The True Story Of Jerry Lawler & The Kat's Mysterious WWE Exit

[@Champ1988]

Can't fully sympathize with King given the fact that they got together through his own infidelity. How you get them is how you lose them, so turnabout was indeed fair play.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Also she was 18.

[@venomousnate7263]

Quitting your job out of solidarity for your wife who was fired and then down the line find out she cheated on you and later divorced. Man that’s cold. It’s good to know they are good friends and have patched things up.

[@JacksonBivens]

It started as an affair when he cheated on his second wife. What else would you expect?

[@DKCG0113]

Crazy that a gold digger 20 years younger than him wasnt loyal.

[@unholyperiodza5442]

Rusev: Welcome to the party

[@vampirascoffin870]

​@@JacksonBivens like you wouldn't make a mistake like that

[@hhtptai]

@@DKCG0113 She was 18 when they met, he pursued her.

[@jamessteel9016]

The Kat's strip at Armageddon 99 was her most memorable moment.

[@you-5-iver804]

Dunno who was more there just for sex appeal and no real talent. Sable or The Kat.

[@Kiss_The_Bullet]

I still feel like The Kat had the better body. Sable was scary skinny.

[@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living]

This is a wild story and a good video telling this story. Ivory (Lisa Moretti) revealed in a shoot interview that many people (except Lawler) knew that The Kat was cheating on him with a few people, including (allegedly) the photographer that did the Diva Shoots as well as one of the Dupp brothers (proven to be true), which is why people didn’t like The Kat.

[@sammykent5752]

Not except Lawler. INCLUDING Lawler. She made it quite clear that Lawler knew about the affair

[@sophiabarton248]

​@@sammykent5752he probably just put up with it and turned a blind eye so that he could stay with his much younger hot wife Jerry be like puppieeeees!!! 🤣

[@Duvallgotissues]

Damn she put that thang on Jerry. Jerry is the guy who would call his wife and kids and tell them he never coming home.

[@larrymarshall8900]

Like the guy from Harlem Nights.

[@Duvallgotissues]

@@larrymarshall8900 exactly bro

[@heathj7794]

JR said it along time ago that Lawler doesn't do well on his own. Like he needs to be in a relationship

[@TheBlackScatPack]

@@larrymarshall8900Richie Vento 😂😂😂

[@BPEJS24-7]

@@heathj7794 people like that are always pathetic.

[@N1120A]

I remember when this went down. Jerry had, for the time, a pretty developed website and blog and he made a fairly candid post after the fall out, discussing his comfortable financial position and that working was more about enjoyment and keeping active than anything for him. Once they split, he was back in WWF quite quickly and was welcomed back with open arms.

[@talonthehand]

What I’m getting out of this is Lawler was well ahead of the curve with a personal website. Would not have guessed that.

[@dannytoeman]

Jerry was great with the internet. He often only used it with one hand

[@gabepollock1641]

People knock on Jerry for a lot (some of it very rightfully, I must say), but the guy was one of the first to really market himself beyond wrestling and it shows with things like that.

[@CNormanHocker]

She must have rejected Vince.

[@jcurbin305]

Oh you KNOW IT...😂

[@jtarantula3390]

I wonder that too

[@bigkevin579]

I was a regular watcher of Jerry Lawler's USWA wrestling as a kid and I can truthfully say Stacy Carter made her debut on USWA wrestling and not Power Pro Wrestling before she ever debut on WWE TV. USWA started using her as a ringside commentator after having WWE's Sunny as a guest commentator realizing how successful her appearance was to the male demographic of the show. Carter was used in the same way as a ratings draw before leaving for WWE full time as Ms.Kitty.

[@NJ973201]

I first learned of Stacy's time there after buying a compilation VHS in the early 00s from a tape trader in TX which had clips from WWF, USWA & ECW centered around Lawler's feud with Heyman & Dreamer.

