"I WANT SILENCE WHEN I SPEAK!!!" ...No chance of getting a rise out of the audience with that statement, huh? I don't know how he did it without laughing. I can't watch it without laughing.
Did anyone else notice how many women were in the arena? Andy Kaufman was so hated, that women actually showed up to a pro wrestling show in the hopes of seeing him get his ass kicked. Now THAT is impressive.
I used to watch this every Saturday Morning. Couldn't wait! Lance Russell, Dave Brown right along ringside and by golley we're ready for another big week, Championship Wrestling.
Thank you so much for posting these. I wish I had been there to follow Kauffman through his brilliant career. But I am glad that here were some people tere to tape it. He would have loved the internet.
Lance Russle and Andy for WWE Hof I'm not from Tennessee but seeing Lance commentate over the last few years on these old Memphis wrestling footage is a treat
Not a single heel in the business today that can manage to get NEAR the heat that Andy could get. Modern guys are totally clueless to the psychological aspect of wrestling but Andy understood it perfectly.
It also takes the fact that the crowds back then actually bought into wrestling and thought that it was real. Ever since McMahon decided to admit it was a work and just entertainment the crowds have never been the same. Hell' the product has never been the same. It's just nowhere near as good IMO. I miss the old territories badly. Saturday nights just aren't the same without NWA/WCW being on every Saturday night at 6:05PM - 8:05PM on Superstation TBS. It really sucks. Thanks a lot Vince
He is obviously making fun of/making a joke about "macho" guys at the time. He's just so ahead of his time, not many people got the joke and hated him for it.
And yes a kick in the stomach for good bye from Andy Kaufman! No one could ever get close to Andy he was the BEST comedian ever! Seriously who would wrestling with woman? And saying to the crowd: Shut up I am talkin right now... I pay 1000 Dollars and shave my head and will get to marry her if she beats me! Hilarious!
With a reaction like this, can you imagine what would've happened if Kaufman was an actual wrestler & not an actor? Just wondering. Also, who was the masked guy that came to the ring with Jimmy Hart?
@CombatSportFan I have a feeling that, had he lived, there would have been good a chance that Kaufman could've ended up a manager in the WWF. Hell, many a manager may have been influenced by Kaufman's swagger and outlandish antics (which Andy, admittedly, borrowed a bit from Fred Blassie). Either way, a really good heel gimmick.
I was a teenager in Memphis....love Lawler!!! This was the best shit ever shot on tv....still watch Jerry every Monday night on WWE!!!!!! The true KING!! Kaufman...he was a wacked out ass !!!
While he was wrestling them, he would whisper into the women's ears how much he wanted them and wanted to take them back to his place afterwards. I guess it worked about 40% of the time.
Thank goodness this genius entertainer was plying his comedy in the 70's, the humor devoid, leftie, feminist, ' pro i'm offended ' brigade with nothing better to do would be keeling over filling twitter with humour bypass loony hate speeches every 10 secs, What a childish pathetic polarized conditioned warped world we have now, Brilliant Kaufman entertainment
to anyone who knows wrestling in the memphis area: who were those blonde ladies sitting in the front row? it seems everytime i see the mid-south coliseum telecast, those ladies are almost always there
I remember I had a friend. He and his dad thought this guy was an idiot for wrestling women. Since it is not real it really does not matter who he wrestles. And the real fools are the ones who take it to seriously. Like dude and his dad.
"I WANT SILENCE WHEN I SPEAK!!!" ...No chance of getting a rise out of the audience with that statement, huh? I don't know how he did it without laughing. I can't watch it without laughing.
Did anyone else notice how many women were in the arena? Andy Kaufman was so hated, that women actually showed up to a pro wrestling show in the hopes of seeing him get his ass kicked. Now THAT is impressive.
What a brilliant bit of comedy. He was a comic genius. Even today this is hilarious.
Love the extra stomp at the end.
I used to watch this every Saturday Morning. Couldn't wait! Lance Russell, Dave Brown right along ringside and by golley we're ready for another big week, Championship Wrestling.
Thank you so much for posting these. I wish I had been there to follow Kauffman through his brilliant career. But I am glad that here were some people tere to tape it. He would have loved the internet.
The best part of this is that Lance calls this "match" like it's a legitimate contest. Playing it straight makes it even more fun to watch.
Lance is the best I've ever heard. Better than anyone ever. Pure performer. It's all fake but U believe Lance.
Can you provide any evidence that all of these women "threw" their matches?
Lance Russle and Andy for WWE Hof I'm not from Tennessee but seeing Lance commentate over the last few years on these old Memphis wrestling footage is a treat
Brilliant, the ultimate heel. Pure genius
The man knew how to bring that heat, gotta say it..
Thanks for these. Love, and much respect.
Not a single heel in the business today that can manage to get NEAR the heat that Andy could get. Modern guys are totally clueless to the psychological aspect of wrestling but Andy understood it perfectly.
I appreciated that about his comedy, a lot.
Austin Aries.
@@stagglee1227
Austin Aries gets no heat stop it! And he is washed up!
"SHUT UP! I am Talking right now!" Awesome!
