2024 National Paid Signer - Jerry The King Lawler

While I waited for another paid signer (to come later), I saw that Jerry "the King" Lawler was signing at a table just outside the autograph pavilion at the National.  I saw his prices and decided it was worth it to get the King in person. 

Lawler was super nice, but very quiet.  It turns out that he had a couple strokes, so he is moving a lot slower these days.  He also informed me that he had just recently had knee surgery. 

I liked the photo that I chose, and the white paint pen turned out nicely.  I really like the way they dod the photo, a mixture of color and black and white.

TTM Success - Jerry The King Lawler

Chris and I went through his box of wrestling cards so he could send a few things out.  He had several duplicates, so we sent them out to see what we could get back and split the autos.  One of those subjects was Jerry "The King" Lawler.

The King is a WWE Hall of Famer and wrestling legend.  For the last 20+ years, he has done commentary on WWE programming, but before that, he was a Memphis wrestling legend.  Lawler wrestled in numerous promotions (usually local wrestling groups) and has held more recognized titles than any wrestler in history, even though he has never held a title while with WWE.

Lawler (b. 1949) has wrestled professionally since 1970.  He suffered a heart attack on air during WWE programming in 2012 and later had a stroke (in 2018).  He has continued to wrestle and provide commentary periodically since then.

I mailed to Lawler on April 18 and got the card back on May 7, for a 19-day TAT.