
About
Jerry Lawler
Overview
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. Lawler is a one-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion and a three-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion, making him a four-time world champion in AWA and WCWA. He unified the titles by defeating Kerry Von Erich at AWA Super Clash III, forming the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, a championship which he held 28 times. He is also known for his feud with comedian Andy Kaufman and he portrayed himself in the 1999 film Man on the Moon. Lawler has held more recognized championships than any professional wrestler in history, though he has never won any championships in WWE having wrestled sporadically whilst primarily providing color commentary, since joining the company. In 2007, Lawler was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Known for
Acting |
||||
2023 | Superfan: The Story of Vladimir | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2023 | WWE Hall of Fame 2023 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2023 | Biography: Jerry Lawler | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2023 | Biography: Chyna | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2023 | Biography: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2023 | WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Kickoff | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
2022 | WWE Survivor Series WarGames 2022 Kickoff | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
2022 | Biography: Wrestlemania I | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2022 | Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match | Actor | Jerry Lawler | 59 Average |
2022 | WWE Hell in a Cell Kickoff 2022 | Actor | Jerry Lawler | N/A N/A |
2022 | WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
2022 | WWE WrestleMania 38 Saturday Kickoff | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
2021 | NEW Wrestlefest 25 | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2021 | Biography: Bret "Hitman" Hart | Actor | Himself (archive footage) | 59 Average |
2021 | Biography: Mick Foley | Actor | 59 Average |
|
2021 | Biography: Ultimate Warrior | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2021 | Biography: “Macho Man” Randy Savage | Actor | 58 Average |
|
2021 | Biography: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin | Actor | Jerry “The King” Lawler (archive footage) | 59 Average |
2021 | WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
2020 | The Best of Mickie James | Actor | 59 Average |
|
2020 | You Cannot Kill David Arquette | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2020 | Kaufmania! | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
2019 | Fighting with My Family | Actor | Jerry Lawler | 66 Fair |
2018 | Dig That, Zeebo Newton | Actor | Sheriff Dickson | N/A N/A |
2018 | Andre the Giant | Actor | Self | 62 Fair |
2018 | WWE Hall of Fame 2018 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2017 | WrestleCade SuperShow 2017 | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | Actor | Self | 68 Fair |
2016 | WWE Backlash 2016 Kickoff | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
2016 | NEW Wrestling Under The Stars V | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2015 | WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2015 | Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2015 | It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2015 | WWE Hall of Fame 2015 | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2014 | WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 | Actor | 59 Average |
|
2014 | I Am Santa Claus | Actor | Himself | 58 Average |
2014 | WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2014 | WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show | Actor | Lawler | 59 Average |
2014 | Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 | Actor | Lawler | 59 Average |
2014 | WWE Hall Of Fame 2014 | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2013 | WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2013 | WWE Royal Rumble 2013 | Actor | Jerry Lawler | 60 Fair |
2012 | WWE: 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History | Actor | 59 Average |
|
2012 | WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak | Actor | Jerry 'The King' Lawler (archive footage) | 59 Average |
2012 | WWE WrestleMania XXVIII Pre-Show | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2012 | Girls Gone Dead | Actor | Sheriff Jackson Cole | 57 Average |
2012 | WWE Royal Rumble 2012 | Actor | 60 Fair |
|
2011 | Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time | Actor | Himself | 60 Fair |
2011 | WWE Survivor Series 2011 | Actor | Jerry Lawler | 59 Average |
2011 | The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2011 | WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History | Actor | 59 Average |
|
2011 | The John Cena Experience | Actor | Jerry 'The King' Lawler (archive footage) | 59 Average |
2011 | WWE Over The Limit 2011 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 58 Average |
2011 | WWE Extreme Rules 2011 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2011 | WWE: DX: One Last Stand | Actor | Lawler | 59 Average |
2011 | WWE WrestleMania XXVII | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 60 Fair |
2011 | The True Story of WrestleMania | Actor | 60 Fair |
|
2011 | Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin' | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2011 | WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 | Actor | Jerry 'The King' lawler | 59 Average |
2010 | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2010 | WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2009 | Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2007 | WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2007 | WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Heatseekers | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2007 | The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling | Actor | 59 Average |
|
2007 | WWE Hall of Fame 2007 | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2006 | ECW One Night Stand 2006 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2006 | WWE New Year's Revolution 2006 | Actor | Jerry 'The King' Lawler | 59 Average |
2005 | NWA: Royal Beatdown | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2005 | The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior | Actor | Jerry Lawler | 59 Average |
2005 | The Lost Episodes of the XWF | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2005 | Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History | Actor | 59 Average |
|
2005 | WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History | Actor | 59 Average |
|
2004 | WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2004 | NEW Renegades Rampage | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2004 | WWE WrestleMania XX | Actor | Jerry 'The King' Lawler | 61 Fair |
