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Jerry Lawler
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American professional wrestler and color commentator
OverviewAI-generated
Jerry O'Neil Lawler is an American professional wrestler, actor, musician, and pundit. Born in Memphis on November 29, 1949, he began his work period in 1970 and continued until 2024. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis and has been married to The Kat. Lawler is the father of Brian Christopher and a relative of The Honky Tonk Man.
He has received the WWE Hall of Fame and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame awards. As an author, Lawler has five works, including *Is Wrestling Fixed? I Didn't Know It Was Broken!* and *It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes*. He speaks, writes, and signs in English.
Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Is Wrestling Fixed? I Didn't Know It Was Broken!
- It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes (World Wrestling Entertainment)
- Naming Michigan's capital
- It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes
- It's good to be the king-- sometimes
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · West Memphis, Arkansas, United States
Jerry O'Neil Lawler, better known as Jerry "The King" Lawler, is an American color commentator and professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, although he has not performed as a full-time commentator since April 2020. Prior to joining WWE in 1992, he wrestled in numerous territories, winning many championships, including multiple World Heavyweight Championships, throughout his career.…
Known for
- Hulk Hogan: Real American — Self2026
- Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special — Self (archive footage)2025
- WWE's Greatest Moments2025
- WWE Hall of Fame 2023 — Jerry "The King" Lawler2023
- Superfan: The Story of Vladimir — Self2023
- WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Kickoff — Jerry "The King" Lawler2023
- WWE WrestleMania 38 Saturday Kickoff — Jerry "The King" Lawler2022
- WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff — Jerry "The King" Lawler2022
- Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match — Jerry Lawler2022
- Biography: Wrestlemania I — Self2022
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 452
- Total plays
- 759
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- General atomic and molecular electronic structure system
· 1993 · cited 19,126x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,797x
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,234x
- Diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: 2010 Revisions to the McDonald criteria
· 2011 · cited 7,700x
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,815x
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Key facts
- Born
- Jerry O'Neil Lawler , ( 1949-11-29 ) November 29, 1949 (age 76) , Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
- Children
- 3, including Brian
- Relative s
- The Honky Tonk Man (cousin), Carl Fergie (cousin)
- Ring name
- Jerry "The King" Lawler
- Billed height
- 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
- Billed weight
- 243 lb (110 kg)
- Billed from
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Trained by
- Jackie Fargo
- Retired
- January 31, 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), better known as Jerry "the King" Lawler, is an American retired color commentator and professional wrestler signed to WWE under a Legends contract.
Lawler began his career in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1970s, becoming the top star in the regional Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) promotion. In CWA, he held the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship 57 times and the CWA World Heavyweight Championship once. During this time, he gained national recognition for his feud with comedian Andy Kaufman, which included an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman in 1982. Beyond his duties as an active wrestler, Lawler also worked as a booker in CWA and later in its successor promotion, United States Wrestling Association (USWA). He went on to perform for numerous other territories, winning dozens of championships. He is a one-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion and a three-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion; he unified the titles by defeating Kerry Von Erich at SuperClash III in 1988, forming the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, which he held 28 times.
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