Jerry Lawler is joined on today’s show by his co-host Glenn Moore.
Lawler informs that he was at WrestleCade this past weekend, and he was happy to see so many fans throughout the weekend. He saw his old friend Jim Ross there, who had a broken nose and two black eyes after taking a recent fall. In spite of that, Lawler says Ross was in a good mood and it was good to spend some time with him.
Lawler talks about the notion of veteran performers passing the torch to young up-and-comers. He informs that no veteran performer makes the decision to pass the torch; that call is always made by the promoter. He doesn’t think Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, The Rock or John Cena ever voluntarily stepped aside and passed the torch to a younger performer, as they all probably felt like they should still be the top guy.
Lawler says he had fun being a part of Survivor Series last weekend. He hates flying in for events a day early so he flew in for the event Sunday morning. When he landed and got to the arena his phone was going off because he was needed at the announce table for the Kickoff Show rehearsals. After rehearsal was over the director told him to grab a drink if he wanted to, because they were going live in 20 minutes. Lawler had to rush to change his shirt and get his makeup done in order to be ready in time.
He says it was fun to work with Jonathan Coachman as he hadn’t seen Coach in a while. He thought they put off a great Kickoff show, one of the best he can recall lately. He points out that Booker T replaced him for the second hour of the Kickoff Show, but 35 minutes of Booker’s airtime was taken up by the tag team match.
Lawler really liked the Charlotte/Rousey match. He points out that Charlotte really wore Rousey out with a kendo stick, and he was really impressed by Rousey’s in-ring work. He notes that she’s picked up the business so quickly, adding that her emotions and facial expressions are all top notch.
Lawler mentions that he spoke to Michael Cole backstage at Survivor Series and Cole said he was tired. Lawler doesn’t think Cole gets the credit he deserves because he has a very tough job. He adds that Cole probably needs a little break. Cole told Lawler that he’ll see him at the Royal Rumble, so it looks like Lawler will be live at the Rumble as well.
Moore notes that one of his favourite Rumble moments was when Vince McMahon stormed the ring at the event in 2005 and tore both his quads when he got in the ring. McMahon didn’t sell the injury at all, and Lawler notes that McMahon is a very tough guy who rarely shows pain, fear or emotion.
The only time Lawler saw McMahon express any real emotion was when he presented McMahon with a portrait that he drew for him which featured McMahon, his son Shane, and his father Vince Sr. He framed it and brought it to RAW one night and when he presented it to McMahon, McMahon turned away with his hand to his mouth. He eventually turned back around with tears in his eyes and hugged Lawler, thanking Lawler for the portrait.
Lawler speaks about Samoa Joe’s controversial promo from Smackdown this week, where Joe mentioned Jeff Hardy’s struggle with drug and alcohol abuse. Lawler says he doesn’t have a problem with bringing real-life situations into the wrestling business, especially since that type of promo would never happen unless it was approved by the performer in question. Lawler compares this promo to the one Michael Cole cut about his mother who had passed away during their feud a few years ago.
That sums up this week’s episode of Dinner With the King. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!
