Early Friday morning, WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler and his fiancée Lauryn McBride were arrested for domestic assault. The 66-year-old Lawler and the 27-year-old McBride got into a violent confrontation at Lawler’s home in East Memphis.
Wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler, fiance'e arrested https://t.co/eJhEnePUVe pic.twitter.com/st1tuZ19Jn
— WREG News Channel 3 (@3onyourside) June 17, 2016
What Happened?
From WREG:
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.
According to The USA Today, Lawler says that the fight began after they got into an argument over where McBride had been earlier that night. He also told police that McBride was intoxicated, so he wanted to stop her from driving away.
Who Is Jerry Lawler?
Lawler wrestled for over 30 years, spending time in various territories and winning a whopping 168 championships. He joined the WWE in 1992 and has been a mainstay as a ringside commentator since hanging up his wrestling boots. But after this troubling incident, he’s been suspended indefinitely from his broadcasting duties.
