Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee - The best sought

[thebrainfollower]

The members of this board have been very helpful in selecting footage for me to show 2 newer fans for my podcast. They asked to see a long running feud and have seen very little of pre WWF Jerry Lawler.

 

So I decided to do the King vs. the Superstar Bill Dundee. I am looking for between 60-75 minutes of their best matches, promos, angles and moments through the decades. What should I put in?

[peachchaos]

This is a comp I've been wanting to make for years. I could probably put something together tonight, but honestly the best intro for new fans would just be the episode of TV hyping the 83 LLT and then the arena match.

[Johnny Sorrow]

When I'm sober I'll make you a list. 😎

[Sean Liska]

Oh my God man, that's like asking for the best 60 minutes of 90s AJPW or something, there's so much great stuff to cover.

 

As peachchaos said, If you're only going to do that though, the best bet would be to watch the 6/4/83 WMC-5 Memphis TV show with the two of them spending nearly the entire show out with Lance Russell hyping up their upcoming loser leaves town match. Then watch the 6/6/83 match itself. You can see them being brilliant at both promos and character work and in-ring and everything that made the feud so special.

[Johnny Sorrow]

The holy trilogy of LLT matches is a must see. It's like the original Star Wars trilogy.

[thebrainfollower]

I was under the impression the 83 LLT was just about 3 minutes of highlights. I'd prefer to show more to give them a sense of the scale of this feud, of just how long it went and mattered.

[Sean Liska]

I was under the impression the 83 LLT was just about 3 minutes of highlights. I'd prefer to show more to give them a sense of the scale of this feud, of just how long it went and mattered.

No, its available oin full, some of the good folks who post here had it on the DVDVR Memphis 80s set. To me it's like the 6/3/94 of 80s American wrestling, one of my all-time favorite matches. It may not be online but I bet someone here could get you those items very affordably, it's worth it, all-time classic stuff.

[Sean Liska]

Actually look what just showed up on YouTube a month ago, that TV show. I think I can post the link here since nobody knows who owns Memphis footage but if I'm in error here mods please forgive me, it's in trying to introduce a brother to the greatest wrestling of all-time,

 

[The Thread Killer]

The members of this board have been very helpful in selecting footage for me to show 2 newer fans for my podcast. They asked to see a long running feud and have seen very little of pre WWF Jerry Lawler.

 

So I decided to do the King vs. the Superstar Bill Dundee. I am looking for between 60-75 minutes of their best matches, promos, angles and moments through the decades. What should I put in?

I've always wished there was a comp available featuring the best promos and matches of the Lawler/Dundee feud. I assumed it wasn't available commercially because of issues with the rights, and I never heard of anybody else putting one out.

[thebrainfollower]

You are living up to your name as the Thread Killer lol.

 

I actually did GASP download every episode of Memphis TV. So I've got the episode but not the whole match. The only part of that match I have is a highlights reel set to a Rocky tune. So if anyone has that...........if not, what's out there? This particular episode won't be recording until late October so I've got some time to hunt.

[bucky]

I have the DVDVR Memphis discs ripped as .iso files. I'll see if there's an easy way for me to cut the 83 match and get it on YouTube.

[peachchaos]

Here's everything they did together from 1976-1986 courtesy of Good Old Will from Texas's Lawler set:

 

Jerry Lawler, Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson vs. Bill Dundee, Rocky Johnson, & Tojo Yamamoto / Jerry Lawler vs. Jackie Fargo (Arena Clips 8/30/76)

Jerry Lawler, Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson vs. Bill Dundee, Rocky Johnson, & Tojo Yamamoto (Finish Only 9/4/76)

Bill Dundee Interview + Bill Dundee vs. Leroy Brown (JIP) (7/30/77)

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (8/22/77)

Jerry Lawler + Beverly Dundee (8/27/77)

Jimmy Valiant + Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee (11/11/78)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Kelly Twins (11/11/78)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Danny Davis & Sputnik Monroe Jr (6/9/79)
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview + Arena Clips (vs. Fuji & Tanaka) (6/9/79)

 

Blonde Bombers Feud:
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview (6/9/79)
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Larry Latham & Wayne Farris (Concession Stand Brawl) (6/15/79)
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview / Wayne Ferris & Larry Latham Interview (6/16/79)
Wayne Ferris & Larry Latham Interview / Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview (6/23/79)
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview Jackie Fargo (6/30/79)
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. The Blonde Bombers (7/3/79)
Jerry Lawler Interviews Jackie Fargo (7/7/79)
Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee & Jackie Fargo vs. Blonde Bombers & Pete Austin + Jackie Fargo Promo (7/9/79)

 

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview / Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Fabulous Freebirds (7/14/79)

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Arena Clips 8/20) / Bill Dundee Interview (8/25/79)

