Jerry Lawler Wins AWA World Title! (Post-Match Interview, 5-9-88) Memphis Wrestling

[@oshokejoseph1177]

Absolute Gentleman JERRY LAWLER was a great wrestler per excellence. His tenacity and nearly impossible win in this match bring out the desire for success in true professional wrestling, giving in all. Lessons learnt.

[@crow672008]

Back in the day Jerry Lawler was a well respected wrestler. Memphis Wrestling in the day was as good as any wrestling you ever seen. And i miss it.

[@cards1985]

Allen Woodall Me Too.

[@muletownman6900]

Me to

[@jerryblair61]

Jerry Lawyer, The king he earned that name. I miss the old wrestling this was the home of it

[@teletubeentt.t.e5635]

The OGs

[@GETole]

The territory day were so much better than today's crap product.

[@stealthbomb6057]

Worked or not, when you put in all the time that these guys and gals put in, it's pretty rewarding when you realize the promoter and people in charge of story line's value you enough to make you the #1 performer. All the struggles you go through trying to get a break in the business, all the political bullshit you have to deal, the miles, aches and pains, paying your dues, etc. Jerry was the heart and soul of Tennessee pro wrestling in that era and it was well deserved for him to get that AWA championship.

[@muletownman6900]

Stealthbomb well said...that sums up the way guys feel after "winning" the world title....you are giving the opportunity to be the #1 draw..

[@jerryblair6995]

The king Jerry Lawler he earned that name when wrestling was at it's best.

[@TheMemphisSlim]

This is so touching.. it's the Olympic Gold medal presentation, the Oscars, NCAA National Championship Trophy presentation...and we have the World Champion right here in Memphis.. Jerry Lawler..

[@oshokejoseph1177]

Brilliantly put!

[@auburtengland6275]

One of the hardest punchers in the world

[@jerryblair2339]

Jerry Lawler The King he earned it.With the greatest announcers of all times One of the greatest wrestlers ofall. Along the man who started him Jackie Fargo.

[@matthewball2122]

1 Of King Sir. Jerry Lawler's Greatest Matches!!!! - M2.H.B.2016!

[@jerryblair2339]

The King one of.the greatest wrestlers of all times He earned that name The King He's right.with out the fans you're.nothing

[@courtneyjones7322]

Lawler was the best

[@johnstahlman9767]

really wish the AWA wasn't sold to Vince McMahon. It would've been cool to have that belt back.

[@DevAngelo]

Curtis Axel looks more like King than he does Henning! Lol.

[@GetBenched2010]

Axel looks more like his grandpa Larry The Axe Hennig.

[@jerryblair2339]

Lawyer The King he earned that name.

[@14DaveHunter]

Only King to be World Champion, at the same time. To bad that never happened to Harley Race.

[@angelacallaway2195]

Jerry Lawler baby your the king of my heart 💓💋💓💗

[@Rareed63]

When I watched Lawler and Lance Russell, Bill Dundee they were with the NWA whats he doing in the AWA that was the North East the Macho man was on the AWA ?

[@jeremywhitworth7299]

Sometime during the 80’s, the CWA either broke away from the NWA or was dropped. They ended up becoming part of the AWA. I remember Lawler wrestling Nick Bockwinkle for the AWA World title. Hogan left the AWA for the WWF because Verne wouldn’t take the title off Bockwinkle for him to be the AWA World Champion.

[@ericthomas917]

Lawler wrestled the NWA champion and the AWA champion a lot. One time AWA champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Lawler for the Southern belt (which was the top challenger for the AWA and NWA titles in Memphis) and then said he was gonna face Ric Flair for the NWA belt, not put the AWA belt up at all, and move the match from Memphis to California because he didn't want to wrestle Flair in Memphis. The match didn't happen.

[@lajairiusjackson3695]

I want this feeling

[@thelastlonewolf2047]

Jerry Lawler should be NWA World's Heavyweight Champion long time ago when He wrestle Harley Race not the AWA World's Heavyweight Belt

[@ericthomas917]

That's because Lawler didn't want to leave the territory because he was the top draw

[@HH-pk2wh]

King

[@marvmon4735]

CLASSIC MEMPHIS 4LIFE

[@darrinh.2322]

The tail end of Kay-Fabe lol

[@trailteryx9955]

Lawler was the man in Memphis wrestling. In the wwf/wwe they made him a joke. He never won a title or a big match. Wrestling hasn't been good since about '95.

[@jameschilders7423]

To me '89 was the last good year

[@marvmon4735]

Lawer beat majority of your WWF legends. 👏👏👏

[@brandonmorris92]

I'm confused though.... Lawler won the belt before in 1979, so i think this is his second reign. I'm not sure though.

[@gmoney8585]

This seemed real

[@shawnkinser1164]

That belt wasn't worth much in 1988. The AWA was pretty much dead at this point

[@jeffreylasky2737]

Shawn Kinser ... Sadly your right. I always thought AWA should have merged with the NWA and had a unification match with him and Flair. That would have been great.

[@godswill5590]

Memphis was alive and well, though.

[@JohnGardnerKpt]

This was an attempt to put AWA back in the big picture. Lawler had everything it took but the machine was WWF at the time. Hennig would take off to WWF just a few months later.

[@jameshodge8346]

He should have been wwf champion

[@jameschilders7423]

Lol

[@nassermj7671]

So they were scripted/not scripted. Go figure

[@sumobowler3790]

what a difference nine years makes - kzbin.info/www/bejne/goC8aZmmr8eNfs0

[@the21program10]

So how does this work ? How do you when a word tittle in a fake fight?

[@stevemtc1]

Shane Marbry it’s All about promotional fun who gets the push but there’s a lot that goes into decisions who and wind the matches how for how long. It’s not a fake fight so much because inside the ring that’s only 10 % of the industry. It takes talent if you don’t not only to sell tickets but in the booking. You have to be able for twenty thirty minutes throw a 275 pound man around and make it look good

[@johnsparrow5607]

Jerry was the King of the cheaters.