The King Takes WWF to Court

In Memphis, Jerry Lawler was the king. Later, when he went to the WWF and was cast as a loud-mouth jerk heel, the people of Memphis still looked at Lawler as their hero. While he was a heel everywhere else, when The King ventured back to Memphis for the USWA, he was the “king of wrestling” in their book. It […]

Austin 3:16 is Born (WWF, June 23, 1996)

The King of the Ring was one of the most prestigious pay-per-views on the WWF calendar. The purpose of the tournament was to crown a new star for the company, and there is arguably been no more memorable winner of King of the Ring than “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. His meteoric rise, which had been simmering for some time after casting […]