Jerry Lawler Interview / Jerry Lawler vs. Koko Ware (8/25/79)
Jerry Lawler vs. Nick Bockwinkel Music Video (Arena Clips 8/27) + Jerry Lawler Interview & Bill Dundee Promo (9/1/79)
Bill Dundee Interview / Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Hart Interview + Arena Clips (9/8/79)
Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Hart Interview (9/29/79)
Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Hart Interview / Plowboy Frazier & Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee & Jimmy Valiant (10/8/79)
Jerry Lawler vs. Steve Regal / Jerry Lawler Interview (10/20/79)
Bill Dundee Interview + Jerry Lawler Confrontation (Painted Yellow) (10/20/79)
Lawler-Dundee Highlights / Jerry Lawler Promo (12/20/80)
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita (Studio) (8/1/81)
Bill Dundee + Jim Cornette (9/4/82)
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Jonathan Boyd & Luke Williams (Arena Clips 11/22/82)
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Adrian Street & The Apocalypse (CWA 12/11/82)

 

A New Hope: 1983 Loser Leaves Town
Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee Hype Show (6/4/83)
Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee Hype Show (6/5/83)
Jerry Lawler Interview (6/6/83)
Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Loser Leaves Town) (6/6/83)

Jimmy Hart Commentary on Lawler vs. Dundee (Arena Clips 9/5) (9/10/83)
Jerry Lawler Interview + Bill Dundee Promo (9/17/83)
Bill Dundee Interview / Bill Dundee + Jimmy Hart + Jerry Lawler Phone Call (10/8/83)
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Bruise Brothers (10/10/83)
Bill Dundee + The Moondogs (10/22/83)
Jerry Lawler Interview + Bill Dundee & Eddie Marlin Interview (10/29/83)
Jerry Lawler Interview / Jerry Lawler vs. Jeff Briggs / Bill Dundee vs. Don Donovan (11/12/83)
Jerry Lawler Show: Bill Dundee Interview (11/13/83)
Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (11/22/83)

Jerry Lawler Show: Bill Dundee Interview (5/12/85)
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview (10/5/85)
Arena Clips + Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview / Music Video Thank God For Kids (CWA 10/12/85)
Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Tom Pritchard & Pat Rose (CWA 10/12/85)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee + Fabulous Ones / Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (10/19/85)

 

The Superstar Strikes Back: 1985 Loser Leaves Town
Jerry Lawler Drunk! / The Hawaiian Flash + Bill Dundee (11/2/85)
Jerry Lawler Interview / Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantel Interview (12/7/85)
Jerry Lawler + Bill Dundee Hype (CWA 12/21/85)
Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Loser Leaves Town) (12/21/85)
Jerry Lawler Interview + Bill Dundee Interview / Jerry Lawler vs. Tony Falk (12/28/85)
Music Video Burning Heart + Interview / Music Video Wild Boys + Interviews (12/28/85)
Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (No DQ, Loser Leaves Town) / Music Video Burning Heart (12/30/85)

 

Revenge of the King: 1986 Loser Leaves Town

Bill Dundee Celebration (1/4/86)
Bill Dundee’s Lawyers (1/25/86) / Jerry Lawler Promo (2/15/86)

Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell + Dutch Mantel (2/22/86)
Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell + Jeff Jarrett / Dutch Mantel + Jerry Lawler Phone Call (3/1/86)
Jerry Lawler Promo (3/8/86)
Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantel vs. Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell (3/10/86)
Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell Promo / Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantel Promo (3/15/86)
Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell Promo / Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell Interview (3/22/86)
Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantel vs. Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell (Texas Death Match Highlights) (3/24/86)
Eddie Marlin + Lance Russell / The Bill & Buddy Show / Jerry Lawler vs. Pat Rose (3/29/86)
Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Cage Match Clips 4/7/86)
Texas Death Match Promos (4/12/86) / Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell Interview (4/12/86)
Bill & Buddy Promo + Jerry Lawler Interview / Jerry Lawler Interview w/ Arena Clips (4/19/86)
Jerry Lawler vs. Buddy Landel (5/10/86)
Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel Breakup (5/14/86)
Jerry Lawler Interview (6/28/86)
Jerry Lawler Promo + Tough Enough Glory Days Music Video (7/5/86)
Bill Dundee + Jerry Lawler Interviews (7/12/86)
Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (No DQ, Loser Leaves Town) (7/14/86)

[bucky]

Don't know if Goodhelmet still sells discs but that Lawler set is incredible and should be essential viewing for any fan of southern wrestling.

