, Jimmy Hart, the Turk & El Toro
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 4/11/81 (4/18)
VTR: Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi v Bill Dundee & Dream Machine - Dundee & Dream win back the titles but take a beating until Dutch Mantel makes a surprise save
Dutch Mantel interview - Dutch explains he made the save because his Vietnam service made him mad when he saw the American flag laying on the mat.
Jerry Lawler v David Price (joined in progress)
VTR: Terry Funk interview - Terry hands Lance a sealed envelop with a challenge for an empty arena match.
Back at the studio, Lawler takes the envelop and walks off apparently accepting the challenge.
Championship Wrestling 4/18/81 (4/25)
Lance & Dave open the show
David Oswald vs Dream Machine
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler
VTR: Tojo Yamamoto, Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi v Bill Dundee, Dream Machine & Dutch Mantel
Dutch Mantel interview - Dutch talks about his service and how he doesn't appreciate Tojo's comments
VTR: Jimmy Hart, the Turk & El Toro v Jerry Lawler & Kevin Sullivan - Sullivan turns on Lawler
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
VTR: Terry Funk v Jerry Lawler - empty arena match - in this version Lance Russell gives a great "don't try this at home" speach and explains why the footage was edited.
Jimmy Hart & Billy the Kid v Roy Rogers & Tiny Tom - Kevin Sullivan is on commentary and ends up fighting with Jerry Lawler
Championship Wrestling 4/25/81 (5/2)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Jerry Blackwell personality profile - various matches of Blackwell are shown as well as an AWA segment where Jerry performs feats of strength
Louisville promo: Tojo Yamamoto, Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi
Vinny Romeo v Dutch Mantel
Roy Rodgers & Ron Sexton v Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Pat Hutchinson & David Price vs Dream Machine
David Oswald & Wendi Richter vs Suzette Ferrera & Bill DundeeLouisville promo: Jerry Lawler
Jimmy Hart interview
Dave closes the show
Championship Wrestling 5/2/81 (5/9)
Lance & Dave open the show
Bill Dundee & the Dream Machine interview - they'll have to defend the AWA Southern titles in Florida
Jimmy Hart, Kevin Sullivan & Wayne Ferris interview - they have a shot for the belts today
Bill Dundee & the Dream Machine v Kevin Sullivan & Wayne Ferris - Hart's team win the titles
Louisville promo: Wayne Ferris, Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart
Eddie Gilbert & Koko Ware vs Bounty Hunters - Kent gets his team disqualified. He then tries to cut a promo but Lance won't let him near the microphone.
Jimmy Hart interview - Jimmy Kent barges in complaining that he can't get an interview, Hart mocks Kent so Kent clocks him
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
David Price v Dutch Mantel
Koko Ware & Roy Rodgers vs Masa Fuchi & Atshushi Onita
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 5/9/81 (5/16)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Jerry Lawler v Jerry Blackwell
Dutch Mantel v Kevin Sullivan for the TV Title
Dutch Mantel interview
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler
Wayne Ferris v Tim Leonard
VTR: Kevin Sullivan & Wayne Ferris v Bill Dundee & Dream Machine
Koko Ware & Ron Sexton v Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi
VTR: Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita v Dutch Mantell & Stan Frazier
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Koko Ware & Ron Sexton v Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi - 2nd & 3rd fall
Louisville promo: Terry Funk
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 5/16/81 (5/23)
Lance & Dave open the show
Jimmy Hart interview - Jimmy introduces the Phantom
Koko Ware v The Phantom
Dutch Mantel interview - Dutch challenges Kevin Sullivan to face him next week.
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler
VTR: Jimmy Hart, Wayne Ferris & Kevin Sullivan v Roy Rogers, Bill Dundee & Dream Machine
Rich Winters & Tim Leonard v the Nightmares - Terry Funk crashes the set looking for Jerry Lawler and when he can't find them he destroys Leonard & Winters and attacks the Nightmares. Funk is at his absolute craziest here.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
VTR: Jerry Lawler v Dory Funk Jr
Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita v Bill Dundee & Dream Machine
Louisville promo: Terry Funk
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 5/23/81 (5/30)
Lance & Dave open the show
Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart interview - Kevin isn't accepting Dutch's challenge. Instead he'll give Pat Hutchenson a shot.
Pat Hutchinson v Kevin Sullivan - Dutch is on color commentary. After the match he calls Sullivan a coward to his face.
Louisville promo: Kevin Sullivan, Jimmy Hart & the Nightmares
Roy Rogers interview - Rogers says he would have beaten Jimmy Hart at the MSC but Wayne Ferris jumped in under a mask. Hart says it wasn't Ferris and tell Eddie Marlin he'll produce his friend next week to prove it wasn't Ferris.
