6. Jerry "The King" Lawler
Jerry The King Lawler is a legend and Hall of Famer. He has numerous accolades and titles and all that stuff. I get that he is respected by many and not just in his hometown of Memphis. Good, great, grand. I have no problem with all of that. But his commentary is awful. When I was a kid and King would scream puppies, J.R., puppies Id laugh a bit. But what is his character really Kingof? It hasnt been the ring for quite some time and his jokes are now (and in hindsight have always been) awful. Whether it be slightly racist comments, old jokes to people younger than him or the occasional dig at his commentary booth parnters, I just dont see why he needs to be around anymore. His handful of jokes get rotated in every few weeks and just dont land for me. Yes, I see why it is funny, hell I love jokes, but his just fall flat. He is clearly King of making people wonder who let Grandpa out of the house wearing his awful t-shirts and spouting off things that would get stop that stares 20 years ago. He is a relic, an artifact of the past. He is a not-so-shining piece of evidence that yes, maybe your grandpa watched wrestling, too. While Flair is in the same age range, I offered up a way of keeping Flair into the fold. I say you can do the same with Lawler. Keep him off screen and have him work with up-and-coming talent to add something to their skill set. While I dont find King as funny as I used to, he certainly knows how to handle a microphone. Also, I am a huge fan of John Bradshaw Layfield being at the announce table, who can very well be to the show what King was.