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==Background==
==Background==
In 1994, Chris Jericho competed in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, teaming with Lance Storm as part of The Thrillseekers. During his brief time in the company, Jericho teamed with Storm to face opponents such as Well Dunn, The Heavenly Bodies, and The Rock 'n' Roll Express. This included a match against The Heavenly Bodies at the 1994 ''Night of the Legends'' event, where despite breaking his arm in preparation for the match, Jericho contributed towards a well-regarded contest.<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/thrillseekers-vs-heavenly-bodies-night-legends-25th/id767016946?i=1000446862098 ''Talk Is Jericho'' podcast discussing Jericho's time in SMW and the 1994 ''Night of the Legends'' event.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref> He also was involved in the famous Jim Cornette Dairy Queen incident, where manager and SMW owner Cornette angrily confronted the Dairy Queen workers after waiting twenty minutes for food only to be told no progress had been made because the workers thought it was a prank against them.<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/wwes-top-5-famous-road-stories/5 ''Sportskeeda'' discussing the Jim Cornette Dairy Queen incident.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref>
In 1994, Chris Jericho competed in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, teaming with Lance Storm as part of The Thrillseekers. During his brief time in the company, Jericho teamed with Storm to face opponents such as Well Dunn, The Heavenly Bodies, and The Rock 'n' Roll Express. This included a match against The Heavenly Bodies at the 1994 ''Night of the Legends'' event, where despite breaking his arm in preparation for the match, Jericho contributed towards a well-regarded contest.<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/thrillseekers-vs-heavenly-bodies-night-legends-25th/id767016946?i=1000446862098 ''Talk Is Jericho'' podcast discussing Jericho's time in SMW and the 1994 ''Night of the Legends'' event.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref> He also was involved in the famous Jim Cornette Dairy Queen incident, where the manager and SMW owner Cornette angrily confronted the Dairy Queen workers after waiting twenty minutes for food only to be told no progress had been made because the workers thought it was a prank against them.<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/wwes-top-5-famous-road-stories/5 ''Sportskeeda'' discussing the Jim Cornette Dairy Queen incident.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref>


During an SMW show in Paintsville, Kentucky, Jericho was hanging around waiting for his next match. A female fan then approached him, where she stared at the ground and proclaimed her love for Jericho, as well as giving him a tape of all of his matches in SMW. Jericho decided to watch the tape, and it became clear that the tape did not contain his matches. Rather, it featured the fan and her family performing a "tribute" to Jericho.
During an SMW show in Paintsville, Kentucky, Jericho was hanging around waiting for his next match. A female fan then approached him, where she stared at the ground and proclaimed her love for Jericho, as well as giving him a tape of all of his matches in SMW. Jericho decided to watch the tape, and it became clear that the tape did not contain his matches. Rather, it featured the fan and her family performing a "tribute" to Jericho.


==The Tape==
==The Tape==
The tape began with the fan, who Jericho refers to as "Farleyloaf" due to her resembling Chris Farley in 1977 if he dressed as Meatloaf, looking into the camera while where a rebel flag t-shirt with "You wear your colors, I'll wear mine." The fan again proclaimed her love for Jericho and wanted this to be a tape for him, saying "I made this tape for you, Chris Jericho. We love you Chris Jericho. You're my favourite 'rassler, Chris Jericho, and I really love you Chris Jericho." The background consisted of a bed in the living room, containing pictures of Jesus Christ, and of The Rock 'n' Roll Express' Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson
The tape began with the fan, who Jericho refers to as "Farleyloaf" due to her resembling Chris Farley in 1977 if he dressed as Meatloaf, looking into the camera while wearing a rebel flag t-shirt with the text "You wear your colors, I'll wear mine." The fan again proclaimed her love for Jericho and wanted this to be a tape for him, saying "I made this tape for you, Chris Jericho. We love you Chris Jericho. You're my favourite 'rassler, Chris Jericho, and I really love you Chris Jericho." The background consisted of a bed in the living room, containing pictures of Jesus Christ, and of The Rock 'n' Roll Express' Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson


