Jerry "The King" Lawler Interview 19.2.2011
Posted by David Damage on Thursday, November 17, 2011
Under: Interview
He's
been a guest on ClubWWI.com twice before and now, as he embarks on the
biggest match of his WWE career Sunday against The Miz at the
Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Jerry "The King" Lawler returns for an
all new interview with James Guttman to address many topics he hasn't
yet had the chance to.
The King covers a ton of subjects
including his upcoming Legends Reunion tag match with son Brian
Christopher against Bill and Jamie Dundee on March 2nd in Evansville,
Indiana as well as his big PPV bout and moments he missed on Monday's
Raw.
As many fans know, Jerry was absent for Raw this past
Monday due to the death of his mother Hazel. James Guttman asks the King
about his mom and the tremendous outpouring of support from WWE and the
wrestling community as a whole during this tough time. Lawler speaks
out on it:
"It has been an extremely tough week and I want to
thank - if any of your listeners were some of the thousands, literally
thousands, - I was amazed at the emails, texts, facebook friends and
that sort of response from so many people with their condolences and
sympathies and that sort of stuff. It meant a tremendous amount to me."
James mentions how many thought WWE's handling of the situation was
classy and Jerry agrees. He speaks about the support they showed.
Guttman brings up how even Michael Cole and The Miz were respectful in
their mentions on Monday and didn't use the sad event to "get heat" as
some in wrestling do. The King again agrees, but points out to listeners
that the reigning WWE Champion wasn't thinking straight when he issued a
warning to how the King handles his grief.
"(Miz) didn't want
me to use the passing of my mother as an excuse to lose at The
Elimination Chamber. In reality, if the young man were in his right
mind, he'd know I would not use that as an excuse but as motivation to
make my mom proud of me."
Guttman points out how the match
against Miz on Sunday has an extra level of intrigue surrounding it.
With the long running knowledge that Jerry "The King" Lawler has yet to
wrestle in a match at WrestleMania, despite his near 20 year run with
the company, the chances that he could do so as the incoming WWE
Champion is the stuff legends are made of. Could he enter the show with
the belt and what would that mean to him?
"It couldn't unfold
any better. If that were the case, if I were to win Sunday and be in
WrestleMania as the WWE Champion, it's like a dream come true. To me,
that would be better than a Rocky movie. It would be absolutely amazing.
We'll have to see how that unfolds. That's what I have the opportunity
to do and - gosh - you couldn't ask for a better opportunity."
Jerry goes on to discuss his respect for the Miz as a performer and
how's grown since his debut. Of course, he still has to beat him up on
Sunday. The same can be said for Michael Cole. Since becoming WWE's
resident evil announcer, Cole has gotten under the skin of countless
fans. James brings up a possible Cole-Lawler match down the line and
asks the King what he thinks about it.
"I'll I can tell you is
that the majority of comments and emails and communications with all the
fans, that seems to be the one thing that everybody wants. Michael Cole
has got everybody just completely ticked off. They want to see him get
his and it seems they want me to be the one to do it. It's amazing
because almost every correspondence I got about my mom from wrestling
fans, they'd say something like, 'Dear Jerry, we're really sorry and
send our condolences on the loss of your mom and hope everything works
out and please, by the way, punch Michael Cole in the mouth.' Who knows?
I think that might be an interesting match."
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