Lawler mentions that he’d love to see WWE establish a brick and mortar Hall of Fame, where fans could walk into a building and see all of the old memorabilia from wrestling’s past. Jarrett agrees entirely, pointing out that WWE is a publicly traded company where the bottom line is king, and he truly believes a physical Hall of Fame would be a money-maker for the company.
Jarrett informs that he worked his first wrestling match on April 6th, 1986. Coincidentally, his WWE Hall of Fame induction will take place on April 6th of this year. Lawler is amazed by the length of Jarrett’s career, pointing out that time really does fly.
Lawler informs that when Jarrett debuted in WWE as Double J, he was supposed to have an entire entourage of people accompany him there from Memphis. For some reason the creative changed for Jarrett shortly before his debut, and several performers were left behind in Memphis which was a great disappointment for them.
Lawler points out that there are only 200-300 people in the WWE Hall of Fame, and while some people might think it’s a gimmick, it’s actually a very big accomplishment for professional wrestlers. He adds that he’d love to see former Memphis Wrestling talent, Kamala inducted into the Hall of Fame at some point in the future.
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!