She then began a dancing routine while speaking seemingly nonsense, with Jericho comparing her to Annie Wilkes from the 1990 film ''Misery''. Farleyloaf's family then appeared on-screen, smacking each others' posteriors and singing and dancing to Marcia Griffiths and Bunny Wailer's song ''Electric Boogie''. A man, possibly the fan's brother or husband, then proceeded to explain how much he liked watching wrestling, only to experience flatulence. A woman with no teeth, possibly the mother or the man's wife, patted his posterior and commentated on the "fragrance".  
She then began a dancing routine while speaking nonsense, with Jericho comparing her to Annie Wilkes from the 1990 film ''Misery''. Farleyloaf's family then appeared on-screen, smacking each others' posteriors and singing and dancing to Marcia Griffiths and Bunny Wailer's song ''Electric Boogie''. A man, possibly the fan's brother or husband, then proceeded to explain how much he liked watching wrestling, only to experience flatulence. A woman with no teeth, possibly the mother or the man's wife, patted his posterior and commentated on the "fragrance".  


Farleyloaf then proclaimed that she liked Storm too, before proceeding to push a toy wheelbarrow around, and shaking her posterior. The camera also captured the man walking like a crab, before panning into the yard containing rusty vehicles with dogs inside them. It concluded with a lady, who Jericho said had "a worse Lloyd Christmas Dumb and Dumber haircut than Jim Carrey.", proclaiming her love for the Thrillseekers, expressing a desire to have children called Chris and Lance, and a dog called Storm.
Farleyloaf then proclaimed that she liked Storm too, before proceeding to push a toy wheelbarrow around, and shaking her posterior. The camera also captured the man walking like a crab, before panning into the yard containing rusty vehicles with dogs inside them. It concluded with a lady, who Jericho said had "a worse Lloyd Christmas Dumb and Dumber haircut than Jim Carrey.", proclaiming her love for the Thrillseekers, expressing a desire to have children called Chris and Lance, and a dog called Storm.


==Availability==
==Availability==
Jericho commented on the tape's content, stating that he was unsure why the fan gave him the tape, but proclaimed it was more entertaining than a tape of his SMW matches. According to Jericho, the recording ended up on the tape trading circuit like the Cornette Dairy Queen incident, being called ''Strange Kentucky People''. However, while the tape theoretically could still be in the possession of an avid tape collector, no footage or images of it have ever resurfaced. It has since become a "holy grail" among wrestling tape traders.<ref>[https://whatculture.com/wwe/10-insane-wrestling-stories-nobody-ever-talks-about?page=7 ''WhatCulture'' discussing ''Strange Kentucky People''.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref> Its lack of presence however has led some to question its existence.<ref>[https://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/336846/jericho-working-strange-kentucky-ppl ''Freakin' Awesome Network'' discussing ''Strange Kentucky People'', with some claiming Jericho made the story up.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref><ref>[https://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/610184/strange-kentucky-people?page=1 Another ''Freakin' Awesome Network'' post discussing ''Strange Kentucky People'', with some claiming Jericho made the story up.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref>
Jericho commented on the tape's content, stating that he was unsure why the fan gave him the tape but proclaimed it was more entertaining than a tape of his SMW matches. According to Jericho, the recording ended up on the tape trading circuit like the Cornette Dairy Queen incident, being called ''Strange Kentucky People''. However, while the tape theoretically could still be in the possession of an avid tape collector, no footage or images of it have ever resurfaced. It has since become a "holy grail" among wrestling tape traders.<ref>[https://whatculture.com/wwe/10-insane-wrestling-stories-nobody-ever-talks-about?page=7 ''WhatCulture'' discussing ''Strange Kentucky People''.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref> Its lack of presence however has led some to question its existence.<ref>[https://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/336846/jericho-working-strange-kentucky-ppl ''Freakin' Awesome Network'' discussing ''Strange Kentucky People'', with some claiming Jericho made the story up.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref><ref>[https://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/610184/strange-kentucky-people?page=1 Another ''Freakin' Awesome Network'' post discussing ''Strange Kentucky People'', with some claiming Jericho made the story up.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref>


