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4->''"It takes a king to know a king!"''
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6Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), better known as Jerry "The King" Lawler, is an American softball player, {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, promoter, illustrator, almost-politician and color commentator from Memphis, TN.
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8Starting in 1970, Lawler wrestled for numerous wrestling promotions including [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]] and various promotions based in the Memphis area working as both a {{Face}} and {{Heel}}. He's also managed a few of them, such as Continental Wrestling Association/Pro Wrestling USA (Where he had a famous feud with Creator/AndyKaufman) and the United States Wrestling Association.
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10He gained the title "King of Wrestling" after winning the [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-h.html (Memphis) Heavyweight Championship]], a title he rosed and held 51 times. Besides this Lawler is a former 3x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/cwa-int-h.html CWA International Heavyweight Champion]], former 9x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nwa/tn-south-h.html NWA-Southern (Tenesse, Alabama and Kentucky) Heavyweight Champion]], former 3x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/tn-cwa-t.html CWA Tag-Team Champion]] (1x w/Tommy Rich and 2x w/Austin Idol), former 16x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-t.html NWA Mid-America/AWA Southern Tag-Team Champion]] (7x w/Jim White, 4x w/Bill Dundee, 1x w/[[Wrestling/UncleElmer Giant Hillbilly Elmer]], 1x w/[[Wrestling/FredOttman Big Bubba]], 1x w/Austin Idol, 1x w/Jimmy Valiant and 1x w/ Jos Le Duc), former 3x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nwa/midam-h.html NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champion]], former 2x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-h.html#880509 AWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and former 27x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html WCWA World Heavyweight Champion]], having unified both last titles by defeating [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily Kerry Von Erich]] at ''AWA [=SuperClash=] III'' in December 1988.
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12Lawler would eventually join the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} World Wrestling Federation]] 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.
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14In spite of the WWE'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.
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16He was inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2007.
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19!! "The King's Tropes":
20* 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 Wrestling/ChuckTaylor but most noticed it had Jerry Lawler, who has a reputation for "raiding the cradle", and a much younger woman ''named'' Wrestling/SuYung 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".
21* AnnoyingLaugh: Lawler has a grating laugh as a heel. As a face, he uses his real, much more bearable laugh.
22* ArchEnemy:
23** (in Memphis): [[Wrestling/JimmyHart "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart]] and his [[RevolvingDoorBand huge stable]] the First Family (which included, '''among others''', Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, Creator/AndyKaufman, Wrestling/KevinSullivan [who had [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] on Lawler], Wrestling/TheIronSheik and Wrestling/RickRude) and [[Wrestling/EddieGilbert "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert]]
24*** Wrestling/RandySavage, and not just in the ring. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Poffos (Angelo, Lanny and Randy) were running [[http://www.freewebs.com/icwpoffouniverse/ International Championship Wrestling in Lexington, KY]], which was an outlaw (runs in the same territorial areas as an established promotion in opposition) promotion against the Continental Wrestling Association in Memphis, TN run by Jerry Jarrett and Jerry "The King" Lawler. ICW's TV announcers would give away the real names of CWA wrestlers, issue challenges on the air, and Savage even once attacked CWA wrestler "Superstar" Bill Dundee at the CWA's gym. ICW closed in 1984, leading to the Poffos going to Memphis to actually feud with Lawler and co. Many of these dirty tricks would be recycled during the Wrestling/MondayNightWars, except for the part about attacking guys at the gym.
25*** Another interesting side note: Before Randy Savage left for WCW, he was the color commentator for the WWF. Who replaced him once Vince found out he jumped ship? Jerry Lawler. It was originally supposed to be for one night, but it ultimately turned into a full-on career.
26** (in WWE) Wrestling/MichaelCole, and before that [[Wrestling/BretHart the entire Hart family]], minus [[Wrestling/OwenHart Owen]] (who was usually a heel).
27* 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 stars that can be argued to be brighter than his in Memphis are Sputnik Monroe or Jackie Fargo.
28* AutobiographicalRole: Lawler played himself as he was in 1982 in the biopic ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'', reenacting his famous feud with Creator/AndyKaufman.
29* BatmanGambit: Pulls off one on Michael Cole on the May 16th edition of ''Raw''. He tells Cole that he respects Cole's DragonInChief Wrestling/JackSwagger because he's a former champion and that Cole has made Swagger nothing but his sidekick. Cole's own ego results in his saying no one remembers Jack being champion and being his sidekick was the best thing to ever happen to him. Jack responds by telling Jerry [[DoWithHimAsYouWill "he's all yours" and walking out on Cole]]. The look on Jerry's face can only mean this was exactly what he'd planned to happen.
