Episode 27: 1977 - Winning the War and Building Jarrett Promotions




Booking Memphis Wrestling with Jerry Jarrett show

Summary: This week we continue our look at 1977, which is one of the more pivotal and significant years in the history of Memphis wrestling. Hear the story of how Jerry Jarrett built his company after his split with Nick Gulas. Hear stories about a 15 year old Terry Gordy working the territory, a very green Junkyard Dog, Dusty Rhodes coming in to wrestle Lawler, Bill Dundee being prepared for historic run against the King, sending Tommy Rich to Atlanta for a huge run with Jim Barnett, and much more!