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10. Jerry Lawler's Art Skills Made Vince McMahon Cry

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First of all, some sweet emotion that'd make Steven Tyler and the boys reach for their handkerchiefs.

On his Dinner With The King podcast, longtime colour man Jerry Lawler told how he once left Vince McMahon in tears in the locker room. No, 'The King' didn't sock Vince in the eye like Bret Hart or inform him he was leaving for WCW. Instead, he handed over a little piece of art work he'd been drawing for a few months.

The canvas depicted Vince being flanked by his son Shane and father Vince Sr. All three men had a smile on their faces, and Lawler wanted to show his appreciation for the McMahon family lineage. When he gave Stephanie a sneak peek of the sketch before showing it to her father, she said Vince would cry.

Lawler didn't believe her, and so he was mega-surprised when the WWE leader put one hand over his mouth and turned his cheek. Then, Vince retreated into a nearby corner and broke down crying. Jerry, not sure how to react, said he wanted his boss to have the art, frame it and hang it in his office.

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