[@christopherwiessner555]

1:59 we should check on Jerry again guys. I don’t care if she’s 18 that’s a sketch way to “pick up chicks”. 😅

[@TheCancerMan]

She wasn't 18. This is in fact the only place I've ever heard of their relationship starting so late in her life.

[@jareddavis9012]

​@@TheCancerManHe met her when she was 18.

[@MrNegativecreep07]

She was older than another one of his alleged pickups

[@KB-qk1ic]

He's always gone after young women. He had been accused of taking a minor to a hotel back in his heyday

[@mr.x9566]

@@KB-qk1ic After taking her shopping and paying for several outfits for her, (which is a totally normal thing to do) lol.

[@Kleetus_Van_Damm]

I love these videos so much, thank you for these in depth explanations behind some of wrestlings auspicious stories!

[@WSK9002]

The one aspect missing from WrestleMania Seventeen, Jerry Lawler not being on commentary, if WrestleMania Seventeen really was the bookend to the Attitude Era, Lawler not being on commentary was the only element missing. Paul E. did a really good job, don't misunderstand me, Lawler not being there was noticeable.

[@jakehawkins8669]

Big Time noticeable & yeah I feel bad that Lawler missed out on the best Wrestlemania of all time

[@LwandaMandla-eo3io]

"Here kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty!" 😂

[@kimstuart7989]

The timing on this is impeccable considering. I just watched the Stevie Richards podcast where everyone was calling him out for not telling the whole truth 😂 So In actuality WWE fired the kat to try and protect Jerry and he was just two Head over heels

[@freedom2084]

Stevie a liar

[@unholyperiodza5442]

Between this, Matt Hardy in 2005 and Rusev in 2019, WWE had a thing with ruining wrestler's careers and relationships.

[@djtrankilo231]

Don't forget Sunny and Sable with Chris Candido and Marc Mero respectively, before.

[@Jahn_Pah_Jonz]

What happened to rusev in 2019?

[@PhoenixDawnX77]

It's real to me dammit! 🤪 🤪 🤪

[@Hollows1997]

For the past few years I have been watching Raw from the very start (and Smack Down when it started) and just today I’ve reached the episode of Raw where Heyman comes in for Lawler on commentary. The timing of this video, for me at least, is perfect.

[@fallynshaye]

Where have you watched them? RAW hasnt came to netflix yet.

[@Hollows1997]

@@fallynshaye the network.

[@Rautz.]

Which episode?

[@danielmarcus420]

Thanks for looking into this topic. I've wondered about it a few times over the years.

[@NJ973201]

Correction: Stacy made her debut in USWA, you can find full episodes on this site, it was on the March 1st, 1997 episode and she was doing some of the interviews then.

[@SteanPP]

This is perfect timing. Steve Richard was talking about this on his podcast tbis week.

[@jtarantula3390]

What did he say? Did he bring up the Kat?

[@gequmo]

Jerry always been a creep

[@ColorsBright]

He probably grabs them by the kitty

[@woobgamer5210]

Are you forgetting The Kat was cheating on him with multiple dudes (including a TNA guy)

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

​@@woobgamer5210She's no saint either. He really knows how to pick 'em.

[@pjbaby8783]

@@woobgamer5210Yeah because that’s the same as documented pedophilia and assault allegations

[@economicfusion6065]

Wouldn't be surprised if lawler was involved with Vince's weird trysts

[@josephnicolino8529]

So King quit when his wife was fired but not when his son got fired twice. Hmmm

[@gojirabroderick6491]

I remember when Chyna and her came out wearing master and slave t-shirts. Bet that caused some uncomfortable conversations in some households

[@HyperActive7]

This is a perfect example of how the blindness of love can be concealed by the deceit of cheating.

[@17thN.O]

Comes to to find out Jerry was cheating on his second wife with The Cat.

[@HyperActive7]

@@17thN.O So who outcheated who worse? And the ironic thing is, they're friends.. 🤥

[@philwill0123]

​@@HyperActive7point being you can't call out just her for being a cheater and him a victim, when he done the same damn thing to the person he ditched for her. Basically it's karma.