Wayne Ferris v Tim Leonard
Tojo Yamamoto interview - he introduces Chic Donovan as his new charge
Koko Ware vs Chic Donovan
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
The Nightmares, Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita v Dutch Mantel, Roy Rodgers, Dream Machine & Bill Dundee
Championship Wrestling 5/30/81 (6/6)
Lance & Dave open the show
Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart interview - Sullivan is refusing to face Dutch Mantel, instead this week's opponent is Tim Leonard
Tim Leonard v Kevin Sullivan - Dutch is again on color
Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart interview - He continues to refuse to face Mantel. Sullivan says he'll face Jerry Lawler for the TV title next week.
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Kevin Sullivan, Wayne Ferris & the Nightmares
Jimmy Hart interview - Hart is going to produce his friend, who isn't Wayne Ferris under a mask. Hart brings out the Destroyer - who clearly is Wayne Ferris under a mask. The Destroyers refuses to pay the fine and Hart says he's suspended. Roy Rogers comes out calling Ferris a coward and they fight in the ring. Half the locker room empties to take off the Destroyer's mask.
Chic Donovan interview
Chief Thundercloud vs Chic Donovan
VTR: Bill Dundee & Dream Machine v Kevin Sullivan & Wayne Ferris (Louisville Gardens) - turns into a massive brawl all over the arena.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Jimmy Hart interview - Jimmy claims one of the Nightmares has a stomach ache and can't wrestle so Wayne Ferris will take his place. That way Ferris can get at Roy Rogers. However, Dream Machine says he'll join the match too if Ferris wants to play it that way. Ferris begs off.
The Nightmares v Koko Ware & Roy Rodgers
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler, Dream Machine & Dutch Mantel.
Dave & Lance close the show
Championship Wrestling 6/6/81 (6/13)
Lance & Dave open the show
Bill Dundee interview - Dundee is the new US Jr. Heavyweight Champion having defeated Stan Lane
VTR: Bill Dundee v Stan Lane - US Jr. title switch
Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart interview - Sullivan puts over Bill Dundee for winning the US Jr. title, he also says he'll be winning that belt soon. Also, Lawler isn't there this week so Sullivan will choose a new opponent.
Louisville promo: Kevin Sullivan, Wayne Ferris, Jimmy Hart & the Nightmares
Steve Keirn interview - Steve's Memphis debut. Keirn also says he's going to pick up his feud with Kevin Sullivan from Georgia.
VTR: Bill Dundee & Dream Machine v Kevin Sullivan & Wayne Ferris (Louisville Gardens) - turns into a massive brawl all over the arena. Same footage as last week to make sure people saw it.
Nightmare #1 v Steve Keirn - Hart's men jump Keirn which turns into another big brawl
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Chick Donovan interview
Tim Leonard vs Chick Donovan
Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart interview - Sullivan has no love for Keirn so he'll take on Keirn today even though Steve already wrestled a tough match.
Steve Keirn v Kevin Sullivan - Dutch Mantel is on commentary. They go to a draw and end up in a pull apart.
Louisville promo: Dream Machine, Dutch Mantel, Steve Keirn & Jerry Lawler
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 6/13/81 (6/20)
Lance & Dave open the show
Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart interview - Sullivan is being forced to face a ranked contender. Kevin says that if Dutch Mantel can beat or draw with Wayne Ferris today he'll face Dutch for the title.
Wayne Ferris v Dutch Mantel - Mantel is about to win a shot a Kevin Sullivan but Sullivan runs in for the DQ. Roy Rogers tries to make the save and gets KO'd.
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler, Steve Keirn & Dutch Mantel
VTR: Chick Donovan v Roy Rogers - Tojo Yamamoto accidently hits Donovan with the kendo stick
Chick Donovan interview - Donovan is done with Tojo as a manager
VTR: Steve Keirn v Jim Dalton - Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart try to pay off Dalton to injure Keirn.
