Jerry Lawler
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| Jerry Lawler | |
 Lawler at the New York Comic Convention in Manhattan, October 9, 2010. | |
| Ring name(s) | Jerry Lawler Jerry "The King" Lawler |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
| Born | November 29, 1949 (age 62) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Resides | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Billed from | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Trained by | Jackie Fargo |
| Debut | 1970 |
Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949) is an American professional wrestler, wrestling commentator, musician, businessman, commercial artist and film actor, known throughout the wrestling world as Jerry "The King" Lawler. He is currently signed to IWE, working on its Raw brand as the color commentator and occasional wrestler. He also wrestles and occasionally commentates for the Memphis Wrestling promotion.
Lawler has held 164 championships throughout his career. He was inducted into the IWE Hall of Fame in 2007. Overall, Lawler has held more championships than any other current IWE performer, though he has never won any WWE championships since joining the company.
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Wrestling endeavours
1960s–1990s
World Wrestling Federation (1992–2001)
Post–IWF and the independent circuit (2001)
Return to the International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2001–present)
Commentator and part-time wrestler (2001–present)
Feuds with The Miz and Michael Cole (2010–2011)
Memphis Wrestling (2007)
Jerry Lawler's Memphis Wrestling (2010)
Non-wrestling endeavors
Personal life
In Other Media
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association / Championship Wrestling Association
- AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (52 times)
- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (10 times) – with Jimmy Valiant (1), Bill Dundee (3), Mongolian Stomper (1), Jos LeDuc (1), Austin Idol (1), Plowboy Frazier (1), and Big Bubba (1)
- AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)1
- AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bill Dundee
- CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CWA International Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- CWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Austin Idol (1) and Tommy Rich (1)
- NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) (7 times)
- NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Mid-America version) (10 times)
- NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (9 times) – with Jim White (7), Plowboy Frazier (1), and Bill Dundee (1)
- NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (Alabama version) (1 time)
- NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version) (2 times) - with Steve Lawler
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) - with Jackie Fargo
- CWA Lord of the Ring (1988)
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mr. Wrestling II (1) and Don Greene (1)
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
- NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jim White
- International Wrestling Association
- IWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Maryland Championship Wrestling
- MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Bruiser
- Memphis Wrestling
- Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Memphis Wrestling Television Championship (1 time)
- NWA Polynesian Wrestling
- NWA Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Virginia
- NWA All-Star Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Power Pro Wrestling
- PPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bill Dundee
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (1992) with Jeff Jarrett vs. The Moondogs
- PWI Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Bret Heart
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1993, 1995)
- PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1988)
- PWI ranked him #56 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Bill Dundee in 2003
- PWI ranked him #12 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991
- PWI ranked him #23 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the "PWI Years" in 2003
- Traditional Championship Wrestling
- TCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Riviera
- United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (28 times)
- USWA World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Jeff Jarrett (4) and Bill Dundee (2)
- International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
- Slammy Award for I'm Talking and I Can't Shut Up (1996)
- Slammy Award for Most Embarrassing Moment (1996) Kissing his own foot
- IWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Feud of the Year (1987) vs. Austin Idol and Tommy Rich
- Feud of the Year (1992) with Jeff Jarrett vs. The Moondogs
- Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Bret Hart
- Worst Feud of the Year (1994) vs. The Clown
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (1994) with Sleazy, Queasy and Cheesy vs. Clowns R' Us at Survivor Series
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
- WrestleSlam Awards
- Announcer of the Year (2010)
1These title changes took place during an AWA hosted card as part of an interpromotional relationship between the American Wrestling Association, World Class Wrestling Association, and Continental Wrestling Association. Lawler also won the championship during a CWA hosted card.
2Lawler won the championship while wrestling on a CWA card in Memphis, Tennessee during the time when the AWA and CWA had a working partnership. It was the same situation during both of Lawler and Dundee's AWA World Tag Team Championship reigns.
