Its safe to say that many fans have been saying for some time now that Jerry Lawler is well past his prime as an announcer and probably should hang it up. Several months ago, he was moved from Raw to Smackdown, obviously a move to downgrade him to a lesser-watched program. But Lawler stayed as the color analyst for PPVs. That changed Sunday, when the King relegated to the Royal Rumble kickoff panel, and Byron Saxton (who also ultimately took Lawlers spot on Raw) landed in the third chair for the Rumble PPV. As much as King needed to move on, Saxton is not good. Sorry if youre a fan of his, but he needs some serious polish. And even then, theres just not a credibility in what he says. You dont feel like you believe what hes talking about. At least with Lawler, he has the been there, done that credibility you cant fake. That makes this a downgrade.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
