1981

Date/PromotionLocationMatch Result
Promoter Jerry Jarrett:
1/17Jonesboro, ARw/ Tommy Gilbert, vs. Skull Murphy & Gypsy Joe
1/17Jonesboro, ARParticipated in a 10-man Battle royal
1/18Memphis, TNw/ Tommy Gilbert, beat Skull Murphy & The Angel
1/20Louisville, KYw/ Tommy Gilbert, lost to The Bounty Hunters
1/27Louisville, KYlost to Tojo Yamamoto
1/27Louisville, KYw/ Tony Charles, lost to The Bounty Hunters
2/2Memphis, TNw/ Ricky Morton & Sonny King, lost to Dream Machine, Gypsy Joe & The Angel
2/3Louisville, KYw/ Ricky Morton & Sonny King, lost to Dream Machine, Gypsy Joe & The Angel
2/4Evansville, INw/ Ricky Morton & Sonny King, lost to Dream Machine, Gypsy Joe & The Angel
2/7Nashville, TNlost to Tojo Yamamoto
2/8Jackson, TNw/ Tommy Gilbert, lost to Ali Hassan & The Angel
2/9Memphis, TNw/ Eddie Hogan (aka Brutus Beefcake) beat Ali Hassan & The Angel by DQ
2/9Memphis, TNw/ Eddie Hogan, Hector Guerrero & Sonny King, lost to Dream Machine, Gypsy Joe, Ali Hassan & The Angel (elimination match)
2/10Louisville, KYw/ Eddie Hogan, beat Ali Hassan & The Angel by DQ
2/11Evansville, INw/ Eddie Hogan, vs. Ali Hassan & The Angel
2/12Lexington, KYw/ Eddie Hogan, vs. Ali Hassan & The Angel
2/14Nashville, TNw/ Eddie Hogan, beat Ali Hassan & The Angel
2/15Memphis, TNw/ Eddie Hogan & Bill Dundee, beat Ali Hassan, The Angel & Jimmy Hart
2/17Louisville, KYw/ Eddie Hogan & Bill Dundee, beat Ali Hassan, The Angel & Jimmy Hart
2/18Evansville, INw/ Eddie Hogan, lost to Tojo Yamamoto & Jimmy Valiant
2/24Memphis, TNw/ Sonny King & Koko Ware, lost to Wayne Farris, Dream Machine & Jimmy Valiant
2/25Evansville, INw/ Sonny King, lost to Ali Hassan & The Angel
2/27Tupelo, MSw/ Eddie Hogan vs. Dutch Mantel & Wayne Farris
3/1Memphis, TNlost to Jimmy Valiant
3/4Evansville, INw/ Tommy Gilbert, drew Ali Hassan & The Angel
3/5Nashville, TNw/ Chief Thundercloud, lost to The Bounty Hunters
3/7Nashville, TNw/ Tommy Rich & Plowboy Frazier, beat The Bounty Hunters & Jimmy Kent
3/9Memphis, TNw/ Tommy Gilbert lost to The Turk & El Toro
3/10Louisville, KYlost to Dream Machine
3/11Evansville, INlost to Dream Machine
3/12Lexington, KYw/ Roy Rogers, lost to The Bounty Hunters
3/13Tupelo, MSvs. Tojo Yamamoto
3/16Memphis, TNw/ Big Red, lost to The Bounty Hunters
3/23Memphis, TNw/ Big Red, drew The Turk & El Toro
3/30Memphis, TNw/ Big Red & Sonny King, lost to The Bounty Hunters & Jimmy Kent
4/2Nashville, TNw/ Big Red, vs. The Turk & El Toro
4/4Nashville, TNw/ Big Red, beat The Angel & Gypsy Joe
4/5Jackson, TNw/ Big Red, lost to The Bounty Hunters
4/6Memphis, TNbeat Jimmy Kent
4/11Nashville, TNvs. Tojo Yamamoto
4/13Memphis, TNw/ Big Red, lost to The Bounty Hunters
4/17Providencedrew Jerry Novak
4/17Providencew/ Bill Dundee & Ron Sexton, beat Tojo Yamamoto, Mr. Onita & Masa Fuchi
4/18Nashville, TNvs. Masa Fuchi
4/21Louisville, KYw/ Jerry Lawler & Koko Ware, beat The Turk, El Toro & Jimmy Hart
4/22Evansville, INbeat David Oswald
4/22Evansville, INw/ Jerry Lawler & Koko Ware, beat The Turk, El Toro & Jimmy Hart
5/2Nashville, TNvs. The Turk
