Jerry Lawler - WWE Champion?
 

<font color=goldenrod>- Bryan Alvarez of F4Wonline.com is reporting that as of this week that a Fatal 4 Way is planned for the WWE Title match at Royal Rumble with The Miz defending his title vs Jerry Lawler, Randy Orton and John Morrison. Morrison vs Miz in a singles match was originally scheduled for Rumble but those plans were changed and that match will now take place on this Monday’s Raw. There has also been talk of possibly giving Jerry Lawler a short run with the WWE Title but nothing is set in stone at this point.

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Thoughts?

My initial reaction is "I'd like to have some of what they're smoking if they do that" but really, it's not like it'd make Miz or whoever look bad. They'd lose the belt in some fluke ending during a fatal 4 way. Not the end of the world. As long as Miz gets the belt back via killing Lawler or in a good douchebag way, it'll be fine.</font>

I love it.

I don't. Lawler with the belt is (hopefully) not a part of the road to Wrestlemania and should be dealt with asap and before Royal Rumble, if at all.

I like this idea. Reward Lawler for his loyalty. Dont give him too long of a run. It allows Lawler to get his shine, Miz will look like a chickenshit heel when he gets it back in a slimey fashion, JoMo can still continue to be built as the belt chaser, since he's not ready just yet, and Randy can be in the mix since he's crazy over, but wont take the belt since he needs to take it easy in lieu of taking some time off.

It seems like a win in all aspects.

<font color=goldenrod>If he were to win at the Rumble, he'd almost surely drop it in the Elimination Chamber, either back to The Miz or to CM Punk (to allow Cena to once again win the belt at WM since their feud should still be going).

I'm kinda sick of those title changes at EC though, and no way should Lawler have the belt at Mania.</font>

I don't see the point of after ALL these years, NOW having Lawler as Champion. He feuded with Bret in the 90's, if they wanted him as Champion, they could've had him win the belt back then.

I think they are going to take him off the air, you know, he will not be doing play-by-play for much longer, so they are trying to, perhaps, when the time comes and they inform him he will no longer be a color commentator, he won't get mad, or as mad, since he's been kinda pushed...as if he were to become Champion, even more so.

Would be brilliant and if this match is announced, even expecting Lawler to win, I'll probably jump in celebration.

The possibility of Lawler in an Elimination Chamber is pretty LOL.

I'd love this though. Orton doesn't need the belt now. Morrison isn't ready. I bet they do something where Lawler wins at the Rumble but then Miz finds some loophole where he gets his belt back at Raw the next night. I'm fine with it.

Jerry Lawler has said numerous times that he wants to have a match at WrestleMania and has bugged Vince about it every year. If nothing else, this is all just to build up to Lawler finally having his first (last and only) match at WrestleMania.

Yeah I don't see The Miz holding the belt by WrestleMania, which sucks but is understandable I guess. I could quite easily buy a match between those two if they drag the feud out that long and have the blow off match for the angle then.

yeah i like a short run for him, wish they could have figured a way for piper to get the belt for aq day or so.

I do like the idea of getting Lawler his title run and Mania match.

If what was said about him coming off the air is true, and he's being removed from an on-air play-by-play role... him losing the belt via interference could lead into a Mania match where his opponent says screw the rules, opens the match by blasting Lawler with a chair for a blatant DQ, works Lawler over for like 5-6 minutes straight before some other wrestlers can get out to save Jerry... Whoever does it gets mad heat, Lawler had his title run, Mania match, a win at Mania (via the DQ), and due to the "severe injuries" Lawler is out indefinitely. Makes a happy King, makes someone like Riley (hypothetically) an even bigger heel, gives them a storyline out to remove Lawler from the air... it's a win all around.

Wouldn't mind it if it wasn't the run up to wrestlemania as King's been great lately(which i can't believe i'm saying) but its just bad timing atm.

If there's one guy who's still active that deserves it, it's him.

Jerry's title run should have happened in our around the Bret Hart feud.

I agree with Scholmey. But I would be happy to see Jerry as the WWE Champion. Not for long of course :-\

I could actually see this leading to Lawler and Daniel Bryan vs The Miz & Michael Cole at Wrestlemania.

I am up for that Ultra Mantis :y:

Anyone notice King looks alot fitter lately? Seems obvious somethings gonna happen for him.

King wins, Cole costs him the next day at Raw setting up Cole vs King at Mania. It really is that simple.

I can see that sask.

This sounds like a pretty stupid idea to me personally.

yup i agree simple enough i can see that happening

Miz as special guest ref, lol.

WWE can then hire Sting, Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner to feud with them.

Hell WWE should hire back the ECW guys and call them EV3.0

Yes! This was my idea in a Wrestlemania 26 thread last year!

Anyway, I think if he was in a fatal 4 way at Rumble and did or didn't win, it would be ok.

If anything, Jerry is NOT embarrassing himself when he wrestles.

Guys like Hogan or even Flair can't say that.

Yeah, those two really compare.

I could also see Cole botching interference at the Rumble costing Miz the match. That would be fairly hilarious.

I have no problem at all with him having a Wrestlemania match of some sort, but the idea of Jerry Lawler being WWE Champion in 2011 is a joke. He may be a great colour commentator (at times) and great back in the day, but come on his time has passed for any sort of title run.

there is no way he should get the strap. he is already a HOFer let it be

No, no, no and no.

Giving him the belt, by whatever means, will make the title look weaker just months before Wrestlemania. Would not be smart at all.

Fair enough, give the guy a Wrestlemania match but not the bloody title.

i feel like this shoulda been a poll

:y:

I'd even say give him the Rumble title match, but not the win.

Seriously The King winning the championship over the Miz? That's like saying Mae Young winning a diva strip off contest. Please while the King is in perfect shape, I feel the only reason he's getting these match's is due because most of the heavyweight guy's are injured. So that is the only reason the push is happening. He won't win the title...

i ca get with this

I intended to do a topic on Lawler gettign a WM match but this thread seems to cover it.

Based on his recent work he definately deserves to get his first Mania match. It's kinda shocking that he never had one when he was active tbh.

As for putting the title on him, I'd rather not see that happen.