----I did have a chance to talk with Jerry Lawler for RRO this past weekend at the All Pro show in Bruce, MS. Lawler was nice enough to sit down for a few minutes after his match tagging with Eric Wayne. We talked about various subjects and he had some interesting stuff to say.
MEMPHIS WRESTING TV RETURN
----Lawler told us what we have reported here before that they were ask to stop taping live shows because the station was for sale. Apparently the station was sold and it looked like they were going to get to start taping shows again. But, it seems that the person buying the station backed out and then the station is involved in a lawsuit. Lawler said, “We are just back to where we were.” So, they have no idea when the live tapings will start back and will have a TV spot at CW30 doing rerun shows as long as they want.
COREY MACLIN LAWSUIT
----Lawler believes that the suit may have already been dropped. I could not confirm that. Lawler went on to tell the story of setting up the Hulk Hogan vs Jerry Lawler match. Corey and him initially did want to do it at the Mid-South Coliseum and tried their hardest. “I can’t be a part of this” Lawler said he told Maclin, when Corey decided to go to the Fed-Ex Forum. Lawler went on to say, “We could have drew 4,000 people and would have not made money in that building.” Lawler went on to say no one actually told him to not do the Hogan bout. He said he was approached by John Laurinaitis first, and then Stephanie McMahon approached him. He said, “She didn’t tell me to not do the show.” She told me that Vince/Hogan had some heat and it would be best if Maclin did not do the show. She did offer to pay Maclin’s $10,000 deposit on the Fed-Ex Forum. Maclin refused because he had some advertising and sponsors. He felt it would hurt him in his sponsors’ eyes.
JERRY LAWLER FURNITURE
----I ask Lawler about his business venture - King Lawler Furniture. He stated that a guy named Doug Hurt from Owensboro, KY approached him as a partner. His deal is that the guy is using his name and he will make some personal appearances at the stores. Lawler is then paid a percentage of profits of the store.
RWA
----I ask him about another venture that is sort of using his name with “Royal Wrestling Alliance”. His first statement was, “Are they still in business?” I ask him if I could change the name of my site to www.royalrasslinriotonline.com and put “read by Jerry Lawler EVERY day!” He said, “I don’t read it every day. The only site I go to every day is www.clevelandindians.com.” Lawler then stated that they [RWA] are just like other small promotions. He then said, “The key to wrestling is advertising.”
ERIC WAYNE
----I ask him about his thoughts on Eric Wayne. He stated that he thought he did a good job. This was the first time that Lawler had actually seen Wayne work. I mentioned Ken Wayne’s school providing good wrestlers. Lawler stated, “Wrestling schools have been wrestlers that worked a few years and then teach guys for 6 months and put them in the ring.” Now with a real school, they will be taught to wrestle. He talked about getting some of the 6 month guys for Memphis Wrestling and that is what happens. “I am not in charge of the talent. Corey does all of that. We have some good talent, but some are too small.”
----Thanks to the “King” for his time. Lawler did pick up a copy of “Yearbook 2007” when leaving. Ken Wayne grabbed his at about the same time. Thanks for the support guys!!
