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| Jerry Lawler confronts NWA World Champion Ric Flair in Memphis. |
As far as we're aware, this was Ric Flair's first and only appearance in the WMC channel 5 studio in Memphis where Championship Wrestling was taped every Saturday morning in the 1970s and 1980s. The date was August 14, 1982.
In the image above, host Lance Russell holds the mic as Lawler confronts Flair. Co-host Dave Brown can be seen in the background sitting at the Championship Wrestling broadcast desk.
Flair defended the NWA title against Lawler in a spur-of-the-moment agreement for a 10 minute time limit match. At the ten minute mark, Flair was in control with the figure four leg-lock, but Lawler would not submit. Flair, wanting to defeat the local legend on television in his hometown, demanded 5 more minutes. Lawler rebounded and had the upperhand, including hitting Flair with his famous fist-drop from the corner turnbuckle. Flair bailed out and was counted out of the match giving Lawler the countout victory, but not the NWA title.
The entire confrontation and title match can be found as a bluray extra on the WWE production of "It's Good to Be the King: The Jerry Lawler Story."
Video featuring Flair's interview, the confrontation, the match, and the post-match can be found on YouTube at the links below.
Video Links
Part One: The Interview
Part Two: The Hustle
Part Three: The Match
Part Four: The Meltdown
