On this episode of the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel break down another wild week of USWA Championship Wrestling from July 1991, a show loaded with debuts, bizarre booking choices, and escalating chaos.

The episode kicks off with Sabu, who is now billed Samu “The Mystery Man,” raising plenty of questions as Memphis audiences are asked to pretend they don’t already know exactly who he is. Meanwhile, Eric Embry continues his reign of annoying the Memphis babyfaces, lying with confidence, dodging consequences, and drawing out his increasingly heated feud with Jerry “The King” Lawler, which is now barreling toward a lumberjack showdown.

The show also introduces the Barroom Brawlers, a rough around the edges team whose debut includes chair shots, confusion, and one of the most unintentionally funny promos in recent memory. Add in mud hole match insanity, Lawler squashing Judge Dread, and Memphis TV at its most unfiltered, and you’ve got another episode that perfectly captures why this era remains endlessly fascinating.

On this episode:

• Samu (Sabu) debuts (again) as The Mystery Man (yeah, I don’t know either)
• Rob Van Dam’s early Memphis run and unconventional style
• Eric Embry’s greatest hits: lies, excuses, and chaos
• Jerry Lawler asserts control with authority and violence
• The debut of the Barroom Brawlers and chair-swinging mayhem
• Dr. Tom Prichard, Miss Texas, Dirty White Boy & Dirty White Girl collide
• Mud hole matches, questionable promos, and classic Memphis energy

It’s another episode where logic takes a back seat to entertainment but it’s definitely fun, join us!

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This week on the Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA Podcast, we dive deep into an unforgettable episode of USWA Championship Wrestling from June 29, 1991, a show that feels like Memphis wrestling turned up to eleven.

Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel analyze a wild hour of television where Leatherface storms the studio with a chainsaw, Eric Embry proves why he’s one of the greatest chickens*** heels ever, and the studio ends up knee deep in syrup, feathers, and absolute madness.

Highlights:

• Why Leatherface works better as a visual threat than a wrestler
• The psychology of Embry being terrified of Lawler despite having every advantage
• The Ta-Gar experiment, the Dr. Doom mask, and why “Lord of the Volcano” quietly disappeared
• Lawler’s masterclass in getting a passable match out of an impossible gimmick
• The "tar and feather" angle dissected discussing history, intent, and why it felt dated by ’91
• Miss Texas, Dirty White Girl, and the fine line between chaos and discomfort
• The overuse of the DDT and whether finishers were already losing meaning by this era
• Rob Zakowski’s upside, near miss spots, and early signs of innovation
• Jeff Jarrett & Robert Fuller’s looping stipulation that backs the booking into a corner
• Jackie Fargo’s return and why it still mattered to Memphis crowds
• Attendance notes, Evansville and Memphis results, and behind the scenes notes

WATCH THE FULL TELEVISION EPISODE THEY ARE REVIEWING, HERE: https://youtu.be/lCcaZbvvhU8?si=R-XijL8tAWsjqKZL

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This week on Retro Wrestling Re-View USWA, we dive into one of the strongest TV episodes of 1991 , a show where everything revolves around Eric Embry being the absolute worst human being possible… and it works beautifully.

Gene Jackson, Josh Briley, and Brian Tramel break down an episode packed with consequences, continuity, and crowd investment, as the Lawler–Embry feud escalates from Leatherface horror into full-blown studio CHAOS!!

In this episode:

• Why the Leatherface angle exceeded expectations and hooked the crowd
• Embry’s masterclass performance as a cowardly, manipulative heel
• The art of cutting off babyface momentum at exactly the right moment
• Eddie Marlin finally snapping and firing Embry on TV and why it couldn’t stick
• Lawler’s insistence on one more match and how that fuels the feud
• Why the studio chases worked instead of feeling silly
• Rob Van Dam’s early USWA run and a mysteriously missing finish
• Confusing booking, wrong records, and undefeated teams that definitely lost
• Bill Dundee’s repetitive promos and that unforgettable jacket
• Catfights, double count outs, and angles designed to sell Monday night
• Eddie Gilbert quits the company
• Real attendance numbers and live results from Dallas and Memphis

This episode is a perfect example of Memphis wrestling logic: stretch the money feud, keep the crowd angry, and never give them everything at once.

WATCH THE FULL TELEVISION EPISODE THEY ARE REVIEWING, HERE: https://youtu.be/RD_BTvq5Gzw?si=waXI0OVF9TcJzSjK
Here's the fun "BENNY HILL SHOW" style video mentioned on the podcast: https://youtu.be/h9hMPcF4GL4

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