Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler were a commentator team in the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment that lasted through the 1990s and well into the 2000s. After the brand extension in 2002, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler became exclusive commentators for the Raw shows and events. They also provide commentary during the network premiere of WWE SmackDown on August 26, 1999.
History[]
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler share a storied professional and personal history within the WWF/WWE that is well over 20 years. Working together in the early 1990s, Ross and Lawler established themselves and one of the most popular and well known commentator teams in the company's history. Jim Ross and Jerry "the King" Lawler's chemistry as opposites was well noted through Ross's strong belief in wrestlers being honest competitors while Lawler favored wrestlers who were "company men" (those being followers of McMahon's corporate standards) and also were opportunistic and won matches by any means. Ross also kept the professional grounding in their commentary when it came to addressing matches involving female wrestlers while "The King" often devoted his remarks to praising the women for more than their wrestling talent.
Despite their differences, both men proved to be loyal friends during various times. During 2000, when Tazz first entered the WWF, he was targeting Jim Ross until Jerry Lawler (being the only wrestler of the two commentators), defended Ross. At the 2000 SummerSlam, when Tazz and Lawler met in the ring, Jim Ross smashed a glass jar of candy on Tazz's skull, allowing Lawler to win the match. In 2012, while Lawler was recovering from a heart-attack, Ross filled in for his friend during that time.
The team officially disbanded in 2008 when Ross was drafted to the Smackdown brand, thus teaming with Michael Cole for a brief time. Ross and Lawler still remain one of the most recognizable and widely enjoyed commentator teams of the WWE.
Events[]
- In Your House 13: The Final Four - February 16 1997
- In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell - May 11, 1997
- Survivor Series 1997 - November 9, 1997
- D-Generation X: In Your House - December 7, 1997
- Royal Rumble 1998 - January 18, 1998
- In Your House 20: No Way Out Of Texas - February 15, 1998
- Wrestlemania XIV - March 29, 1998
- In Your House 21: Unforgiven - April 26, 1998
- King of the Ring 1998 - June 28, 1998
- In Your House 23: Fully Loaded - July 26, 1998
- SummerSlam 1998 - August 30, 1998
- In Your House:Breakdown - September 27, 1998
- Judgment Day: In Your House - October 18, 1998
- Survivor Series 1998 - November 15, 1998
- Capital Carnage - December 6, 1998
- In Your House 28: Backlash - April 25, 1999
- No Mercy 1999 (UK) - May 16, 1999
- Over The Edge 1999 - May 23, 1999
- King of the Ring 1999 - June 27, 1999
- Fully Loaded 1999 - July 25, 1999
- SummerSlam 1999 - August 22, 1999
- Unforgiven 1999 - September 26, 1999
- No Mercy 1999 - October 17, 1999
- Survivor Series 1999 - November 14, 1999
- Armageddon 1999 - December 12, 1999
- Royal Rumble 2000 - January 23, 2000
- No Way Out 2000 - February 27, 2000
- WrestleMania 2000 - April 2, 2000
- Backlash 2000 - April 30, 2000
- Insurrextion 2000 - May 6, 2000
- Judgment Day 2000 - May 21, 2000
- King of the Ring 2000 - June 25, 2000
- Fully Loaded 2000 - July 23, 2000
- SummerSlam 2000 - August 27, 2000
- No Mercy 2000 - October 22, 2000
- Survivor Series 2000 - November 19, 2000
- Armageddon 2000 - December 10, 2000
- Royal Rumble 2001 - January 21, 2001
- No Way Out 2001 - February 25, 2001
- Vengeance 2001 - December 9, 2001
- Royal Rumble 2002 - January 20, 2002
- No Way Out 2002 - February 17, 2002
- WrestleMania X8 - March 17, 2002
- Backlash 2002 - April 21, 2002
- Insurrextion 2002 - May 4, 2002
- Judgment Day 2002 - May 19, 2002
- King of the Ring 2002 - June 23, 2002
- Vengeance 2002 - July 21, 2002
- SummerSlam 2002 - August 25, 2002
- Unforgiven 2002 - September 22, 2002
- No Mercy 2002 - October 20, 2002
- Survivor Series 2002 - November 17, 2002
- Armageddon 2002 - December 15, 2002
- Royal Rumble 2003 - January 19, 2003
- WrestleMania XIX - March 30, 2003
- Judgment Day 2003 - May 18, 2003
- Insurrextion 2003 - June 7, 2003
- Bad Blood 2003 - June 15, 2003
- SummerSlam 2003 - August 24, 2003
- Unforgiven 2003 - September 21, 2003
- Survivor Series 2003 - November 16, 2003
- Armageddon 2003 - December 14, 2003
- Royal Rumble 2004 - January 25, 2004
- WrestleMania XX - March 14, 2004
- Backlash 2004 - April 18, 2004
- Bad Blood 2004 - June 13, 2004
- Vengeance 2004 - July 11, 2004
- SummerSlam 2004 - August 15, 2004
- Unforgiven 2004 - September 12, 2004
- Taboo Tuesday 2004 - October 19, 2004
- Survivor Series 2004 - November 14, 2004
- New Year's Revolution 2005 - January 9, 2005
- Royal Rumble 2005 - January 30, 2005
- WrestleMania 21 - April 3, 2005
- Backlash 2005 - May 1, 2005
- SummerSlam 2005 - August 21, 2005
- WrestleMania 22 - April 2, 2006
- Backlash 2006 - April 30, 2006
- Vengeance 2006 - June 25, 2006
- SummerSlam 2006 - August 20, 2006
- Unforgiven 2006 - September 17, 2006
- Cyber Sunday 2006 - November 5, 2006
- Survivor Series 2006 - November 26, 2006
- New Year's Revolution 2007 - January 7, 2007
- Royal Rumble 2007 - January 28, 2007
- WrestleMania 23 - April 1, 2007
- Backlash 2007 - April 29, 2007
- Judgment Day 2007 - May 20, 2007
- One Night Stand 2007 - June 3, 2007
- Vengeance 2007 - June 24, 2007
- The Great American Bash 2007 - July 22, 2007
- SummerSlam 2007 - August 26, 2007
- Unforgiven 2007 - September 16, 2007
- No Mercy 2007 - October 7, 2007
- Cyber Sunday 2007 - October 28, 2007
- Survivor Series 2007 - November 18, 2007
- Armageddon 2007 - December 16, 2007
- Royal Rumble 2008 - January 27, 2008
- No Way Out 2008 - February 17, 2008
- WrestleMania 24 - March 30, 2008
- Backlash 2008 - April 27, 2008
- Judgment Day 2008 - May 18, 2008
- One Night Stand 2008 - June 1, 2008
- Night of Champions 2008 - June 29, 2008
- The Great American Bash 2008 - July 20, 2008