On August 14, 1982 Continental Wrestling Association’ Memphis Wrestling aired from the WMC TV5 Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. In his Memphis Territory debut, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair put his title on the line against Jerry “The King” Lawler. It marked one of the most famous matches and angles in Memphis history. Flair took time out of his busy schedule to appear in Memphis. He was in Orlando the previous night against Dusty Rhodes, Ohio for GCW against Dick Slater later that night

On August 14, 1982 Continental Wrestling Association’ Memphis Wrestling aired from the WMC TV5 Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. In his Memphis Territory debut, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair put his title on the line against Jerry “The King” Lawler. It marked one of the most famous matches and angles in Memphis history. Flair took time out of his busy schedule to appear in Memphis. He was in Orlando the previous night against Dusty Rhodes, Ohio for GCW against Dick Slater later that night

On February 9, 1981 Jerry “The King” Lawler faced “The Incredible” Hulk Hogan (with Jimmy Hart) in front of over 9,000 fans at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee in the main event. The match aired on WMC-TV 5. During this time, Hogan was still finishing up his first run in the WWF while also wrestling for Continental Wrestling Association. After accepting an offer to work on the film Rocky III (a decision Vincent J. McMahon disapproved of and subsequently chose to release Hogan from th