30* BerserkButton:
31** You think Cole is bad when he gets on a rant these days, don't bring up Wrestling/{{ECW}} to Lawler because he will outdo Cole by a mile.
32** Messing with Wrestling/JimRoss, [[EvenEvilHasStandards even back when Lawler was a heel]], was a good way to bring out his malice.
33* 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.
34* BigOMG: While it is actually Wrestling/JoeyStyles' CatchPhrase, Lawler used it beautifully during ''Wrestling/{{Backlash}} '04'' in the match between Wrestling/MickFoley and Randy Orton when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Bt6Y5ah4s Foley dropped Orton into a pile of thumbtacks.]]
35-->'''Lawler:''' ''[Foley drops Orton into the tacks]'' Oh my God! ''[sees the actual tacks in Orton's back]'' OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!
36* BlatantLies:
37** Has been creeping into his commentary as of late. During the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match on the [[Wrestling/NoWayOutWWE No Way Out 2012]] PPV, Jerry said the crowd was chanting let's go Sheamus when they were clearly cheering for Wrestling/DolphZiggler.
38** Also happened on ''[=Raw=]'', where he stated that the previous week, he apologised to CM Punk and was then kicked in the back of the head unprovoked. While Punk did kick him, it was only after he had told Jerry to admit that he (Punk) was the best in the world (for which he has a credible case, having held the WWE Championship for 9 months and counting, putting on match after stellar match, and yet receives little respect for it in storyline) and Lawler simply said "I can't say that", and tried to shove past him. Punk's action was dickish, yes, but it was made abundantly clear he would not tolerate such blatant [[BerserkButton disrespect]].
39* TheCameo: Present in 2009 for All American Wrestling and Wrestling/DragonGate's joint show in Chicago for autograph signings.
40* CarpetOfVirility: He has a very hairy torso and at one point figured himself a heartthrob. Well, if reports of his coworkers are to be believed, he never stopped being hairy or thinking himself a heartthrob.
41* 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.
42* ContinuityNod: During Wrestling/{{N|ationalWrestlingAlliance}}WA World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/RicFlair's only visit to Memphis Studios, he acted as if he did not know who Lawler was only for Lawler to tell the announcer they had just wrestled in Florida.
43* CoolCrown: Carries around a regal-looking crown whenever he wrestled and would wear it sometimes whenever he was commentating.
44* CoolOldGuy
45** 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}}.
46** Made all the more badass by the fact that he would've beaten the Miz if Michael Cole hadn't interfered.
47** Three days after he had a heart attack that nearly killed him, Lawler was on Tout thanking the fans and cracking jokes.
48--->'''Lawler:''' I've got more wires coming out of me than AT&T
49* CostumePorn: Even as a heel commentator, Lawler would dress up in gaudy royal looking attire. When he turned face, he started to dress like a normal person.
50* 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.
51* CrossOver: Memphis Wrestling's 2018 ''Beale 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).
52* 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]]
53* DirtyCoward: As a heel in his wrestling matches. He even hid under the ring during the 1996 ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' while not technically eliminated yet, just to wait it out so he could jump in later.
54* DirtyOldMan
55** He showed shades of it in the United States Wrestling Association before it immigrated into the WWF/E.
56** Jokes about Lawler's apparent preference for women significantly younger than him have persisted for years, though not all of them have been good-natured.
57* DissonantSerenity: His call of [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] being thrown through the roof in his Wrestling/HellInACell match with Wrestling/TheUndertaker is a rather blasé sounding declaration of "he's dead", considering he legit thought Foley was indeed dead.
58* DistaffCounterpart: Not Lawler himself, but his 2000-10s version of Memphis Wrestling had a counterpart in Memphis Ladies Wrestling, centered [[HeelFaceTurn around Kevin White's evil manager turned baby face rookie Su Yung.]]
59* EraSpecificPersonality: Watch a match with commentating in the 2012. Try one from 2003 next. Now, watch one from 1999. Then, watch one from 1994. It's like night and day.
60* EvenEvilHasStandards:
61** Deeply entrenched in the heel role at the time and trolling Jim Ross at every turn, Lawler still didn't think too highly of Wrestling/{{Tazz}} bullying JR and finally socked him out before [=Tazz=] could punch out JR. After that, Jerry would wobble between face and heel for a good long while before settling on face.