[Ryan Faulconer]

Coincidentally I just saw a video on youtube titled "The best Lawler-Dundee angle ever" with the Lawler/Dundee tag team promo and everything that resulted from what was said in that promo. I grew up watching whatever territories they aired on TV in the mid to late 80s. I've seen Memphis before but that was mostly later in the 80s so to say that I was blown away by Dundee's promos would be an understatement. I had never seen a Dundee-Lawler match or promo before finding that video a couple of days ago Lawler was great while the Fabs were the right compliment for somewhat of a nuanced anglel. Dundee just wound up and off he went doing a couple of great promos in what I am assuming is the same hour of television.

 

It just had EVERYTHING that is missing on Mondays and Tuesdays in this era Some things from thirty or more years ago can look dated to something similar in the present. This made WWE promos look fake in comparison. RAW and Smackdown looked like the minor leagues or cosplaying wrestling when compared to great 80s promos.

[Sean Liska]

Coincidentally I just saw a video on youtube titled "The best Lawler-Dundee angle ever" with the Lawler/Dundee tag team promo and everything that resulted from what was said in that promo. I grew up watching whatever territories they aired on TV in the mid to late 80s. I've seen Memphis before but that was mostly later in the 80s so to say that I was blown away by Dundee's promos would be an understatement. I had never seen a Dundee-Lawler match or promo before finding that video a couple of days ago Lawler was great while the Fabs were the right compliment for somewhat of a nuanced anglel. Dundee just wound up and off he went doing a couple of great promos in what I am assuming is the same hour of television.

 

It just had EVERYTHING that is missing on Mondays and Tuesdays in this era Some things from thirty or more years ago can look dated to something similar in the present. This made WWE promos look fake in comparison. RAW and Smackdown looked like the minor leagues or cosplaying wrestling when compared to great 80s promos.

There's so much Memphis TV available and it's so worth your time. It's like my mission in life to get people to watch 80s Memphis TV, it's so good and accessible now (except 1980, boring year, skip it). If you love Dundee heel promos, the first few months of 1986 are tremendous, Dundee has one of my favorite heel runs ever.

[peachchaos]

I agree 80 is boring but don't sleep on 79.

[Sean Liska]

Well I'm not trying to overwhelm but yes the second half of 79 is awesome.

[Tabe]

I have the DVDVR Memphis discs ripped as .iso files. I'll see if there's an easy way for me to cut the 83 match and get it on YouTube.

1) Install DVD Shrink

2) Use Re-Author mode on DVD Shrink on the ISO file to cut it down to just the one match you want, authoring to a folder, not an ISO

3) Find the big file in the folder you just created.

4) Change the extension to .mpg

5) Upload to Youtube

[peachchaos]

There's also a really great 3 disc set that 70's TV.com put out that covers the whole series.

[peachchaos]

I would hesitate to put that match on YouTube since it was on the WWE Lawler DVD.

[peachchaos]

Well, I tried an upload and it was blocked.

[thebrainfollower]

I wonder by who? There's like 300 episodes of Memphis on youtube, none of which are blocked

[peachchaos]

Video title: A New Hope: Loser Leaves Town '83
Claimed by: WWE

 

Note that while there are thousands of Memphis videos on YouTube, there are no copies of anything that appeared on the Lawler DVD.

 

So I can have the Original Tupelo Consession Stand Brawl on my page, but not the Empty Arena Match. Which, to be fair contained footage from the 24/7 version.

[zep81]

Here's everything they did together from 1976-1986 courtesy of Good Old Will from Texas's Lawler set:

 

Jerry Lawler, Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson vs. Bill Dundee, Rocky Johnson, & Tojo Yamamoto / Jerry Lawler vs. Jackie Fargo (Arena Clips 8/30/76)

Jerry Lawler, Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson vs. Bill Dundee, Rocky Johnson, & Tojo Yamamoto (Finish Only 9/4/76)

Bill Dundee Interview + Bill Dundee vs. Leroy Brown (JIP) (7/30/77)

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (8/22/77)

Jerry Lawler + Beverly Dundee (8/27/77)

Jimmy Valiant + Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee (11/11/78)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Kelly Twins (11/11/78)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Danny Davis & Sputnik Monroe Jr (6/9/79)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview + Arena Clips (vs. Fuji & Tanaka) (6/9/79)

 

Blonde Bombers Feud:

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview (6/9/79)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Larry Latham & Wayne Farris (Concession Stand Brawl) (6/15/79)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview / Wayne Ferris & Larry Latham Interview (6/16/79)

Wayne Ferris & Larry Latham Interview / Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview (6/23/79)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview Jackie Fargo (6/30/79)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. The Blonde Bombers (7/3/79)

Jerry Lawler Interviews Jackie Fargo (7/7/79)

Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee & Jackie Fargo vs. Blonde Bombers & Pete Austin + Jackie Fargo Promo (7/9/79)

 

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview / Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Fabulous Freebirds (7/14/79)

