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

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 "King" on his royal keister, on this date in CWA history.

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