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Kingly: Great News On Jerry Lawler’s Health Following Stroke

March 12, 2023

He’s back. Any wrestler can go through all kinds of health issues during their time in the ring. These things can put them on the shelf for any length of time and there is often little that can be done about them. In addition to the in-ring issues, there are other health problems that can pop up every so often. That was the case again in a serious way for a wrestling legend, but now things are looking up. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Maybe? WWE Star Denies Reports Of Being On Hiatus From Company In February, WWE Hall of Famer Jerry the King Lawler suffered a stroke at his home in Florida. Lawler was recovering in Florida and undergoing outpatient therapy but now, according to PWInsider.com, he has recovered enough to return to his other home in Memphis, Tennessee. There is no word on when Lawler, 73, is expected to make a full recovery from the stroke. Lawler has had quite the career in WWE. Check out some of his time there: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains..

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He Will Be Missed: Wrestling World Pays Tribute To Jerry Jarrett

February 15, 2023

He was a big one. There are certain people in wrestling who had such a major impact on the industry that they cannot be ignored. These people have often been around for years, if not decades, and their influence is still felt every day. The wrestling world lost one such legend earlier this week and now the tributes and memories are pouring in from all over the industry. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: LOOK: AEW’s Dax Harwood Drops Huge Tease About Possible Future With WWE Jerry Jarrett passed away at 80 years old earlier this week. Jarrett promoted the Memphis territory for years and helped co-found what would become Impact Wrestling. Various wrestlers and wrestling personalities have begun sending in tributes via Twitter and social media. Here are some of the better ones, from various wrestlers, legends and wrestling promotions: Our #MemphisWrestling family is heartbroken. We lost the legend who started it all, Jerry Jarrett. The moments, memories and advice will be remembered & cherished ..

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SmackDown Results – January 6, 2023

January 7, 2023

Smackdown Date: January 6, 2023 Location: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee Commentators: Michael Cole, Wade Barrett We are less than a month away from the Royal Rumble as we are officially in the new year. That means we should be in for some fun tonight and there is certainly a big main event. This week, the Usos will be defending the Tag Team Titles against Drew McIntyre/Sheamus in a match that was originally scheduled for last month. Let’s get to it. The Bloodline opens things up by throwing chairs from the crowd as Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman come to the ring to join them. Reigns demands acknowledgment and seems to receive it but doesn’t seem happy. This week, we are going to hear from Sami Zayn, who says this year belongs to the Bloodline. Zayn brags about the team winning its matches on Raw but that’s not what Reigns wants to talk about. He wants to talk about LAST YEAR when he and Zayn faced John Cena and Kevin Owens. Some people have said they lost, but Reigns doesn’t remember..

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REVIEW: Unforgiven 2007: Guess Who’s Back (Again)

February 19, 2022

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be? Unforgiven 2007 Date: September 16, 2007 Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee Attendance: 12,000 Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, John Layfield, Joey Styles, Taz We’re in that weird period where we have a lot of Summerslam rematches and some of them are a bit more interesting than others. There are a few interesting possibilities though, as Undertaker is returning to face Mark Henry and Randy Orton is getting another WWE Title shot at a furious John Cena. Let’s get to it. The opening video..

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Monday Night Raw Live Coverage And Results – December 6, 2021

December 7, 2021

Monday Night Raw Date: December 6, 2021 Location: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton It’s a double main event week as have not just a title match but also a steel cage match to go with it. First up, Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch will defend her title against Liv Morgan in a match that has been treated as a big deal. Then Big E. will face Kevin Owens in a cage, which should be a heck of a spectacle. Let’s get to it. We open with a recap of the end of last week’s show, with Seth Rollins attacking Kevin Owens, setting up Day 1’s triple threat match for the WWE Title. Seth Rollins is ready for tonight’s cage match because it will make things ready for Day 1. Big E. is ready to go to war with Kevin Owens in a cage. Kevin Owens is ready to win tonight and then take the title at Day 1. Kevin Owens vs. Big E. Non-title in a cage. Owens goes straight for the door to start and then gets crotched on the top. Big E. chases him up top and s..

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Former ECW Superstar New Jack Passes Away

May 15, 2021

We have some sad news to report today as former ECW superstar Jerome Young, otherwise known as New Jack, has passed away at the age of 58. According to his wife, Jennifer, his passing was due to a heart attack that he suffered. [This post contains video, click to play] From WWE.com: With his fierce, competitive style, New Jack was well-known for pushing the limits of hardcore wrestling to their furthest extremes. Young broke into the sports-entertainment circuit with the Memphis-based United States Wrestling Association in 1992. Upon arrival in the Smoky Mountain Wrestling promotion, New Jack teamed with Mustafa Saed to form The Gangstas tag team. The Gangstas shook up ECW with their debut in 1995, immediately battling Public Enemy in one of the promotion’s most storied rivalries. New Jack teamed with Mustafa and Eliminator John Kronus for multiple ECW Tag Team Title reigns. With a trash can filled with makeshift weapons and his signature staple gun in tow, New Jack became one of..

