Memphis Wrestling 3/26/86 The big news on this episode was the build to the Lawler/Mantell VS Landell/Dundee Texas death bout. the match would be the last Mid- South Coliseum sellout for wrestling! First Lawler and Mantell came out to say that despite beating their foes last week, they were not satisfied as Dundee and Landell had beaten up Jackie Fargo(the second of Lawler's team the week before), Plus they had promised to bust open young 18 year old ref Jeff Jarrett and had made good on that threat! The babyfaces asked for the Texas death match to get sweet revenge!
Dundee and Landell during their interview time later in the show,ran Legendary and beloved commentator Lance Russell away and say that crooked ref's (like Jarrett) are the reason they never get their hands raised, but they have never really been beaten! Lance stops them mid tirade and says that regardless of what they may say or think they have been beat and the fans know it! Dundee screams at Lance "never say that again old man"! Lance, of course keeps saying it despite Dundee slowly losing it. Then the unthinkable happens Dundee slaps Lance! The studio fans gasp and go nuts! Lance sells it like a pro(of course).Lawler and Dutch come out and the heels hightail for the exit! This was a beauty of an angle!.....In other action Lance has a sit down interview with a new man in the area Paul Diamond! The Aussie tells us that he was headed to the top of wrestling before the party lifestyle and drugs got to him! (ABC Afterschool Special segment here)! I don"t quite know what the point of this was! Diamond and his partner then took on the Mod Squad(Former Crockett jobbers Mac and Jim Jeffers with their off brand Jim Cornette copy JD Costello!) it was 2 out of 3 falls expiration of time match! Mod Squad won the 1st fall, and after an add break Diamond came to the desk and said his partner was 2 hurt to continue but he would fight them 2 on one! Diamond's partner came back out as time ran out with all four brawling in the ring!........ In squash bouts Tony Faulk continued his never win a match gimmick! Dutch Mantell, Billy Travis, Memphis Vice and Jos Leduc all got victories! Good show average wrestling, tremendous angle!
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