5/4Memphis, TNdrew Koko Ware
5/8Springfielddrew Tojo Yamamoto
5/8Springfieldw/ Sonny King, beat The Turk & El Toro
5/11Memphis, TNbeat The Turk by DQ
5/15Tupelo, MSw/ Koko Ware, vs. The Nightmares
Promoter Leroy McGuirk:
5/16Tulsa, OKw/ Ricky Morton, beat Jerry Brown & Ron McFarlane
(Won the Tri-State tag team titles) (2)
Promoter Jerry Jarrett:
5/18Memphis, TNw/ Koko Ware, lost to The Nightmares
5/20Evansville, INlost to Tojo Yamamoto
5/22Tupelo, MSvs. Masa Fuchi
5/25Memphis, TNlost to Chic Donovan
5/26Louisville, KYw/ Koko Ware, vs. The Nightmares
5/27Evansville, INw/ Koko Ware, lost to The Nightmares
5/28Nashville, TNw/ Koko Ware, vs. The Nightmares
5/29Tupelo, MSvs. Chic Donovan
Promoter Leroy McGuirk:
5/29Oklahoma City, OKw/ Ricky Morton, vs. Billy Starr & Ken Milsap
5/30Tulsa, OKw/ Ricky Morton, beat Billy Starr & Bobby Pico
5/30Tulsa, OKw/ Ricky Morton, beat Ken Milsap & Jim Hayes
6/1Tulsa, OKbeat Jim Hayes
6/3Springfield, MObeat Bobby Pico
Promoter: Jerry Jarrett:
6/4Lexington, KYw/ Koko Ware, vs. The Nightmares
6/4Lexington, KYParticipated in a 20-man two ring Battle royal
Promoter Leroy McGuirk:
6/5Oklahoma City, OKbeat Bobby Pico
6/5Oklahoma City, OKParticipated in an 11-man Battle royal
6/8Tulsa, OKvs. Billy Starr
6/10Springfield, MObeat Ed Wiskowski by DQ
6/12Oklahoma City, OKvs. Ken Milsap
6/13Tulsa, OKbeat Bobby Pico (Matinee, TV Taping)
6/13Tulsa, OKw/ Ricky Morton, beat Jesse Barr & Billy Starr (TV Taping)
6/13Little Rock, ARvs. Jerry Brown
6/13Little Rock, ARParticipated in a 9-man Battle royal
6/15Tulsa, OKw/ Ricky Morton, beat Ed Wiskowski & Billy Starr
6/17Springfield, MOw/ Ricky Morton, vs. Ed Wiskowski & Billy Starr
6/18Amarillo, TXvs. Danny Sanchez
6/19Oklahoma City, OKw/ Ricky Morton, vs. Ed Wiskowski & Skandor Akbar
6/22Tulsa, OKbeat Bobby Pico
6/24Springfield, MObeat Billy Starr
6/26Bentonville, ARbeat Ed Wiskowski
6/26Bentonville, ARw/ Ricky Morton, beat Ed Wiskowski & Mike George
6/26Oklahoma City, OKvs. Billy Starr
6/27Tulsa, OKw/ Ricky Morton, beat Billy Starr & Danny Patterson (TV Taping)
6/27Tulsa, OKw/ Ricky Morton, beat Billy Starr & Bobby Pico (TV Taping)
6/29Tulsa, OKbeat Billy Starr
7/2Joplin, MOw/ Ricky Morton, beat Skandor Akbar & Ed Wiskowski
7/3Oklahoma City, OKvs. Skandor Akbar
7/6Tulsa, OKw/ Ricky Morton, beat Ed Wiskowski & Billy Starr
7/8Springfield, MOw/ Ricky Morton, beat Ed Wiskowski & Billy Starr
7/11Tulsa, OKw/ Ricky Morton, lost to Ed Wiskowski & Mike George (TV Taping)
(Lost the Tri-State tag team titles)
7/11Tulsa, OKw/ Ricky Morton, beat Ken Milsap & Billy Starr (TV Taping)
7/13Tulsa, OKbeat Ed Wiskowski
7/15Springfield, MObeat Ed Wiskowski
7/20Tulsa, OKbeat Doug Sommers
7/22Springfield, MObeat Billy Starr
7/24Oklahoma City, OKbeat Ken Milsap
7/25Tulsa, OKw/ Ricky Morton, beat Ed Wiskowski & Mike George (TV Taping)
(Won the Tri-State tag team titles) (3)
Gilbert is burned at the 7/25 telvision tapings by Skandor Akbar as part of a television angle injured and misses scheduled appearances
8/10Tulsa, OKw/ Tommy Gilbert, vs. Ed Wiskowski & Skandor Akbar
