The Kaufman Lawler Feud: Chapter 14 - An Offer to the King

July 16, 1983 from Memphis TV. This segment opens with Jimmy Hart vs Andy Kaufman from the Mid-South Coliseum on July 11, 1983. Hart's First Family jumps Andy during the match. Kaufman says he wants revenge on Hart and attempts to recruit arch-enemy Jerry Lawler to be his partner against the Mouth of the South. But could this be a set up?

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• andy
• kaufman
• jerry
• king
• lawler
• jimmy
• hart
• memphis
• wrestling

[Tiderolls67]

1:08, holy mackeral!

[Stereolabdream]

Fascinating theatre...just look at the faces of those people in the audience...if that isn't hubris and suspension of disbelief; I don't know what is...Genius.

[Levitheguy]

AAWWWWW Here comes Sweet Daddy-O

[sfkforever]

GENIUS!!!!

[WatchVenusSpa]

You guys missed the boxing schtick that Kaufman did during this run.

[arkansoul]

@Blackjack777666 Most people would have thought he was a "sawed off shrimp". I did...

[Blackjack777666]

@arkansoul 6'1"

[CombatSportFan]

I actually hate that they continued the feud after this. It seemed like a pretty good way to bring things full circle and let Kaufman leave as a babyface.

[CombatSportFan]

@Stereolabdream Professional wrestling is (or at least was) one of the most underrated and perfectly executed forms of theater known to man.

[arkansoul]

How tall was Andy?