62** Throughout his run as the pro-heel commentator, he would ruthlessly mock the good guys and sometimes condone the most despicable acts by the heels. He was arguably at the height of this persona in 1998 and 1999, but broke character during two pay-per-view events when two wrestlers he regularly mocked with mean-spirited commentary were involved in horrible accidents: [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] being thrown both off and through the roof of the cage and knocked unconscious, he was outright calling for the match to be stopped after the latter; and Owen Hart suffering a fatal injury after a ring stunt gone wrong. In the latter instance, Lawler (just minutes after making Owen Hart jokes) somberly announced that it didn't look good for Hart.
63** Conversely, when Lawler suffered his legit heart attack during a live broadcast of ''[=Raw=]'', Cole broke away from his heel-leaning, trolling-of-Lawler persona to pray for a speedy recovery.
64** Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys powerbombed Terri Runnels through a table. Even Lawler, who was a heel at the time, was disgusted by this. Mind you, this is the same heel commentator who would defend nearly anything other heels did.
65** When it comes to any weapon to any match, Lawler DOES DRAW THE LINE when it’s something that can cause amputation of any limb and/or can kill. This was seen during the 1998 Royal Rumble when he was appalled when [[Wrestling/TerryFunk Chainsaw Charlie]] brought, what else… a chainsaw.
66** He was also among the wrestlers who was disgusted by the actions of the New Age Outlaws when they threw a dumpster containing Wrestling/MickFoley and Wrestling/TerryFunk over the ramp. Note… this is coming from the same guy who gave Scott Putski, who suffered a dislocated knee, a hard time after Lawler’s son, Brian, fought him. However, pushing a dumpster off the entrance ramp and onto to the concrete floor with people inside, like Foley and Funk, he was upset about it.
67** Despite being a Vince [=McMahon=] fan boy, he had a hard time watching Vince's {{misplaced retribution}} reach insane levels, wherein Vince ordered Wrestling/{{Umaga}} to all but murder a {{jobber}} whiles screaming "[[MadnessMantra That's Triple H! That's Triple H!]]"
68** In spite of his love of puppies, King was disturbed by the beating Wrestling/{{Lita}} put on Wrestling/TrishStratus at ''New Years Revolution''. Not just for heel Trish's sake but for Lita's own when he thought she might do as much damage to herself. He also didn't like to see Wrestling/BethPhoenix go to town on Candice Michelle.
69** The Wrestling/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.
70** When Wrestling/BobBacklund was at the height of his "Crazy Bob" gimmick, he was shocked by how far Backlund was going.
71* ExactWords: Used after he grabs Michael Cole by the tie and uses it to slam him head first into the side of the "Cole Mine" over and over again. When Swagger tries to invoke the protection the "GM" gave Cole from Jerry, Jerry replies that he didn't lay a hand on Cole. He only touched his tie.
72* {{Expy}}
73** Of his trainer, Wrestling/JackieFargo, as Lawler took a lot of mannerisms, particularly his big comeback, from Fargo.
74** Heel Lawler in WWF was eerily similar to Andy Kaufman, especially with him walking out when fans would boo while he was on the microphone and his making multiple appearances a night with many of them being fake outs. Was in that Lawler eventually became a lustful commentator instead.
75* FaceHeelTurn: He turns heel after Smackdown moves to USA channel.
76* {{Fanboy}}: Of Wrestling/VinceMcMahon during the Wrestling/AttitudeEra. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Jim Ross on numerous occasions. What makes this interesting is that Jerry Lawler was the first face that Vince ever feuded with as a heel, though it happened in USWA and not WWE, and they were on opposite sides during commentary with Vince being the face and Lawler being the heel.
77* FinishingMove: The Piledriver and the Diving Fist Drop, currently he only uses the Fist Drop because the Piledriver is too dangerous.
78* FireForgedFriends: With Jim Ross as his broadcast commentary partner.
79* {{Flanderization}}: Being more known for screeching ''"Puppies!"'' at every possible moment than he is for his decades in the wrestling business and, in particular, his legendary status in Memphis, TN.
80* GirlOnGirlIsHot: He quite enjoyed the sight of female wrestlers kissing each other, like Candice Michelle and Victoria.
81-->'''Lawler:''' I like girls that like girls!
82* GondorCallsForAid: For his "Kiss My Feet" Match with Michael Cole, Jerry suspected that Cole would try something, so he called for the help of Wrestling/EveTorres, Jim Ross, and [[EnemyMine even]] Bret "The Hitman" Hart to make sure Cole got payback for all the crap Cole put all of them (except Hart, who was just there because he really hates Cole anyway) through for months in the form of a HumiliationConga.
83* [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage Gratuitous Hebrew]]: After Wrestling/BarryHorowitz and Hakushi defeated [[Wrestling/ChrisCandido Skip]] and Rad Radford (Louie Spicolli) (w[=/=][[Wrestling/TammyLynnSytch Sunny]]) [[https://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."