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Arena Clips 8/20) / Bill Dundee Interview (8/25/79)

Jerry Lawler Interview / Jerry Lawler vs. Koko Ware (8/25/79)

Jerry Lawler vs. Nick Bockwinkel Music Video (Arena Clips 8/27) + Jerry Lawler Interview & Bill Dundee Promo (9/1/79)

Bill Dundee Interview / Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Hart Interview + Arena Clips (9/8/79)

Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Hart Interview (9/29/79)

Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Hart Interview / Plowboy Frazier & Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee & Jimmy Valiant (10/8/79)

Jerry Lawler vs. Steve Regal / Jerry Lawler Interview (10/20/79)

Bill Dundee Interview + Jerry Lawler Confrontation (Painted Yellow) (10/20/79)

Lawler-Dundee Highlights / Jerry Lawler Promo (12/20/80)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita (Studio) (8/1/81)

Bill Dundee + Jim Cornette (9/4/82)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Jonathan Boyd & Luke Williams (Arena Clips 11/22/82)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Adrian Street & The Apocalypse (CWA 12/11/82)

 

A New Hope: 1983 Loser Leaves Town

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee Hype Show (6/4/83)

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee Hype Show (6/5/83)

Jerry Lawler Interview (6/6/83)

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Loser Leaves Town) (6/6/83)

 

Jimmy Hart Commentary on Lawler vs. Dundee (Arena Clips 9/5) (9/10/83)

Jerry Lawler Interview + Bill Dundee Promo (9/17/83)

Bill Dundee Interview / Bill Dundee + Jimmy Hart + Jerry Lawler Phone Call (10/8/83)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Bruise Brothers (10/10/83)

Bill Dundee + The Moondogs (10/22/83)

Jerry Lawler Interview + Bill Dundee & Eddie Marlin Interview (10/29/83)

Jerry Lawler Interview / Jerry Lawler vs. Jeff Briggs / Bill Dundee vs. Don Donovan (11/12/83)

Jerry Lawler Show: Bill Dundee Interview (11/13/83)

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (11/22/83)

Jerry Lawler Show: Bill Dundee Interview (5/12/85)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview (10/5/85)

Arena Clips + Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee Interview / Music Video Thank God For Kids (CWA 10/12/85)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Tom Pritchard & Pat Rose (CWA 10/12/85)

Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee + Fabulous Ones / Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (10/19/85)

 

The Superstar Strikes Back: 1985 Loser Leaves Town

Jerry Lawler Drunk! / The Hawaiian Flash + Bill Dundee (11/2/85)

Jerry Lawler Interview / Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantel Interview (12/7/85)

Jerry Lawler + Bill Dundee Hype (CWA 12/21/85)

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Loser Leaves Town) (12/21/85)

Jerry Lawler Interview + Bill Dundee Interview / Jerry Lawler vs. Tony Falk (12/28/85)

Music Video Burning Heart + Interview / Music Video Wild Boys + Interviews (12/28/85)

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (No DQ, Loser Leaves Town) / Music Video Burning Heart (12/30/85)

 

Revenge of the King: 1986 Loser Leaves Town

Bill Dundee Celebration (1/4/86)

Bill Dundee’s Lawyers (1/25/86) / Jerry Lawler Promo (2/15/86)

Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell + Dutch Mantel (2/22/86)

Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell + Jeff Jarrett / Dutch Mantel + Jerry Lawler Phone Call (3/1/86)

Jerry Lawler Promo (3/8/86)

Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantel vs. Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell (3/10/86)

Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell Promo / Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantel Promo (3/15/86)

Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell Promo / Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell Interview (3/22/86)

Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantel vs. Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell (Texas Death Match Highlights) (3/24/86)

Eddie Marlin + Lance Russell / The Bill & Buddy Show / Jerry Lawler vs. Pat Rose (3/29/86)

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Cage Match Clips 4/7/86)

Texas Death Match Promos (4/12/86) / Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell Interview (4/12/86)

Bill & Buddy Promo + Jerry Lawler Interview / Jerry Lawler Interview w/ Arena Clips (4/19/86)

Jerry Lawler vs. Buddy Landel (5/10/86)

Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel Breakup (5/14/86)

Jerry Lawler Interview (6/28/86)

Jerry Lawler Promo + Tough Enough Glory Days Music Video (7/5/86)

Bill Dundee + Jerry Lawler Interviews (7/12/86)

Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (No DQ, Loser Leaves Town) (7/14/86)

 

Thanks for this. I've been wanting a better Lawler/Dundee comp for a while now and have been thinking about putting one together from Will's excellent Lawler comp

 

Should I follow these directions exactly and separate the sections on the discs like you have here?

[iamthedoctor]

Didn't Lawler & Dundee have a match last year?