According to Dave Meltzer, Jerry “The King” Lawler was not overly excited about being inducted into the WWE hall of fame. Apparently “The King” feels that the hall of fame implies that he is old and retired, which isn’t the impression Lawler wants to convey.
Believe it or not, Lawler had baseball tickets, and would have preferred to attend the ballgame rather than being inducted. Lawler was also upset when asked whom he would like to induct him into the hall of fame. Lawler picked legendary announcer Lance Russell, but he was told no one would know who Russell is.
