Episode 79: Memphis – April 20, 1985 (Lawler Returns! Heartthrobs, Playboys, & Moondogs!)

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REGIONAL RASSLIN’ PODCAST EPISODE #079 
(Memphis April 20th – 27th, 1985)
This week on Regional Rasslin’, Guest Gene Jackson returns to discuss April 20th – 26th, 1985 in the Memphis territory! The big news this week is THE RETURN OF THE KING!!! Jerry Lawler returns after a month on the shelf to exact revenge on the man that put him out… one “Macho Man” Randy Savage! The Fabulous Ones come after the PYT Express to regain the Southern Tag Titles. See who is victorious when the “Universal Heartthrob” battles the “International Playboy”, it’s Austin Idol vs. Bobby Colt! It also appears that we’ve been pronouncing Jerry Oski’s name wrong all along! The Macho Man destroys the Batten Twins on TV. The CWA runs a joint show at the Coliseum with Ann Gunkel’s All-South promotion featuring “Wildfire’ Tommy Rich vs. Moondog Rex, Randy Rose, Doug Somers, Chic Donovan, & more! Random match alert, as Tommy Gilbert faces… Tommy Marlin.. in a Street Fight, no less!?!? Plus, Jerry Lawler Show features the King interviewing nemesis Nick Bockwinkel, & more!

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