Lawler spurned as Memphis mayor
October 19th, 2009 | 
Author: Hopefully this doesn’t bode an ill wind for Linda McMahon’s chances against Chris Dodd, but Jerry “the King” Lawler was solidly rejected by the populace of Memphis as a candidate for mayor recently. Out of a wide field of candidates, Lawler finished in a very distant fifth place with only four percent of the vote.
Lawler, who at one point promoted himself during his in-ring wrestling career as the “King of Memphis,” saw that popularity in sports entertainment doesn’t necessarily translate into political success. Call it the Reverse Ventura Principle.
While Lawler may be able to walk down the streets of Memphis and still need identity theft protection, apparently he’s not quite popular enough to get those looks of recognition translated into votes at the polls.
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