On 31st January, 2011, Jericho made a Twitter post claiming that ''Strange Kentucky People'' had been found, with plans to upload it to YouTube.<ref>[https://twitter.com/IAmJericho/status/32148641187631104 Twitter post where Jericho claimed the recording had been found and was going to be uploaded to YouTube.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref> Based on the comments of the post, the recording ultimately never ended up on the platform. Even if it did, it has since become missing again.
On January 31st, 2011, Jericho made a Twitter post claiming that ''Strange Kentucky People'' had been found, with plans to upload it to YouTube.<ref>[https://twitter.com/IAmJericho/status/32148641187631104 Twitter post where Jericho claimed the recording had been found and was going to be uploaded to YouTube.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref> Based on the comments of the post, the recording ultimately never ended up on the platform. Even if it did, it has since become missing again.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[AJ Styles vs Kenny Omega (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2006)]]
*[[Alberto Del Rio vs CM Punk vs Dolph Ziggler vs Jack Swagger vs John Cena (partially found master tape footage of untelevised Hell in a Cell match; 2011)]]
*[[Awesome Kong vs Melissa Anderson (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2009)]]
*[[Bill Longson vs Whipper Billy Watson (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 1947)]]
*[[Blood Circus (partially found Santo Gold film; 1985)]]
*[[Braden Walker's "Knock Knock" promo (lost original pre-tapes of WWE backstage segment; 2008)]]
*[[Braden Walker's "Knock Knock" promo (lost original pre-tapes of WWE backstage segment; 2008)]]
*[[Bradshaw vs Christian (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2001)]]
*[[Bret Hart-Hulk Hogan photoshoot (lost professional wrestling promotional photos; 1993)]]
*[[Bret Hart-Hulk Hogan photoshoot (lost professional wrestling promotional photos; 1993)]]
*[[Bret Hart vs Tom Magee (found untelevised professional wrestling match; 1986)]]
*[[Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling (lost early BBC televised professional wrestling matches; 1938-1939; 1946-1947)]]
*[[Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling (lost early BBC televised professional wrestling matches; 1938-1939; 1946-1947)]]
*[[Celebrity Wrestling (partially found ITV professional wrestling reality show; 2005)]]
*[[Celebrity Wrestling (partially found ITV professional wrestling reality show; 2005)]]
*[[Chowdaheads (partially found unaired professional wrestling cartoon show; 1999)]]
*[[Collision in Korea (found professional wrestling event in North Korea; 1995)]]
*[[Collision in Korea wrestler sketches (lost North Korean pencil sketch portraits of professional wrestlers; 1995)]]
*[[Cultaholic (found debut video of professional wrestling YouTube channel; 2017)]]
*[[ECW Anarchy Rulz (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 port of professional wrestling game; existence unconfirmed; 2000)]]
*[[ECW Anarchy Rulz (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 port of professional wrestling game; existence unconfirmed; 2000)]]
*[[ECW at E3 2000 (partially found footage of professional wrestling at gaming trade event; 2000)]]
*[[ECW Hardcore TV final episodes (lost episodes of Professional Wrestling Show; 2001)]]
*[[ECW Hardcore TV final episodes (lost episodes of Professional Wrestling Show; 2001)]]
*[[FMW at E3 2000 (partially found footage of professional wrestling at gaming trade event; 2000)]]
*[[The Game (partially found Disturbed cover of professional wrestling theme song; mid 2000s)]]
*[[The Game (partially found Disturbed cover of professional wrestling theme song; mid 2000s)]]
*[[GFW Amped (partially found unaired professional wrestling show; 2015)]]
*[[The Giant's moonsault (lost footage of professional wrestling move; existence unconfirmed; 1990s)]]
*[[Girls Gone Wild: Live from Spring Break (found WWE/Girls Gone Wild crossover special; 2003)]]
*[[Girls Gone Wild: Live from Spring Break (found WWE/Girls Gone Wild crossover special; 2003)]]
*[[GLOW (lost unfinished final season of Netflix comedy-drama series; 2019-2020)]]
