Thursday, August 02, 2007
Eyewitness News Video of Sal/Lawler
----CLICK HERE to watch the news video of the Sal/Lawler item. Lawler, who never said anything in court about going outside to get Sal, actually almost admits to going out in the parking lot after Sal. Lawler talks about the "cardinal rule" of not hitting fans. That is true, but if a fan hits you, then you have to do something - and I do not think Sal ever touch the fan. The only time that the fan is "fair game" is when they enter the ring and all bets are off. The ending of this case only surprised me because Lawler was actually NOT guilty. I thought he would go in and admit he hit Sal and then they would get him for assault. He would pay the fine and all would be over. But, since Sal did sign the waiver and the video does show him going over to take the punch, then the Judge had to rule in Lawler's favor. I said this from the first time I seen the video of the punch - if this is the video that the judge watches and it was, then Lawler is off the hook. I do believe Lawler hit Sal very hard, but by looking at the video, it looks like any other Lawler punch. That is what the Judge seen also and he also probably believed Lawler when Lawler said that sometimes people get hurt in this business, which is 100% true.