#72
Jerry Lawler
6 Points
Highest ranking 17
6'0" - 236 lbs.
Trained by Jackie Fargo
Debut: 1970
Signature move: Piledriver, The Fireball
Titles (Get ready for an epic list)
Tri-State Heavyweight title winning a Battle Royal (September 1971);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jim White defeating Jackie Fargo & Jerry Jarrett (March 29, 1973);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jim White defeating Jackie Fargo & Jerry Jarrett (April 18, 1973);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jim White defeating Tojo Yamamoto & Jeff Jarrett in a Tournament (1973);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jim White defeating Jerry Jarrett & Johnny Marlin (July 7, 1973);
United States Junior Tag Team titles w/Steve Kovac (May 4, 1974);
NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight title (renamed Southern Heavyweight title) defeating Tommy Gilbert (1974);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Robert Fuller (October 23, 1974);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Tojo Yamamoto (November 1974);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Stan Frazier (December 1974);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bob Armstrong (October 7, 1975);
NWA (Mid America) United States Tag Team titles w/Jackie Fargo defeating Phil Hickerson & Dennis Condrey (November 19, 1975);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bob Armstrong (December 15, 1975);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating
? (1975);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Playboy Frazier (April 1976);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Gorgeous George Jr. (July 1976);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jack Brisco (1976);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Gorgeous George Jr. (1977);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Rocky Johnson (April 1977);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bob Armstrong (1977);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Paul Orndorff (1977);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Valiant (October 1977);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Mr. Wrestling (November 21, 1977);
NWA (Mid-America) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Valiant (December 5, 1977);
NWA/AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Bill Dundee defeating Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson (1978);
NWA/AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Mongolian Stomper defeating Jos LeDuc & Jean Louie (1978);
NWA/AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Bill Dundee defeating
? &
? (1978);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Don Fargo (December 4, 1978);
NWA/AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Bill Dundee defeating Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji (June 4, 1979);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bill Dundee (October 15, 1979);
CWA (Continental Wrestling Association) World title defeating Billy Graham (November 12, 1979);
NWA/AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Bill Dundee defeating
? &
? (1981);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Valiant (February 15, 1981);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating defeating
?? (1981);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Dream Machine (Troy Graham) (August 24, 1981);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Dutch Mantell (January 18, 1982);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Dutch Mantell (Match 1, 1982);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Dutch Mantell (April 1, 1982);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Kendo Nagasaki (1982);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Kimala (August 9, 1982);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Nick Bockwinkel (November 1982);
CWA/AWA International title defeating Austin Idol (March 7, 1983);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bill Dundee (June 6, 1983);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Man Mountain Link (July 4, 1983);
CWA/AWA International title defeating Ken Patera (July 5, 1983);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bill Dundee in a Tournament Final (September 19, 1983);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jesse Ventura (October 3, 1983);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jesse Ventura (November 1983);
NWA/AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Jos LeDuc defeating The Zambuie Express (March 12, 1984);
CWA Heavyweight title defeating Randy Savage (April 12, 1984);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Lord Humongous (Mike Stark) (May 21, 1984);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating King Kong Bundy (November 12, 1984);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Eddie Gilbert (February 12, 1985);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Randy Savage (July 3, 1985);
CWA Heavyweight title defeating Rick Link (July 15, 1985);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bota the Witch Doctor (July 29, 1985);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Tarras Bulba (September 6, 1985);
NWA/AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Austin Idol defeating Dutch Mantell & Bill Dundee (December 9, 1985);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bill Dundee (December 21, 1985);
Polynesian Pacific title defeating Lars Anderson (January 25, 1986);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bill Dundee (April 8, 1986);
NWA/AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Giant Hillbilly defeating The MOD Squad (June 23, 1986);
CWA/AWA International title defeating Bill Dundee (July 19, 1986);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bam Bam Bigelow (July 28, 1986);
NWA/AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Big Bubba defeating Don Bass & Dirty Rhodes (aka Roger Smith) (November 3, 1986);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Austin Idol (April 20, 1987);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Austin Idol (June 8, 1987);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Brickhouse Brown (July 13, 1987);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Don Bass (August 31, 1987);
AWA World Tag Team titles w/Bill Dundee defeating Soldat Ustinov & Doug Somers (October 11, 1987);
AWA World Tag Team titles w/Bill Dundee defeating Hector Guerrero & Dr. D (October 26, 1987);
NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bobby Jaggers (November 21, 1987);
AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Curt Hennig (May 9, 1988);
World Class Heavyweight title defeating Kerry von Erich (December 13, 1988);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title (AWA & WCCW Unified into one title) (December 13, 1988);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Master of Pain (April 25, 1989);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Soultaker (November 6, 1989);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Texas Heavyweight title defeating Kerry von Erich (December 12, 1989);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating King Cobra (January 8, 1990);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Valiant (March 12, 1990);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Valiant (May 5, 1990);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Austin Idol (October 8, 1990);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Tag Team titles w/Jeff Jarrett defeating The Fabulous Ones (February 4, 1991);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Terry Funk (March 11, 1991);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Awesome Kong (August 12, 1991);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating The Dragon Master (September 2, 1991);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Kamala (December 2, 1991);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Kamala (May 4, 1992);
GWF (Global Wrestling Federation) World Heavyweight title defeating Eddie Gilbert (June 8, 1992);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Tag Team titles w/Jeff Jarrett defeating The Moondogs (June 29, 1992);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Tag Team titles w/Jeff Jarrett defeating The Moondogs (Spot/Cujo) (July 20, 1992);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Tag Team titles w/Jeff Jarrett defeating The Moondogs (Spot/Cujo) (August 17, 1992);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Todd Champion (November 2, 1992);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Koko B. Ware (December 14, 1992);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Owen Hart (July 5, 1993);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Tatanka (September 20, 1993);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Jeff Jarrett (December 20, 1993);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Eddie Gilbert (February 7, 1994);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Eddie Gilbert (March 25, 1994);
SMW (Smokey Mountain Wrestling) Heavyweight title defeating Dirty White Boy (January 28, 1995);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Sid Vicious (February 6, 1995);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Razor Ramon (May 5, 1995);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Heavyweight title defeating Tex Slazenger (January 10, 1996);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Mabel in a Tournament Final (March 4, 1996);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Heavyweight title defeating Mabel (March 16, 1996);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Tag Team titles w/Bill Dundee defeating The CyberPunks (PG-13) (May 18, 1996);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Tag Team titles w/Bill Dundee defeating Flex Kavana & Bart Sawyer (July 1, 1996);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Jeff Jarrett (July 24, 1996);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Sid Vicious (September 2, 1996);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating The Colorado Kid (November 16, 1996);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating Tank (March 22, 1997);
USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Unified Heavyweight title defeating King Reginald (Reggie B. Fine) (April 27, 1997);
Power Pro Wrestling Tag Team title w/Bill Dundee defeating Kid Wikkid & Derrick King (April 17, 1999);
Maryland Championship Wrestling title defeating The Bruiser (November 2, 2001);
OnlineWorldofWrestling.com Hall of Fame Inductee (2006);