[1995-06-25-WWF-King of the Ring] Bret Hart vs Jerry Lawler (Kiss My Foot)

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

I had no intentions of looking at this seriously, and I still don't think I do, but this was a better match than I remembered. The post-match is of course the highlight.

[goodhelmet]

I love the Hart-Lawler feud and had no problem putting this on the set. The gimmick is cheesy but these guys work great together. Much like Regal-Anderson, which was panned by Meltz, this probably deserves a re-evaluation.

[El-P]

Awful feud. Talking about rotten feet, then going into evil dentist. Poor Bret. And no wonder Lawler was seen as a joke then.

[Tim Evans]

I remember watching this when my mother got this for me for my 10th birthday. The part where Lawler vomited made me do the same thing. Glad you guys didn't include that. It wasn't a horrible match but boy did Hakushi look weak in this. Screwing up twice by hitting lawler. And how does Hat guy keep getting front row seats in Philly?

[goodhelmet]

Just rewatched this for the LAwler set and this was really fun as a standalone match. The foot kissing stip is stupid but not even the dumbest thing I have seen this week. Early on, Bret is taking out his frustrations on King and Lawler sells like a champ. Pretty great transition to Lawler on offense as Lawler yanks Bret into the stairs in a nasty bump. All of Lawler's stuff on offense looks good including his boot shots when he takes the boots off. Move freaks probably hate Lawler stalling and jawing with the fans but I love that shit. It also proves to be his undoing as it allows Bret to recover and kick out of the piledrivers. The Hakushi interference didn't bother me and his screw up even allowed Bret to get back on offense. Good match and Lawler looked good. Bret looked really good too except for a so-so Russian Legsweep.

[PeteF3]

Not that good of a match but an improvement over IYH. Such a dumb, disgusting stipulation even though the booking of it actually made some logical sense.

[Superstar Sleeze]

Bret Hart vs Jerry Lawler - WWF King of the Ring 1995

THE STENCH MUST BE HORRIBLE!

I actually liked this feud in what I have seen. It is a fun, campy light hearted midcard for Bret to kick some ass over a slime ball heel. Now if I do watch the Isaac Yankem part of the feud I might be singing a different story. Lawler has made sure to make his feet as a palatable as possible that even the most ardent foot fetishist would be repulsed by them. It is a fun, campy angle. I don’t know why people get so worked up about it as if Bret Hart is so above slumming it.

I thought this was their best match together of 1995 (Summerslam 1993 is the gold standard of the feud). Since Lawler is going to do the JOB clean here, he actually gets in real offense. It starts off with a standard asskicking Bret shine, great punches and headbutts, A really sick steel stairs bump by Bret sets it up with Lawler hitting not one, not two BUT three piledrivers. He clobbers Bret with his boot exposing his STINKIN feet. He shoves his boot in Bret’s face. All of this even though it sounds great on paper, it is a little lacking and heartless. I think it is Bret. He is Doug. His rag doll routine. He is NOT making Lawler earn it. He is not struggling so the piledrivers and the heat segment aren’t as hot as they could be. Lawler goes to shove his STINKIN’ feet into Bret’s mouth but like smelling salts conjures up the vigor to kick some Lawler ass. Lawler uses his boot to crack Bret in the head. Fist drop. Bret pulls Lawler into the steel post. Hakushi tries to save but hits Lawler and runs off. 3/5 moves of Doom and Sharpshooter finishes it. Hakushi nails Lawler again and Bret sends him packing. Bret shoves his foot into Lawlers mouth. BUT the best part is Bret shoves Lawler’s STINKIN foot into Lawler’s mouth. Glorious. That was genius. The crux of the angle was not Bret’s feet, it was how gross Lawler’s feet were. By having Lawler have to taste his own feet, that was the payoff. Brilliant! Fun stuff could’ve been better if Bret worked better from underneath but still good Craic. *** 1/2