Granted, 1993 is a long time ago, but the minute Jerry The King Lawler opened his mouth to complain about King Barrett being pissed at R-Truth, it should have set off warning alarms to any longtime wrestling fan. Lawler had the audacity to say that Barrett should lighten up about Truth having fun as King Whats Up. This is the same Lawler who interrupted Bret Hitman Harts King of the Ring coronation in 1993 and attacked Hart, declaring that he was the one true king in the WWF. This triggered a feud between the two that ultimately included a Kiss my foot match between the two at King of the Ring 1995, which Hart won. Considering that Lawler, a man who still carries a crown to ringside, once attacked Hart (who actually won the KOTR tournament, as opposed to Truth impersonating a king), Jerry should be the last person to say that Barrett should lighten up.
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.