[@colmnim21]

Hulk Hogan was a big part of the potential of the XWF OR MAYBE NOT DUDE, I SURE HOPE HE GETS BOOKED THERE BROTHER

[@dallascrazy1000]

Deadlock, brother!

[@jakel7213]

Wull... I don't know about THAT dude

[@thelocalhero6036]

DONT SAY THAT! DADDY!

[@coleymissions]

stole his house and then went into real estate. heavy days.

[@xavierwashington5408]

Honestly him owing her 55k was the best outcome, I thought it would be sum crazy

[@ivaneurope]

To be honest this led to the JR-Paul Heyman duo on commentary

[@wingerding]

That's what the video says ya

[@NJ973201]

Returning duo if you count early 90s WCW.

[@stingrey1571]

Yeah sure Jerry met her when she was 18.

[@abelflores4376]

Here Kitty Kitty Kitty Kitty! Ivory said in an interview that she didn't know why Lawler quit. She said The Kat was sleeping with a cameraman during one of the Divas paradise videos

[@JessicaAbbott-k8c]

She also said Kat was sleeping with Trevor Murdoch's brother

[@leaderofnoone9087]

I know this isn't the point of the video, but Charles Barkley paid for their wedding really.

[@saucers79]

Yeah really didn't expect Charles Barkley to be a part of this story😂

[@leaderofnoone9087]

@@saucers79 I feel like that now the most important part of the story now for me.

[@ErikLarson-l9k]

My first live wrestling event was Stacy’s final WWF TV appearance, when RTC introduced her as their newest member and she came to the ring in the white suit. I remember after her and Lawler disappeared the following week, rumors were swirling that she had refused a lesbian storyline and was fired. Immediately the rumors were also that Lawler had quit in solidarity with her, which turned out to be true. It’s so weird to me they could be friends now, considering her apparent multiple affairs and trying to take his money.

[@bleueggos6798]

I remember meeting cat and lawler on the independent circuit around this time

[@eduardobranco8349]

Can't be sorry for him, really. You don't abandon your wife for a hot 18 year old and get to be the victim in the divorce

[@Daniel_Capital]

Honestly she was probably worth it. Jerry at 50 had a 9 for her entire prime, and at the end of the day it only cost him $55k and a condo. He then got his job back like the whole ordeal never happened. A lot of men would take that deal if we're being honest.

[@TeeKoon]

My ex 50+ foreman had a similar separation situation, but not married legally. She left him after finding work. He provided around 7 years of caring for her, including her higher studies cost, He was in tears, I told him she gave you her best years and didn't request any more money! You should be happy!

[@morganleggett6118]

We got the greatest commentary duo as a result. Heyman and JR 🐐

[@comancheviperrrr]

Given what we now know about Vince McMahon it could possibly be that she got fired because she wouldn’t sleep with him. Stacey was probably loyal to Jerry and she refused to put out for Vincent Man so he just fired her as retaliation. Again, this is just my hypothesis. I don’t have any proof butgiven what we now know it’s a very good hypothesis. I do believe.

[@philwill0123]

More like she would be blackmailed by vince into fucking vince to keep both their jobs there.

[@Modeek6]

Just want a reason to blame vince. She wasn’t loyal. She was 🗑️

[@comancheviperrrr]

@@Modeek6 you’re correct. She was not loyal to Chris. Still it hurt her pretty bad when he died. Who is the question that goes in the head of a woman. They do things sometimes without reason or they have reasons and we can’t fathom what they are. Maybe she didn’t like that. Maybe there’s something about him. She found repulsive. We don’t know, but the possibility still remains that given his track record, he came on to her, and she still said no. even a horse have standards. Usually they come in a price. I guess Vince did not offer enough. But one thing is for sure. He was not a good person but she’s not what I would. Term is evil. She’s no different than most people out there. Walking the streets today.Self-centered, self-serving wrapped up in one person only. Themselves what they want and what they desire.

