5 Jerry The King Lawler Facts That Might Surprise You

Sad to say that the great Jerry The King Lawler ended his 30-year run with the WWE, not by choice, mind you. After all, it’s a “New Era” for World Wrestling Entertainment Paul “Triple H” Levesque is helming — time for new blood.

The good news is we can still celebrate the man with one of the best regal entrances in any pro wrestling ring with five very little-known facts. We’re not talking about the more outrageous urban legends we’ve heard of already, such as the feud with Andy Kaufman and the antics on the Letterman show, his induction into the Hall of Fame along with Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart, or his corny fight with Doink the Clown in WWE (not Lawler’s best moments, although Doink will always be fondly remembered!).

Nope. These five facts? Chances are no one’s heard of these. Starting with:

Jerry “The King” Lawler Was Actually a Commercial Artist (Among Other Things)

What I mean by that was he did graphic design (and before he got into wrestling, he was a disc jockey!). Dare I say; he painted ‘stuff’! Bet you didn’t know he went far above and beyond the typical performance ‘art’ that is pro wrestling with his effective heel turns and insanity.