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After all the fun I had doing the Mid South Diaries, I’ve decided to take a crack at the 1980s Memphis project being run at Death Valley Driver’s Message board. For any background just look up the Mid South Diaries at the top of the page, or through tags and categories.

Jerry Jarrett took over the Memphis territory in the late 70s, using Jarrett Promotions to run the CWA (Memphis wrestling). His centerpiece was Jerry “The King” Lawler, who modern fans will know from is announcing of WWE’s RAW program. But there were many great stars, like Bill Dundee and Dutch Mantell to name two, who modern fans like myself should be introduced to. I’ll attempt to give young fans a gateway to these wrestlers once again, and give older fans a chance to relive glory days through my eyes. Of course, these are my eyes, opinions, and thoughts. This 27-year-old is admittedly a product 0f the 1990s, with my glory days being 90s ECW, this decade’s ROH, and a love for All Japan’s 90s run. I love and thirst for wrestling history, but my eyes have been tainted by my own experiences and views. You have been warned.

So starting this weekend, prepare for new Diaries. Last time we had revelations like Hector and Chavo, John Tatum, The greatness of Ted Dibiase as a lead heel, the fully realized potential of Jim Duggan as a babyface, Freebird dominance, and so much more from the mind of Bill Watts/Mid South Wrestling. Prepare yourself to follow my own journey through 125 Memphis matches from the 1980s, and hundreds of angles/storylines.