Jerry O'Neil Lawler (Memphis, 29 de novembro de 1949) é um ex-lutador e comentarista de wrestling profissional norte-americano, mais conhecido pelo nome de ringue Jerry "The King" Lawler. Lawler é membro do WWE Hall of Fame onde foi introduzido em 2007. Trabalha para a WWE.
Lawler acumula 129 títulos em sua carreira, tendo como principal o AWA World Heavyweight Championship, da American Wrestling Alliance. Lawler também acumula títulos na National Wrestling Alliance, Continental Wrestling Association, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling e em outras federações.
Carreira[]
- Várias promoções (1970-1990)
- World Wrestling Federation (1992–2001)
- Circuito independente (2001)
- Retorno para a World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2001–presente)
- Memphis Wrestling (2007)
- Jerry Lawler's Memphis Wrestling (2010)
No wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Diving fist drop
- Piledriver
- Signature moves
- Belly to back suplex
- Elbow drop
- Multiple punches
- Managers
- Sam Bass
- Scott Bowden
- Ronnie P. Gossett
- Gary Hart
- Jimmy Hart
- Jimmy Kent
- Mickey Poole
- Apelidos
- "The King"
- Theme Music
- Overture por Bill Conti (Memphis 1981)
- The Great Gate of Kiev por Modest Mussorgsky (WWE)
Campeonatos e prêmios[]
- WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 vezes)1
- NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association / Championship Wrestling Association
- AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (52 vezes)
- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (10 vezes) – com Jimmy Valiant (1), Bill Dundee (3), Mongolian Stomper (1), Jos LeDuc (1), Austin Idol (1), Plowboy Frazier (1) e Big Bubba (1)
- AWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 vezes - uma não reconhecida)1
- AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 vezes) – com Bill Dundee
- CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
- CWA International Heavyweight Championship (3 vezes)
- CWA World Tag Team Championship (2 vezes) – com Austin Idol (1) e Tommy Rich (1)
- NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (3 vezes)
- NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) (7 vezes)
- NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Mid-America version) (10 vezes)
- NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (5 vezes)
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (9 vezes) – com Jim White (7), Plowboy Frazier (1) e Bill Dundee (1)
- NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (Alabama version) (1 vez)
- NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version) (2 vezes) – com Steve Lawler
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 vez) – com Jackie Fargo
- WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
- CWA Lord of the Ring (1988)
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 vezes) – com Mr. Wrestling II (1) e Don Greene (1)
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
- NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1 vez) – com Jim White
- Jersey All Pro Wrestling
- JAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
- Maryland Championship Wrestling
- MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
- MCW Tag Team Championship (1 vez) – com The Bruiser
- Memphis Wrestling
- Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (2 vezes)
- Memphis Wrestling Television Championship (1 vez)
- NWA Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
- NWA All-Star Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
- Power Pro Wrestling
- PPW Tag Team Championship (1 vez) – com Bill Dundee
- PWI Feud of the Year (1992) com Jeff Jarrett vs. The Moondogs
- PWI Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Bret Hart
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1993, 1995)
- PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1988)
- PWI colocou na posição 56 entre as 100 melhores tag teams do "PWI Years" com Bill Dundee em 2003.
- PWI colocou na posição 12 ente os 500 melhores lutadores do PWI 500 em 1991.
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
- (Class of 2011)
- Smoky Mountain Wrestling
- SMW Heavyweight Championship (2 vezes)
- United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Heavyweight Championship (2 vezes)
- USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
- USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (28 vezes)
- USWA World Tag Team Championship (6 vezes) – com Jeff Jarrett (4) e Bill Dundee (2)
- World Class Wrestling Association
- WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
- Slammy Award for I'm Talking and I Can't Shut Up (1996)
- Slammy Award for Most Embarrassing Moment (1996) Kissing his own foot
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)
- Feud of the Year (1987) vs. Austin Idol and Tommy Rich
- Feud of the Year (1992) com Jeff Jarrett vs. The Moondogs
- Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Bret Hart
- Worst Feud of the Year (1994) vs. Doink the Clown
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (1994) com Sleazy, Queasy and Cheesy vs. Clowns R' Us no Survivor Series
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)