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Video: Watch Jerry Lawler Dance With Rikishi In A Very Nice Tribute To Brian Christopher

March 24, 2019

Keeping it in the family. Last year, Brian Christopher, better known as Grandmaster Sexay, passed away at the age of forty six. Christopher was a fairly successful wrestler over his career with his highest level of fame coming as part of the team Too Cool, also including Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi. Their dance act was rather popular, and that popularity continues to this day and this weekend in particular. On Saturday night, Christopher’s father Jerry Lawler and former partner Rikishi appeared at a Memphis Grizzlies game for part of their Grind City Wrestling night. Rikishi and Lawler performed the Too Cool dance on the court, with Lawler performing Christopher’s part. Before the dance, Rikishi talked about how Christopher was his friend and Lawler said it would be an honor to take his son’s part. There were other wrestlers in attendance for the evening as well, including the Steiner Brothers and Buff Bagwell. These are some kind words. Check out Rikishi’s speech: [This post contain..

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Bobby Fulton On Roman Reigns: “Get Rid Of Him Or Turn Him Heel. It’s Plain And Simple!”

May 25, 2018

Well-known wrestler “Fantastic” Bobby Fulton was interviewed by James Walsh on Interactive Wrestling Radio where he explained why Roman Reigns should be fired from WWE. On deciding to call it a career and retire: “I was actually going to retire last year in November. The reason I decided it was time to jump off is I’ve still got pretty good health and I’d like to keep it that way. I’m 57 years old. When I get in that ring, I want to give it my all. The thing of it is, 40 years is good. It was a dream of mine as a kid. I spoke to an elementary school today. Yeah, I told those kids if they have a dream and a desire and a passion than they can accomplish those dreams. I mean that. Yeah, I want to tell every child that. I had a chance to live a dream. Not only that, sir, but I got a chance to go further than I ever thought that I could.” On being paired with Tommy Rogers for the “Fantastics” team: “Well, Tommy and I met in Memphis, TN for Jerry Jarrett’s company. He was a singles wrestler..

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Brock Lesnar’s Status for Tonight’s RAW Episode

July 24, 2017

<p><strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/brock-lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></strong> is not scheduled to make an appearance on tonight’s episode of RAW.</p><p>Kurt <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/angle/" title="Angle">Angle</a></strong> is expected to announce plans for Lesnar defending the WWE Universal Title at WWE SummerSlam tonight. It’s being rumored that he will be announcing a Fatal 4-Way for the Championship.</p><p>Here is the current list of WWE dates Lesnar is confirmed for:</p>SmackDown Live Event: July 29th (Detroit, MI) RAW: July 31st (Pittsburgh, PA) SmackDown Live Event: August 12th (Tampa, FL) RAW: August 14th (Boston, MA) SummerSlam: August 20th (Brooklyn, NY) RAW: August 28th (Memphis, TN) WWE No <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/mercy/" title="Mercy">Mercy</a></strong>: September 24th (Los Angeles, CA) RAW Live Event: September 30th (Winnipeg, MB)

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Dinner with the King Recap – Great Balls of Fire Insight, Advice for Wannabe Wrestlers, Who Had the Best ‘Puppies’ in WWE? More!

June 21, 2017

<p>Lawler is joined on today’s show by his co-host Glenn Moore.</p><p>Lawler informs that he appeared at the Comicon in Washington, DC this past weekend. He says that he had a great time there and he was able to see a lot of old friends. WWE Superstars Charlotte Flair and Nakamura even made an appearance on Saturday.</p><p></p><p>A listener writes into the show and asks Lawler which current WWE Superstar would fit well in Memphis Wrestling back in the day. Lawler says that he worked as the top babyface in Memphis for a long time, so their goal was always to find big, strong heels to work against him. Guys like Kamala and <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/bam-bam-bigelow" title="Bam Bam Bigelow">Bam Bam Bigelow</a></strong> fit that mould.</p><p>In that sense, there are a number of guys in WWE today that would work out well in Memphis. Lawler says that they would have made a lot of money with someone like <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/brock-lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></strong> in Memphis back in the day. They could also do wonders with talents such as Baron Corbin, Bray Wyatt and of course <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/braun-strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a></strong>.</p>

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Dinner with the King Recap – Creating ‘The King’ Gimmick, Opinions of McMahon/Ross/The Rock, Great Balls of Fire! More!

June 7, 2017

<p>Lawler is joined on today’s show by his co-host Glenn Moore.</p><p>Lawler informs that he injured his knee recently and it might require some attention in the near future. He recently visited a doctor with his son and the doctor told him that his son’s knees are three times worse than his, and his son is looking at a double knee replacement surgery. Lawler considers himself lucky to have been wrestling for 46 years and he has never required a knee surgery.</p><p></p><p>Lawler worked a cage match recently and had ‘The Mouth of the South’ Jimmy Hart in his corner for the match. He says that the cage was actually a very stable structure which surprised him, because he has worked in some pretty sad looking cages during his career. He informs that Hart threw his megaphone into cage at one point during the match and that reminded him of a cage match he worked against ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage many years ago.</p><p>Savage had Miss Elizabeth accompany him to the ring, and at one point she jumped into the cage. When she tried to climb back out of the cage, Lawler grabbed her skirt and the <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/whole/" title="whole">whole</a></strong> skirt came right off. The Memphis crowd got <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/quite/" title="quite">quite</a></strong> a show that evening. Lawler says that Elizabeth was a tremendous talent both as a <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/valet/" title="valet">valet</a></strong> and as an in-ring worker.</p>