Well, waking up to this news this morning was not pleasant, to say the least. Jerry “The King” Lawler has been announcing with WWE for the better part of the last twenty years.
More recently, he’s been able to find some new life on SmackDown as a heel announcer as the foil to Mauro Ranallo. However, Jerry has made an all too familiar mistake in his personal life that may end his WWE career.
It was announced earlier this morning by WWE.com that Jerry “The King” Lawler has been suspended indefinitely by the company after being arrest for domestic violence.
WWE.com made the following statement on Lawler’s suspension:
“Jerry Lawler was arrested at his home Friday morning by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Memphis, Tenn.
According to a police report, Lawler and his girlfriend, Lauryn McBride, were taken into custody and booked on alleged charges of domestic assault—bodily harm, a misdemeanor.
WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Jerry Lawler has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest.”
When this same issue happened to Adam Rose very recently, it was the final nail in his coffin that led to his release, by Lawler has been with WWE for roughly twenty-five years.
Do you think this will be the end of Jerry Lawler’s career in WWE?