Jerry Lawler Arrested For Domestic Violence, Suspended By WWE

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Jerry Lawler Arrested For Domestic Violence, Suspended By WWE

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis wrestling legend Jerry “The King” Lawler and his fiance’e, Lauryn McBride are facing domestic assault charges.

The 66-year-old Lawler and the 27-year-old McBride were both booked into the Shelby County Jail around 1 a.m. Friday.

According to the affidavit, the two were involved in a violent confrontation at Lawler’s home on St. Nick Dr. in East Memphis.

McBride claims Lawler struck her in the head and pushed her against a stove while Lawler claims McBride scratched him in the face, threw a candle at him and kicked him in the groin.

McBride also alleged that Lawler got an unloaded pistol, put it on the kitchen counter and told her to kill herself.

Lawler says McBride was intoxicated and claims McBride is the one who brought the pistol into the kitchen.

Lawler has been a public figure in the Memphis area for more than 40 years.

His wrestling career has spanned decades and he even ran for Memphis mayor a few times.

He currently owns a restaurant on Beale St.

Lawler was previously arrested in 1999 for throwing a ticket at a Memphis police officer and running over his foot.

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That should be a fun wedding if/when it happens.

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WMC Action News 5 interviewed WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler, who was arrested this morning with fiancee Lauryn McBride on domestic violence charges in Memphis. They spoke with him while Lawler was in jail.

Lawler, 66, said that he had returned home from a wrestling event which was "ironically [titled] A Night At The Slammer" and his fiancee McBride, 27, returned home intoxicated from a friend's house after watching Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

"We got into a little bit of a shouting match and then she wanted to leave," Lawler said. "I was not going to let her leave in the car, because she was just not in any condition to drive. She got more and more upset, she called 9-1-1 and scratched my face in the process. The police came in and said that this was a domestic dispute and that they were 'going to have to take both of you guys downtown'.

"It's just an unfortunate situation. Nobody was hit and nobody was hurt. It's just something that happened as a result of drinking too much," Lawler said.

Lawler denied reports that he hit her in the head and pushed her against the stove. Lawler confirmed that he had an unloaded gun and McBride was threatening to kill herself. He said that she got the gun and threw it to him. He said that he might have put the gun on the counter, but he didn't tell her to kill herself.

He said that he only has issues with McBride when she drinks, and said that she had an incident last week while she was intoxicated at the CMA Awards and got into a fist fight with her aunt.

"It's an unfortunate situation as a result of somebody drinking too much. I'm saddened by it and hope we can get past this," Lawler said.

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