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Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), [6] better known as Jerry "the King" Lawler, is an American color commentator and professional wrestler signed to WWE under a Legends contract. [ 7 ] Prior to joining the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1992, he wrestled in numerous territories , winning many championships , including ...
The title was unified on December 13, 1988, when AWA World Champion Jerry Lawler defeated WCWA World Champion Kerry Von Erich in a unification match. The title was primarily recognized by and defended in the United States Wrestling Association until 1997, when the company ceased operations.
In January 1989, Lawler was stripped of the AWA title but was continued to be recognized as USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion by WCWA and CWA. [2] [28] [29] — Vacated: April 5, 1989: House show — — — WCWA declares the title vacant after a match against Kerry Von Erich. [2] 99 Jerry Lawler: April 14, 1989: House show: N/A 3 [g ...
Reign statistics Notes Ref. Date Event Location Reign Days 1 Thunderbolt Patterson: April 28, 1979: House show: Memphis, Tennessee 1 [Note 1] This was the first date that Patterson was acknowledged as champion. He was said to have defeated Mark Lewin in January 1979 in Melbourne, Australia to become the first champion. [1] [2] — Vacated: June ...
Jerry Lawler (1 hour) The AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was a major professional wrestling title in the Continental Wrestling Association during the 1970s and 1980s. The title is part of a long lineage that was started when the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship , in use since 1939, was renamed the NWA Southern Heavyweight ...
Reign statistics Notes Ref. Date Event Location Reign Days 1 Jerry Lawler: December 7, 1987: House show: Memphis, Tennessee 1 63 Lawler, the reigning AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion, defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship and Manny Fernandez to win the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship. The ...
Reign statistics Notes Ref. Date Event Location Reign Days 1 Austin Idol February 1983 N/A 1 125: Idol was awarded the title as the first champion. 2 Jerry Lawler March 7, 1983 House show: Memphis, Tennessee 1 70 [1] 3 Ken Patera May 16, 1983 House show: Memphis, Tennessee 1 70 4 Jerry Lawler July 25, 1983 House show
Lawler later defeated Kerry Von Erich on December 13, 1988, in Chicago to win the WCCW World Heavyweight Championship to become the first (USWA) Unified World Champion. [5] [14] — Vacated: January 20, 1989 — — — — Jerry Lawler was stripped of the championship after the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) split from the AWA. [5] 36 ...