"The King" to be released??? [Archive]

Marc the Smark

07-10-2005, 11:43 PM

Credit: PWTorch.com Newsletter

With the recent addition of The Coach to the RAW broadcast team, some speculation is taking place within WWE that Jerry Lawler could be moved off the team or even released by WWE possibly. The overwhelming opinion of Lawler in WWE is that he is seen as overpaid of what is asked of him and many feel The Coach can fill his shoes for a much smaller salary. It should be noted that Coach is said to be more popular and social with key members of the WWE production staff than Lawler is at this point.

KingofOldSchool

07-10-2005, 11:46 PM

Lawler is a good guy and very smart about the business.

He should at least be moved to a road agent position.

Corkscrewed

07-10-2005, 11:52 PM

How about they just get some good announcers period. Not good by comparison, but actually good.

There's an idea...

Zen v.W.o.

07-10-2005, 11:53 PM

The Coach, even though lawler can be overbearingly annoying at times with his commentary, especially when women are on screen, is no better. I actually cant stand the Coach.

Although if he'd replace Cole, I'd be fine with that.

Innovator

07-10-2005, 11:58 PM

Its more of a wake up call than anything

Ruien

07-11-2005, 12:01 AM

They need to have him be a damn heel anouncer again, man I loved him then.

Kane Knight

07-11-2005, 12:02 AM

Nark Order

07-11-2005, 12:14 AM

Coach is much better IMO

Shadow

07-11-2005, 12:14 AM

HEre's a thought: When someone is involved with Tuff ENough, they generally get airtime.

The Diva Search, maybe it gets similar treatment.

Maybe Coach is out there for the timebeaing BECAUSE of the Diva Searc?

Could that mean Al snow will become a third broadcaster when Tough Enough is back on Smackdown?

Kane Knight

07-11-2005, 12:18 AM

And also, if they're gonna fire anyone, make it JR. Lawlers>Coach.

darkpower

07-11-2005, 12:27 AM

Although if he'd replace Cole, I'd be fine with that.
Actually, if he replaced Cole, that would actually be a step in the WRONG direction.

PureHatred

07-11-2005, 01:00 AM

The Coach, even though lawler can be overbearingly annoying at times with his commentary, especially when women are on screen, is no better. I actually cant stand the Coach.

I detest The Coach.

Shadow

07-11-2005, 01:22 AM

I detest The Coach.

Is your hatred of Coach pure though?

But I have to agree...the heel turn of the Coach has made him go from somewhat entertaining to totally annoying. And the sooner he's off my TV...the better.

PullMyFinger

07-11-2005, 01:28 AM

I like the Coach now that he's heel. He went from being a funny goofball to being a funny heel goofball. He's not that bad. However, there definitely needs to be a major change as far as commentating team goes. I'd send JR out first, then Lawler.

El Santo

07-11-2005, 01:31 AM

Forget Coach. Bring in Bill DeMott. It's been too long since I've seen DeMott's Turning Point.

Chavo Classic

07-11-2005, 04:11 AM

what El Santo said

Vietnamese Crippler

07-11-2005, 04:35 AM

JOEY JOEY JOEY JOEY

Someone was bound to do it :o

07-11-2005, 04:42 AM

Heyman and JR were the best

CYCLOPTERSAURUS

07-11-2005, 04:48 AM

Those are both awful options, but I think I'd opt for Coach over Lawler. Really, all the WWE announcers should be replaced by people that don't suck, though Smackdown's team is much better than Raw's, and I don't really mind them.

Xero

07-11-2005, 07:56 AM

Replace Lawler with Heyman, you can't get much better than that right now without going outside of the WWE, and even then it's hard.

BatistaBomb

07-11-2005, 08:42 AM

demott was a good commentator but damn i miss bill in the ring
i think lawler is the only thing that saves raw so they should replace jr with heyman or styles
coach needs to stay cause the guy is pretty damn funny at times
as far as smackdown's tema leave them alone cole and tazz are the best commentating combo in the biz

The Mackem

07-11-2005, 08:54 AM

Cole and Tazz have improved with time, Smackdown's commentary is quite informative...Raw's is generally shit in comparison.

Afterlife

07-11-2005, 09:31 AM

Tazz speaks from experience and Cole speaks from the "commoners" pov. Lawler uses sexual inuendos and the other day, JR refered to an inverted DDT as "The Unprettier". I"d say this is one aspect where SmackDown has it over on Raw.

Cool King

07-11-2005, 09:57 AM

Heyman and JR were the best

Hired Hitman

07-11-2005, 10:11 AM

Am I the only one that likes The Coach? :'(

Afterlife

07-11-2005, 10:21 AM

Yes. I'm sorry.

Londoner

07-11-2005, 10:55 AM

JOEY JOEY JOEY JOEY

Someone was bound to do it :o

If only. After seeing him at ONS, he definately impressed me.

Kane Knight

07-11-2005, 11:12 AM

Heyman and JR were the best
Yeah...I wonder why.

Could it be...That HEYMAN was there?

Let's put it in terms most people here will get.

Look at darkpower's sig. Heyman is Eddie.

JR is the pudding.

blake639raw

07-11-2005, 11:49 AM

I wouldn't be too terribly upset to see King go. JR and King have been around for ages, it's time for some new blood. I heard a while back that Road Warrior Animal was gonna try out for an announcing gig. Anybody heard anything on this?

Tiken

07-11-2005, 12:39 PM

King is a god! Without the King, there is no Raw.

Kane Knight

07-11-2005, 12:44 PM

And here I thought the wrestlers have a role in it.

Pepsi Man

07-11-2005, 12:49 PM

And here I thought the wrestlers have a role in it.
They almost do, but if it weren't for King's graciousness, they would have nothing. He is so nice to let them put the camera on the ring and only take up the audio portion of the broadcast.

There has never, ever been a Raw without Jerry "the King" Lawler.

Kane Knight

07-11-2005, 12:52 PM

So Raw...IS...JERICHO was all a lie? :'(

Pepsi Man

07-11-2005, 12:56 PM

So Raw...IS...JERICHO was all a lie? :'(
Yup. That's why no one minded when he was on SmackDown! Raw never was Jericho to start with.

TerranRich

07-11-2005, 12:56 PM

There has never, ever been a Raw without Jerry "the King" Lawler.

Ahem... remember when King quit and Heyman took over a little bit in 2001 (or was it 2002?)? I miss those days...even if they were only a few days...

Pepsi Man

07-11-2005, 01:01 PM

Ahem... remember when King quit and Heyman took over a little bit in 2001 (or was it 2002?)? I miss those days...even if they were only a few days...
That never happened.

That was the Warzone you're thinking of, not Raw.

Marcyo

07-11-2005, 01:04 PM

Am I the only one that likes The Coach? :'(

I don't mind him at all. He's ok. Better than King by miles.

Chavo Classic

07-11-2005, 01:34 PM

That never happened.

That was the Warzone you're thinking of, not Raw.

Is there a difference? :-\

Pepsi Man

07-11-2005, 01:39 PM

Is there a difference? :-\
OMFG YES THERE IS! DID YOU NOT READ EARLIER? LAWLER IS RAW. WITHOUT LAWLER THERE IS NO RAW!!!!!!!11111111111111111

starfox8500

07-11-2005, 01:43 PM

Remeber when Haymen said, "I came to Washigton and Im gonna see Bush!"

starfox8500

07-11-2005, 01:44 PM

Heyman and JR were the best

Remember when Vince and Trish were in the ring and Heyman goes, "I came to washington and Im gonna see Bush!" :rofl:

Team Sheep

07-11-2005, 01:47 PM

Remember when Vince and Trish were in the ring and Heyman goes, "I came to washington and Im gonna see Bush!" :rofl:

Lol that was on the ECW DVD. Good times. :lol:

Chavo Classic

07-11-2005, 01:53 PM

OMFG YES THERE IS! DID YOU NOT READ EARLIER? LAWLER IS RAW. WITHOUT LAWLER THERE IS NO RAW!!!!!!!11111111111111111

I'll reluctantly take your word for it

TerranRich

07-11-2005, 02:04 PM

OMFG YES THERE IS! DID YOU NOT READ EARLIER? LAWLER IS RAW. WITHOUT LAWLER THERE IS NO RAW!!!!!!!11111111111111111

Even the Retards Have Computers Now

PureHatred was right. :lol:

Mikee796

07-11-2005, 06:00 PM

Cactus Jack

07-11-2005, 06:24 PM

I read this yesterday and it pissed me off, one more reason not to watch Raw anymore. If he leaves then I don't think I will anymore, I'll just read online what's happening because that's bullshit. Coach is a fucking dork I can't believe everyone really likes him.

Kane Knight

07-11-2005, 06:28 PM

PureHatred

07-11-2005, 07:11 PM

I think The King should stay. Think how long he has been with the company! Its a shame (remember when he used to do all the puppies comments, etc.) they are thinking of releasing him. J.R & King work so well. I would lose some interest in RAW. Maybe have him as a writer or ring announcer?

Listen, I'm all for loyalty, but if someone isn't doing their job, you get rid of them. Period.

The sad thing is, that of the two, Lawler is better than JR, but apparantly the staff is willing to let JR ramble along until he's speaking in nothing but old man gibberish.

Plus, Lawler is kind of an idiot (like you). If you've ever read his online commentary, he's got that old school Memphis view on wrestling, so he'd be shit as a writer. Utter shit. And there's no way the WWE would keep him around at his salary to be a road agent. And him being a ring announcer would just be stupid.