84* HeelFaceTurn
85** A very slow, gradual one. Completed once he was paired with Michael Cole.
86** He was a face while commentating alongside Jonathan Coachman too, but went back to being a heel when Jim Ross returned.
87* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: He was a face in USWA at the same time he was the opposite in the WWF.
88** 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=]'', Wrestling/HulkHogan vs. Wrestling/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.
89* HiddenDepths: Did you know that Lawler is an accomplished commercial artist? As well as designing graphics for numerous companies, including WWE, he also painted the cover art for 2007 wrestling comic book ''Headlocked.'' It actually came up in one of his television feuds; Wrestling/TheUltimateWarrior couldn't help but complement Lawler's portrait of him, ''in-character''.
90* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Bret Hart defeated Lawler in a "Kiss My Foot" match at ''King of the Ring 1995''. After the match, Bret shoved Lawler's smelly foot in Lawler's ''own mouth.'' In the month or so leading up to the match, Lawler was in taped vignettes doing things like walking barefoot through a stable and other activities to "prepare" his foot for the match. Keeping that in mind, the match finale was that much more over the top. This led to [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Glen "Kane" Jacobs]] getting his first shot in WWE as Lawler's evil dentist, Dr. Isaac Yankem, DDS.
91* HowMuchMoreCanHeTake: His sixty minute time limit draw against Harley Race was famous enough to get referenced on WWE television.
92* IronicEcho: Of the unintentional kind. An old early-90s promo for the Royal Rumble involved Jerry dying of a heart attack and being involved in a Battle Royal in Heaven with various other "Kings", such as King Arthur and Elvis Presley. Flash forward to September 2012... Thankfully, got better.
93* KickTheDog: During his feud with Wrestling/BretHart in 1993, he decided his NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Bret at ''King Of The Ring'' wasn't enough, and he interrupted Bret's ''Raw'' match with Wrestling/BamBamBigelow and interviewed Bret's parents, Stu and Helen, in the crowd, ''just'' to be a dick to them. Bret, of course, was [[ItsPersonal not happy.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv2nr1IMAic See it here.]]
94* 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 a reliable enough basis to start any new programs or angles between them.
95* LeotardOfPower: His wrestling gear nowadays.
96* LetsYouAndHimFight: He sent Shinja, [[Wrestling/JinseiShinzaki 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.
97* LongRunner: He started 2 years before Wrestling/RicFlair and can still wrestle a match.
98* OlderThanHeLooks: He's aged pretty well. He even put on some pretty decent wrestling matches at the very end of his WWE in-ring career. He was still climbing that top rope even in his 60's.
99* OnlySaneMan: With Michael Cole as his broadcast commentary partner.
100* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Tragically, his son Brian Christopher,[[note]]his real-life given names[[/note]] better known as Grandmaster Sexay from Too Cool, committed suicide on July 29, 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.
101* PerkyFemaleMinion: Sunny in the International Wrestling Cartel
102* PlayingWithFire: He threw fireballs on many occasions in Memphis.
103* PowerStable: Lawler's Army, in Memphis, which included "Dr. D" David Schultz[[note]]Yes, the same guy who infamously slapped ''Series/TwentyTwenty'''s John Stossel[[/note]], the Mongolian Stomper, Porkchop Cash and [[Wrestling/UncleElmer Stan Frazier]][[note]]Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s Uncle Elmer[[/note]].
104* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
105** His mother's death was incorporated into his feud with Michael Cole, as Cole mocking Lawler for it is what prompted him to call a match at [=WrestleMania=] between them in the first place.
106** The reason Lawler hates ECW so much is because of a real-life incident. In the [=1990s,=] Lawler was accused of raping an underage girl. However, the charges were dropped when the girl revealed that she was lying. Even so, ECW treated Lawler as if he was found guilty. Naturally, Lawler wasn't too happy about that, and developed a lifelong grudge towards ECW.
107* RingOldies: Still found time away from WWE to wrestle at age ''64''. His incredibly relaxed and confident wrestling style has been identified as a factor, since he puts so little stress on his body in the ring that he hasn't destroyed it.
108* RoguesGallery: In Memphis Lawler had a memorable series of arch-enemies including [[AffablyEvil Nick Bockwinkle]], [[LargeHam Andy Kaufman]], [[DeceptiveDisciple Bill Dundee]], [[TheBully Tommy Rich]], [[AxCrazy Randy Savage]], [[DirtyCoward Jimmy Hart]], [[WrestlingFamily the Gilberts]] and [[BloodKnight Terry Funk]].
109* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He won more championships than anyone else in the WWF (though most of them are not recognized by WWE) and sold out a longer string of shows than anyone else in his city. And he does commentary. He'd like to train some younger wrestlers too.
110* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Jerry quit the WWE in early 2001 after his then wife was fired. He was replaced by Wrestling/PaulHeyman who was even ''more'' irritating as a heel commentator than Lawler was. Jerry soon divorced his wife and [[HesBack replaced Heyman]] after Paul was "fired" after the Invasion concluded.
111* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Jim Ross and him fits this trope to a T.
112* SignatureMove
113** Jerry is renowned for his punches, not because they're deadly, but because they look really good. Early in Memphis he was fond of fireballs.
114** In general, he favors the piledriver and a diving fist drop to end matches. Less of the former once Vince decided to ban all non-Tombstone versions of the piledriver but he has used it since then a few times.
115* TheStarscream
116** Had a feud with the man who trained him, Jackie Fargo.
117** Wrestling/JimmyHart tried to takeover The King's Army and replace Lawler with Wrestling/PreciousPaulEllering. Hart was too pathetic to make a move until Lawler was in the hospital and Lawler broke Hart's jaw when he got out.
118* 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.
119* StealthInsult: When Michael Cole(!) wished Jim Ross would get well soon and that he wants him back on commentary(!!!), Jerry Lawler added, "I ''really'' want you back."
120* StealthPun: When Mick Foley entered the 2012 Royal Rumble, Jerry said that it wasn't a [[CheapHeat Cheap Pop]] but a real pop. Figured it out yet?
121* StrongFamilyResemblance: His late son Brian Christopher was enough of a ringer for him that no matter how much his promotions tried to hide their relationship, it became possibly the [[OpenSecret worst-kept secret]] in wrestling history... and that's saying something.
122* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: On September 10, 2012, Lawler had an absolutely, 100% real heart attack on a live airing of Monday Night Raw. As ringside medics attended to him, there was a very legitimate concern that he would die that night. Wrestling/MichaelCole, despite being a heel and having on-and-off feuds with Lawler at the time, was visibly distraught and didn't even bother to call at least one match after the incident. If one looked at the commentary area at ringside, [[http://teamhellions.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/michael-cole-jerry-lawler.jpg Cole could be seen sitting alone with his head in his hands]], likely doing anything he could to not break down into tears at the thought of his partner on commentary and real-life friend passing away ''right in front of him.''
123* TagTeam:
124** (in Memphis): The Outlaws, with Jim White and Sam Bass
125** (in Florida): The Masked Superstars, with Karl Von Steiger and Don Greene
126* TalkShowWithFists: "The Jerry Lawler Show" in Memphis; "The King's Court" in WWE (1993-1995).
127* TheRival: Wrestling/TheMoonDogs in tag team matches, especially when Lawler was teaming with Wrestling/JeffJarrett.
128* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet: When he 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.
129* TournamentArc
130** Won USWA Heavyweight Title Number 1 Seed Round Robin in January of 1990 with three points. He went on to beat Austin Idol in the Finals of the USWA Heavyweight Title Tournament in August.
131** Defeated Wrestling/{{Carlito C|olon}}aribbean Cool in the finals of the Caribbean Cup at WWC Wrestle Fest 2014.
132* [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Trademark Favorite Drink]]
133** Coca-Cola, in RealLife. An episode of ''WWE Confidential'' had him reveal his extensive collection of Coca-Cola merchandise. Also Fried Chicken. He bemoaned in an interview post heart attack that aside from it being unsafe for him to wrestle at present, his biggest complaint about his health was that he could no longer eat fried chicken due to the risk it poses to his heart. Although this didn't stop him from stuffing his face with it on the February 25th, 2013 edition of Raw.
134** As it turned out, his heart attack was not due to a blocked artery, but was instead a sudden unexplained arrest. He was 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.
135* TraumaticHaircut: Got one from [[Wrestling/PaulHeyman Paul E Dangerously]], Tommy Rich and Austin Idol.
136* UnrelatedBrothers: With Steve Lawler (real name Steve Kyle).
137* VitriolicBestBuds: "Superstar" Bill Dundee, as he and Lawler alternated between being allies and enemies for DECADES in Memphis.
138** This dynamic is what made Lawler and Jim Ross one of the greatest commentary teams in wrestling history.
139* WrestlingFamily: Lawler is the father of professional wrestler Brian Christopher, cousin to the Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan, and ex-husband of [[Wrestling/StacyCarter Stacy "The Kat" Carter]].
140* YesMan: To Vince [=McMahon=] during the Attitude Era, something Jim Ross frequently called him out or mocked him for, especially when Stone Cold Steve Austin was involved.

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