[@speedy316uk]

Its good to hear they have put the past behind them and are friends. A happy ending for everyone

[@joshuaa1605]

I had the biggest crush on the kat back in the day lol

[@hhtptai]

They could never make me like you, Jerry Lawler.

[@waynecollier8525]

I was wondering... thanks for sharing... *rolls eyes* ...

[@joshhale9355]

Jerry is a creepy dude, but he stood by his wife and she just turned out to be a terrible person by cheating on him. That’s just awful, I think Jerry was in love with her and she just used him like a napkin.

[@JohnHenryUS]

Weird you passed over Mike's best-known role as "Mike Maverick," one half of the "Serial Thrillaz" with Shane Helms. They put on what's often called "the world's best indy match" with the Hardys for OMEGA in either Knightdale or Zebulon NC, right around the same time M&J got signed to WWE full time, probably 99. I'm sure there's tape of it floating around on the trade scene if it's not available pseudo-commercially somewhere.

[@JohnHenryUS]

Popped for the pic of Otto though...

[@jbrushreckel1]

There's a book about the XFL that says this in re: Honda The XFL was losing sponsorships but NBC wanted to keep them for other programming. Honda was oe of the largest at the time. Head of NBC told Vince and the announce team not to badmouth any of them. Lawler did anyway. NBC wanted Vince to fire Lawler but Lawler's contact was iron clad. They could however fire his wife. Knowing Lawler would quit if she was fired they used the classic "Creative has nothing for you" The book is called "Long Bomb" it's a good read.

[@SableDav]

Why would I now believe that she was fired because she wouldnt sleep with mcmahon?

[@joeywrestling9536]

Great video, Jack!! Thanks to all!!

[@alexbrooks2235]

Bruh some full grown dude picking up an 18 year old - if it goes bad that’s on him lol.

[@mann3ify]

This story highlights the challenges wrestlers face when personal and professional lives collide.​ What a tough situation!

[@Terry-y1g]

That WM segment with Mae Young was hilarious.

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

Kat was hot just wanted to put that out there 😭

[@hib6076]

True

[@cousinchris802]

Sexay caught with 0.1g of smoke, that's harsh. Did they find a roach in the ashtray and decided to weigh it? LOL I'm not excusing the other stuff though.

[@mjuzumaki]

Are we gonna ignore that he was ALSO caught ice & snow? 😂

[@wingerding]

I think it was the method and cocaine that did it...

[@Highly3666]

Probably would have skated with the weed lol the other stuff naaah

[@IroquoisPliskin86]

As a Memphian, it is so bizarre hearing Power Pro Wrestling and Randy Hales mentioned in a Cultaholic video. These are things I haven't heard since I was like 13.

[@davidbrown4540]

Lawler is a "lifetime teetotaler?" I did not know that! Wouldn't have expected it either him being from Memphis in the old school days.

[@brandonperkins176]

Jerry Lawler is one wild dude and had a relationship with Stacy Carter(The Kat) was insane to a T.

[@KimberlyRichards-u4d]

How did he even land her?

[@larrystilltheeman39]

Stacy Carter was using old man Jerry The King Lawler. She never loved him.

[@noyou1320]

The Kat is pretty much blacklisted from WWE. You never hear anything about her after she departed from WWE. She also doesn’t have an Alumni Page despite being a former WWE women’s Championship

[@jtarantula3390]

As well as Tori & Debra, Kat was part of Jerry’s A&E documentary.

[@KimberlyRichards-u4d]

@@jtarantula3390they probably forgot Tori existed😂.

[@elizabethgeorge168]

This situation always bothered me. On one hand I can see how some might not have liked Stacy; she probably felt entitled just because of her relationship with Jerry. But on the other hand, she'd been around the business for ages by that point. And with all the Vince scandals that have come to light, it makes me question his real motives for firing her. All that aside, it definitely sucks that Jerry stuck his neck out for Stacy, only to have her both cheat & leave him.

