Jerry Lawler was promised a match at WrestleMania by Vince McMahon, according to The King himself.

He told Sports Illustrated: “”Two years ago, I had a meeting with Vince [McMahon] close to WrestleMania and I said, ‘Vince, I’ve been here since 1993 and I’ve never even wrestled on a WrestleMania.’

“He looked at me surprised and said, ‘That’s a travesty.’ He said, ‘We could rush something this year, but this is something big, the King having his first match ever at WrestleMania. Next year, I promise we’re going to do something big.’

“Well, that was two years ago.”

Lawler’s comments are part of a WrestleMania piece up on the SI website with quotes from Roddy Piper and Jimmy Hart. You can read it in full by clicking here.

Phil Lowe
phil@ifight365.com