Jerry Lawler Arrested, Suspended By WWE.

Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler has been arrested and suspended by the WWE. Both The King and his fiance were arrested for domestic violence against each other. The WWE has a 0 tolerance policy for domestic violence and he was suspended.

The WWE announced on Friday morning on their website:

“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” (Source: WWE.com).

Jerry currently works on the WWE’s Smackdown brand as commentator. He also also worked for the WWE for a number of years.

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So what happened? According to a report from wreg.com, things go very violent between the two. Apparently there was also a weapon involved:

“According to the affidavit, the two were involved in a violent confrontation at Lawler’s home on St. Nick Dr. in East Memphis.McBride claims Lawler struck her in the head and pushed her against a stove while Lawler claims McBride scratched him in the face, threw a candle at him and kicked him in the groin. McBride also alleged that Lawler got an unloaded pistol, put it on the kitchen counter and told her to kill herself. Lawler says McBride was intoxicated and claims McBride is the one who brought the pistol into the kitchen” (Source: wreg.com).

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