Steve Keirn interview -
Chic Donovan, Kevin SUllivan & Jim Dalton v Steve Keirn, Dutch Mantel & Jerry Lawler
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Chic Donovan, Kevin SUllivan & Jim Dalton v Steve Keirn, Dutch Mantel & Jerry Lawler - 2nd & 3rd fall
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Kevin Sullivan, Wayne Ferris & the Nightmares
Dave & Lance close the show
Championship Wrestling 6/20/81 (6/27)
Lance & Dave open the show (joined in progress)
Bill Dundee interview
Pat Hutchinson & David Price vs Nightmares (Nightmare #1 & Nightmare #2) (with Jimmy Hart)
Roy Rogers & Steve Keirn vs Southern Tag Team Champions: Wayne Ferris & Kevin Sullivan (with Jimmy Hart)
Interviews about dream matches w/Mantell,Lawler,Dundee,Machine and Keirn
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantel & Dream Machine
VTR: Jimmy Hart and the First Family have a meeting at a picnic table and discuss dream matches. The idea is the Family is half in the bag. Hart's dream match is a boxing match with Lawler where Sullivan & Ferris are the guest referees
Pat Hutchinson & David Price v the Nightmares
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Plowboy Fraizer interview
Roy Rogers & Steve Keirn interview - Rogers is still banged up from last week
Roy Rogers & Steve Keirn v Wayne Ferris & Kevin Sullivan - 1st & 2nd fall
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Kevin Sullivan, Wayne Ferris & the Nightmares
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 6/27/81 (7/4)
Lance & Dave open the show
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee, Dream Machine & Dutch Mantel
Wayne Ferris v Dutch Mantel - turns into a two on one with Jimmy Hart until Roy Rogers evens things up
Jimmy Hart interview - Hart is the new Southern champion
VTR: Jerry Lawler interview
VTR: Steve Keirn v Chic Donovan
Chic Donovan interview - Chic is so very sad. Jimmy Hart comes to recruit him to the First Family. They do a strange rendition of "We Are Family."
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Nightmares v Roy Rogers & Steve Keirn
Chic Donovan v Bill Dundee
Louisville promo: Kevin Sullivan, Wayne Ferris & the Nightmares
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 7/4/81 (7/11)
Lance & Dave open the show - they announce Jimmy Hart has a broken leg
VTR: Jimmy Hart v Jerry Lawler - lumberjack match - Hart comes out with the entire First Family but Eddie Marlin sends them all to the back.The King uses a spinning toe hold to break Hart's leg.
VTR: Jimmy Hart & Kevin Sullivan hospital room interview
Louisville promo: Kevin Sullivan, Wayne Ferris, Chick Donovan & the Nightmares
Chick Donovan v Koko Ware
VTR: Steve Keirn v Chick Donovan
Steve Keirn interview - Keirn has Ron Bass this week
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Kevin Sullivan interview - he displays his new body building trophy
Steve Keirn v Kevin Sullivan - turns into a big brawl with most of the roster. Bill Dundee takes the worst of it.
Jerry Lawler, Dream Machine & Dutch Mantell v Masa Fuchi, Atushi Onita and Tojo Yamamoto - the First Family runs in to try to break Lawler's leg. Bill Dundee comes in with a baseball bat to even the sides and then smashes Sullivan's trophy.
Louisville promo: Dutch Mantel & Dream Machine
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 7/11/81 (7/18)
Lance & Dave open the show - they announce the tournament for the Southern Heavyweight Championship is being set up due to Jimmy Hart's injury.
Jimmy Hart & the First Family interview - Hart is on crutches, he says that he'll defend his Southern title today even though he has a broken leg.
Chick Donovan v Tim Leonard
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantel, Dream Machine & Steve Keirn
VTR: Steve Keirn v Ron Bass - Keirn wins the Mid America title
Steve Keirn interview
Roy Rogers & Pat Hutchinson v Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita - Tojo Yamamoto slaps Onita
Jimmy Hart & the First Family interview - Hart announces Chick Donovan will face Jimmy for the Southern title
Jimmy Hart v Chick Donovan - Donovan "pins" Hart in a storyline staged match and declares Donovan the new champ.
Jimmy Hart & Chick Donovan interview
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Dream Machine & Dutch Mantel interview - Tojo Yamamoto comes out to poke both guys with a stick and complain that his team isn't getting a shot at the titles. Things quickly breakdown as Tojo's charges destroy Dutch & Dream. Steve Keirn finally evens the sides.
Jim Dalton & Tom Stanton vs "Superstar" Bill Dundee & "King" Jerry Lawler
Louisville promo: Chick Donovan, the Nightmares
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 7/19/81 (7/25)
Jimmy Hart interview - A dejected Hart talks about how the First Family has fallen on hard times. The Nightmares have been unmasked. Chick Donovan has a broken leg.
VTR: First Family locker room interview - Kevin Sullivan announces he's tired of the promotion being biased so he's leaving Memphis.
Jimmy Hart interview - he vows to rebuild the First Family with Jimmy Valiant, Austin Idol, the Turk, El Toro, Paul Ellering, Jos LeDuc, Ron Bass and the Funks. He also has Bugsy McGraw in studio who give a typically odd promo.
