History Awesome / JerryLawler

* In 2001, before the Invasion storyline began, Jerry left the WWE after his wife, Stacy Carter, was released from the company, and soon after, she left him for another man. After a troubling year for Jerry, it was a triumphant moment when, after Wrestling/PaulHeyman was (kayfabe) fired, [[HesBack Jerry immediately showed up on]] ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]]'' as his replacement on commentary, to a warm welcome from Wrestling/JimRoss and a standing ovation from the crowd. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsF2l8c5Os8 On that night, it was good to be the King.]]
* Main-eventing against Wrestling/TheMiz in late 2010 and early 2011. Hell, he kicked off the feud with a ''TLC match,'' live on ''Raw.'' Jerry had just turned 61. Talk about StillGotIt.
* FINALLY snapping and chasing down Wrestling/MichaelCole, grabbing him by the tie and slamming his head into the side of the "Cole Mine" over and over again. What makes this even better is when Jack Swagger tried to invoke the "touch Cole and be fired" thing the GM put in place, Jerry replies with ExactWords, he didn't touch Cole, he touched his ''tie''. This results in Swagger giving Jerry exactly what he wanted.
** Tops himself not physically by using Cole's own ego against him. [[BatmanGambit He tricks Cole into saying no one remembered Swagger]], Cole's DragonInChief, being [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] and that being Cole's sidekick was the best thing to ever happen to him. Swagger took offense to that, told Jerry "he's all yours" and walked out on Cole. Cole instantly tries to talk Jerry down, Jerry responds by pulling him down by the tie and giving him a lecture about how all the hell Cole put him through is going to come back and bite him.

* At ''Over the Limit 2011'', Jerry finally defeated Michael Cole, making him have to kiss Lawler's foot by stipulation. He wasn't done there though. He gestures for someone to come out from backstage. Enter Wrestling/EveTorres, who Moonsaults Cole. You'd think that'd be it, until he gestures for Wrestling/JimRoss to come out. Ross then proceeds to dump a bottle of barbecue sauce on him. After this, Cole tries to escape, saying that he will never kiss Jerry's foot. Wrestling/BretHart wasn't too happy about this. He comes out, throws Cole back into the ring and gives him the Sharpshooter while Cole kisses Jerry's foot. Revenge was sweet for everyone that night.
* On the set of the 9/10/2012 RAW, the King suffered a massive heart attack that nearly killed him. By the 15th, he was on Tout cracking jokes. By the 17th, he was healthy enough to walk around, and touching down on a plane in his hometown of Memphis, looking no worse for the wear. If the fact that he was still wrestling matches at his age wasn't proof of his toughness and resilience, this definitely is.
** Two months later, he returned and was cracking jokes about his condition within minutes.
** Three months after that, he's waiting for medical clearance, so he can start competing again.

* ''Summerslam 1993'' and his match/segment with Wrestling/BretHart is one of Jerry's definitive segments. It ticks off all sorts of old school {{Heel}} tactics: he comes out [[WoundedGazelleGambit on crutches]], and makes up a ludicrous story about heroically surviving a pile-up on the freeway (which of course only Wrestling/BobbyHeenan believes). Then he sends Doink the Clown out to wrestle Bret, and ''then'' Jerry attacks Bret during the match and shows he's in ''perfect'' condition to wrestle (even healthy enough to carry out Doink). '''Then''' he's ordered by president Jack Tunney to wrestle Bret for real, but by then, Bret is so [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge righteously pissed off]] over all the shenanigans that ''he gets disqualified'' for refusing to let go of the Sharpshooter (''for [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill several minutes]]''). And after all that, Jerry wins the match, and raises a finger in victory while being wheeled out of the arena on a stretcher. From start to finish, the whole segment is a masterpiece of heel work on Jerry's part.

*** Arguably, this is why some people still hold on to the belief that the Montreal Screwjob was nothing but a well-executed work. Lawler and Kaufman pulled off the con that well.

* At ''Over the Limit 2011'', Jerry finally defeated Michael Cole, making him have to kiss Lawler's foot by stipulation. He wasn't done there though. He gestures for someone to come out from backstage. Enter Wrestling/EveTorres, who Moonsaults Cole. You'd think that'd be it, until he gestures for Wrestling/JimRoss to come out. Ross then proceeds to dump a bottle of barbecue sauce on him. After this, Cole tries to escape, saying that he will never kiss Jerry's foot. Bret Hart wasn't too happy about this. He comes out, throws Cole back into the ring and gives him the Sharpshooter while Cole kisses Jerry's foot. Revenge was sweet for everyone that night.

