Jerry "The King" Lawler Interview 2.5.2010
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, April 30, 2011
Under: Archive Interviews
Interview with Jerry Lawler
He
joked about never wrestling at Wrestlemania saying the next time he
renews his contract he will try to have that written in. He recalled
talking to Vince McMahon about his Hall of Fame induction in 2007 noting
that he wasn't keen on the idea as he felt the Hall was for retired
wrestlers where as he still works indie shows every weekend across the
country. He said WWE often offers him house show bookings but he's leery
because he doesn't want a full-time schedule.
"I have a perfect
gig at WWE doing Raw every week and the PPVs every month and that leaves
me with the rest of my time to devote to art and the occasional
independent shot," he said. When asked if he had ever considered
contributing to creative, he said: "I have thought about it with a lot
of fear and trepidation. It's just more demanding than I would be able
to withstand. I have all the respect in the world for those guys on what
they do, but the conditions that job entails. Vince McMahon is a great
guy to work for but a hard guy to work for. Anything that diverts his
attention from WWE, he doesn't like. When you work for someone like
that, they have a tendency for you to have that same thought process.
It's a lot of hard work and it's more than I would be up to at this
point in my career."
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