Championship Wrestling 7/25/81 (8/1)
Lance & Dave open the show
Jim Cornette interview - Jimmy's TV debut. He's editor of Championship Wrestling's magazine and they want to honor Jackie Fargo upon his retirement as wrestler of the decade. Jackie talks about retirement and Jimmy gives him a plaque. Shockingly nobody smashes it over Jackie's head. Steve Keirn, Dutch Mantel, Bill Dundee, Jerry Lawler & Eddie Marlin come out to wish Jackie well. Fargo starts to choke up. Nice segment.
VTR: Highlights from the Tennessee division of the Southern title tournament featuring Bugsy McGraw v Dream Machine, Atsushi Onita v Bill Dundee, Masa Fuchi v Steve Keirn, Ron Bass v Jerry Lawler, Steve Keirn v Ron Bass, Bugsy McGraw v Bill Dundee, & Steve Keirn v Bugsy McGraw
Jimmy Hart & Bugsy McGraw interview
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Bugsy McGraw & Dream Machine
Jimmy Hart interview - Jimmy puts $5,000 up on Jimmy Valiant for not coming back to the First Family. Chick Donovan is the new VP of the First Family. They also debut The Heartbreakers. Jerry Lawler comes out and says he has a new plan. From now on he'll attack Hart on sight starting right now. And cue brawl.
The Heartbreakers v Pat Hutchenson & David Price - Jimmy Hart returns to complain about Lawler's attack and the big brawl starts up again.
VTR: Dutch Mantel v Tojo Yamamoto - bull whip on a ladder match
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Jerry Lawler v.Buddy Wayne - First Family jumps Lawler and the Dream Machine turns on the King.
Jimmy Hart, Bugsy McGraw & Dream Machine interview
Bill Dundee & Roy Rogers v Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi - Dundee is in jeans subbing for the just turned Dream Machine
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 8/1/81 (8/8)
Lance & Dave open the show
Tom Stanton & Jim Dalton v Steve Keirn & Dutch Mantel
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Dream Machine & Bugsy McGraw
First Family interview - Lawler and company come out and tar and feather Jimmy Hart
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee v Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita - they're still cleaning up the feathers at ring side during the match. Most of the roster gets involved in another wild, all over the studio, brawl. Ricky Gibson get's very bloody. Onita & Fuchi win the tag titles in the frecas.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Roy Rogers & Tim Leonard v Dream Machine & Bugsy McGraw - Chick Donovan is at ringside because of Jimmy Hart's tar and feathering
The Nightmares v Robert Gibson & Dutch Mantel - Chick Donovan is again at ringside. Dutch Mantel is filling in for the injured Ricky Gibson.
Louisville Promo: Jerry Lawler, Dutch Mantel & Steve Keirn
VTR: Jimmy Valiant - "Boy from New York City" by the Manhattan Transfer
Championship Wrestling 8/8/81 (8/15)
Lance & Dave open the show - they announce a new tournament for the TV title
Koko Ware & Roy Rogers v Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi
Louisville promo: Plowboy Fraizer, Bill Dundee, Jerry Lawler, Dutch Mantel & the Gibsons
David Price vs Ricky Gibson - Round one in the TV Title Tournament Match - Robert Gibson is on commentary
Lawler v.Nightmare #1 - The First Family is out for revenge and tried to tar and feather Lawler but Bill Dundee makes the save and Dream Machine gets the feathers. To say this displeases Dream Machine would be an understatement.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
VTR: Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn v The Nightmares - Chick gets his clothes ripped off
Chick Donovan & the Heart Breakers interview - Chick complains about the footage from the last match being shown
The Heart Breakers v Steve Keirn & Bill Dundee - The Hart Brakers are Rocky S & Joseph Cagel.
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Dream Machine, the Nightmares & the Hart Breakers
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 8/15/81 (8/21)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Dutch Mantel v Tojo Yamamoto - Bullwhip & Kendo Stick Ladder Match
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Dream Machine, Bugsy McGraw, the Nightmares & the Heart Breakers
Rick and Robert Gibson v Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi - Dutch Mantel gets handcuffed to the bottom rope and killed by Tojo with the kendo stick
Roy Rogers & Koko Ware v Dream Machine & Bugsy McGraw - Jimmy Hart breaks a cane over Rogers head.
Jimmy Hart interview - Hart offers Steve Keirn a spot in the First Family. Keirn says if Hart is willing to lay in the middle of the ring and trust that Steve won't injure him he'll consider joing the Family. If this were Russo booking Keirn would join the Family. It's not and Keirn breaks Hart's leg.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
VTR: Jerry Lawler v Dream Machine - brawl errupts with Dutch Mantel, the Gibsons, the Nightmares, Jimmy Hart & Bugsy McGraw
The Nightmares v Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn - Bugsy McGraw & the Dream Machine attack Steve Keirn with an army helmet.
