[1990-07-07-USWA-Memphis TV] Jerry Lawler and Downtown Bruno / Jerry Lawler vs The Snowman

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Lawler is the master. Watch how he deals with hecklers and interacts with the fans. It's pretty awesome. We find out that the audience has been saying "Get bucked" when I thought they were saying "Kick butt".

 

Lawler recaps the events of Monday night at Mid South Coliseum for another Lawler vs Snowman match and we cut to a clip. Not at the level of their previous stuff, as they've abandoned the shooty part of this feud. Downtown Bruno pushed Lawler's foot off the bottom rope when he was being pinned, which cost Lawler the match.

 

This week, there will be TWO referees. They really milked rematches for everything they were worth, but I believe we are nearing the end.

 

Bruno and his charges interrupt Lawler, with Jeff Gaylord doing the talking. They ask Lawler to leave and he walks off very calmly. They start cutting a promo and Lawler returns with a baseball bat and they head for the hills.

[PeteF3]

Lawler finally gets to the bottom of what the hell the crowd has been chanting all these weeks. I too thought it was "kick butt."

 

Clips from the MSC--Lawler has declared that he's through with managers, but Downtown Bruno appointed himself to be in Lawler's corner that night. Lawler and Snowman work a fully pro-style match at least that we see. Snowman saves himself with the ropes on one pin attempt, but when Lawler does the same, Bruno shoves the foot off and Snowman retains the title.

 

Lawler makes threats to both Snowman and Bruno, which draws Bruno out along with Jeff Gaylord and Scott Braddock, the Wild Things. Lawler is told to leave and casually walks away as Bruno makes threats towards Rex King & Joey Maggs and declares the Wild Things the "Tag Team of the '90s"--I'm sure. Lawler just as casually walks back to the set...with a baseball bat. The heels take off and Lawler finishes up.

 

Fun segment. Lawler as a babyface once again is a breath of fresh air and even Bruno and Gaylord were pretty good for the time they were out there.

[soup23]

I like get bucked and may start chanting it at random junctures from work to family gatherings. Snowman/Lawler still feels fairly fresh but they are already transitioning Lawler for other stuff with a clear heel in Bruno. Still interested to see where this develops.

[Kevin Ridge]

I really did appreciate Lawler asking the fans what they have been chanting all along. Nice to know what Get Bucked means. Lawler has got rid of Gossett as manager and also refused other managers like Bruno. Well Bruno ended up costing Lawler title match against Snowman which we get clips of.

 

Now there will be two referees at the next match between Lawler and Snowman. Bruno and his team Wild Things show up so they can have their interview time. Lawler just casually walks off to the back to allow them to do their prom but returns with a baseball bat.

[ajtroma]

I, swear to God, also thought it was "Kick Butt". I've been wrong for 23 years.

 

With help from the Pro Wrestling History website, the first challenger for Snowman after Lawler was....Jeff Gaylord. There is NO WAY IN HELL the tape of that match didnt hit the bulk eraser in the production room. If it does exist, it might be worse than the Abby-Zeus match.

[garretta]

The King's back as a babyface and all's finally right in Memphis. I think this match coming up is the last Lawler/Snowman match, and it'll be nice to see both men take on other people. I also want to see where the whole Lawler/Bruno thing goes, especially since Lawler and Jeff Gaylord were buddies just a little bit ago in Dallas.

 

I've never heard the expression "Get bucked" before, but maybe that's because I'm neither black nor from the South. I have a feeling we'll stop hearing it when the Snowman leaves in a short while.

 

I think Snowman and Lawler were better off with their quasi-shoots, as Snowman just doesn't cut it as a fully pro-style worker. He tries his best, but he really shouldn't be on top (at least in a kayfabe sense) of a promotion.

[drew wardlaw]

Lawler is representing me here. I though the line was "he's up" like he's up for a fight, or he's up on his feet and ready to go or something. Lawler seems confused and dismissive of the real answer and you can just tell he's holding back some smart remark. What a genius.

[GSR]

Jerry Lawler joins Dave Brown after a victory. He’s getting a bit of stick off some fans and tells that they can go home now as he’s sure their cage has been cleaned out! He asks one of the fans to come over and explain what that chant is they all say and what does it mean? He says it’s ‘Get Buck’ and it means ‘Get Wild’. Now that he’s had that explained to him he can get back to his reason for wanting this interview time.

 

‘The King’ says that this week he’s been asked more times than ever did he beat The Snowman and did he win his belt back, and it’s embarrassing to admit that he still doesn’t have it around his waist. There is a reason for that though! A few weeks ago Downtown Bruno and Ronnie P. Gossett were in his corner, and one night after a match he and Gossett had words, things got heated and he ended up punching him in the face. Since that time he’s realised that he doesn’t want anything more to do with managers. Last Monday night Downtown Bruno said that he was going to offer him his services for free and he told him that he didn’t want them, but he proceeded to sit down at ringside anyway. Several times during the match he has The Snowman pinned and he saved himself by putting his foot over the bottom rope. On one occasion the referee had even counted the three before seeing his foot over the rope and re-starting the match. However, when The Snowman had him covered and he put his foot over the bottom rope to break the count, Downtown Bruno pushed his foot off and the referee counted the pin.

 

We see the closing moments of the match between Jerry Lawler and The Snowman from Mid-South Coliseum and it was just like he said, with Downtown Bruno pushing his foot off the rope. He tries to protest and explain to referee Frank Morrell what happened but to no avail.

 

Back in the studio and he doesn’t thinks that Bruno and The Snowman were in it together, and Bruno was probably just trying to get back at him for making him look foolish in the past. The Snowman is in the audience as usual, and Lawler says how he’s real proud of that belt as he wears it everywhere but it’s all coming to an end this week. They have another match at the Coliseum, but this time there is going to be two referees for their match to watch over everything. He then tells Bruno that if he ever comes anywhere near his matches again he’s going to run his fist right down his throat. At this point Bruno and The Wild Things (Jeff Gaylord and Scott Braddock) come out and Gaylord calls ‘The King’ a loser, while Braddock tells him to leave so they can do their interview. He uncharacteristically walks off and Bruno starts hyping ‘The Wild Things’, while Gaylord and Braddock pose and flex their muscles either side of him. Lawler casually returns carrying a baseball bat, and the three of them make their excuses and get out of there. He then says if he sees either ‘The Wild Things’ or Bruno anywhere near his matches again he’ll stick that baseball bat where the sun doesn’t shine!

[dawho5]

Lawler calmly returning with the bat is so amazing. Such a great way to end the segment.