Backstage Update On Jerry Lawler's New WWE Contract

New details on Jerry 'The King' Lawler, who signed an extended WWE deal this week.

by Andy H Murray
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Jerry 'The King' Lawler signed a new WWE contract earlier this week, keeping him with the company for an undisclosed period of time ahead of his previous contract expiring in January.

In an update, PWInsider's Mike Johnson, who broke the original story, reports that Lawler's new contract is for a further two years. This means he will be with the market-leading promotion until January 2024.

'The King' returned to WWE programming via a cameo on this week's episode of Raw, interacting with Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley backstage. The 72-year-old has not been a full-time performer on company television since moving on from his position in the Raw announce booth in April 2020. That play-by-play tenure began in September 2019.

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January 2019 saw the Memphis wrestling legend claim he had signed a two-year contract with a healthy raise, tying him to WWE for the foreseeable future. He stated, at the time, that his contracts with the company always expire on 10 January.

Lawler has made only sporadic WWE appearances over the past year or so, having dipped out of visibility at the COVID-19 pandemic's onset.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.