10 Faces You Never Thought You'd See On WWE TV
7. Jerry Lawler
Fans of the Attitude Era would probably have a tough time imagining WWE without Jerry “The King” Lawler, but the perpetually horny, unabashed McMahon supporter used to be against his current boss. I’m not talking 1998; I’m talking the 1980s, when WWE’s national expansion threatened Lawler’s territory.
There’s a reason he’s referred to as the king of Memphis: he never left. While most wrestlers migrated from territory to territory, Lawler stayed at his home base and continued to draw huge business. As part-owner along with Jerry Jarrett, Lawler constantly revolved around the main event scene because he was the only performer he could trust. Eventually, the McMahon empire was too powerful to stop, and the King signed on in 1992 to become a commentator and trade talent while his promotion hung on another few years.
One of those talents was McMahon himself, portraying the evil owner character he'd revel in to great success years later.