History Wrestling / JerryLawler

* PowerStable: Lawler's Army, in Memphis, which included "Dr. D" David Schultz[[note]]Yes, the same guy who infamously slapped ''[[Series/TwentyTwenty 20/20]]'''s John Stossel[[/note]], the Mongolian Stomper, Porkchop Cash and [[http://www.plowboyfrazier.com Stan Frazier]][[note]]Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s Uncle Elmer[[/note]].

* AccidentalPun: There was some snickering when people saw the card for ''Main Event Championship Wrestling Arrives''. The promotion boasted that it had a WWE star in Lawler and a [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] star in Wrestling/JeffJarrett on the same card. Some people also recognized Wrestling/{{Chikara}} star Chuck Taylor but most noticed it had Jerry Lawler, who has a reputation for "raiding the cradle", and a much younger woman ''named'' Su Yung on the same card. It became even funnier when she got a developmental deal with the WWE version of FCW later that year and wound up teaming with Lawler, though WWE repackaged her as "Sonia".

* AccidentalPun: There was some snickering when people saw the card for ''Main Event Championship Wrestling Arrives''. The promotion boasted that it had a WWE star in Lawler and a Wrestling/{{TNA}} star in Wrestling/JeffJarrett on the same card. Some people also recognized Wrestling/{{Chikara}} star Chuck Taylor but most noticed it had Jerry Lawler, who has a reputation for "raiding the cradle", and a much younger woman ''named'' Su Yung on the same card. It became even funnier when she got a developmental deal with the WWE version of FCW later that year and wound up teaming with Lawler, though WWE repackaged her as "Sonia".

* RealSongThemeTune
** (in [=WWE=]): Modest [=Mussorgsky=]'s "The Bogatyr Gates (in the Capital in Kiev)" (from his famous piano suite ''Pictures At An Exhibition''. It's the same music Wrestling/HarleyRace and [[Wrestling/{{Meng}} Haku]] used during their runs as the "King of the WWF.")
** (in Wrestling/{{ECW}} in 1997): Roger [=Miller=]'s "King of the Road" and Marc [=Cohn=]'s "Walking in Memphis"

* TheStarscream: Had a feud with the man who trained him, Jackie Fargo.

* WrestlingFamily: Lawler is the father of professional wrestler Brian Christopher, cousin to the Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan, and ex-husband of [[Characters/WWEDivas Stacy "The Kat" Carter]].

* StealthPun: When Mick Foley entered the 2012 Royal Rumble, Jerry said that it wasn't a CheapPop but a real pop. Figured it out yet?

* CrossOver: Memphis Wrestling's 2018 ''Beal Street Brawl'' was a three way crossover with UFC and the reality show ''Dana White: Lookin' For A Fight'' where White was in the corner of pro wrestler Derrick King and mixed martial artist Matt Sera(and was attacked by Maria Starr, who was managing their TagTeam opponents Din Thomas and Dustin Starr).
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Most fans today would know Lawler as the laid-back, mammary-obsessed commentator and only-occasional wrestler. What most fans don't realize is that he holds the world record for most championship reigns in a career.[[note]](This is due to the fact that he usually ''owned'' the promotions {The Continental Wrestling Association and the United States Wrestling Association}.)[[/note]]

** The RightToCensor was a heel stable that Lawler never had anything nice to say about, always cheering for any face who opposed them, and he would usually talk more negatively about them than about any face on the roster. Eventually, he feuded with them, unfortunately it ended with Lawler walking out of the company for about 9 months before the storyline could end.

* LegacyCharacter: His nemesis, Lord Humongous, has been portrayed by at least eleven different men. The two don't fight anymore but the Humongous gimmick is continued to have enough value to be used in the indies. The problem is getting Lawler on reliable enough basis to start any new programs or angles between them.

* StartMyOwn: Besides the various wrestling promotions he owned or had partial ownership of (CWA, USWA, a few versions of Memphis Wrestling, etc), he also has a "Hall Of Fame Bar & Grill", which sometimes gives free ringside seats to Memphis Wrestling shows.

** As it turned out, his heart attack was not due to a blocked artery, but was instead a sudden unexplained arrest. He has been medically cleared to continue wrestling, and still works indie shows that don't conflict with his WWE schedule (he is only under contract to appear on ''Raw'' and PPV events). Presumably he has also been medically cleared to continue eating fried chicken.

-->'''Lawler''': I've got more wires coming out of me than AT&T

-->'''Lawler:''' *''Foley drops Orton into the tacks''* Oh my God! *''sees the actual tacks in Orton's back''* OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!

