Jerry Lawler's Famous Crown Once Fell Victim To A Disgusting Prank
Introduced to WWE viewers by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan on the December 7, 1992 episode of Prime Time Wrestling, Jerry "The King" Lawler discussed the circumstances of his WWE arrival on "The Broken Skull Sessions" with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. "If you remember, Vince (McMahon) was going through a trial at the time and he didn't know what his future was going to be," said Lawler. "So he brought Jerry Jarrett in to kind of ... be the safety valve ... and then of course, I was brought in as well."
When asked by Austin if he had any trepidations about going to WWE, Lawler revealed he and Jarrett weren't the most popular amongst some of the then-WWF talent, who still harbored resentment after working in the Memphis territory. "So when I came into the WWE, there were several guys that had worked for Jerry Jarrett and I that didn't have fond memories," said Lawler. "They either felt like they didn't make any money down there or they felt like they got fired for no reason or that sort of thing. So there was some animosity towards some guys."
A Crowing Incident
The animosity in question spilled over into an incident one night involving excrement that nearly caused Lawler to leave the WWE. "I came back, was going back to the dressing room," explained Lawler, "and Jimmy Hart, who was a great friend of mine (still is today), comes running in and says, 'King, don't go in there. Don't go in and look at your crown. I said, 'What are you talking about?' He said, 'Somebody took a crap in your crown.' And so I said, 'Okay.'"
Not amused by the "prank," Lawler went searching for and found McMahon to discuss what happened. "So I went right in and talked to Vince," recalled Lawler. "I said, 'Hey, you know, I can understand why there's some people that are not going to take a shine to me right away. But if that's the case, I don't have to be here. I'll go back to Memphis.'" After hearing Lawler vent his frustration, McMahon gave his word any similar incidents would not happen again, which satisfied Lawler. "From that time on, there was no problem."
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