PureHatred

07-11-2005, 07:16 PM

07-11-2005, 07:43 PM

As much as I have complained about the King and JR in the past, I wouldn't be very happy if this were to go through. Neither of them are particularly great anymore but the Coach is really fucking awful. I hope him being on the commentary team is just temporary. Now if it were Heyman or Joey Styles then I may have a change of heart but the Coach will add nothing to the announce team if he replaced the King.

Kane Knight

07-11-2005, 08:04 PM

If you actually read this thread, its more like 70-30 against Coach, but clearly you're a retard.
Yeah, everyone love coach!

Cactus Jack

07-11-2005, 08:26 PM

If you actually read this thread, its more like 70-30 against Coach, but clearly you're a retard.
What the fuck are you talking about I did'nt read it on here....You shit kicker...I read it on Wrestling-edge where I go for all of my news. Nice attitude kiddo.

Kane Knight

07-11-2005, 09:02 PM

What the fuck are you talking about I did'nt read it on here....You shit kicker...I read it on Wrestling-edge where I go for all of my news. Nice attitude kiddo.
Fuck's sake, you are retarded.

You stated that you didn't get why everybody loves the Coach.

He said that if you read this thread, you'd see that statement was false. Now you're claiming you read it on another site?

:roll:

PureHatred

07-11-2005, 09:07 PM

What the fuck are you talking about I did'nt read it on here....You shit kicker...I read it on Wrestling-edge where I go for all of my news. Nice attitude kiddo.

I was going to apologize, seeing as hoiw maybe by everyone you could've meant the staff at WWE. But then I went ahead and read some fo your other posts.

Nah...you're a fucking retard.

Cactus Jack

07-11-2005, 09:50 PM

I was going to apologize, seeing as hoiw maybe by everyone you could've meant the staff at WWE. But then I went ahead and read some fo your other posts.

Nah...you're a fucking retard.
Go fuck your self...You fucking Hebe!

TerranRich

07-11-2005, 10:19 PM

^^^ Retard.

PureHatred

07-11-2005, 10:20 PM

Go fuck your self...You fucking Hebe!

Did you just call me Jewish? :?:

Kane Knight

07-11-2005, 10:30 PM

Did you just call me Jewish? :?:
T obe fair, he probably doesn't know what "hebe" means.

Fox

07-12-2005, 08:56 PM

demott was a good commentator but damn i miss bill in the ring

Yeah, since Hugh G. Rection was such a great draw and everything. Demott sucked at everything - he got a D- in life. He is the equivalent of the blue footed Booby in the animal kingdom - totally unneccesary and funny to look at.

Anyways, with my personal hatred for Bill Demott aside, I personally love the trio as it is right now. It's nice to hear someone yelling about how idiotic and shameful John Cena is, as opposed to JR and King's verbal masturbation over the Chain Gang leader.

Still, a team of Heyman and Styles or Heyman, Styles and JR would be much much better.

Fox

07-12-2005, 08:58 PM

Go fuck your self...You fucking Hebe!

You disgrace the name of Cactus Jack and with the same token, the name of Mick Foley. You are a dumb piece of shit, and you should be banned.

Shadow

07-12-2005, 09:14 PM

Still, a team of Heyman and Styles or Heyman, Styles and JR would be much much better.

*shakes head*

No...just no. No JR in any way shape or form.

Volchok

07-12-2005, 09:46 PM

Cactus Jack is a herb.

vampiro03

07-12-2005, 10:30 PM

Mike Tenay and Bobby Heenan were awesome. Tenay has sooooo much info on the biz its just mindblowing. Heenan was so damn funny, not in a king way. He would say the weirdest things...man good times

Fox

07-12-2005, 10:57 PM

Cactus Jack is a herb.

Then let's smoke him and get it over with.

Probably give us one of those nasty "brickpack Mexican shit" highs. Shadow knows what I'm talking about.

Shadow

07-13-2005, 12:04 AM

Then let's smoke him and get it over with.

Probably give us one of those nasty "brickpack Mexican shit" highs. Shadow knows what I'm talking about.

I tend to get the good stuff. Times when I get the bad stuff...not worth mentioning.

#1 Pac-Man fan

07-13-2005, 05:54 PM

LOL cactus Jack

blake639raw

07-13-2005, 06:10 PM

Fox is the man.

DominateR

07-14-2005, 05:03 PM

All J.R. is good for on RAW is knowing how to over-react and shout obscenities WAY too much. I don't like saying it but I'll never forget when HHH made his "surprise" return after 2 weeks of absence on RAW and pedigreed Batista...how does Good Ol' J.R. react? "G**D*** IT!" What a lovely role model he would make around kids with that kind of language...NOT!

All King does is drool over the divas and talk about "puppies" and tell stupid jokes during matches that would make silence actually better for watching the matches.

And all Coach does is sit around on his lazy butt and kiss Bischoff's @$$...I'm getting real sick of this sh*t, real fast :nono::foc::rant::mad: