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Why wasn't Lawler ever pushed towards a title in WWE?
By: tnafan Date: January 20, 2013, 6:37 am
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In the 1990s, Jerry Lawler sold all that was left of USWA to
Vincent McMahon and brought in to the WWF with a storyline
(along the USWA side of things) that Lawler was going to march
up to New York, fight for the name of USWA, and become a great
hero to the fans in Tennessee that watched Lawler for years. And
in the beginning, he did a great job getting over... or at least
I thought he did. He had a somewhat rise to the top of the cards
when he entered into a feud with Bret Hart, but the only thing
people remember about that feud was Lawler sucking on toes.
As a fan of Lawler, I've been baffled by the number of times
Jerry was passed up and pushed aside from getting any kind of
title push. It seemed to me like Jerry was just put into a
"jobber to the stars" kind of role before quietly fading into
being the official color commentator. And I really think that it
has always been for the worst. Next to Ric Flair, I would say
that Jerry is one of the best workers of the 80s... probably the
best if I was really pushed to mention it.
But instead of rambling on about Lawler, I just have to ask...
why do you think Lawler was never pushed in WWE?
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Re: Why wasn't Lawler ever pushed towards a title in WWE?
By: Robert Date: January 20, 2013, 3:48 pm
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I believe that the reason Lawler never got a push in WWE was
because of lack of charisma and when WWE acquired him he was on
the downhill side of his career. They also were pushing the
cartoon characters of Hogan, Savage, Ultimate Warrior and
Undertaker.
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Re: Why wasn't Lawler ever pushed towards a title in WWE?
By: tnafan Date: January 20, 2013, 4:37 pm
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[quote author=Robert link=topic=1287.msg8198#msg8198
date=1358718493]
I believe that the reason Lawler never got a push in WWE was
because of lack of charisma and when WWE acquired him he was on
the downhill side of his career. They also were pushing the
cartoon characters of Hogan, Savage, Ultimate Warrior and
Undertaker.
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[/quote] yer I think he was just not a big theme player to when
you look back at it you see hogan and them getting a big push
and he was just not the people for the job
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Re: Why wasn't Lawler ever pushed towards a title in WWE?
By: SheriffLonestar Date: January 20, 2013, 4:44 pm
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I would say that it was the most useful role for him at the
time. His run with Bret Hart was a main event level distraction
that made a lot of cash for everyone involved. As Jerry Jarret
found out he could make money as the chaser or the instigator.
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Re: Why wasn't Lawler ever pushed towards a title in WWE?
By: tnafan Date: January 21, 2013, 5:07 am
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And why did they give him a push for the belt last year that was
silly ...
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Re: Why wasn't Lawler ever pushed towards a title in WWE?
By: SheriffLonestar Date: January 21, 2013, 10:28 am
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I would guess it was a thank you for years of service. Also Miz
is a big Memphis fan. I generally though I would think Vince did
it to be nice.
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Re: Why wasn't Lawler ever pushed towards a title in WWE?
By: tnafanforum Date: January 21, 2013, 11:18 am
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[quote author=SheriffLonestar link=topic=1287.msg8237#msg8237
date=1358785687]
I would guess it was a thank you for years of service. Also Miz
is a big Memphis fan. I generally though I would think Vince did
it to be nice.
[/quote] yer that is true .. When you see a young guy taking on
a someone who they have looked up to is a way of them living a
dream I gess..
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