8/12Springfield, MOno contest vs. Ed Wiskowski
8/13Joplin, MOw/ Ricky Morton & Tommy Gilbert, vs. Ed Wiskowski, Skandor Akbar & Mike George
8/21Gilbert, along with Ricky Morton, Ed Wiskowski, Mike George, Steve Lawler, Jerry Brown & Ron McFarlane stage a walk out at a scheduled event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. All but Brown & McFarlane were released by the promotion. Gilbert and Morton are stripped of the Tri-State tag team titles as a result.
Promoter Jerry Jarrett:
8/31Memphis, TNw/ Ricky Morton, beat Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita
(Won the Southern tag team titles)
9/7Memphis, TNw/ Ricky Morton, lost to The Heartbreakers
(Lost the Southern tag team titles -- No-DQ Hair vs. Title" match)
9/8Louisville, KYw/ Ricky Morton, vs. Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita
9/11Tupelo, MSw/ Ricky Morton, vs. Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita
9/14Memphis, TNw/ Ricky Morton, lost to Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita by DQ
9/15Louisville, KYw/ Ricky Morton, vs. Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita
9/18Tupelo, MSw/ Ricky Morton, vs. Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita
9/21Memphis, TNw/ Ricky Morton, lost to Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita
9/26Memphis, TNw/ Rick Morton & Bill Dundee, beat Masa Fuchi, Mr. Onita & Tojo Yamamoto
9/28Memphis, TNw/ Ricky Morton, beat Tojo Yamamoto, Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita (Handicap match)
9/29Louisville, KYw/ Ricky Morton, beat Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita
9/30Evansville, INw/ Ricky Morton, beat Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita
10/4Mount Sterlinglost to Speed
10/4Mount Sterlingw/ Ricky Morton & Bill Dundee, beat Masa Fuchi, Mr. Onita & Tojo Yamamoto
10/5Memphis, TNbeat Tojo Yamamoto by DQ
10/7Evansville, INlost to Chic Donovan
10/8Lexingtonw/ Ricky Morton, beat Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita
10/12Memphis, TNw/ Ricky Morton, beat Bob Monroe & Assassin #2
10/13Louisville, KYbeat Tojo Yamamoto by DQ
10/14Evansville, INbeat Tojo Yamamoto by DQ
10/19Memphis, TNw/ Ricky Morton, beat Nightmare & Speed
10/21Evansville, INvs. Tojo Yamamoto
10/27Louisville, KYw/ Ricky Morton, drew The Super Destroyer & Gypsy Joe
10/29Princetonw/ Ricky Morton, beat The Assassins
10/30Dalew/ Ricky Morton, beat The Assassins
11/12Huntingburgw/ Ricky Morton, beat The Assassins
Central States Wrestling:
11/26Kansas City, KSParticipated in a 17-man Battle royal
11/27St. Joseph, MOlost to Butch Reed
Promoter Jerry Jarrett:
11/30Memphis, TNw/ Ricky Morton, lost to Dennis Condrey & Norvell Austin
12/1Louisville, KYbeat Speed
12/2Evansville, INlost to Norvell Austin
12/12Nashville, TNvs. Speed
12/21Memphis, TNw/ Tommy Gilbert, beat Dennis Condrey & Norvell Austin by DQ
12/22Louisville, KYw/ Tommy Gilbert, lost to Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose
12/26Nashville, TNw/ Tommy Gilbert, vs. Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose