The Boogie Woogie Man was such a draw in Memphis that he was asked to live there. He agreed, but only if Jerry Lawler's promotion would buy him an all-black house with an all-black interior and all-black furniture. Upon realizing how ugly his new home look, Jimmy Valiant promptly left the territory, leaving Lawler with no top draw and an unsellable house.
He also taught Greg 'the Hammer' Valentine that peeing in hotel ice machines was a good prank.