** Of course, it was shortly after this match where [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5iydrW_N0w an even more infamous incident happened]] on ''Late Night With Creator/DavidLetterman.''

* ''Summerslam 1993'' and his match/segment with Wrestling/BretHart is one of Jerry's definitive segments. It ticks off all sorts of old school {{Heel}} tactics: he comes out [[WoundedGazelleGambit on crutches]], and makes up a ludicrous story about heroically surviving a pile-up on the freeway (which of course only Wrestling/BobbyHeenan believes). Then he sends Doink The Clown out to wrestle Bret, and ''then'' Jerry attacks Bret during the match and shows he's in ''perfect'' condition to wrestle (even healthy enough to carry out Doink). '''Then''' he's ordered by president Jack Tunney to wrestle Bret for real, but by then, Bret is so [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge righteously pissed off]] over all the shenanigans that ''he gets disqualified'' for refusing to let go of the Sharpshooter (''for [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill several minutes]]''). And after all that, Jerry wins the match, and raises a finger in victory while being wheeled out of the arena on a stretcher. From start to finish, the whole segment is a masterpiece of heel work on Jerry's part.

* ''Summerslam 1993'' and his match/segment with Wrestling/BretHart is one of Jerry's definitive segments. It ticks off all sorts of old school {{Heel}} tactics: he comes out on crutches and makes up a ludicrous story about heroically surviving a pile-up on the freeway (which of course only Wrestling/BobbyHeenan believes). Then he sends Doink The Clown out to wrestle Bret, and ''then'' Jerry attacks Bret during the match and shows he's in ''perfect'' condition to wrestle (even healthy enough to carry out Doink). '''Then''' he's ordered by president Jack Tunney to wrestle Bret for real, but by then, Bret is so righteously pissed off over all the shenanigans that ''he gets disqualified'' for refusing to let go of the Sharpshooter (for ''several minutes''). And after all that, Jerry wins the match, and raises a finger in victory while being wheeled out of the arena on a stretcher. From start to finish, the whole segment is a masterpiece of heel work on Jerry's part.

* In 2001, before the Invasion storyline began, Jerry left the WWE after his wife, Stacy Carter, was released from the company, and soon after, she left him for another man. After a troubling year for Jerry, it was a triumphant moment when, after Wrestling/PaulHeyman was (kayfabe) fired, Jerry immediately showed up on ''Raw'' as his replacement, to a standing ovation from the crowd. On that night, it was good to be the King.

* Wrestling/RicFlair showed up on the old Memphis Wrestling show back in 1982, but only to face a {{Jobber}} and give Memphis fans a taste of "big time [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestling]] at its best." Out comes Jerry, under the pretense of shaking the hand of the world champion, and, over the course of a six minute interview, he cons Flair into giving him a world title match on live television. (What is it with Jerry and [[BatmanGambit Batman Gambits?]])

* At ''Over the Limit 2011'', Jerry finally defeated Michael Cole, making him have to kiss Lawler's foot by stipulation. He wasn't done there though. He gestures for someone to come out from backstage. Enter Wrestling/EveTorres, who Moonsaults Cole. You'd think that'd be it, until he gestures for Wrestling/JimRoss to come out. Ross then proceeds to dump a bottle of barbecue sauce on him. After this, Cole tries to escape, saying that he will never kiss Jerry's foot. Wrestling/BretHart wasn't too happy about this. He comes out, throws Cole back into the ring and gives him the Sharpshooter while Cole kisses Jerry's foot. Revenge was sweet for everyone that night.

** Jerry would reveal in his book years later of how he and Andy staged the whole storyline and carried on with it from there (even some fellow wrestlers were in the dark about it), but the sheer impact this storyline had on ProfessionalWrestling, and pop culture as a whole, is something to behold, and it's definitely a major highlight in Jerry's career.

** Three months after that, he's waiting for medical clearance, so he can start competing again.

** Tops himself not physically by using Cole's own ego against him. [[BatmanGambit He tricks Cole into saying no one remembered Swagger]], Cole's DragonInChief, being [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW World Heavyweight Champion]] and that being Cole's sidekick was the best thing to ever happen to him. Swagger took offense to that, told Jerry "he's all yours" and walked out on Cole. Cole instantly tries to talk Jerry down, Jerry responds by pulling him down by the tie and giving him a lecture about how all the hell Cole put him through is going to come back and bite him.

