On this date in CWA history: Tommy Rich turns heel, clowns color commentator Jerry 'The King' Lawler

by Jesse Holland on Aug 23, 2011 7:00 AM PDT on Cageside Seats

Don't make a face -- this was a big deal in 1980. Tommy Rich, who turned heel after ball-bashing Bill Dundee in the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) on August 23, 1980, in Memphis, Tennesee, blows his stack in the post-match interview and goes after Jerry Lawler, putting the defenseless...