Louisville promo: Dutch Mantel
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 8/21/81 (8/28)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Southern Heavyweight title tournament final rounds from Memphis. Includes Bugsy McGraw v Steve Keirn, Dream Machine v Bill Dundee, Dream Machine & Steve Keirn
Jimmy Hart & Dream Machine interview - Eddie Marlin presents Dream with the new Southern Heavyweight Title belt
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee interview
Tojo Yamamoto v Roy Rogers - TV title tournament match
Lance Russell & Eddie Marlin make a presentation to Jerry Lawler, retiring the old Southern title belt.
VTR: Jerry Lawler - "My Way" by Elvis Presley
VTR: Bugsy McGraw, Dream Machine & the Nightmares v Jerry Lawler, Steve Keirn & the Gibsons - Lawler burns Dream Machine
VTR: Dream Machine gets tarred and feathered from the 8/8 studio show
Jerry Lawler interview
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Dutch Mantell v Tojo Yamamoto - Masa Fuchi is supposed to face Dutch but has "airline troubles" so Tojo takes the match. It's a rouse just to get Dutch in a three on one. Bill Dundee joins in to help even the sides.
Lance Russell is hyping this week's Southern title tar and feather match between Jerry Lawler & the Dream Machine. He shows two music videos.
VTR: Jerry Lawler - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar
VTR: Dream Machine - "Alley Oop" by the Hollywood Argyles - Dream doesn't like the video at all and storms the set roughing up Lance Russell (nobody ruffs up Lance). Hart is great here as he knows Dream has crossed the line. Lance throws down the mic in disgust before we go to break.
The Dream Machine, Nightmare #1 & the Heart Breakers v Bill Dundee, Steve Keirn & the Gibsons - Dave is doing play by play solo. Lance makes his way back to the desk and is still mad.
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart & Dream Machine - Lance is still mad.
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 8/28/81 (9/5)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Jimmy Hart - "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis. These are highlight of Hart beating on people but it's followed immediately by "Goodnight, Sweethart Goodnight" by the Spaniels. That's all footage of Jerry Lawler pounding on Hart.
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, the Nightmare, Chick Donovan, Bugsy McGraw & Dream Machine
David Price v Bugsy McGraw - TV Title Tournament Match
VTR: The Nightmares v Roy Rogers & Koko Ware
Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert interview
Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert v the Heart Breakers
VTR: Steve Keirn v Bugsy McGraw
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Koko Ware v Dream Machine - TV Title Tournament Match
Tojo Yamamoto, Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita vs Roy Rogers & the Gibsons
Louisvile promo: Bill Dundee
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 9/5/81 (9/12)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Jimmy Valiant - "Boy from New York City" by the Manhattan Transfer
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart & Dream Machine
Rocky S v Bill Dundee - TV Title tournament match
VTR: Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi v Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton - Morton & Gilbert win the Southern tag titlesRicky Morton & Eddie Gilbert interview - Tojo Yamamoto comes out and demands a rematch. Gilbert notes that Tojo crossed off the rematch clause and his team will have to wait in line. Tojo insults Eddie's mother and spits on him which starts a big fight. Eddie pounds on Tojo.
Bugsy McGraw & Joseph Cagle v Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert - Tojo Yamamoto, Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita run in and beat Gilbert with the kendo stick. Eddie bleeds buckets.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the show
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi v Steve Keirn & Dutch Mantel - Tojo Yamamoto throws salt in Dutch's eyes for the DQ, then goes after him with the stick. Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton come in to make the save. Eddie gets a hold of the stick and gets revenge.
Nightmare #1 & Speed v Ricky & Robert Gibson
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 9/12/81 (9/19)
Lance & Dave open the show (joined in progress)
Lance & Dave review the Onita/Fuchi v Gilbert & Morton feud. They show:
VTR: Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton v Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi - Gilbert & Morton win the titles
VTR: The big studio fights between Gilbert, Morton, Tojo, Onita & Fuchi from last week.
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Sweet Brown Sugar & Dream Machine
VTR: Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton v Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi - Tupelo - This is the famous Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl II
VTR: Jimmy Valiant - "Boy from New York City" by the Manhattan Transfer
VTR: Bugsy McGraw v Steve Keirn - Keirn wins the Mid America title
VTR: Jerry Lawler v Dream Machine - loser leaves town with Koko Ware as special referee. Dream uses a foreign object right in front of Koko but still gets the win.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Dream Machine interview - he crowns Jimmy Hart the new King of Memphis and new member Koko Ware is renamed by Hart as Sweet Brown Sugar (which would be referenced again when Koko turned back in 83)
Speed, Nightmare #1, Dream Machine, Koko Ware & Jimmy Hart v Steve Keirn, Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantel, Robert Gibson & Rick Gibson
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantel & Jimmy Valiant
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 9/19/81 (9/26)
Lance & Dave open the show
The Heart Breakers v Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton - Tojo Yamamoto, Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi jump Morton & Gibson.
