Memphis Wrestling: Tom Renesto - The ORIGINAL Heel Promoter

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  • Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2024

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  • @razzledingle
    @razzledingle 8 лет назад +38

    This is a great angle, beautifully-acted. These guys in Memphis really knew what they were doing when it comes to studio wrestling.

    • @DoubleAgents
      @DoubleAgents 8 лет назад +2

      +razzledingle They sure hot shotted this angle in a hurry.

    • @MrPotatoesLatkie
      @MrPotatoesLatkie 4 года назад

      @@DoubleAgents Do you mean that this angle only lasted a week or so?

    • @edmondcamp2878
      @edmondcamp2878 4 года назад +3

      Tom Renesto and Joe Hamilton was literally the best tag team ever bar none. They had it all they could wrestle they could brawl they were good on the mic they could get the crowd stirred up. They were both good “worker’s”. It’s ashamed that the original two Assassins never will get the recognition they deserve because there’s no video footage of them.

  • @CatsClaw44
    @CatsClaw44 6 месяцев назад +9

    This is the first time I have seen this, Tom Renesto is a fantastic talker and a great character. This is a great angle. He even buried Johnny Paycheck on the way out! 😂

  • @ronvorpe4048
    @ronvorpe4048 5 лет назад +16

    Renesto trying to run a profitable business and Lawler being a insubordinate employee.Renesto having to deal with good ol boy favortism.

  • @deanw0rmer
    @deanw0rmer 12 лет назад +14

    Good stuff. Memphis Wrestljng was way ahead of its time

  • @The86lenny
    @The86lenny 4 года назад +16

    In storyline Tom is 100% right ! Lawler can’t sit on the Southern title to protect his world title match ! This is one the greatest and most believable angles I’ve ever seen !!

    • @ronaldshank7589
      @ronaldshank7589 4 года назад +6

      Seems to me that I've heard that, if any Title isn't defended within a 30 day period, then the person holding said Title is to be stripped of the Title. Typical Lawler Politics going on here, with Lance Russell and Eddie Marlin as Lawler's yes-men. Totally pathetic!!!

    • @yomamasofat77
      @yomamasofat77 6 месяцев назад +2

      Made Lawler look like a coward

    • @corybowman9583
      @corybowman9583 5 месяцев назад

      ​@ronaldshank7589 ok 🤡

    • @zt1053
      @zt1053 4 месяца назад

      He had 30 days to defend it and the match with Flair was less than 30 days away.

  • @trevclark9840
    @trevclark9840 3 года назад +10

    This was great. Everyone played their part perfectly.

  • @markc75
    @markc75 12 лет назад +10

    Loved this. Thanks for posting. i saw some of this years ago on a really poor quality tape so thanks for uploading in good quality. Renesto was great here... very subtle, soft spoken (at first), and making a lot of sense!

  • @christopheracosta7658
    @christopheracosta7658 7 лет назад +5

    The editing is good. How Tom was able to change suits during the interview is amazing.

  • @MrPotatoesLatkie
    @MrPotatoesLatkie Год назад +2

    Tom would have made for a good semi-heel commissioner to foil the local babyface. I think his position here was a good way to use him. I could see three commissioners with Tom as the heel, a face, and a face who often has to reluctantly agree with Tom because he's a subtle heel.

  • @shawnmorrisundanism6341
    @shawnmorrisundanism6341 4 года назад +7

    He is not really a heel he's just a strong promoter I'd say

  • @robmcclendon6223
    @robmcclendon6223 6 лет назад +7

    Awesome angle! They don't do these like that anymore.

    • @gl6996
      @gl6996 5 лет назад +1

      To work this angle without a single punch or a bodyslam...

  • @raymondwilliams3686
    @raymondwilliams3686 6 лет назад +16

    This Memphis Wrestling was great

  • @scottmcallister6600
    @scottmcallister6600 3 года назад +20

    Thank you Mr. Renesto, sir. You are 100% correct, as Lawyer was obviously a coward and a shameful and disgusting display by Eddie Marlin!

