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Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), [6] better known as Jerry "the King" Lawler, is an American color commentator and professional wrestler signed to WWE under a Legends contract. [ 7 ] Prior to joining the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1992, he wrestled in numerous territories , winning many championships , including ...
Jerry "The King" Lawler [8] William Shatner: One-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion 52-time AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Three-time WCCW Heavyweight Champion 28-time USWA Unified Champion Longtime color commentator for WWE [9] Nick Bockwinkel [10] [11] Bobby Heenan: Four-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion Three-time AWA World Tag Team ...
The participants were CM Punk, Randy Orton, King Sheamus, John Morrison, John Cena, Jerry Lawler, and R-Truth. Lawler last eliminated Sheamus to win the battle royal to earn himself the title match, while the other six contestants went on to participate in the Raw Elimination Chamber match.
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Bret Hart and Jerry Lawler had a heated feud, stemming from Lawler interrupting Hart's victory ceremony at the 1993 King of the Ring tournament. Lawler insisted that he was the true king of the WWF and attacked Hart. [17] The feud intensified as Lawler taunted and attacked Bret's family, including his parents and his younger brother Owen. [17] [18]
A coronation ceremony took place, in which Hart was proclaimed King of the Ring. Jerry Lawler interrupted the ceremony and claimed to be the only king in the WWF. He had been using the nickname "The King" since defeating Jackie Fargo for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship in 1974 and did not want to share the title.
Prior to the event, the feud between Bret Hart and Jerry Lawler, which dated back to King of the Ring 1993, [20] was revived to also include Hakushi. After Hart won the WWF Magazine "Award of the People" on the February 20, 1995 episode of Raw, Jerry Lawler suggested that Japanese votes had been excluded and that Hart was a racist. [21]
At the time of Orgy of Violence, an ongoing angle saw a rivalry between professional wrestling promotion the World Wrestling Federation.ECW had "invaded" the WWF's Raw broadcast on February 24, 1997, while WWF personality Jerry Lawler made a surprise appearance at ECW's Wrestlepalooza event on June 7, 1997.