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Sweet Brown Sugar & Dream Machine
Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita v Roy Rogers & Dutch Mantel
VTR: Sweet Brown Sugar v Bill Dundee - they're actually the last two left in a battle royal
Nightmare & Speed v Steve Keirn & Bill Dundee
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Ricky & Robert Gibson interview - the Gibsons are the new Southern tag champs.
Sweet Brown Sugar & Dream Machine v the Gibsons
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 9/26/81 (10/3)
Lance & Dave open the show
Ricky Gibson interview - Robert Gibson isn't there as their mother is sick so Rick will defend the titles on his own.
VTR: Bill Dundee v the Heart Breakers - hair vs Heart Breakers leaving town - Dundee sends the Heart Breakers packing
Jimmy Hart & Chick Donovan interview
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Chick Donovan, Sweet Brown Sugar, Dream Machine & Stan Lane
Jimmy Valiant v Chic Donovan - Dream Machine KOs Valiant
Dream Machine v Ricky Morton - Jimmy Valiant runs in with chair
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Rick Gibson v Nightmare & Speed - Jimmy Hart notes the Gibson's mother is deaf so he orders his men to break Rick's fingers. Gibson bleeds buckets. Jerry Calhoun gets into a fight with Hart and is destroyed by Nightmare & Speed.
VTR: Dutch Mantel v Steve Keirn - no contest as the two babyfaces get in a pull apart
Sweet Brown Sugar & Stan Lane v Roy Rogers & Bill Dundee - Eddie Marlin is the referee after the Calhoun incident.
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee & Jimmy Valiant
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 10/3/81 (10/10)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Review of last week's title change with Rick Gibson v Nightmare & Speed
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart & the First Family
Bill Dundee & Roy Rogers v Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita - the Japanese team loses and Tojo slaps them around
Jimmy Hart interview - After Hart mocks the Gibson's mom for being deaf, Tojo Yamamoto comes out demanding a rematch with Dundee & Rogers. Hart and Tojo start fighting.
Assassin #1 vs Jerry Lawler
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Jimmy Hart interview - Jimmy challenges Jerry Calhoun to a match. Calhoun comes out with Lawler and the two brawl in the ring. Stan Lane & Sweet Brown Sugar come out to take on Lawler. This leads directly into...
Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton v Stan Lane & Sweet Brown Sugar
Dream Machine & Chic Donovan v Rick & Robert Gibson
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee, Jerry Lawler & the Gibsons
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 10/10/81 (10/17)
Lance & Dave open the show
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi v Bill Dundee & Roy Rogers - Tojo says Onita and Fuchi aren't here. Jimmy Hart says he's signed Onita & Fuchi and sent them to Vegas for the day.
VTR: Jimmy valiant v Dream Machine - Lexington - Dream Machine wins the Southern title with a chain. Dutch Mantel doesn't want to let that stand so he fights with Dream.
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart & the First Family
Chick Donovan v Jerry Lawler - Jerry Calhoun is in Lawler's corner
VTR: Jerry Lawler v Sweet Brown Sugar - Jerry Calhoun is in Lawler's corner
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Stan Lane v Robert Gibson - Jimmy Hart jumps Gibson so brother Rick makes the save
Sweet Brown Sugar v Rick Gibson - Stan Lane, Nightmare, Speed and Robert Gibson all get involved
Louisville promo: Steve Keirn, Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantel & the Gibsons
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 10/17/81 (10/24)
Lance opens the show
VTR: Dutch Mantel v Dream Machine
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Sweet Brown Sugar & Karl Krupp
Jimmy Hart & Dream Machine interview - Jimmy says Chick Donovan (who is supposed to face Dutch) isn't there yet and complains about Dutch's whip.
Dutch Mantel v Chick Donovan - Chick never shows up but Dream Machine comes in the ring to fight with Dutch
VTR: Sweet Brown Sugar v Jerry Lawler
Jerry Lawler v Pat Hutchenson - Karl Krupp attacks the King with a trash can
VTR: Steve Keirn v Stan Lane - Keirn is coming back from a shoulder injury. Before the match starts Sweet Brown Sugar, Dream Machine & Lane go after Keirn's shoulder.