    • @IHAT3ART
      @IHAT3ART 5 месяцев назад

      He should have reached right across and slapped his face!... But it would be like hitting a little child haha, wrestling was so good then. We are all fans, and we should just show love even if we disagree or feel someone is doing too much... RUclips is for people to put they're perspective on things that you'd never get to hear if not for these videos, we're all watching for the love of guys that did it for us, NOT money

    • @dante666jt
      @dante666jt 4 месяца назад +1

      Lol

    • @fblassie
      @fblassie 3 месяца назад +1

      😅😅😅😅😅

  • @stevenzack1497
    @stevenzack1497 7 лет назад +7

    The ability to be articulate made the Renesto character so great.

  • @mrbobevans
    @mrbobevans 5 лет назад +12

    Renesto looks like a mini version of Gorilla Monsoon. Lance looks like Marty Lagina. And Jerry Lawler looks like Tom Jurrich,

    • @jerfacekilla
      @jerfacekilla 6 месяцев назад +2

      Yep. When I first saw the thumbnail for the video I asked myself "Why is Gorilla Monsoon on Memphis Wrestling?".

    • @CatsClaw44
      @CatsClaw44 6 месяцев назад +1

      You're right! 😄

  • @tomfurlong6742
    @tomfurlong6742 8 лет назад +8

    I grew up watching the Assassin's and never saw Tom Renesto without a mask except for a brief period at the end of his tenure in Atlanta (1973-1974 era)- this clip is like all his other promo's: spoken softly at first but would increase in intensity as he went along; that style was picked up by his partner Assassin #2 (Jody Hamilton). Great back and forth with no script! Classic line delivered classically: "I didn't get fired- I Quit!"

    • @yardlet6
      @yardlet6 8 лет назад +1

      See Hamilton as the Flame in Continental. Shooting a picture of Bob Armstrong.

    • @mbp7060
      @mbp7060 6 лет назад +2

      You've got them switched. Hamilton was ALWAYS Assassin #1. When they wrestled as the Bolos, Renesto was #1 (The Great Bolo) and Hamilton #2 (The Mighty Bolo) according to Jody's book. As the Bolos, Renesto mentored Jody to develop his mic skills and made Jody the mouthpiece while he just stood next to him looking menacing.

    • @nicoleknight9412
      @nicoleknight9412 3 года назад

      @@yardlet6 Then the Flame got suspended, then came back as El Fuego (the "Fire " or "Flame" in Spanish).
      Armstrong himself lost a Loser Leaves Town match, then came back as the Bullet, Armstrong's nickname.
      RIP to both.

    • @edmondcamp2878
      @edmondcamp2878 2 года назад +1

      @@mbp7060 When the Assassins wrestled in Atlanta Tom and Joe spent equal time on the mic and you’re right originally Joe was Assassin # 1 but from 1968-1972. in the Georgia territory Tom was Assassin # 1 and Joe was Assassin # 2. Whatever the case Tom was always the captain of the team.
      I think you may have Tom mixed up with h the later versions of the Assassins Jody Hamilton and Roger Colley or Hercules Hernandez and one or two other guys.

    • @mbp7060
      @mbp7060 2 года назад +2

      @@edmondcamp2878 You may well be right. At any rate, they were outstanding.

  • @MrTsuruta1000
    @MrTsuruta1000 6 лет назад +10

    I remember Tom Renesto having the same dialogue skills on the mic when he was the Assassin #1.

    • @jonrife8226
      @jonrife8226 3 года назад +1

      The 1st assassin was jody Hamilton i thought. Tom renesto became part of tag team the assassins 5 years after Hamilton started assassin gimmick

    • @MrTsuruta1000
      @MrTsuruta1000 3 года назад

      @@jonrife8226 No.
      Tom Renesto and Jody Hamilton were the original Assassins since the 60s.
      Renesto retired when he chose to work with Ann Gunkel's "All South Championship Wrestling" promotions in the early 70s.
      In fact Renesto was "Assassin #1" and for many years afterwards Hamilton still called himself "Assassin #2" even without a partner.

    • @edmondcamp2878
      @edmondcamp2878 Год назад +1

      @@jonrife8226Tom and Jody started teaming as the Assassins on December 1 1961 in Atlanta. Joe had been wrestling as the Assassin for a few weeks before but Tom had been working in Mid Atlantic as the the great Bolo but Tom was the captain of the Assassins and taught Jody how to do interviews and later Tom became the Assassin No. 1 and Joe as Assassin No. 2.

