10 Fascinating WWE Survivor Series 2009 Facts
8. Jerry Lawler Had To Use Cheat Sheets
The episode of Raw the night after Survivor Series gave us one of the few genuinely-awesome guest hosts in that whole wretched era, undisputed legend Jesse 'The Body' Ventura. Hearing Ventura call the main event alongside Vince McMahon was a chin-chucker right to the feels.
A specific picture of McMahon and Ventura seated at the commentary desk made the rounds following Raw. It showed on the table (in front of Ventura) "cheat sheets", displaying pictures of the wrestlers in the match, and likely their names and distinguishing traits. Ventura most likely didn't keep up with the product, so the visual aids helped make him sound at least somewhat informed as he called the match.
The Wrestling Observer noted that Lawler used the same kind of sheets for mixed-brand PPVs, and had done so at Survivor Series 2009. This was due to Lawler reportedly not keeping up with SmackDown or ECW, and needing the notes to know who was what, and what was going on with them character-wise.