[@dr.snakes]

I remember Wrestlemania Axxcess waiting in line to meet Jerry Lawler. I was hoping he would sign my Lawler/Kaufman figures. Security guard walks up to Lawler with this woman who, I kid you not, looked like she time traveled in from a Motley Crue video. Im talking high heels, leather pants, black denim jacket, big blonde hair. Security guy whispered something in to Jerry's ear. Jerry surveys the line, leaves with the woman. Never came back.

[@KimberlyRichards-u4d]

So King is not so different from his horny character huh?

[@mrbransformer4184]

Come on that Armageddon pause was a lot of our childhoods before internet

[@Cuthawolf]

Never liked Jerry Lawler, he was my least favorite announcer before JBL. I DO feel bad for him though about the Carter stuff; Quitting your sure thing with your wife in solidarity, only to find out she's been cheating is awful.

[@mattotterpop]

I am glad that of all the wrestling stories that end so badly, this kinda has a happy ending with tow people who made mistakes being friends again.

[@Modeek6]

The mistake made was lawler leaving his job for someone who wasn’t loyal in the end.

[@colinlock-lv9vv]

thought it was dont mix business with pleasure

[@bobsmith87688]

Kat was fired at a time when the XFL was collapsing and Vince was a national joke. Wonder if that played a part in Vince's wrath, Trish's barking and forced stripping segment would happen the very next week.

[@davefogle7747]

great reporting as always Jack

[@hulk6785]

Has it ever been revealed why she was abruptly fired? That's the one part of the story that I have never gotten a definitive answer about.

[@CyberJawa1986]

I think it’s still basically the same”bad attitude “ and “hard to work with “. In the last few years I like that JR has defended a few of the women, including Kat, that were labeled difficult. I think he added some needed clarity. He mentioned she wasn’t hard to work with as much as she’d ask questions about the angles and storylines offered to her, how does it help her character etc.

[@greeneyedbaldy]

I remember reading that there was a lot of animosity between her and another Diva (name not mentioned) that it got to the point that she told the WWF that either they fire Kat or she would quit, and I guess she was of more value to them than Kat was.

[@EmmanuelJim-e4v]

The moment that gave birth to a ASW legend in Australia

[@The_Sage_of_Rage]

1/10th of a gram of marijuana? 😂😂😂 I don't even think you could identify it as pot at that point

[@blacknapalm2131]

*Stand by your Kat*

[@art4hawkeye]

wwe wanted the kat back in 2003 but she didnt want to, i wouldn't take ivorys words seriously, she hated stacy.

[@jtarantula3390]

I think it would’ve been brilliant

[@TankHardcheese]

I feel no sympathy for Lawler. He cheated on his wife with an 18 year old while he was in his late 30s/early 40s. I hope Kat made bank.

[@frankmfeb13]

She made 50k 😂

[@jtarantula3390]

I loved the Kat, she was fun and entertaining, and gorgeous

[@coyboybc]

Miss Kitty looked more like she should have been working the streets in Memphis Tennessee. She WAS NOT all that ! Best thing she ever did was get fired and disappeared from wrestling! She was classless and clueless and got too much attention in wrestling! One of the biggest mistakes Lawler ever made ! She was trash and too bad Jerry couldn’t see it till it was too late ! She had no charm !

[@bigjoeofthe707]

3:09 it’s pay-per-view! Did they think people order it for kiddie stuff? You order a PPV that can bypass some censors

[@Oldskoolwraastlin77]

A NEW VIDEO!!????? Hells yea! 🙌

[@joshuaa1605]

He dated my friend frommhigh school shortly after their divorce. He even shouts her out one night on raw during a tribute show when someone died. I cant remember whos tribute it was. Maybe eddies tribute show.

