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Jim Cornette Recalls Vince McMahon Sr. Disliking the Andy Kaufman vs. Jerry Lawler Feud

September 23, 2018 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

– Jim Cornette looked back on the iconic Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler feud in an interview with Bill Apter. Highlights are below, per Wrestling Inc:

On Vince McMahon Sr. looking down on the feud: “Here’s the funny part, maybe the ironic part. Vince [McMahon] Sr. thought that it would be too ‘showbiz’, too entertainment and make the business look phony to have Andy Kaufman involved. Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler’s match was the one thing people believed most about wrestling in the last 35 years.”

On the feud’s impact on the industry: “When you think about this, he had the chance to have the first major celebrity crossover in the modern era. I mean, celebs were playing with Gorgeous George years ago, but the modern era he got beat before Cyndi Lauper. Before Rock ‘n’ Wrestling. Before Liberace. Before WrestleMania, the whole nine yards, it was Andy Kaufman.”