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Sep 19, 2012 · One such rivalry is the one between Jerry "The King" Lawler and actor Andy Kaufman, which was unequivocally one of the greatest wrestling angles ever. In the wake of Lawler's heart...
Jul 28, 2022 · Things got weird – and memorable – on the July 28, 1982, episode of Late Night With David Letterman when professional wrestler Jerry “The King” Lawler slapped comedian Andy Kaufman. The...
Jan 8, 2019 · By. Eric Cohen. Updated on 01/08/19. The feud between Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler was one of the most successful uses of celebrity in professional wrestling and is still talked about to this day. It gave a tiny wrestling promotion in Memphis national exposure.
"Andy wanted to be the bad guy." Andy Kaufman insisted he was never a comedian — he was a performance artist, and his legendary rivalry with the "King of Memphis, Jerry Lawler, was as close to a masterpiece as sports-entertainment has ever seen.
Nov 15, 2013 · Kaufman -- the groundbreaking comic who died in 1984 and was immortalized in the song and film “Man on the Moon” -- was back in the news this week when a woman claiming to be his long-lost...
Oct 17, 2022 · VICE. 18.1M subscribers. Subscribed. 13K. 549K views 1 year ago. The most publicized wrestling rivalry of all time, Andy Kaufman vs Jerry “The King” Lawler, left many wondering where the...
Mar 15, 2010 · Lawler, a local professional wrestler and commercial artist who was beloved by Memphians, was invited to appear on the David Letterman Show with Kaufman, who starred in the ABC sitcom Taxi in...
