WWE It’s Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story - May 2015

[Agent Bond]

Disc 1

Intro
Early Years
High School
Growing up a Memphis Wrestling Fan
Father Passes Away
Jerry’s Art Teacher
Jerry’s Start in Wrestling
Passing the Torch
Family Life as a Wrestler
Building a Star
A New Beginning for Memphis Wrestling
Andy Kaufman
Memphis Wrestling in the 1980s
Jerry’s Start in the WWE
Announcing Career
Running for Mayor of Memphis
Leaving & Returning to the WWE
Hall of Fame
1st WWE Title Match
WrestleMania XXVII
Heart Attack
Closing


Disc 2

Empty Arena Match
Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk
Memphis Wrestling • April 25, 1981

Jerry Lawler vs. Andy Kaufman
Memphis Wrestling • April 5, 1982

No Disqualification, Loser Leaves Town Match for the Southern Heavyweight Championship
Jerry Lawler vs. “Superstar” Bill Dundee
Memphis Wrestling • June 6, 1983

Jerry Lawler vs. Eddie Gilbert
Pro-Wrestling USA • October 20, 1984

Jerry Lawler vs. Curt Hennig
AWA Championship Wrestling • March 12, 1988

Jerry Lawler on Being AWA Champion
AWA Championship Wrestling • May 29, 1988

AWA & WCCW Championship Unification Match
Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich
World Class Championship Wrestling • September 24, 1988

Jerry Lawler’s WWF Debut
Prime Time Wrestling • December 7, 1992

Jerry Lawler vs. Jim Powers
RAW • April 5, 1993

King’s Court with Giant Gonzales
Wrestling Challenge • May 23, 1993

Jerry Lawler interrupts Bret Hart’s coronation
King of the Ring • June 13, 1993

King’s Court with Tiny Tim
RAW • July 19, 1993

Jerry Lawler vs. Owen Hart
Wrestling Challenge • July 25, 1993

Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
RAW • July 26, 1993

King Foolish
RAW • April 11, 1994

King’s Court with “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
RAW • June 6, 1994

Jerry Lawler vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
King of the Ring • June 19, 1994

Casket Match
Jerry Lawler vs. The Undertaker
White Plains, NY • September 28, 1994


Disc 3

King’s Court with William Shatner
RAW • January 9, 1995

Kiss My Foot Match Training #1
RAW • June 5, 1995

Kiss My Foot Match Training #2
RAW • June 12, 1995

Kiss My Foot Match
Jerry Lawler vs. Bret Hart
King of the Ring • June 25, 1995

Jerry Lawler vs. Al Jackson
Superstars • March 23, 1996

Jerry Lawler vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts
SummerSlam • August 18, 1996

The Great Debate – Jerry Lawler vs. Paul E. Dangerously
RAW • March 10, 1997

Jerry Lawer & Rob Van Dam vs. The Headbangers
Shotgun Saturday Night • June 14, 1997

Jerry Lawler vs. Tommy Dreamer
ECW Hardcore Heaven • August 17, 1997

Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher vs. Flash Funk & Scott Taylor
Shotgun Saturday Night • October 14, 1997

Jerry Lawler vs. Tazz
SummerSlam • August 27, 2000

Jerry Lawler vs. Ric Flair
RAW • November 29, 2004

Jerry Lawler – Hall of Fame Induction
Hall of Fame • March 31, 2007

TLC Match for the WWE Championship
The Miz vs. Jerry Lawler
RAW • November 29, 2010

Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole
Special Guest Referee: Stone Cold Steve Austin
WrestleMania XXVII • April 3, 2011


Blu-Ray Exclusives:

Meeting Jimmy Hart
Jerry’s First Match
The King Gets His Crown
Mid-South Coliseum
Life on the Road
Sam Bass
The King vs. The King?
Living Clean
Jim Ross
Brian Christopher: Mexican Shooter
WWE - Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler at Announce Table

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Jerry Lawler
Memphis Wrestling • August 4, 1982

Wrestler vs. Boxer & Manager Match
Jerry Lawler vs. Andy Kaufman & Jimmy Hart
Memphis Wrestling • November 21, 1983

King’s Court with Jerry Lawler
Wrestling Challenge • June 27, 1993

Jerry Lawler & Nova vs. The Prototype & Sean O’Haire
OVW Wrestling • June 28, 2002

After Raw Birthday Celebration
RAW • November 29, 2010

Jerry Lawler was before my time. I got used to him on my TV screen in the early 90s when he came to the WWF, but he was borderline retired by that point. It's nice that we'll be able to go back in time and see his contribution to the business for so many years.

[klauswhereareyou]

So WWE owns the rights to Memphis Wrestling matches...why none on the Macho Man blu-ray?

[Moe Szyslak]

I wonder if the infamous 1979 match in Memphis for the tag titles (Lawler and Bill Dundee vs Wayne Farris and Larry Latham) will be featured at all. Randomly read about this on a Jim Cornette blog about a month ago.

[klauswhereareyou]

Who knows, maybe they're saving it for a possible Memphis Wrestling blu-ray.

[Outlaw Torn]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

So WWE owns the rights to Memphis Wrestling matches...why none on the Macho Man blu-ray?

Jerry Jarrett reused the same tape(s) at times so some footage was copied over. A fair amount of footage from Memphis is also in poor condition and may not be presentable.

[Agent Bond]

So WWE owns the rights to Memphis Wrestling matches...why none on the Macho Man blu-ray?

Lawler has been trying to get Memphis Wrestling master tapes from people who owned them with the hope of selling the footage to WWE.

But with WMC-TV in Memphis, The Gulas family, Corey Maclin, Randy Hales, Pedro Martinez, The Savoldis and other parties all have claimed/ do claim to own some of the footage, but there doesn't appear to be anyone to have anything to prove they outright own any footage. As you can see, with 21 years of footage out there, its a legal nightmare.

[Smartmark]

Looks like a good collection. The only things that seem to be missing would be from his Memphis days, the cage match against Randy Savage and a match from his feuds with Austin Idol & Dutch Mantel.

[BrentLW]

I'll have to get this even if just for the Kaufman stuff.

[Outlaw Torn]

Originally Posted by BrentLW

I'll have to get this even if just for the Kaufman stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uQlB99WCuk

[CMoney]

This release has been years in the making. WWE would of done it years ago, but with footage being so spread out, they couldn't do it. Back then, promoters never had the foresight to preserve the footage. Some territories were even recording over the tapes, to save money. Bill Watts had the foresight to preserve the Mid South/UWF footage. It would of been a huge shame if that footage was lost.

[Agent Bond]

From what I've been told, the documentary is disappointing as too many important parts of his career were glossed over, but the Blu-Ray extras make up for it.