Pro Wrestling Chronicle

After 3 disks

1. Jerry Lawler vs. Dutch Mantell (Barbed Wire Match) (3/29/82) [BLUESKIES-8]
2. Jerry Lawler vs. Dutch Mantell (No DQ) (3/22/82) [BLUESKIES-6]
3. Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk (No DQ) (3/23/81) [BADNEWS-9]
4. Jerry Lawler vs. Nick Bockwinkel (10/25/82) [WINNING-3]
5. Jerry Lawler vs. Ric Flair (8/14/82) [BLUESKIES-12]
6. Bill Dundee vs. Wayne Farris & Tojo Yamamoto (3/7/81) [BADNEWS-6]
7. Stan Lane & Koko Ware vs. Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton (No DQ, 2/3 Falls) (10/81) [BLUESKIES-5]
8. Bobby Eaton & Sweet Brown Sugar vs. Dutch Mantell & King Cobra (7/19/82) [BLUESKIES-10]
9. Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich vs. Dutch Mantell & Austin Idol (3/12/81) [BADNEWS-7]
10. Ronnie Garvin vs. Randy Savage (Cage Match) (ICW 1982/83) [WINNING-11]
11. Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk (Empty Arena) (4/6/81) [BADNEWS-11]
12. Bill Dundee vs. Sweet Brown Sugar (2/3 falls, Scaffold Match) (6/21/82) [BLUESKIES-9]
13. Bill Dundee, Steve Keirn, Rick & Robert Gibson vs. Dream Machine, Nightmare #1 & Heartbreakers (7/25/81) [BLUESKIES-1]
14. Jerry Lawler vs. Nick Bockwinkel (10/18/82) [WINNING-2]
15. Jerry Lawler vs. Dory Funk Jr. (3/30/81) [BADNEWS-10]
16. Bill Dundee vs. Tommy Rich (8/23/80) [BADNEWS-5]
17. Bobby Eaton & Sweet Brown Sugar vs. Jacques Rougeau & Terry Taylor (1/1/83) [WINNING-12]
18. Bill Dundee & Bobby Fulton vs. Bobby Eaton & Sweet Brown Sugar (11/15/82) [WINNING-7]
19. Masa Fuchi, Atsushi Onita & Tojo Yamamoto vs. Roy Rogers, Rick & Robert Gibson (9/5/81) [BLUESKIES-4]
20. Jerry Lawler vs. Dutch Mantell (Loser Leaves Town) (3/27/82) [BLUESKIES-7]
21. Jerry Lawler vs. Nick Bockwinkel (No DQ) (11/8/82) [WINNING-4]
22. Ronnie Garvin vs. Lanny Poffo (ICW 1982/83) [WINNING-10]
23. Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantell & Terry Taylor vs. Bobby Eaton, Sweet Brown Sugar, Rick McGraw & Sabu (12/4/82) [WINNING-9]
24. Bill Dundee vs. Paul Ellering (5/24/80) [BADNEWS-3]
25. Dutch Mantell vs. Kevin Sullivan (5/9/81) [BADNEWS-14]
26. New York Dolls vs. Steve Regal & Spike Huber (10/4/82) [WINNING-1]
27. Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert vs. Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita (Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl) (9/4/81) [BLUESKIES-3]
28. Fabulous Ones vs. The New York Dolls (2/3 Falls) (11/13/82) [WINNING-6]
29. Bill Dundee & Tony Boyles vs. Wayne Farris & Larry Latham (6/7/80) [BADNEWS-4]
30. Bill Dundee & Dream Machine vs. Kevin Sullivan & Wayne Farris (5/2/81) [BADNEWS-12]
31. Bill Dundee vs. Larry Latham (4/19/80) [BADNEWS-1]
32. Bill Dundee & Dream Machine vs. Dutch Mantell & Wayne Farris (3/14/81) [BADNEWS-8]
33. Bill Dundee vs. Adrian Street, Miss Linda & Jim Cornette (Lumberjack Strap Match) (2/6/83) [WINNING-13]
34. Jerry Lawler vs. Crusher Blackwell (5/4/81) [BADNEWS-13]
35. Ricky Morton vs. Sonny King (4/26/80) [BADNEWS-2]
36. Bill Dundee vs. Bobby Eaton (7/24/82) [BLUESKIES-11]
37. Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler vs. Adrian Street & Apocalypse (11/27/82) [WINNING-8]
38. Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee vs. Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita (8/1/81) [BLUESKIES-2]
39. Jackie Fargo vs. Jimmy Hart (11/8/82) [WINNING-5]

I think it’s pretty clear, one third into the matches on the ballot, that this is the Jerry Lawler show. His matches against Flair, Mantell, Bockwinkel, and Funk are leading the charge on my ballot. What’s interesting to me is the fact that all but one (Flair) are big Mid South Coliseum main events. The lowest ranked at the top is the Flair match, a famed Studio match that is angle driven. Obviously I’m handcuffed by the fact I’m only watching what’s on the ballot list, but I do not rank Lawler’s studio work in a intimate setting nearly as high. In fact, two matches where he tags with Dundee are at the bottom. It should also be noted there’s a lot of love out there for Lawler vs Blackwell, a match I have back at 34.

Dundee, my second favorite on the set, actually has five in the top 16, but also occupies 8 matches from 29 to 39 (the bottom).

Finally, while singles matches and a handicapped match occupy the top six spots, much of 8-25 is loaded with tag matches.