just be respectful

 

I think this is an important distinction or example: when Christine Jarrett the mother of Jerry and grandmother of Jeff Jarrett was the ticket holder for Memphis rassin in the 1950s she wanted people to respect professional wrestling because she was respectful of their business.   That the television stations may not like professional wrestling but she wanted them to be respectful of it.   Fans may say I do not like the style of Memphis rastlin but again that is not the point to suggest like Dave Meltzer that Memphis was not a hot territory is foolish.   Look at those huge houses that were drawn inside the Mid-South Coliseum every Monday night it was a hot territory it was even hot in the 1950s when Christine Jarrett was a ticket taker.   Again that is not the point it is not about liking the style of Memphis rastlin it is about acknowledging their success.   Memphis rastlin brought many of those fans in Memphis together it was a great pastime for them.   There were elements of Memphis rastlin that I did not like but others I did.   I certainly prefer the Memphis rastlin philosophy over the WWE’s philosophy and many of the fans today known as smart marks or “smarts”.   One of the things Christine Jarrett did there was a newscast about the Memphis territory that was downplaying the success of it that it was obviously “fake and made halfway fun of the fans.   This is the absolute best part a year or two later the same news crew knocked on the door at the building and   Christine told them you are not welcomed here please turn around and leave.   They were astonished that she did not want them in her building because they were like but we are going to give you publicity and she said the last time you were here you did a story on the 6:00 o’clock news that my business was phony that the people who paid were not the best kind of people and you’re not welcomed here please turn around and leave.   She also said look at all the fans in my building why do we need your kind of publicity? That is what I wish would happen today.   The point is Christine Jarrett wanted everyone to just be respectful of her business.   Side Note: the Memphis territory did not just reach Memphis but different parts around Tennessee and Kentucky.