  • @rickeyt9210
    @rickeyt9210 8 лет назад +11

    Renesto all the way baby!

  • @chrisbridges655
    @chrisbridges655 6 месяцев назад +2

    Lance with a priceless look on his face when Renesto said his new job would be booking the Stomper.

  • @froggy556
    @froggy556 9 лет назад +21

    Tom Renesto was 100% right! But when Lawler owns a piece of the company, what can you do?

    • @ronaldshank7589
      @ronaldshank7589 5 лет назад +2

      Typical Jerry Lawler... putting himself ahead of the company! He was this company's "Crown Jewel", and, since he owned part of the company, he could do whatever he wanted to do. I side with Mr. Renesto on this one! Jerry truly was afraid of losing the Southern Heavyweight Championship, because, without it, he couldn't face Ric Flair, and that apparently ate at him so fiercely, that I wonder if it was always that way with him? He always seemed to play by his own rules...which is apparently why he flip-flopped so much between being a face and a heel. I've said it before, and I'll say it again:The Powers-that-be were always playing up to Jerry Lawler, and giving him whatever he wanted, because they knew that if they didn't, he'd jump ship on them, just like he did in the early 1990s, by going to the WWF, & becoming one of Vince's boys! He was only loyal as long as he got what he wanted, and as long as the money was good! I have respect for his wrestling abilities, but, in cases such as these, I have no respect for his way of doing things!

  • @zt1053
    @zt1053 4 года назад +3

    Almost the whole summer of 85 Tom Renesto played the role Eddie Marlin usually did.

  • @IHAT3ART
    @IHAT3ART 5 месяцев назад

    Thankyou so much for uploading these videos... It just brings me to such a happy place

  • @fblassie
    @fblassie 3 месяца назад

    This is the epitome of old school wrestling. Great storyline, etc. Thank you.

  • @chrisbridges71
    @chrisbridges71 11 лет назад +19

    They were trying to make Tom Renesto the bad guy but if this were reality, he would have been right in what he was saying.

    • @nellbowie7986
      @nellbowie7986 4 года назад +2

      Lawler shoulda fired his ass then. Don't cross the boss

    • @deanw0rmer
      @deanw0rmer 3 года назад +4

      @@nellbowie7986 yep. And what was Jerry Jarrett trying to pull there? I don’t have any authority ? Lol

    • @GetBenched2010
      @GetBenched2010 3 года назад

      He wasn't right because the Stomper wasn't putting anything on the line to hasten a title match. Lawler had no obligation to put his title on the line until after he wrestled Flair.

    • @CatsClaw44
      @CatsClaw44 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@GetBenched2010The Stomper was the #1 contender he didn't have to put anything up.

    • @dante666jt
      @dante666jt 4 месяца назад

      ​@@CatsClaw44who was the stomper?

  • @StarCadet
    @StarCadet 6 лет назад +16

    If you treat it as real, and you believe it is real, then you will convince the fans it is real. This totally adlibbed argument seems like a completely believable argument. And it draws fans into it better than any scripted WWE crap.

    • @stevenfortunato2965
      @stevenfortunato2965 6 лет назад +1

      William Yount well said. That’s exactly how I try to explain the difference in these guys working angles and today’s cookie cut workers. This is how it’s done.

    • @MrTsuruta1000
      @MrTsuruta1000 5 лет назад +1

      This is how you sold wrestling, no merchandise, not even necessarily PPV's, wrestling was sold with wrestlers, not actors, musicians, or any other people outside of the industry. And all you got was a printed program, and concessions.

  • @bamafan62
    @bamafan62 9 лет назад +6

    Lawler was Memphis wrestling, plain and simple. I lived in memphis at that time and he kept the mid south coliseum packed every monday night. Lawler was more than a wrestler in memphis, he was one of the big deals behind the scenes as well. when he left, memphis wrestling died

  • @85futureshock
    @85futureshock 2 года назад +3

    This is a interesting angle but not well executed in hindsight. Tom is supposed to come off as a heel promoter but comes off as well spoken and reasonable and Lawler, the babyface, comes off as dodging the Stomper by not wanting to put the title on the line. It kinda made Lawler look bad as you can hear the fans actually grumbling at the announcement of a non-title match and I can see why they dropped it not too long after.