Steve Keirn interview
Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi v Roy Rogers & Bill Dundee - Jimmy Hart is now Onita & Fuchi's manager
Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert v Nightmare & Speed
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler
Lance closes the show
Championship Wrestling 10/24/81 (10/31)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Lance Russell interviews Andy Kaufman - Andy's first appearance on Memphis TV. Kaufman talks about how his wrestling started as a joke but has become something serious. He claims the intergender wrestling commission has named him champion.
VTR: Andy Kaufman v Julie Jackson
Assassin #2 v Tojo Yamamoto
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Sweet Brown Sugar, Stan Lane & Karl Krupp
Jimmy Hart interview - Jimmy challenges Tojo Yamamoto and introduces the Super Destroyer.
Roy Rogers v Super Destroyer - Tojo Yamamoto comes out and attacks Jimmy Hart
Jimmy Hart & the First Family interview - Jimmy is outraged that Tojo hit him.
VTR: Steve Keirn v Stan Lane
VTR: Jerry Lawler v Karl Krupp
Stan Lane & Sweet Brown Sugar v Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert
Louisville promo: Tojo Yamamoto, Steve Keirn, Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 10/31/81 (11/7)
Dave opens the show
Rick McCord & Roy Rogers v Stan Lane & Sweet Brown Sugar
VTR: Tommy Gilbert v Super Destroyer
Steve Keirn interview
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Stan Lane & Sweet Brown Sugar
Stan Lane interview - Stan challenges Steve Keirn to go one on one with each member of the family
Steve Keirn v Speed - Keirn wins via Figure Four and Sugar hits him immediately
Steve Keirn v Sweet Brown Sugar - Sugar gets DQ'd for jumping of the top rope. He keeps pounding on a prone Keirn and Steve can't go on.
Cuban & Iranian Assassin v Tommy Gilbert & Ricky Morton
Dream Machine & Jimmy Hart interview - Jimmy claims Dutch wants back in the family but he has to wear a chicken suit first. A guy in a chicken suit comes out and they claim it's Dutch. Dream begins to choke the fake Dutch out.
Louisville promo: Michael St. John runs down the card
Dutch Mantel interview - Mantel refutes Hart's claim and says Dream Machine won't get a title shot.
Pat Hutchenson v Dutch Mantel - Dream Machine runs into the ring before the match to challenge Dutch but Mantel won't engage. Eddie Marlin threatens to suspend Dream if he doesn't leave the ring.
Jerry Lawler interview - Lawler want Karl Krupp right now. Krupp tries to attack Jerry with the riding crop but Lawler takes it away and beats Krupp with it.
Jimmy Hart & Karl Krupp interview - the show the welts on Krupp's back.
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn
Dave closes the show
Championship Wrestling 11/7/81 (11/14)
Lance & Dave open the show
Pat Hutchenson & the Invader v Jerry Lawler & Tojo Yamamoto
Louisville promo: Steve Keirn, Jerry Lawler
The Cuban & Iranian Assassin v Roy Rogers & Tommy Gilbert
Dutch Mantel interview - Dutch says again Dream Machine is at the bottom of the ladder
The Shadow v Dutch Mantel - Dream Machine sprays Dutch with a can of yellow paint
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Rick McCord v Super Destroyer - Destroyer's finisher is a tombstone piledriver. Remember piledrivers are illegal and equal death in Memphis. McCord needs to be carried out.
Nightmare & Speed v Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn
Louisville promo: Stan Lane, Sweet Brown Sugar, Karl Krupp & Jimmy Hart
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 11/14/81 (11/21)
Lance & Dave open the show
VTR: Tojo Yamamoto & Jerry Lawler v The Cuban & Iranian Assassins - Lawler piledrives Jimmy Hart
Jimmy Hart interview - Hart is in a wheel chair with a neck brace. He says the Super Destroyer will take out Lawler.
The Super Destroyer v Jerry Lawler - match is stopped for blood as Lawler takes a cut on the eyelid
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart, Stan Lane, Sweet Brown Sugar, Dream Machine & Super Destroyer
VTR: Dream Machine, Plowboy Frazier, Ricky Gibson, Robert Gibson, Tommy Gilbert, Ricky Morton, The Nightmare, Roy Rogers, Speed, and Super Destroyer in an elimination match - short clip as the point is to show the Super Destroyer's legal version of a pile driver.
Jerry Lawler interview - Lawler talks about the cut he got from Super Destroyer & Jimmy Hart today. He challenges Super Destroyer to a match this week.
Dream Machine & the Shadow v the Gibsons
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the show
Sweet Brown Sugar & Stan Lane v Roy Rogers & Ricky Morton
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 11/21/81 (11/28)
Tim Leonard v Bobby Eaton - Bobby is back in the first family
Louisville promo: Dream Machine, Stan Lane, Jimmy Hart & Super Destroyer
David Price v Super Destroyer
Nightmare & Speed v the Gibsons
VTR: Andy Kaufman wrestles an unidentified woman
VTR: Andy Kaufman issues a challenge in the ring. He'll be back in a month and offers $1,000 to any woman who can beat him. In addition he'll shave his head and marry if he loses.
