WWE Hall of Famers Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross will be reuniting in 2017 for several “Ringside” two-man stage shows. JR tweeted the following on their first “production meeting” this weekend:
Source: WrestlingINC
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Jerry Lawler Reacts To President Trump’s CNN Wrestling Meme, ‘Everyone Just Needs To Lighten Up’ (AUDIO)
President Donald Trump’s use of a wrestling meme has the country buzzing this week … but Jerry Lawler, whose voice was featured in the clip, thinks people took it way too seriously.
King discussed the tweet on his latest podcast and said, “To me, it was pretty cool, no matter who the President is. It’s the President of the United States and they put out a tweet and you’re in it. I mean, c’mon! There’s not many people that can say that happened to them, so I just thought was kinda cool.”
For those who missed it … Trump furthered his never-ending battle with the news network this weekend by tweeting a video of his clothesline to Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 23, but with the CNN logo photoshopped over Vince’s head.
As for the backlash Trump received, Lawler stated: “Everyone just needs to lighten up. That was a funny tweet. You gotta admit, whether you like Donald Trump or whatever, it was the President of the United States putting out a funny tweet. C’mon, lighten up. What is wrong with that?”
Check out his comments below:
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Official Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame Ceremony 5/13/17
The Official Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremony will take place this Saturday May 13th at Jerry Lawler’s Hall of Fame bar and grille on Beale St.
The 2017 Hall of Fame Class will include Jerry “The King” Lawler, Jimmy Hart, Koko B. Ware, “Superstar”Bill Dundee, Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton, Jerry Calhoun, and the Gilbert family.
There will also be some video comments from Jerry Jarrett, Ricky Morton, and Terry Funk. Returning to do
inductions will be Bill Rush, Johnny Dotson, and Scott Bowden.
Legendary announcers Lance Russell and Dave Brown were already inducted the Hall of Fame last month on April 22 2017.
Jerry Lawler’s son (Kevin Lawler) posted the following on Facebook:
Source: Kevin Lawler’s Facebook page
WWE To Limit Number Of HOF Inductees In The Future? – ‘Dinner With The King’ Podcast
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler noted on his latest “Dinner with The King” podcast that WWE may limit the amount of Hall of Fame inductees each year in the future because the speeches have gotten longer and longer. Lawler gave insight on being backstage with Vince McMahon during the Hall of Fame and his willingness to let presenters & inductees talk longer than expected. You can listen to the latest episode at this link or below:
Source: WrestlingINC
Jerry Lawler Says Memphis Wrestling May Be Headed To The WWE Network, ‘Dinner With the King’ Podcast
On the latest episode of Dinner With The King, hosted by Jerry “The King” Lawler and Glenn Moore, The King discussed the Memphis wrestling library and revealed that he owned the footage.
“Yes, I do own [the library],” Lawler said. “There’s just some controversy about USWA footage, which would have been from ’88 to ’96. But all the other, from ’77 to ’88 and from ’96 on, yeah, I own that footage.”
When asked about the library being on the WWE Network, his answer was, “Yes, absolutely. Without a doubt.”
Lawler also discussed the leaked photos and videos of Paige and how it’s unfortunate. He also talked about Jim Cornette inducting the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express into the WWE Hall of Fame later this month and whose idea it might have been, as well as Jim Ross’ wife, Jan, and her recent accident. You can listen to the full episode at this link.
Source: WrestlingINC
Jerry “The King” Lawler Calling A WrestleMania 33 Match, ‘Dinner With the King Podcast’
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler’s new podcast, Dinner With The King, launched today, which you can check out at www.podavenue.com/king. New episodes will be released every Wednesday. During today’s first episode, Lawler revealed that he will be doing commentary during one WrestleMania match and will also appearing on the pre-show. He also goes discussed his new contract with WWE and the phone call he received from Vince McMahon.
Source: WrestlingINC
Jerry “The King” Lawler Is Launching “Dinner With The King” Podcast
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler is launching his new “Dinner With The King” podcast this Wednesday.
Jerry “The King” Lawler — The Reason I Still Wrestle Is … (VIDEO)
Those calling for Jerry Lawler to retire shouldn’t hold their breath — because The King says he got into this business to wrestle … not call matches on commentary.
Lawler was interviewed by Bill Apter and said, “I still love to climb in the ring as often as possible because, simply, that’s why I got into this business. I never started in this business thinking about being a commentator or doing announcing in wrestling matches, I got into this business to wrestle.”
He adds, “The commentating thing, about 24 years ago, just kinda fell in my lap.”
King reveals that he’ll be part of the WrestleMania festivities this year and surprisingly says he’s had over 100 matches since his on-air heart attack back in 2012.
Jerry continues, “Being active and doing wrestling and stuff is the best thing for your heart.”
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler Signed A New WWE Contract
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler, who appeared on last week’s episode of SmackDown Live and will be calling this Sunday’s 30-man Royal Rumble match, appeared on the Cerrito Live Podcast over the weekend. During the interview, Lawler was asked about how his return on SmackDown Live happened.
“I re-signed another contract, so everything’s cool,” Lawler said.
When asked about how long he has re-signed for, he noted that WWE is re-signing everyone for one year at a time. He said that everything is open, and WWE is very spontaneous so he doesn’t know exactly when and how he’ll be used in the future.
You can listen to the full podcast by clicking here.
Source: WrestlingINC
Jerry “The King” Lawler To Call The WWE Royal Rumble Match
Renee Young announced on last night on Talking Smack that WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler will return to commentary at the January 29th Royal Rumble pay-per-view from San Antonio.
Lawler will be calling the 30-man main event with Corey Graves and Michael Cole.
It was also announced that Lawler will be on the Royal Rumble pre-show with Renee Young and Booker T.
Lawler returned to WWE TV on last night’s SmackDown Live from Memphis and hosted a “King’s Court” segment with Dolph Ziggler.
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