It also takes the fact that the crowds back then actually bought into wrestling and thought that it was real. Ever since McMahon decided to admit it was a work and just entertainment the crowds have never been the same. Hell' the product has never been the same. It's just nowhere near as good IMO. I miss the old territories badly. Saturday nights just aren't the same without NWA/WCW being on every Saturday night at 6:05PM - 8:05PM on Superstation TBS. It really sucks. Thanks a lot Vince
He is obviously making fun of/making a joke about "macho" guys at the time. He's just so ahead of his time, not many people got the joke and hated him for it.
He was. It's fantastic
To this day I can get sucked into this fued like it's real.
"Another memphis tennessee participate" i don't know but i loughed out loud when he said that
Greatest troll in history. Genius!
man was a genius
And yes a kick in the stomach for good bye from Andy Kaufman! No one could ever get close to Andy he was the BEST comedian ever!
Seriously who would wrestling with woman? And saying to the crowd: Shut up I am talkin right now... I pay 1000 Dollars and shave my head and will get to marry her if she beats me!
Hilarious!
Andy was a genius
Kaufman was a genius! R.I.P., brother! I don't even believe he is dead! I think that his death was a hoax as well!
Once again, Genius.
how does anyone not find this funny?
I love performers like Kaufman that feed off of hatred and scorn from the audience.
He learned that from wrestling. He loved wrestling since he was a little kid.
he played us like fools
They All Did ... Him, as Well as Lawler and the Memphis Territory ... They Even Fooled Paul Boesch (Houston Head Honcho) & Many Others in the Business
Best heel ever
PURE FUCKING GENIUS!!! R.I.P ANDY.
Lance was so good.
3:41 Talking thousands of women into the building. A real salesman
With a reaction like this, can you imagine what would've happened if Kaufman was an actual wrestler & not an actor? Just wondering.
Also, who was the masked guy that came to the ring with Jimmy Hart?
That was Assassin #1; maybe Jody Hamilton.
Maybe that's why Kaufman won more matches--what woman would want to marry him?
*wouldn't
It was REAL, technically, but the point is that Kaufman knew Lawler was going to slap him.
@CombatSportFan I have a feeling that, had he lived, there would have been good a chance that Kaufman could've ended up a manager in the WWF. Hell, many a manager may have been influenced by Kaufman's swagger and outlandish antics (which Andy, admittedly, borrowed a bit from Fred Blassie). Either way, a really good heel gimmick.
Nice touch with the wrestler getting into the ring in support
This is so damn funny ROFL. I was only 2 when this happened.
oh, How I miss these days :(
That last kick lol
I would pay good money for shoot interviews of all those women he wrestled. especially the sista. priceless
the fourth one is Foxy, the one Jerry Lawler trained to wrestle him.
I was a teenager in Memphis....love Lawler!!! This was the best shit ever shot on tv....still watch Jerry every Monday night on WWE!!!!!! The true KING!! Kaufman...he was a wacked out ass !!!
"I want silence when i spit!"
At 0:40 is that Jim Cornette taking pics at ringside behind Andy? Looks very excited lol
that was a real match
While he was wrestling them, he would whisper into the women's ears how much he wanted them and wanted to take them back to his place afterwards. I guess it worked about 40% of the time.
you're just mad cuz you didn't take andy's southern hygene tips
Is that Jimmy Hart up on the ring apron?
Kaufman was so funny.
He is still alive. Saw him last week at Starbucks. Who do you think started internet trolling?
@Rayla840
Spot on.
A genius at work.
Thank goodness this genius entertainer was plying his comedy in the 70's, the humor devoid, leftie, feminist, ' pro i'm offended ' brigade with nothing better to do would be keeling over filling twitter with humour bypass loony hate speeches every 10 secs,
What a childish pathetic polarized conditioned warped world we have now,
Brilliant Kaufman entertainment
And she gets to marry me!!!
I understand that the Kaufman run almost killed the Memphis territory entirely. Can anyone confirm if this was a good or bad run for Memphis?
to anyone who knows wrestling in the memphis area: who were those blonde ladies sitting in the front row? it seems everytime i see the mid-south coliseum telecast, those ladies are almost always there
F##kin" Hilarious!!!😀😀😀😀
I remember people really hated him because of this.
how many women did he beat
Look at little Jimmy Cornette taking pictures ringside.
@Rayla840 Im sure this entire peice of footage is a production of andy. everyone is an actor.
I remember I had a friend. He and his dad thought this guy was an idiot for wrestling women. Since it is not real it really does not matter who he wrestles. And the real fools are the ones who take it to seriously. Like dude and his dad.
One of those women was Andy's Fiance!
hes the biggest heel in wrestling LOL
Biggest heel in wrestling LOL
& I thought Jimmy Hart (who's in this clip) was the MOUTH OF THE SOUTH!!
This is like a throwback to the carny days of wrestling.
He's not a bad wrestler actually...
were the women part of the gag? or even pro wrestlers?
Im a dumbass....thumbs downed my own comment by mistake .... LOL!
The original woman was his girlfriend Andy selected her
this was back in the day when WCW was brilliant... Eric Bischoff was a genius putting this feud together.
.. wut?
Wow, Goose! This was in the CWA in Memphis. Not WCW!!!
No. He played YOU. I knew it was nonsense when I was 8 because I knew that boys didn't fight girls for real. You got trolled. umadbro?
SHUT UP! I'm talking here!
Ahead of his timd
The fourth one according to the movie was really Andy's girlfriend
Progenitor Troll
are you seriously that naive
Haha 3:02
first Trans wrestling females
F##kin" Hilarious!!!😀😀😀😀