Memphis Memories with Randy Hales

Podcast von Sean Reedy

Randy Hales started working for the Memphis territory when he was 10 years old and was at the Mid-South Coliseum every Monday night starting in 1981, often commentating alongside Lance Russell. By 1986 he was part of the booking team and part of management, and even booked the territory himself from 1994-1996. Join us as we use his remarkable history and memory to go into detail on classic Memphis wrestling in a way you've never heard before. This is a deep dive into Memphis wrestling history with someone who saw nearly all of it. Randy and Sean Reedy talk about wrestling's greatest territory every week on Memphis Memories with Randy Hales.

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Episode 89: Randy Vents On the Lack of Respect for Memphis Wrestling

This week we go into something that really ticks Randy off - the historic lack of respect for Memphis wrestling. He talks about the negative reputation the territory had in the 70s/80s from old school promoters who considered Memphis to be a phony, silly style of pro wrestling. He talks about Bruce Prichard's comments on Jerry Jarrett. Randy talks about everything Memphis contributed to the world of wrestling, including an incredible list of names of guys who worked the territory on their way up.

 28. Dez. 2020 -  1 h 29 min

Episode 88: Classic Territory Wrestling vs Modern Wrestling

This week we take a close look at the differences between classic territorial wrestling and the modern wrestling style. We view it through the lens of a match that Randy was heavily involved in putting together, the PG-13 vs R'R Express match from USWA A Night to Remember to in 1995. Randy breaks down what made that match and style great, and contrasts it with today's modern approach. Also, in honor of his new book, we take a look at the history of wrestling books, talking about our favorite and least favorite books and the genre in general.

 27. Nov. 2020 -  2 h 29 min

Episode 87: Wrestling's Most Controversial Figures

This week Randy and Sean dive into a list of the most controversial figures in the history of pro wrestling. They go into detail on Vince, Hogan, Punk, Gilbert, Onita, Brody, and many more!

 15. Nov. 2020 -  1 h 21 min

Episode 86: Remembering Tracy Smothers

This week Randy remembers a legend of the wrestling business, the great Tracy Smothers. Randy and Tracy were friends going back decades, and Randy has great stories and recollections of Tracy and his entire career.

 05. Nov. 2020 -  1 h 46 min

Episode 85: One of the Biggest Weeks of Randy's Life

We have a big one this week as Randy recaps one of the most significant weeks of his life! His book, Living the Dream, was released, and he had a book signing in his hometown of Jonesboro. Randy gets emotional talking about the significance of this milestone to him, and all the people who helped it become a reality. A great touching show!