*[[Goldberg's pre-television debut matches (lost footage of professional wrestling dark matches; 1997)]]
*[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1908)]]
*[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1908)]]
*[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1911)]]
*[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1911)]]
*[[Jake "The Snake" Roberts DDTs Hulk Hogan (lost Snake Pit segment; 1986)]]
*[[Jake "The Snake" Roberts DDTs Hulk Hogan (lost Snake Pit segment; 1986)]]
*[[Johnny Gargano vs Velveteen Dream (lost footage of alternate finish to professional wrestling match; 2019)]]
*[[Kurt Angle vs Owen Hart (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 1999)]]
*[[The Last Battle of Atlanta (found untelevised professional wrestling steel cage match; 1983)]]
*[[Lita's training matches (partially found training videos of professional wrestler; late 1990s-2000)]]
*[[Low Ki & Mercury vs Ric Blade & TCK (partially lost footage of hardcore wrestling tag team match; 2000)]]
*[[Mark Jindrak in Evolution (partially found unaired vignettes of professional wrestling stable; 2003)]]
*[[Pat Tanaka vs Rocco Rock (lost footage of "Body Count" professional wrestling match; 1993)]]
*[["Plane Ride From Hell" (lost photographs of drunk wrestler incidents; 2002)]]
*[["Plane Ride From Hell" (lost photographs of drunk wrestler incidents; 2002)]]
*[[Radio WWF (lost professional wrestling radio show; 1993-1994; late 1990s-2000)]]
*[[Screwed: The Bret Hart Story (lost unfinished wrestling documentary film; 2005)]]
*[[Screwed: The Bret Hart Story (lost unfinished wrestling documentary film; 2005)]]
*[[Sex University (lost WWE webshow; 2006)]]
*[[Sex University (lost WWE webshow; 2006)]]
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*[[TNA Impact! 2 (lost build of unfinished professional wrestling game; 2009)]]
*[[TNA Impact! 2 (lost build of unfinished professional wrestling game; 2009)]]
*[[WCW 2000 (lost work on unfinished PlayStation 2 game; 2000)]]
*[[WCW 2000 (lost work on unfinished PlayStation 2 game; 2000)]]
*[[WCW All Nighter (partially lost professional wrestling compilation show; 1994-1995)]]
*[[WCW Classics (partially found professional wrestling compilation show; 2000-2001)]]
*[[WCW Internet-only Special Events and PPVs (lost audio streams; 1997-1998)]]
*[[WCW Internet-only Special Events and PPVs (lost audio streams; 1997-1998)]]
*[[WCW/nWo Live (lost build of cancelled PlayStation professional wrestling game; 1998)]]
*[[WCW/nWo Live (lost build of cancelled PlayStation professional wrestling game; 1998)]]
*[[WWE 24x7 (lost professional wrestling compilation show; 2007)]]
*[[WWE Brawl (lost build of cancelled fighting game based on professional wrestling; 2012)]]
*[[WWE Brawl (lost build of cancelled fighting game based on professional wrestling; 2012)]]
*[[WWE Crush Hour (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of vehicular combat game; 2002)]]
*[[WWE SmackDown vs Raw Online (lost build of cancelled online professional wrestling PC game; 2010-2011)]]
*[[WWE SmackDown vs Raw Online (lost build of cancelled online professional wrestling PC game; 2010-2011)]]
*[[WWE Wrestlemania 36 (lost footage of alternate finishes to professional wrestling matches; 2020)]]
*[[WWF Attitude (lost professional wrestling recap show; 2001-2002)]]
*[[WWF Backlash (non-existent unfinished Nintendo 64 professional wrestling game; 2001)]]
*[[WWF Backlash (non-existent unfinished Nintendo 64 professional wrestling game; 2001)]]
*[[WWF Excess (partially found professional wrestling talk show; 2001-2002)]]
*[[WWF In Your House 8: Beware Of Dog (partially found untelevised professional wrestling matches; 1996)]]
*[[WWF In Your House 8: Beware Of Dog (partially found untelevised professional wrestling matches; 1996)]]
*[[WWF Livewire (partially found professional wrestling recap and talk show; 1996-2001)]]
*[[WWF No Mercy (lost Game Boy Color games based on Nintendo 64 wrestling game; 2000)]]
*[[WWF No Mercy (lost Game Boy Color games based on Nintendo 64 wrestling game; 2000)]]
*[[WWF Shotgun (partially found July to December season of syndicated wrestling show; 1997)]]
*[[WWF Shotgun (partially found July to December season of syndicated wrestling show; 1997)]]

