Memphis Wrestling: WHBQ 1976 TV Christmas Special Part 1

[OaktownABQ]

The Rock, when he was just a pebble.

[grizzlyfan41]

The Rock as a rug-rat.....Priceless!

[TomasTigre]

So did Dewey get pie for Christmas?

[RSXemperor85]

The most electrifying...son in Memphis Wrestling who would later become one of the greatest stars in history.

[Soulgrenade]

It's cool to see this stuff now. Back then you seldom got to see the wrestlers just being themselves and not "in character". RIP Tojo!

[kennybolin]

ToJo was the 1st wrestler i ever managed in NOV of 87 in Birmingham Alabama VS Gypsy Joe. he was a Great Man. !

[Stopj10]

i love memphis wrestling.

[NYCman530]

That announcer looks a lot like one of the detectives on the show Barney Miller

[Lillian2167]

classic video! thanks for posting this! this is the wrestling I would watch with my dad! :D

[lockenjr]

Did he just say rocky johnson a houston boy, lol lance you racist banna nosed bitch. lol just kidding.

[terjer01]

Good to see Banana Nose in something other than that hideous 100% Genuine Polyester Beige Baxter suit

[levisha2]

lmao at the rock.....hehe!!!

[CadillacL]

WOW! Haven't seen Rocky Johnson in a LONG time. Of course, his son, The ROCK. Dewey, don't you KNOW he hates that now :)

[BBQkrewe]

those were the days...

[va85buckeye]

I met Tojo when I was a kid. He married my step-fathers sister and I used to go to the Gardens and watched guys like Tojo, Lawyer, Dundee, Fargo. He put my step-father in the "Sleeper" hold. He was drunk and running his mouth. Tojo warned him to shut up, Jerry didnt and Tojo put his ass OUT! Good Times!! Sorry to hear of his death. Tojo was a nice guy with a big heart.

[Legend1045]

BTW, I'm not ROC. I just saw the comments about his hair. I'm the daughter in the video with really bad hair, LOL. Also, I didn't realize that was ROC, but remember him because he and my dad wrestled together for a while. I'm pretty sure I beat him up when we were kids :-).

[Legend1045]

Oh my gosh, that's me with my dad about 30 years ago. I was on tv with him many times, but I have no memory of this at all; and who edited this to put that awful hairdo on me, LOL. Really though, what a surprise and treat. THANKS!!!

[unpoeticpoet099]

How is jackie doing these days?

[DevilFish222]

Wow that's very cool. Can't believe you don't remember doing that.

[Woozie666]

How much hair can you grow in 3 years. The Rock had to be wearing a wig. LOL

[Notzi1981]

Nah, Rock's hair just grows really fast. If you look at his old wrestling tapes from '98 and early '99, one week, he won't have sideburns, and the next week, they'll be fully grown in. Rock even once said that he has to go to the barber twice a week.

[Tennoutdrsman]

RIP Tojo.

[ajstyles23]

They called the Rock "Dewey"?

[popculturestu]

Is this the Rock's TV debut? Even then he gave a good whiney heel promo. He wanted to open that gift!

The Tojo interview is kind of sad (being alone, etc) when you consider how his life ended.

Thanks for posting.