2004 | WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them Alive | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2004 | ECW vs. USWA: Civil War of the 90's | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2003 | WWE Unforgiven 2003 | Actor | Jerry 'The King' Lawler | 59 Average |
2003 | USA Championship Wrestling | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 70 Good |
2003 | Superstars of Yesteryear | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2003 | WWE Insurrextion 2003 | Actor | Jerry Lawler | 59 Average |
2003 | 3PW A Funkin' Classic | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2003 | Memphis Wrestling | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2003 | WWE Royal Rumble 2003 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2002 | WWE Armageddon 2002 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2002 | WWE Survivor Series 2002 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2002 | WWE Super Tuesday | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
2002 | WWE No Mercy 2002 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2002 | WWE Unforgiven 2002 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2002 | WWE SummerSlam 2002 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2002 | WWE Vengeance 2002 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2002 | WWE Divas: Undressed | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2002 | WWE: Triple H - The Game | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2002 | WWE Judgment Day 2002 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2002 | WWE Insurrextion 2002 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2002 | WWE Royal Rumble 2002 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2001 | WWA The Inception | Actor | 59 Average |
|
2001 | This is Ultimate Wrestling: Superstar Collection Vol.2 | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2001 | This is Ultimate Wrestling: Jeff Jarrett - In Your Face | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2001 | This is Ultimate Wrestling: Superstar Collection Vol.1 | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2001 | WWE No Way Out 2001 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2001 | XFL | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
2000 | WWE Unforgiven 2000 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2000 | WWE SummerSlam 2000 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
2000 | WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs | Actor | Jerry Lawler | 59 Average |
1999 | Man on the Moon | Actor | Himself | 69 Fair |
1999 | Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
1999 | WWF: Hell Yeah: The Stone Cold Saga Continues | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1999 | WWE Royal Rumble 1999 | Actor | Jerry Lawler | 59 Average |
1998 | WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler (Emcee) | 59 Average |
1998 | WWE King of the Ring 1998 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler (Referee) | 59 Average |
1998 | The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling | Actor | Jerry Lawler | 59 Average |
1997 | ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1997 | ECW Heat Wave 1997 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1997 | WWE King of the Ring 1997 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1997 | ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler (Appearance) | N/A N/A |
1997 | WWE Royal Rumble 1997 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
1996 | WWE Survivor Series 1996 | Actor | Jerry 'The King' Lawler | 59 Average |
1996 | WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
1996 | WWE SummerSlam 1996 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 58 Average |
1996 | WWE King of the Ring 1996 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
1996 | WWE Most Amazing Matches! | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1996 | WWE Royal Rumble 1996 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 58 Average |
1995 | WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler (Appearance) | 58 Average |
1995 | WWE Survivor Series 1995 | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1995 | WWE King of the Ring 1995 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
1995 | WWE Brawl in the Family | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1995 | WWE In Your House | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
1995 | WWE WrestleFest '95 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1994 | WWE Survivor Series 1994 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
1994 | The 1994 NWA World's Championship Tournament | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1994 | WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
1994 | WWE King of the Ring 1994 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
1994 | The Life And Times of Paul Boesch | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1993 | WWE SummerSlam 1993 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 58 Average |
1993 | WWE King of the Ring 1993 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler (Appearance) | 59 Average |
1993 | Life with Mikey | Actor | The Lobotomizer | 58 Average |
1993 | ECW Hardcore TV | Actor | 69 Fair |
|
1993 | WWE Royal Rumble 1993 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
1991 | TWA Winter Challenge II | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1990 | TWA Autumn Armageddon '90 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1990 | TWA Summer Sizzler | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1990 | TWA Spring Spectacular | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1989 | I'm from Hollywood | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1988 | AWA SuperClash III | Actor | Jerry Lawler | 59 Average |
1988 | WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88 | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1988 | AWA The Road to Super Clash III | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1987 | CWA Mayhem in Memphis: The Steel Cage Haircut Match | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1985 | Saturday Night's Main Event | Actor | 72 Good |
|
1985 | PWUSA Star Wars | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | N/A N/A |
1984 | NWA Lords of The Ring | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
1983 | AWA Super Sunday | Actor | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 59 Average |
Pro Wrestling USA: Star Wars 1985 | Actor | 59 Average |
||
Owen | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
|
Writing |
||||
1988 | AWA SuperClash III | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1987 | CWA Mayhem in Memphis: The Steel Cage Haircut Match | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
Production |
||||
2011 | WWE Tough Enough Download Part 3 | Production | Associate Producer | 60 Fair |
1987 | CWA Mayhem in Memphis: The Steel Cage Haircut Match | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
Sound |
||||
2015 | WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off | Sound | Vocals | 59 Average |