TAPE 1254
Quality: EX (See Below)
Length: 5 hrs (2 DVD)
JIM CORNETTE ROOKIE YEAR VOLUME 1 (Incredible set put together by Jim himself from his personal
collection of Memphis tapes and raw footage. This very thoroughly documents his first year
in professional wrestling. There's a lot of pure gold here - it's amazing how good Corny was
right from the get-go, even as his character had yet to be refined. I've got a master, and
VQ on most everything is EX. Dates listed are actual dates for everything, since the TV
show aired live. Mid-South Coliseum matches are noted with an "MSC" in them.)
Bobby Eaton vs Bill Dundee, 8/28/82 (Cornette is introduced by his friend Lance Russell and
announces his intention to manage. Says that Bobby Eaton is "trash". After the match,
Jerry Lawler begins the heel turn of Cornette by making fun of his clothes.)
Bill Dundee vs The Angel, 9/4/82 (Cornette offers to manage Dundee but gets turned down.
Lawler comes back and rips on Corny some more.)
Interview w/Jim Cornette, 9/11/82 (Cornette puts a $5000 "incentive" on the heads of Lawler
and Dundee)
Interview w/Jim Cornette & Sherri Martel, 9/25/82 (Sherri is Cornette's first protégé)
Sherri Martel vs Velvet McIntyre, 9/25/82 (Cornette's managerial debut)
Interview w/Jim Cornette, 10/2/82 (Cornette announces he's signed Dutch Mantell)
Jerry Lawler vs Dutch Mantell, MSC, 10/4/82 (JIP - Cornette's MSC debut - he accidentally gets
Dutch DQ'ed here)
Interview w/Jim Cornette & Dutch Mantell, 10/9/82 (Mantell turns on Cornette, refuses to sign
contract with him)
Crusher Broomfield vs Ken Raper, 10/16/82 (Broomfield is One Man Gang - Cornette announces he
has signed Broomfield)
Crusher Broomfield vs Dutch Mantell, MSC, 10/18/82 (JIP - Corny's interference backfires again
and he costs his guy a win again)
Interview w/Jim Cornette & Jesse Barr, 10/30/82 (Cornette announces signing of Barr)
Jesse Barr vs Aaron Holt, 10/30/82
Jesse Barr vs Dutch Mantell, MSC, 11/1/82 (Mantell pulls Cornette into the ring & spanks him)
Interview w/Jim Cornette & Jesse Barr, 11/6/82
Jim Cornette Promo, 11/6/82
Fabulous Ones vs Crusher Broomfield & Jesse Barr, MSC, 11/8/82
Sweet Brown Sugar & Bobby Eaton vs Dutch Mantell & Bill Dundee, MSC, 11/8/82 (JIP - Cornette &
Jesse Barr run in)
Interview w/Jim Cornette & Jesse Barr, 11/13/82
Jesse Barr vs Dutch Mantell, MSC, 11/15/82 (Barr wins the Mid-America title - Cornette's
first title)
Jim Cornette Promo, 11/20/82
Interview w/Jim Cornette & Jesse Barr, 11/20/82
Jesse Barr vs Terry Taylor, 11/20/82 (Dutch Mantell goes after Corny)
Dutch Mantell vs Carl Fergie, 11/20/82 (JIP - Jesse Barr runs in, Bobby Fulton makes save)
Interview w/Dutch Mantell & Bobby Fulton, 11/20/82
Dutch Mantell vs Jesse Barr, MSC, 11/22/82 (Dutch wins Mid-America title - after the match,
Cornette & Barr attack both Mantell & Bobby Fulton)<
Jim Cornette & Jesse Barr vs Jimmy Hart & Koko B Ware, MSC, 11/29/82
Adrian Street & Apocalypse vs Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee, 12/11/82 (2/3 Falls - Street kisses
Dundee so Bill returns the favor by kissing Miss Linda)