  • @Xontar02
    @Xontar02 6 лет назад +7

    Tom Renesto makes a lot of good points. He's definitely not afraid of Jerry Lawler.

  • @bestexas966
    @bestexas966 4 года назад +3

    Lawler's wearing a pink hoodie with no hood. Rivaled only by Renesto's color changing suit.

  • @clintsavagejr
    @clintsavagejr 10 лет назад +15

    Tom Renesto's mood suit. Brown=calm. Navy Blue=frustrated.

  • @mann3ify
    @mann3ify 2 месяца назад +1

    You mean the OG evil/heel authority figure as he inspired Vince McMahon?

  • @Aaron-by3ke
    @Aaron-by3ke 5 месяцев назад +2

    I'm on Tom Renesto's side here. Why is a legend such as Jerry "The King" Lawler afraid of The Mongolian Stomper? Give the fans what they want, King. I see nothing heelish about Renesto's business sense. This isn't Bob Geigel or Mr. McMahon trying to anger his top baby face.
    Renesto does look like a thin Gorilla Monsoon. Sounds like him, too.

  • @Supadave7
    @Supadave7 10 лет назад +2

    Mane I was like 8 years old. Classic. Look at Dave Brown.

  • @mmangum4444
    @mmangum4444 12 лет назад +4

    Yeah!! You're right, it's the way they do it, just pay attention to the dialogue. They are sticking to the storyline, yes, but the ad-lib makes it seem so real! That's what's missing today!

  • @theflorgeormix
    @theflorgeormix 2 года назад +3

    The company built Jerry up. Artistry, ability and part owner. It's all made up. Lawler was always pretty much going to be the title holder. Villains brought in from all over to build him. But Renesto is classic. I wish there was more footage of him. Former Assassin. You r trying to intimidate me. You r trying to intimidate this audience. Very eloquent. Then they pull every dirty trick in the book. Hilarious

  • @ren17x50
    @ren17x50 4 года назад +2

    Intimated is the word of the day

  • @nicoleknight9412
    @nicoleknight9412 3 года назад +1

    Tom Renesto was one of the original Assassins, along with Joe Hamilton. Joe's brother was Larry Hamilton, aka the Missouri Mauler.
    It was supposed to be Jody, not Joe. My apologies.

    • @edmondcamp2878
      @edmondcamp2878 Год назад +1

      Speaking of f Jody Hamilton in his book it says on the cover Assassin man behind the mask by Joe Hamilton and Tom always referred to him as Joe. Also when he wrestled for Ann Gunkel commentator Ed Capral always called him Joe but he was aka has Jody

  • @michaelpoore21
    @michaelpoore21 4 месяца назад +1

    You don't work for Eddie Marlin but you do work for co owner of the CWA, Jerry The King Lawler 😂.

  • @Lurvy1963
    @Lurvy1963 12 лет назад +5

    Wasn't Tom Renesto's suit brown at the beginning of this segment? Then when Jerry Lawler starts to have his say during the argument, Renesto's suit turned navy blue. Bad colorization from the camera?

  • @MikeKennison
    @MikeKennison 2 дня назад

    One of the best feuds ever was Tom Renesto vs Freebirds after they beat up his Sons.

  • @reapingthewhirlwind
    @reapingthewhirlwind 7 лет назад +7

    Lance always plays to the crowd. Always looking over to the crowd to show his disgust.

  • @spinalthepirate7207
    @spinalthepirate7207 6 лет назад +6

    Tom Renesto...1 of the assassins with Jody hamilton

    • @MrTsuruta1000
      @MrTsuruta1000 6 лет назад +3

      xander_20 woodward He was also the wrestling coordinator in the wrestling scene between Hulk Hogan and Sylvester Stallone in the movie Rocky III.

    • @nicoleknight9412
      @nicoleknight9412 3 года назад +2

      @@MrTsuruta1000 Never knew that. Thanks!