** Despite his current face leaning commentary style on ''WWE Raw'' and live pay-per-view events, Lawler always reverts to his classic heel-style commentary for the WWE's video game releases, playing the antagonizer to whomever is the face commentator (usually Wrestling/JimRoss or Michael Cole), and when he and another lead commentator are asked to re-create (word-for-word) the commentary for classic WWE matches. For instance, in ''WWE [=2K14=]'', HulkHogan vs. KingKongBundy in a steel cage at [[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania 2]], Lawler read the heelish Wrestling/JesseVentura's commentary's lines while Ross took on Lord Alfred Hayes' commentary.

* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet: When her heard "El Rey de la Lucha Libre" Chicky Starr wanted to retire in 2015, Lawler challenged him to one last match to decide who the real king of wrestling was.

* DistaffCounterpart: Not Lawler himself, but his 2000-10s version of Memphis Wrestling had a counterpart in Memphis Ladies Wrestling, centered [[HeelFaceTurn around evil manager turned baby face rookie Su Yung.]]

* AuthorityInNameOnly: Only in that he has no legal authority. Jerry Lawler earned his red baron "the king" by breaking Elvis Presley's consecutive sellout record of the Memphis' Mid-South Colosseum. The only star that can be argued to be brighter than his in Memphis is Sputnik Monroe or Jackie Fargo.
* BadassGrandpa: At the ripe old age of 61, Lawler took on Wrestling/TheMiz, thirty years younger than him, for the WWE Championship. In a ''ladder match.'' How did he earn this title shot? By winning a battle royale that also included the likes of Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/RandyOrton, Wrestling/CMPunk and King Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}.

* CarpetOfVirility: He has a very hairy chest torso and at one point figured himself a heartthrob. Well, if reports of his coworkers are to believe he never stopped being hairy or thinking himself a heartthrob.

* CreateYourOwnVillain: Maybe just maybe if he and Bill Dundee hadn't [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz20fPVNA8w ruthlessly mocked]] a young Wrestling/JimCornette, Jim wouldn't have snapped and turned into the HotBlooded MotorMouth we all know and love.

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Tragically, his son Brian Christopher, better know. As Grandmaster Sexay from Too Cool, committed suicide on July 29th, 2018 while in prison and was brain dead on the way to the hospital. Lawler made the difficult decision to end his life support shortly before he passed away.

** Despite his current face leaning commentary style on ''WWE Raw'' and live pay-per-view events, Lawler always reverts to his classic heel-style commentary for the WWE's video game releases, playing the antagonizer to whomever is the face commentator (usually Wrestling/JimRoss or Michael Cole), and when he and another lead commentator are asked to re-create (word-for-word) the commentary for classic WWE matches. For instance, in ''WWE [=2K14=]'', HulkHogan vs. KingKongBundy in a steel cage at [[{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania 2]], Lawler read the heelish Wrestling/JesseVentura's commentary's lines while Ross took on Lord Alfred Hayes' commentary.

** Despite his current face leaning commentary style on ''WWE Raw'' and live pay-per-view events, Lawler always reverts to his classic heel-style commentary for the WWE's video game releases, playing the antagonizer to whomever is the face commentator (usually JimRoss or Michael Cole), and when he and another lead commentator are asked to re-create (word-for-word) the commentary for classic WWE matches. For instance, in ''WWE [=2K14=]'', HulkHogan vs. KingKongBundy in a steel cage at [[{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania 2]], Lawler read the heelish Wrestling/JesseVentura's commentary's lines while Ross took on Lord Alfred Hayes' commentary.

-->''"It takes a king to know a king!"''
-->--Jerry "The King" Lawler

[[caption-width-right:287:The King Of Memphis.]]

Jerry "[[RedBaron The King]]" Lawler is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, promoter, illustrator, almost-politician and color commentator from Memphis, TN.

Starting in 1970, Lawler wrestled for numerous promotions including [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]] and various promotions based in the Memphis area. He gained the title "King of Wrestling" after winning the Southern (Memphis) Heavyweight Championship. He worked as both a {{Face}} and {{Heel}}, and had a famous feud with Creator/AndyKaufman. He's also managed a few wrestling promotions, such as Pro Wrestling USA and the United States Wrestling Association.

Lawler would eventually join the Wrestling/WorldWrestlingFederation in 1992, originally as a heel color commentator and part-time wrestler. Lawler was noted for his humorous digs at popular wrestlers and, once the Wrestling/AttitudeEra was in full swing, his... um... appreciation of certain aspects of the female anatomy, which he gleefully called "[[CatchPhrase Puppies!]]" at every opportunity.

