WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler and his fiancee Lauryn McBride were arrested on domestic violence charges earlier today. According to a report from WFSB.com things got out of hand when his fiancee came home and lied about where she had been.
Both parties have different accounts of what happened according to the new report. McBride claims Lawler held her against the kitchen counter and hit her in the head then pushed her into the stove. Lawler claims McBride scratched him in the face, threw a candle at him and kicked him in the groin.
At some point an unloaded gun was pulled out and both sides say that the other person pulled out the gun. Both were arrested and placed in jail following the incident. You can check out the official news report from WFSB along with mugshots here.
WWE has officially suspended Jerry Lawler and they issued the following statement.
“Jerry Lawler arrested, suspended
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jerry Lawler was arrested at his home Friday morning by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Memphis, Tenn.
According to a police report, Lawler and his girlfriend, Lauryn McBride, were taken into custody and booked on alleged charges of domestic assault—bodily harm, a misdemeanor.
WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Jerry Lawler has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest.”
Bad timing King