  • @MrPotatoesLatkie
    @MrPotatoesLatkie 9 лет назад +17

    Was this the same Tom Renesto that was the second Assassin?

    • @froggy556
      @froggy556 9 лет назад +2

      +MrPotatoesLatkie Yes!

    • @tomfurlong6742
      @tomfurlong6742 8 лет назад +3

      +MrPotatoesLatkie Actually he was the original Assassin; Jody Hamilton was the Assassin #2 and Renesto's long time partner

    • @PsychomachineryEBM
      @PsychomachineryEBM 7 лет назад +1

      Well, in my notes Tom Renesto was originally the Assassin 2 when he debuted with the gimmick in Georgia along Hamilton being the #1 and THE Assassin, in 1961. If i'm right, Renesto didn't become #1 until 1965 while in Japan.

    • @mbp7060
      @mbp7060 6 лет назад +1

      @@PsychomachineryEBM Renesto was never #1. The promoter who designated Hamilton #1 and Renesto #2 would sometimes switch their designations around on the programs (supposedly to confuse the fans) but they never switched. In the Carolinas Tom was a superstar wrestling as the masked Bolo before being teamed with Hamilton in Atlanta as an Assassin. When they went to the Carolinas as a team they wrestled as the Bolos. Since Renesto was the original Bolo, he essentially became Bolo #1 and Hamilton Bolo #2. I say essentially because Renesto went by the Great Bolo and Hamilton as the Mighty Bolo so technically they were both originals.

    • @PsychomachineryEBM
      @PsychomachineryEBM 6 лет назад +1

      @@mbp7060 As I noted, I referred to Renesto's work in Japan.

  • @DoubleAgents
    @DoubleAgents 8 лет назад +2

    Anyone else notice how much Jerry Jarrett looks like Ricky Morton?

  • @keithbperrin9633
    @keithbperrin9633 5 лет назад +2

    that was awesome

  • @MrPotatoesLatkie
    @MrPotatoesLatkie 7 месяцев назад +1

    "What kind of money will that draw?"

  • @zt1053
    @zt1053 9 лет назад +4

    Tom Renesto was on the side of the faces before this happened

    • @doctorspencer9001
      @doctorspencer9001 9 лет назад +1

      Jerry was going to be the hero and man there either way.

    • @nicoleknight9412
      @nicoleknight9412 3 года назад +1

      The Assassins turned face toward the end of their association together.

  • @philipdefibaugh5683
    @philipdefibaugh5683 6 месяцев назад +1

    Renesto kinda looks like a thinner Gorilla Monsoon.

  • @chrishollister80
    @chrishollister80 5 лет назад +4

    Tom had a very valid point and Lawler was an overrated jerk who tried to politick his way around matches. Renesto was doing his job, Lawler was trying to avoid doing the job.

  • @SuperHog32
    @SuperHog32 11 лет назад +9

    this classic Memphis stuff is so much better than anything WWE or TNA can offer today.

  • @nellbowie7986
    @nellbowie7986 7 лет назад +5

    Jerry Jarrett passing the buck?

  • @greedyd5524
    @greedyd5524 8 лет назад +6

    Tom was right..

  • @Lurvy1963
    @Lurvy1963 12 лет назад +2

    Original heel promoter. We had someone like that on All Star Wrestling in Vancouver, BC, Canada during the early 1980s. His name was Al Tomko or Master Sargent Tomko as he called himself. He did double duty as a promoter and as a wrestler. He was a motor mouth, a coward, an imbecile, he didn't wrestle very well (he relied on kicks, punches, no wrestling holds, someone helping him outside the ring) and would use a hidden object in his tights to win a match. He was often quite tiresome to watch.

  • @GetBenched2010
    @GetBenched2010 3 года назад +2

    What is lost in all of this is Lawler was not obligated to put his title on the line at that time and Stomper wasn't putting anything up to get this match made. (Usually challengers had to put up a purse of some kind in angles like this.) Money vs Title.
    Since Stomper did no such thing, Lawler had no obligation to put his belt on the line until after he wrestled Flair.

