Many wrestling fans only know WWE announcer Jerry "The King" Lawler as the man obsessed with "puppies," a slightly creepy older uncle type with a possibly excessive interest in female mammaries. In that role, it's true, Lawler has established himself as one of the sport's all-time great broadcasters.
Lawler is much more than that, though, more even than just a legendary wrestler. Lawler is a great American artist, our best living practitioner of the wrestling craft.
At its very best, professional wrestling is like jazz or hip-hop, one of a handful of truly American art forms. It's a free-flowing, cooperative dance, two men telling a story together in th...
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