In spite of the WWF's often 300 day a year schedule, Lawler has still found time to wrestle for independent promotions from time to time and even some major ones outside of the continental United States every once and while.

Wiki/ThatOtherWiki has more information on him. Read it [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lawler here]].

!!! "The King's Tropes":

** Has been creeping into his commentary as of late. During the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match on the [[Wrestling/NoWayOut No Way Out 2012]] PPV, Jerry said the crowd was chanting let's go Sheamus when they were clearly cheering for Wrestling/DolphZiggler.

* {{Cameo}}: Present in 2009 for All American Wrestling and Wrestling/DragonGate's joint show in Chicago for autograph signings.

* TheCastShowOff: Lawler is a decent cartoonist, which was put into an angle with him and the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior in the mid-90's when Warrior's comic series came out. He also did the illustrations for Mick Foley's WWE Christmas-themed children's book.

* ConspiracyTheorist: During the "Death" Of Mr. [=McMahon=] angle, Jerry Lawler kept accusing [[Wrestling/LondonAndKendrick Paul London]] of having something to do with it. He's also the one who lead the walkout vote of no confidence on Raw against Triple H for (correctly) pointing out someone behind the scenes was messing things up to make Triple H look bad.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He won more championships than anyone else in the WWF (though most of them are not recognized by WWE) and sold out a long string of shows than anyone else in his city. And he does commentary. He'd like to train some younger wrestlers too.

* LetsYouAndHimFight: He sent Shinja, [[Wrestling/Jinsei Shinzaki Hakushi]] and Wrestling/BullNakano against Bret Hart by spreading rumors that Hart was a liar and racist against Japanese people. What's worse, they never got back at [[KarmaHoudini Lawler]] for using them though Hart would ultimately get the King.

* {{Expy}}: Of his trainer, Wrestling/JackieFargo, as Lawler took a lot of mannerisms, particularly his big comeback, from Fargo.

* [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage Gratuitous Hebrew]]: After Wrestling/BarryHorowitz and Hakushi defeated [[Wrestling/ChrisCandido Skip]] and Rad Radford (Louie Spicolli) (w[=/=][[Characters/WWEDivas Sunny]]) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipWVcR99Y5Q on the September 30, 1995]] ''WWF Superstars,'' in re Horowitz's efforts to "Americanize" Hakushi, Lawler said that Horowitz's next move was going to be to get Hakushi to "take that lampshade off his head and put a ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippah yarmulke]]'' on."

ThatOtherWiki has more information on him. Read it [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lawler here]].

* BadassGrandpa: At the ripe old age of 61, Lawler took on Wrestling/TheMiz, thirty years younger than him, for the WWE Championship. How did he earn this title shot? By winning a battle royale that also included the likes of Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/RandyOrton, Wrestling/CMPunk and King Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}.

'''Jerry "[[RedBaron The King]]" Lawler''' is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, promoter, illustrator, almost-politician and color commentator from Memphis, TN.

** Despite his current face leaning commentary style on ''WWE Raw'' and live pay-per-view events, Lawler always reverts to his classic heel-style commentary for the WWE's video game releases, playing the antagonizer to whomever is the face commentator (usually JimRoss or Michael Cole), and when he and another lead commentator are asked to re-create (word-for-word) the commentary for classic WWE matches. For instance, in ''WWE [=2K14=]'', HulkHogan vs. KingKongBundy in a steel cage at [[{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania 2]], Lawler read the heelish JesseVentura's commentary's lines while Ross took on Lord Alfred Hayes' commentary.

** As it turned out, his heart attack was not due to a blocked artery, but was instead a sudden unexplained arrest. He has been medically cleared to continue wrestling, and still works indie shows that don't conflict with his WWE schedule (he is only under contract to appear on ''Raw'' and PPV events).

* BigDamnHeroes: At AWC's ''Andy Kaufman 20th Anniversary Party'' Lawler got a standing ovation after he rescued [[Wrestling/JoeyRyan Los]] [[Wrestling/TheYoungBucks Gallineros]] from Los Sanchos. He then gave [[GorgeousGeorge Angel]] a pile driver for good measure.

* BigDamnHeroes: At AWC's ''Andy Kaufman 20th Anniversary Party'' Lawler got a standing ovation after he rescued Los Gallineros from Los Sanchos. He then gave [[GorgeousGeorge Angel]] a pile driver for good measure.