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A Lion's Tale: Around The World In Spandex, which discussed Strange Kentucky People.

Status: Lost

In his 2007 autobiography A Lion's Tale: Around The World In Spandex, professional wrestler Chris Jericho discussed his time working in Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW).[1] During a show in Paintsville, Kentucky, Jericho received a videotape from a female fan, which she claimed contained all of his SMW matches. In actuality, it contained a bizarre "tribute" to him, with the tape now commonly referred to as Strange Kentucky People.

Background

In 1994, Chris Jericho competed in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, teaming with Lance Storm as part of The Thrillseekers. During his brief time in the company, Jericho teamed with Storm to face opponents such as Well Dunn, The Heavenly Bodies, and The Rock 'n' Roll Express. This included a match against The Heavenly Bodies at the 1994 Night of the Legends event, where despite breaking his arm in preparation for the match, Jericho contributed towards a well-regarded contest.[2] He also was involved in the famous Jim Cornette Dairy Queen incident, where the manager and SMW owner Cornette angrily confronted the Dairy Queen workers after waiting twenty minutes for food only to be told no progress had been made because the workers thought it was a prank against them.[3]

During an SMW show in Paintsville, Kentucky, Jericho was hanging around waiting for his next match. A female fan then approached him, where she stared at the ground and proclaimed her love for Jericho, as well as giving him a tape of all of his matches in SMW. Jericho decided to watch the tape, and it became clear that the tape did not contain his matches. Rather, it featured the fan and her family performing a "tribute" to Jericho.

The Tape

The tape began with the fan, who Jericho refers to as "Farleyloaf" due to her resembling Chris Farley in 1977 if he dressed as Meatloaf, looking into the camera while wearing a rebel flag t-shirt with the text "You wear your colors, I'll wear mine." The fan again proclaimed her love for Jericho and wanted this to be a tape for him, saying "I made this tape for you, Chris Jericho. We love you Chris Jericho. You're my favourite 'rassler, Chris Jericho, and I really love you Chris Jericho." The background consisted of a bed in the living room, containing pictures of Jesus Christ, and of The Rock 'n' Roll Express' Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson

She then began a dancing routine while speaking nonsense, with Jericho comparing her to Annie Wilkes from the 1990 film Misery. Farleyloaf's family then appeared on-screen, smacking each others' posteriors and singing and dancing to Marcia Griffiths and Bunny Wailer's song Electric Boogie. A man, possibly the fan's brother or husband, then proceeded to explain how much he liked watching wrestling, only to experience flatulence. A woman with no teeth, possibly the mother or the man's wife, patted his posterior and commentated on the "fragrance".

Farleyloaf then proclaimed that she liked Storm too, before proceeding to push a toy wheelbarrow around, and shaking her posterior. The camera also captured the man walking like a crab, before panning into the yard containing rusty vehicles with dogs inside them. It concluded with a lady, who Jericho said had "a worse Lloyd Christmas Dumb and Dumber haircut than Jim Carrey.", proclaiming her love for the Thrillseekers, expressing a desire to have children called Chris and Lance, and a dog called Storm.

Availability

Jericho commented on the tape's content, stating that he was unsure why the fan gave him the tape but proclaimed it was more entertaining than a tape of his SMW matches. According to Jericho, the recording ended up on the tape trading circuit like the Cornette Dairy Queen incident, being called Strange Kentucky People. However, while the tape theoretically could still be in the possession of an avid tape collector, no footage or images of it have ever resurfaced. It has since become a "holy grail" among wrestling tape traders.[4] Its lack of presence however has led some to question its existence.[5][6]

On January 31st, 2011, Jericho made a Twitter post claiming that Strange Kentucky People had been found, with plans to upload it to YouTube.[7] Based on the comments of the post, the recording ultimately never ended up on the platform. Even if it did, it has since become missing again.

Gallery

The Jim Cornette Dairy Queen incident, another recording subject to significant tape trading.

See Also

References