10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (6 Sept)

6. Jerry Lawler Has Three Different Contracts With WWE

Jerry Lawler
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There's a reason Jerry Lawler was found strolling around the halls at Starrcast with a big ol' happy smile on his face. The 'King', who recently appeared on Raw and was attacked by Bray Wyatt's new 'Fiend' character, is making good money from WWE after years of loyal service. What's more, it's split into three different deals.

Confused? You should be, because one of them is for announcing, something Lawler does very little of these days. The other two are WWE's standard legends/ambassador deal and a regular talent contract. This is something Lawler told Wrestling Inc over the weekend suits him down to a tee. It enables him to do outside projects like Starrcast and dip a toe back into WWE life whenever he's needed.

The weirdest one is the talent side; Jerry doesn't wrestle for WWE, and probably never will again after his 2012 heart attack. It'd be understandable if he was hired as an occasional pundit and ambassador, but the "talent contract" he still holds is a head-scratcher. Good work if you can get it.

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