Post by Mozenrath on Feb 16, 2023 10:45:56 GMT -5
Yeah, only a handful really made big money in Memphis, but part of that was because they had huge cards of guys. It did, however, mean that people who might not have otherwise got a chance did, and that people could network, experiment, etc.
So, you probably didn't get rich in Memphis unless you were Lawler, Jerry Jarrett, or Fargo, but you stood a good chance of learning the skills to make money elsewhere.
Hell, the DNA of Memphis wrestling is still seen all over the place. WWE and AEW show it, probably Impact, and Gedo booking New Japan is absolutely a guy who has learned a lot from Memphis.
Now sure Jamie Dundee has told many "My daddy made just as much off all them titty bars he owns as he did from Jarrett and Lawler."
But being Jamie who knows. Do know that for a long long time Superstar did own one of the most popular strip clubs up in TN.
Jerry Jarrett wow dude managed to keep a territory where the same 8 guys were on top every week. Running the same towns the same days each week. That takes a lot of planning and just good ideas for booking.
Seen quite a few pretty funny Jerry stories being posted all over the past few days. Two best are the "Girls School with Nuns" and "I just bought you that car Jeff".
Search social media and you will find them and a pile more.
Oh yeah, Bill Dundee's definitely another guy who was a star. Being smaller meant he was one of the few guys that actually LIKED doing scaffold matches, since he shined there.
I suppose I should also probably count Rocky Johnson and Koko B. Ware, since both guys worked Lawler extensively. So, yeah, main event guys did well, everyone else made 50 bucks and tried to get their names out there.