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Jerry Lawler - Any Outside of the Ring Shadiness?


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OK,

 

I have read SOO many different wrestlers over the years that were assholes / hard to work with / wont put people over / etc.. but I havent heard any about Lawler outside him punching Paul Heyman and breaking his jaw on Paul's way out of Memphis (allegedly)..

 

Is / Was Lawler just a good dude doing what is best for business all the time or was he hard to deal with and not willing to do things for others?

 

 

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The jaw breaking thing wasn't alleged as Jim Ross pushed the issue on a Legends of Wrestling round table and forced an admittance out of him that he did it on purpose.

 

In 1993 he went to court on charges of raping and sodomising a 15-year old girl but those charges were dropped when she admitted to lying about certain details. Whether you believe in "no smoke without fire" is your own call but it's no secret that he has a romantic predilection for younger women.

 

He was also arrested in 1999 after throwing a ticket at a police officer and running over his foot, but I figure that to be more of an isolated incident than an act of general dickishness.

 

In terms of actual wrestling, I suppose the biggest complaints levelled against him could be that he and Jerry Jarrett were notoriously stingy payoff guys, and that he booked himself on top for decades, but you can say that about most promoter/wrestlers.

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In terms of actual wrestling, I suppose the biggest complaints levelled against him could be that he and Jerry Jarrett were notoriously stingy payoff guys, and that he booked himself on top for decades, but you can say that about most promoter/wrestlers.

 

Lawler was ribbed badly when he first went to the WWF for that reason.

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Steve Keirn took a dump in his crown at Rumble '93, for what that's worth.

 

Bret cranked in the sharpshooter nice and tight at SummerSlam '93 at a receipt from a stiff shot earlier.

 

Kevin Kelly described him as very insincere and phoney on a podcast.

 

Jake Roberts complained that he threw real alcohol at him in an angle when a substitution would have worked fine (I know, it's Jake, but still....). When questioned on the Jake dvd, Lawler didn't even pretend to be apologetic.

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Lawler was a regular at Memphis strip clubs . The King bragged to a dancer tha he had $ 250,000 ihidden in his jukebox. The dancer was a girl friend / employee of a man named Tate .

 

Mister Tate ran a criminal empire in a North memphis slum called Nutbush . Tate main business was vice. He would run hookers to the Northern Miss casinos . Tate was going to break in Lawler's home and steal the $ 250 k . Somebody squealed on Tate , . He was arrested and got 14 years.

 

Tate was an officer on the Memphis Police Department . His father , Jerry Tate , was the long time anchorman on the local CBS station. Jerry Tate left Memphis in disgrace and retired to Florida.

 

Jerry Lawler denies every telling anyone there was $ 250 , 000 in the jukebox. . Is this consider shady ?

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I don't think Lawler is going to be bragging to a stripper about hidden money in a jukebox. It's not like he would have gotten drunk and been out of his mind so it seems pretty out of character. He doesn't come off as a guy who flaunts his money around. Regardless, the whole thing ends with a crooked cop going to jail so it sounds like a net positive.

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I'm just wondering how Tate managed to run a strip club, a drug empire and managed to be a cop at the same time.

Easy . He did it all while he was on the clock. Tate was a patrolman . His beat was a crime ridden area . Things develop over time. They are are arresting Memphis cops on a rountine basis .. The Memphis IA department stays busy .

 

Also he did not run the strip clun , he just used the club's strippers as " escorts ".

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The jaw breaking thing wasn't alleged as Jim Ross pushed the issue on a Legends of Wrestling round table and forced an admittance out of him that he did it on purpose.

 

In 1993 he went to court on charges of raping and sodomising a 15-year old girl but those charges were dropped when she admitted to lying about certain details. Whether you believe in "no smoke without fire" is your own call but it's no secret that he has a romantic predilection for younger women.

 

He was also arrested in 1999 after throwing a ticket at a police officer and running over his foot, but I figure that to be more of an isolated incident than an act of general dickishness.

 

In terms of actual wrestling, I suppose the biggest complaints levelled against him could be that he and Jerry Jarrett were notoriously stingy payoff guys, and that he booked himself on top for decades, but you can say that about most promoter/wrestlers.

 

Lawler was off TV for a bit during that period wasent he?

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The jaw breaking thing wasn't alleged as Jim Ross pushed the issue on a Legends of Wrestling round table and forced an admittance out of him that he did it on purpose.

 

In 1993 he went to court on charges of raping and sodomising a 15-year old girl but those charges were dropped when she admitted to lying about certain details. Whether you believe in "no smoke without fire" is your own call but it's no secret that he has a romantic predilection for younger women.

 

He was also arrested in 1999 after throwing a ticket at a police officer and running over his foot, but I figure that to be more of an isolated incident than an act of general dickishness.

 

In terms of actual wrestling, I suppose the biggest complaints levelled against him could be that he and Jerry Jarrett were notoriously stingy payoff guys, and that he booked himself on top for decades, but you can say that about most promoter/wrestlers.

 

Lawler was off TV for a bit during that period wasent he?

 

Yes.

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The jaw breaking thing wasn't alleged as Jim Ross pushed the issue on a Legends of Wrestling round table and forced an admittance out of him that he did it on purpose.

 

In 1993 he went to court on charges of raping and sodomising a 15-year old girl but those charges were dropped when she admitted to lying about certain details. Whether you believe in "no smoke without fire" is your own call but it's no secret that he has a romantic predilection for younger women.

 

He was also arrested in 1999 after throwing a ticket at a police officer and running over his foot, but I figure that to be more of an isolated incident than an act of general dickishness.

 

In terms of actual wrestling, I suppose the biggest complaints levelled against him could be that he and Jerry Jarrett were notoriously stingy payoff guys, and that he booked himself on top for decades, but you can say that about most promoter/wrestlers.

 

Lawler was off TV for a bit during that period wasent he?

 

Yes.

 

 

Any ideas how long for? I know Shawn replaced him in the Survivor Series 93 match which didnt feel the same way. Was the match planned any differently had Lawler been involved? I take it Lawler would have still pinned Owen.

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Interesting stuff so far....I was gone all weekend so nice to read this,..

 

What about in wrestling, has he screwed people? Held anyone down? Refused to job to certain folks for reasons?

 

I am not looking for dirt, I just have never heard anything negative with him and behind the scenes dealings within the wrestling business

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