[@ACE87RAGINGBULL]

Jerry “The Simp” Lawler

[@Mac_Kymera]

When I was young I thought Jerry and Sable were the ones together, especially after that Sable topless segment and Jerry’s reaction.

[@KimberlyRichards-u4d]

Jerry probably did want Sable

[@that.canadian.vaper.guyTCVG]

Yeah, she definitely believed she was a star and acted out of pocket, you can tell by her interviews. Jerry was probably just blindly backing her up, which he's since then rescinded his support of her lol

[@quavehiphop9152]

I know The King has had quite a few issues over the years, but I never have anything bad to say about him. However, when it comes to this situation, Jerry holds a great amount of the blame for it. I mean he handled it completely wrong from the start. He definitely shouldn't have hooked up with Kat in the first place since he was already married. That was his first and biggest mistake. Even though he did get what he deserved in the end, he still got off pretty light. He could have had it much worse.

[@coleymissions]

JACK KIIIIING

[@Phoenix00Knight]

Doug Gilbert was right all along. 😂😂

[@rogueelectabuzz3818]

There was also a rumor that Vince fired her because she wouldn’t sleep with him

[@coyboybc]

I can believe that ! Other wrestlers were getting that cat but Vince didn’t get to pet it !😂

[@lukethomas6900]

He was in his early 50's. She had to have been at least 30 years his junior. He had to have seen a potential cheating/divorce coming at some point in the future.

[@Cruz0881]

Dude almost lost everything for her and she left him 🤷‍♂️

[@kes9684]

I'm sure his ex wife felt the same, what goes around eh

[@LukeSherrow]

I'm not a bit surprised that Lawler was friends with Charles Barkley

[@ValSempai]

To be fair I feel like this is one of the lessor known stories, at least to me. All I really knew about the entire thing is King working in WWA for that period of time

[@ricogeekd]

Charles Barkley always been a real one

[@convoyprimex]

Ol' King Fish got over that one...trust me...

[@LyonKnight24KX]

Great job Jack!!!

[@chrismcclure4264]

Jack great video, but I'm still waiting for another weirdest episode....so😮

[@lilpoetat]

Thanks 🎉

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

Turnabout Was Fair Play.

[@saneranamha]

The Kat just wanted the bag. I don’t detect any physical attraction coming from her side 😂

[@KimberlyRichards-u4d]

@@saneranamha hey we don’t know what King is like in bed😂😂😂.

[@Xer0sMedia]

He did all that for her just for her to have been cheating on him that whole time smh. Way too good of a man for her; he definitely deserved better.

[@KimberlyRichards-u4d]

@@Xer0sMedia well he did cheat on his wife for her so karma🤷‍♂️

[@twilliamspro]

Royal Canadian Mounted police sounds hilarious I picture the mountie on a horse Nicking Brian

[@wingerding]

They don't actually ride horses

[@spartanisland9977]

This ain’t in the playlist?

[@PaulyPaulMusicpage]

Could you do a documentary on the bad blood between undertaker and Paul bearer it’s rarely talked about but it did happen

[@siddharthsen7035]

Stacy was a perfect 10 and the king had her in her prime. Whatever little money he gave up in the divorce was WORTH IT.

[@mkultra5752]

True true..how much money did he have tho?

[@siddharthsen7035]

@@mkultra5752 not sure but from what I read somewhere it seems she didn't have a very good lawyer so I don't think she took Jerry for much. Think it's a pretty good deal from what I heard he did with her LOL

[@xavierwashington5408]

She was 18 he was 40, an fyi

[@timtags]

Her picture taken in a hotel room with her sitting on the bed is so creepy to me.

[@TherealHazlett]

Carter had no talent, bottom line.

[@gr8daynegb]

Well this was the eye candy period in WWF/WWE for women's wrestling. Many of the legit women's wrestlers of this time had to play second fiddle to Sable, Kat, Debra etc that weren't too talented in the ring.

[@CG_VON]

This matter was a bad one, but Lawler has seen been working for WWE, so I figured they reconciled.