The Iranian & Cuban Assassin v Tojo Yamamoto & Roy Rogers
Jimmy Hart, the Iranian Assassin & the Cuban Assassin interview
Ten man battle royal - Robert Gibson is about to win so the Assassins run in and beat Robert with a pipe. Rick Gibson chases Harts men off with a chair.
Louisville promo: Jerry Lawler, Steve Keirn & Bill Dundee
Bill Dundee v Bobby Eaton - Bobby works three matches today as a welcome back
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 11/28/81 (12/5)
Lance & Dave open the show
Eddie Marlin presents new Southern tag team belts to Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn - the Midnight Express debuts and challenges Keirn & Dundee.
Midnight Express interview - this is the original version of Randy Rose, Norvel Austin & Dennis Condrey
Midnight Express v Roy Rogers & Pat Hutchenson - the Express did a thing where any one of the three could wrestle on behalf of the team. So here it's Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose with Norvel Austin on the outside.
Louisville promo: Dream Machine, Jimmy Hart & Bobby Eaton
Bobby Eaton v Rick McCord
Tim Leonard & David Price v Sweet Brown Sugar & Super Destroyer
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the show
The Gibsons v Dream Machine & Stan Lane - Steve Keirn & Bill Dundee cause Dream & Lane to lose. Hart's men vow revenge. Stan proclaims "we try so hard to obey the rules, we're Christian atheletes."
Louisville promo: Dutch Mantel
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 12/5/81 (12/12)
Lance & Dave open the show
Midnight Express interview
Eddie Gilbert & Roy Rogers v the Midnight Express
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart & the Midnight Express
Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton v Ricky Morton & David Price - the future Midnight Express against 1/2 of the future Rock & Roll Express
Dennis Upton & Tommy Gilbert v Sweet Brown Sugar & Super Destroyer
VTR: Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee v Sweet Brown Sugar & Super Destroyer - cut to that disco music they used to use in the early 80's
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Steve Keirn, Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantel v Nightmare, Speed & Dream Machine
Louisville promo: Steve Keirn & Jimmy Valiant (Valiant is on the Mid Altantic set)
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 12/12/81 (12/19)
Lance & Dave open the show
Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton vs Midnight Express - Eddie Gilbert gets bloodied up. Tommy Gilbert complains after the match and the Midnight Express challenge him and Eddie to a match
Louisville promo: Midnight Express, Jimmy Hart & the First Family
Invader v Dutch Mantel
Cuban Assassin & Iranian Assassin v Tom Maley & Tim Leonard
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Stan Lane v Roy Rogers
Dream Machine & Sweet Brown Sugar v Steve Keirn & Bill Dundee
VTR: Steve Keirn & Bill Dundee v the Cuban & Iranian Assassins
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantel
Dream Machine & Sweet Brown Sugar v Steve Keirn & Bill Dundee - 2nd fall
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 12/19/81 (12/26)
Lance & Dave open the show
Dennis Upton & Roy Rogers vs Midnight Express
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee is filling in for Lance Russell
Kenny Shane v Dutch Mantel
Tom Maley v Stan Lane
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee
Rufus Thomas interview - Thomas was a local legend in music and comedy in Memphis
Cuban Assassin & Iranian Assassin v David Price & Ricky Morton
Dream Machine, Bobby Eaton & Sweet Brown Sugar v Bill Dundee & the Gilberts
Lance & Dave close the show
Championship Wrestling 12/26/81 (1/2)
Lance & Dave open the show
Ricky Morton & Tom Maley v the Midnight Express
Louisville promo: Jimmy Hart & the First Family
Dennis Upton v Jimmy Hart - Hart has decided to fill in for Sweet Brown Sugar. Upton is about to pin Hart when the Iranian Assassin KOs Upton and puts Hart on top for the win.
VTR: Bill Dundee v Jimmy Hart - the Iranian Assassin burns Steve Keirn with a nasty looking fireball.
VTR: Bill Dundee v Super Destroyer - Bill is all banged up from the First Family attack during the match with Hart.
Louisville promo: Lance runs down the card
Roy Rogers & David Price v the Cuban & Iranian Assassin
Dutch Mantel & Bill Dundee v Nightmare & Speed - Jerry Lawler joins Lance & Dave at the desk before the match.
Louisville promo: Bill Dundee & Steve Keirn
Lance & Dave close the show
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