    • @LIK9765
      @LIK9765 2 месяца назад

      Thank you cause honestly, I think Lawler's argument is stronger than Tom's argument. He debunked his points of him being scared as he was the one who asked for the match and even said he would put his title up after he wrestled flair. Also, Tom saying the people wanted to see it was debunked since the fans clearly said they don't want to see Lawler fight the stomper till after he fights flair. He doesn't wanna risk the stomper cheating and doing his heel nonsense which could cause him to lose the match with flair.

  • @gristleizer
    @gristleizer 12 лет назад +5

    Lawler...what a coward!

  • @yardlet6
    @yardlet6 9 лет назад +3

    Tom you were a former wrestler of a tough tag team! Punch him out!

  • @ricotter74
    @ricotter74 6 лет назад +1

    I love revisiting these glory days of wrestling.
    And was lucky enough to live close enuff to get to go on Monday night's.
    And Saturday's .... Woooooo mercy daddy!!
    They shut Memphis down to watch wrestling for 90 mins or something like that.

  • @Rockzilla404
    @Rockzilla404 7 месяцев назад +1

    The Assassin!!👍👍

  • @arkansoul
    @arkansoul 11 лет назад +2

    Exactly. But in Memphis...

  • @Blacklist324
    @Blacklist324 17 дней назад

    Lance Russell was the greatest Kayfabe announcer of all time.

  • @LIK9765
    @LIK9765 2 дня назад

    Honestly, I think Lawler's argument is stronger than Tom's argument. He debunked his points of him being scared as he was the one who asked for the match and even said he would put his title up after he wrestled flair. Also, Tom saying the people wanted to see it was debunked since the fans clearly said they don't want to see Lawler fight the stomper till after he fights flair. He doesn't wanna risk the stomper cheating and doing his heel nonsense which could cause him to lose the match with flair.

  • @hchs98
    @hchs98 12 лет назад +3

    That is how you do an angle. Pay attention WWE and TNA! Somtimes I believe the acronyms for these companies today are World Women's Entertainment and Total Non Action.

  • @ThomasRogers-f8z
    @ThomasRogers-f8z Месяц назад

    Renesto told the truth about Lawler..he was afraid of Archie Gouldie...and actually Lawler was over.al.of em..he was the actual boss

  • @michaelpoore21
    @michaelpoore21 2 месяца назад

    Jerry Jarrett said he had no authority in the company 😂 Hes part owner along with Jerry Lawler. The fans new Jarrett was owner but I don't think it was known at the time that Jerry Lawler was co owner.

  • @mcdonoghrahloh459
    @mcdonoghrahloh459 4 года назад +1

    This isn't a work is it?

  • @richardeicholtz4868
    @richardeicholtz4868 4 месяца назад

    leBron james levels of entitlement and protection for jerry "the politician" lawler. Ironically both of those ego maniacs refer to themselves as self appointed kings, yet they carry on like queens. I side with Renesto, he's the only adult in the room.

  • @ThomasRogers-f8z
    @ThomasRogers-f8z Месяц назад

    Renesto looks.like Monsoon

  • @stevieraygeary1
    @stevieraygeary1 4 года назад +1

    The stopper got his ass whipped in The Louisville Gardens by a fan and The King!!!

  • @litehouse6
    @litehouse6 12 лет назад +2

    This is some great stuff. Vince blows.

  • @cheerwhiner7829
    @cheerwhiner7829 3 года назад

    He DOES look like G Mo (as the Body would say)… 😉

  • @markc75
    @markc75 12 лет назад +1

    Boo! ;)

  • @derekgarcia1030
    @derekgarcia1030 5 лет назад +1

    Lance Russell was such a tool

    • @donalddunlap6347
      @donalddunlap6347 5 лет назад +4

      That's a legend you are talking about fuck face

  • @snackcakeman
    @snackcakeman 6 лет назад +1

    This act goes on far too long

  • @madbrowniac7871
    @madbrowniac7871 8 месяцев назад

    Oh My Goodness! Tom and Jerry...😂😉🎤🐱🐭👔👞👞🎼🎸🎥📺🤼‍♂️B.W.

  • @IHAT3ART
    @IHAT3ART 5 месяцев назад +3

    Thankyou so much for uploading these videos... It just brings me to such a happy place