Jerry Lawler Reveals Vince’s Reaction Him Once Suing WWE, Still Wrestling After a Heart Attack and Much More

May 19, 2014

jerry lawler Jonathan Snowden of The Bleacher Report recently interviewed WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler, and below are some highlights:

Austin Idol on the mic and if The Rock thinking that Idol delivered one of the best promos that he's ever heard:

"Well, I'm not going to say he was the best ever. But he was great. He was awesome. That was, of course, his strong point, and when I look at the Rock, I can see that he might have patterned some of his promos after Austin Idol.

He was a guy that probably could have had a huge career nationwide. But Austin was involved in a plane crash down in Florida. He survived the crash, which killed one of the other wrestlers on the flight—Bobby Shane—and hurt him pretty bad. After that, he had a fear of flying. And who could blame him?

He just didn't want to travel, so he couldn't go to a place like WWE. He worked mainly the Memphis territory and that was pretty much it."

Still wrestling despite suffering a heart attack:

"I was cleared by my personal doctor almost a year ago. I still do shows on the independent circuit. I've got two coming up this weekend. I just haven't gotten back in the WWE ring. But I still feel mentally and physically as good as when I first started. I don't know how to explain it."

Suing WWF for Harley Race being given the "King" gimmick:

"I filed a lawsuit when they ran a show in Jackson, Tennessee. I sued Vince McMahon and the WWE for trademark infringement, claiming I was the king of wrestling in the state of Tennessee. And I actually won the case. I think Vince really respected that. It didn't make him mad. I think he got a kick out of it."

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.