Jerry Lawler Recalls Suing Vince McMahon Over Using Harley Race as ‘The King’

– During a recent interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Bill Apter, WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler recalled suing Vince McMahon over using Harley Race as “The King” in Memphis and Nashville. Later, McMahon ended up calling Lawler and asked him to work for WWE, along with allowing Lawler to continue wrestling in Memphis as well. Below are some highlights from Sportskeeda:

Jerry Lawler on suing Vince McMahon: “We were in quite a battle. I remember I sued Vince McMahon when he brought in Harley Race as ‘The King’ in Memphis and then in Nashville. I sued him and I won the case, and I thought I was done with him for sure then.”

On how he began working for Vince McMahon in the early 1990s: “I don’t really know what happened, but he just called me one day and said, ‘Hey, wanna come up and work for us and continue to work in Memphis?’ And I said, ‘Well, if I can do that, yeah, I’ll do it.'”