Dinner With the King Recap – Recalling Hell in A Cell 1998, Working Texas Death Matches, Performers Holding Titles Hostage, More!

Lawler worked a Texas Death match as well, where falls counted anywhere and the match continued until one competitor or team simply couldn’t continue. He recalls one specific match going 26 or 27 falls before the match ended. He says he particularly loved working with Dutch Mantel back then because Mantel provided quick-witted interviews and was a very entertaining performer. He adds that there was always a healthy competition between both of them, probably because they were both born on the exact same day.
Lawler mentions that during his time running Memphis Wrestling there were a couple of instances where a certain performer would win a Title and then refuse to show up until they were paid more money. This would really anger Lawler.

He mentions that Jeff Jarrett famously did that to Vince McMahon with the Intercontinental Title during the attitude era. McMahon paid Jarrett the extra money, Jarrett dropped the belt and went to WCW, and then when McMahon bought WCW Jarrett was quickly fired. That’s why it surprised some to see Jarrett inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame last year.
That sums up this week’s episode of Dinner With the King. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!