Jerry Lawler Opens Up About Saudi Arabia, His Relationship W/ Brian Christopher, How He Became The King, & How He Never Wanted To Be A Commentator

Once Lawler forgot his crown in Memphis, TN and needed it for an upcoming show; but, was bailed out of his circumstances by Disney. Larry Burton, a friend of Lawler’s, took him to Disney Studios,

“Larry said, ‘This idiot came all this way to wrestle and he forgot his crown. Somewhere in the Disney Studios, you guys have to have a prop crown don’t you?”

Within a few minutes, a young intern delivered a green crown to Lawler,

“I thought, ‘Where did this come from?’ This had come from a movie that I had seen when I was a little kid called Darby O’Gill and The Little People. I had actually seen that as a kid and said, ‘I can’t take this to a wrestling match, something will happen to it.’ Anyway, I wound up using that crown.”

Lawler talked about his WWE beginnings and that he never actually wanted to do color commentary,

“To me wrestling commentary – all I’d known my whole life was Lance Russell and Dave Brown and they were the two best ever. Even though I admired them so much, I never wanted to be a commentator, never wanted to be a wrestling announcer at all. I didn’t even think about that. I new they were an integral part of the show; but, I never even thought about that side of it. I was always just into the wrestling end of it.”

Lawler talked about Vince McMahon and revealed that he thinks he is one of the most underrated all-time commentators. When Randy Savage unexpectedly joined WCW during the Monday Night Wars, McMahon turned to Lawler to fill his commentating role; but, the position was only supposed to be for an interim basis; but, the move lasted more than a quarter century.

Lawler revealed that he is on a WWE no-touch list and will likely never be allowed to wrestle there again; however, he will be on the upcoming Smackdown 1000 special. It’s also within the realm of possibility to attend the upcoming Crown Jewel Saudi Arabian show. Lawler was asked about how he feels about WWE women not being allowed to participate on the show,

“I still think that it’s good in the fact that it’s helping bring about change. I think that eventually, if we keep going, women will be allowed there. I didn’t think there’d be women even allowed out at the show; but, oh my gosh, I was so surprised and so shocked at how its almost they want to be so westernized. They want to be like we are; but, I think it’s this deep seated religious leaders that are still somehow in power; but, as time goes on I think that’s gonna change. I was shocked. There was so many families there – women, some beautiful women too there – and some of them would have on burkas, it ran the whole gamut. There were women with the complete burkas. There were women that didn’t have their faces covered and then there were women that were just dressed like anybody here in Florida or whatever. They were just dressed normal with their husband and their kids. I think it’s a great thing that we get to go. I really think it helps bring about change. While I was over there, just in the short time I was there, I saw things on television. It has been weird over there. Women weren’t even allowed to drive; but, it’s all changing now. It’s changing and I think a time will come when the WWE women will be allowed to go there.”

(Transcription: Michael McClead, WrestleZone)

Lawler also detailed an interesting encounter with Exorcist star Linda Blair, as well as his idea to write a Book of Insults.

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