{"id":13263,"date":"2016-03-13T11:28:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T16:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=13263"},"modified":"2016-03-13T13:42:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T18:42:19","slug":"jerry-lawler-interview-split-announce-teams-wm32-returning-heel-commentator-role-wwe-injuries-wm32-ticket-sales-new-memphis-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/13\/jerry-lawler-interview-split-announce-teams-wm32-returning-heel-commentator-role-wwe-injuries-wm32-ticket-sales-new-memphis-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Lawler interview &#8211; split announce teams at WM32?, returning to heel commentator role, WWE injuries, WM32 ticket sales, new Memphis restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1973666097\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE announcer Jerry Lawler appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cerritolive.com\/cerrito-live-podcasts\/cerrito-live-podcast-jerry-lawler-buff-bagwell-31216\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Cerrito Live&#8221; Memphis radio on Saturday<\/a> covering several subjects:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lawler said there is talk of doing split announce teams at WrestleMania so that he and Mauro Ranallo will be part of the broadcast.\u00a0&#8220;It&#8217;s not a done deal or anything like that,&#8221; Lawler said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lawler said it was his idea to go back to the heel commentator role with Mauro Ranallo and Byron Saxton on Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Lawler said he pitched the idea to Vince McMahon, who liked the change. Lawler recalled McMahon saying he missed the old &#8220;king&#8221; gimmick and how he used to be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just trying to ease into it gradually,&#8221; Lawler said, &#8220;and have just scratched the surface.&#8221; Lawler said it&#8217;s more fun being this type of character even in today&#8217;s world where he has to be more politically correct about things he says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lawler talked about the injury situation heading into WrestleMania. 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