Interview w/Jim Cornette, Adrian Street & Miss Linda, 12/18/82
Adrian Street & Apocalypse vs Bill Dundee & Terry Taylor, MSC, 12/27/82 (JIP - Ref Jerry
Calhoun pulls Miss Linda off of someone, gets slapped for his trouble, then throws her)
Interview w/Bill Dundee & Jerry Calhoun, 1/1/83
Interview w/Jim Cornette, Adrian Street & Miss Linda, 1/1/83
Jim Cornette, Adrian Street & Miss Linda vs Bill Dundee & Jerry Calhoun, MSC, 1/2/83
Jim Cornette, Adrian Street & Sheepherders Promos, 1/8/83
Interview w/Jim Cornette, 1/8/83
Apocalypse vs Bill Dundee, 1/8/83 (Miss Linda runs in and whips Dundee)
Jim Cornette, Adrian Street & Miss Linda vs Bill Dundee & Jerry Calhoun, MSC, 1/10/83 (Wild
match that's all over the place)
Jim Cornette & Jesse Barr promos, 1/83
Adrian Street Apocalypse vs Bill Dundee & Terry Taylor, MSC, 1/24/83 (JIP - Miss Linda runs
in and whips Dundee)
Interview w/Jim Cornette, Adrian Street & Miss Linda, 1/29/83
Interview w/Jerry Lawler, Terry Funk & Koko B Ware, 1/29/83
Jesse Barr & The Marauders vs Jerry Lawler, Terry Funk & Koko B Ware, 1/29/83 (Wild match
that sees Funk rip Cornette's pants)
Adrian Street vs Bill Dundee, MSC, 1/30/83 (10 lashes vs 5 min w/Cornette & Linda - this one
has an occasional tracking flaw; Dundee gets whipped)
Interview w/Jim Cornette & Jesse Barr, 2/5/83 (They challenge Dutch Mantell to a "first to
break the rules loses" match)
Jesse Barr vs Dutch Mantell, 2/5/83 (Barr spits on Dutch to get him to break the rules, so
he loses)
Jim Cornette, Adrian Street & Miss Linda vs Bill Dundee, MCC, 2/6/83 (Lumberjacks with straps
match; Gotta admit, this match made a little uncomfortable watching it. I've always had
issues with the way violence against women was presented in Memphis but this is a bit much
even for Memphis. Here you've got guys with leather straps taking whacks at Miss Linda -
and there seems to be legit glee in them as they do it. The whole thing has a weirdly
sexual and abusive undertone that I just find creepy. Could be reading too much into it,
but that's how I felt anyway. Held at a different arena than the normal MSC, btw.)
Interview w/Jim Cornette, Adrian Street, Jesse Barr & Miss Linda, 2/19/83
Interview w/Fabulous Ones, 2/26/83 (clips shown from 2/20/83 Fabs vs Street/Barr "title
change")
Interview w/Jim Cornette & The Galaxians, 3/5/83
Galaxians vs Bobby Fulton & Ken Raper, 3/5/83
Fabulous Ones vs Adrian Street & Jesse Barr, MSC, 3/7/83 (JIP - low audio on this one)
Steve O vs Jonathan Boyd, MSC, 3/13/83 (JIP - Boyd has one arm tied behind his back)
Interview w/Jim Cornette, Adrian Street, Jesse Barr & the Sheepherders, 3/19/83
Adrian Street, Jesse Barr & the Sheepherders vs Fabulous Ones, Dutch Mantell, & Steve O,
MSC, 3/21/83 (Low audio on this one)
Rock & Roll Express vs Galaxians, MSC, 3/21/83 (Clips)
Interview w/Jim Cornette & the Galaxians, 3/26/83
Adrian Street, Jesse Barr & the Sheepherders vs Fabulous Ones, Dutch Mantell & Steve O,
MSC, 3/28/83 (There's a bazillion stipulations on this one based on who loses. The Sheeps
end up dropping the fall so their entire team has to leave Memphis)
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