** Two months later, he returned and was cracking jokes about his condition within minutes.

* FINALLY snapping and chasing down MichaelCole, grabbing him by the tie and slamming his head into the side of the "Cole Mine" over and over again. What makes this even better is when Jack Swagger tried to invoke the "touch Cole and be fired" thing the GM put in place, [[JerryLawler Jerry]] replies with ExactWords, he didn't touch Cole, he touched his ''tie''. This results in Swagger giving Jerry exactly what he wanted.
** Tops himself not physically by using Cole's own ego against him. [[BatmanGambit He tricks Cole into saying no one remembered Swagger]], Cole's DragonInChief, being World Champion and that being Cole's sidekick was the best thing to ever happen to him. Swagger took offense to that, told Jerry "he's all yours" and walked out on Cole. Cole instantly tries to talk Jerry down, Jerry responds by pulling him down by the tie and giving him a lecture about how all the hell Cole put him through is going to come back and bite him.

* RicFlair showed up on the old Memphis Wrestling show back in 1982, but only to face a {{Jobber}} and give Memphis fans a taste of "big time [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestling]] at its best." Out comes Jerry, under the pretense of shaking the hand of the world champion, and, over the course of a six minute interview, he cons Flair into giving him a world title match on live television. (What is it with Jerry and [[BatmanGambit Batman Gambits?]])
* At Over the Limit 2011, Jerry finally defeated MichaelCole, making him have to kiss Lawler's foot by stipulation. He wasn't done there though. He gestures for someone to come out from backstage. Enter EveTorres, who Moonsaults Cole. You'd think that'd be it, until he gestures for JimRoss to come out. Ross then proceeds to dump a bottle of barbecue sauce on him. After this, Cole tries to escape, saying that he will never kiss Jerry's foot. BretHart wasn't too happy about this. He comes out, throws Cole back into the ring and gives him the Sharpshooter while Cole kisses Jerry's foot. Revenge was sweet for everyone that night.

* On the set of the 9/10/2012 RAW, the King suffered a massive heart attack that nearly killed him. By the 15th, he was on Tout cracking jokes. By the 17th, he was healthy enough to walk around, and touching down on a plane in his hometown of Memphis, looking no worse for the wear. If the fact that he was still wrestling matches at his age wasn't proof of his toughness and resilience, this definitely is.

* On the set of the 9/12/2012 RAW, the King suffered a massive heart attack that nearly killed him. By the 15th, he was on Tout cracking jokes. By the 17th, he was healthy enough to walk around, and touching down on a plane in his hometown of Memphis, looking no worse for the wear. If the fact that he was still wrestling matches at his age wasn't proof of his toughness and resilience, this definitely is.

* At Over the Limit 2011, Jerry finally defeated MichaelCole, making him have to kiss Lawler's foot by stipulation. He wasn't done there though. He gestures for someone to come out from backstage. Enter EveTorres, who Moonsaults Cole. You'd think that'd be it, until he gestures for JimRoss to come out. Ross then proceeds to dump a bottle of barbecue sauce on him. After this, Cole tries to escape, saying that he will never kiss Jerry's foot. BretHart wasn't too happy about this. He comes out, throws Cole back into the ring and gives him the Sharpshooter while Cole kisses Jerry's foot. Revenge was sweet for everyone that night.

* At Over the Limit 2011, Jerry finally defeated MichaelCole, making him have to kiss Lawler's foot by stipulation. He wasn't done there though. He gestures for someone to come out from backstage. Enter EveMarieTorres, who Moonsaults Cole. You'd think that'd be it, until he gestures for JimRoss to come out. Ross then proceeds to dump a bottle of barbecue sauce on him. After this, Cole tries to escape, saying that he will never kiss Jerry's foot. BretHart wasn't too happy about this. He comes out, throws Cole back into the ring and gives him the Sharpshooter while Cole kisses Jerry's foot. Revenge was sweet for everyone that night.

* RicFlair showed up on the old Memphis Wrestling show back in 1982, but only to face a {{Jobber}} and give Memphis fans a taste of "big time [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestling]] at its best." Out comes Jerry, under the pretense of shaking the hand of the world champion, and, over the course of a six minute interview, he cons Flair into giving him a world title match on live television. (What is it with Jerry and [[BatmanGambit Batman Gambits?]])

* While his wrestling career takes a back seat to his color commentary nowadays, as a wrestler Lawler has held ''168'' titles. Think about that for a moment.

** Tops himself not physically by using Cole's own ego against him. [[BatmanGambit He tricks Cole into saying no one remembered Swagger]], Cole's DragonInChief, being World Champion and that being Cole's sidekick was the best thing to ever happen to him. Swagger took offense to that, told Jerry "he's all yours" and walked out on Cole. Cole instantly tries to talk Jerry down, Jerry responds by pulling him down by the tie and giving him a lecture about how all the hell Cole put him through is going to come back and bite him.