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– In a recent edition of Something to Wrestle, Bruce Prichard discussed Jerry Lawler and his ex-wife, Stacy "The Kat" Carter, and Kat's release from WWE. Lawler left the company in 2001. Below are some excerpts from the podcast (transcript via WrestlingInc.com).
Prichard explains what led WWE to publish Stacy Carter: "Tuscon, Arizona. We were out of the meeting and it appeared that Stacy had addressed some writers to complain about what they had to do that night and that everything was under debate. And they came and said, "Well, we just want to stop it" because it was difficult and they were finished at that moment. Jim [Ross] was in talent relationships and I think I was still there at that time. So, he says, "Hey, you have to come with me." And Jim told me what was going on. He says, "We have to let Stacy go and I do not think it's going to be good because I do not know how" The King "is going to react and out of respect for" King "I want to do it, and I want to do it. face to face. "And he said," I hope he does not stop. "So we went up to JR's office and sat in the little locker room and JR said : "King, I have bad news. He says, "We will not continue with Stacy and we must let her go. And I come to you first out of respect. We are friends and the situation is difficult. I do not want to do that. It's hard, but in business, sometimes you have to make tough decisions and I'll let you know if you want to deal with it. "
Prichard explains how Jerry Lawler threatened to leave the WWE for WCW during the news: " Jerry said, "You know, I have a $ 300,000 contract" or half a million dollars, or anything else, "From the WCW, I could start tomorrow night if I wanted to. JR says, "Well, I do not know whether or not you can base your contract, but I wish you did not do that. He continues, "I do not know what to do. say. & # 39; And JR was very empathetic. It is a delicate situation. No matter how you look at it, it's a security situation. So Jerry says, "Well, if she goes, I'll go there." And JR said something about "I feel like Martin and Lewis" and named someone else like "I do not want to dissolve the team." I do not want to separate you of me. "And Jerry, again, repeated that he could start WCW tomorrow. [has] received an offer from them, and he does not need this place, it's more And Jim tried to calm him down, and [Lawler] said, "Well, if that's all, we're out of it," and Jerry got up and left. had told Stacy again, so I guess that's when Jerry went to tell Stacy, and then they went to Vince's [McMahon] office and tried to talk to Vince. was in the middle of everything Vince was doing, I have no idea what happened at that meeting, I was not there for that one. went to talk to Kevin Dunn in the truck and Kevin, I think Kevin knew what was going to happen, but he did not know that Jerry had quit and was a little confused. Everything happened so fast, but it was really hard for JR. And I think that with me sitting there, I think Jerry thought that I was responsible for it, which JR had told me a little earlier, so I did not know until that point. what we got there. Now, I know that Stacy has been frustrated for some time by her creative team. She felt a lot of resistance and I think the impression was that she had become a bit big for her pants and her head. But again, it was outside and after the fact and so on. But yes, it's the first thing that he said: "I can go to WCW tomorrow – I have a big contract", and JR really hoped that it wasn''t what he would do. "I do not want you to quit – you should stay and we're going to fix it – time heals everything and we should relax." And he was gone and he left. "
Prichard on Carter, hard to handle: "I think it was just a refoulement coming from everything, it was an accumulation of everything that they brought to it in a creative way and it was always an argument. what happened on that day, and I was still not clear about it, but whatever happens on that day, it was: "you know what?" If she does not want the go ahead, we have to leave, we do not have time for that. "And JR came to pick me up and said," Hey, I need you to testify "and he buzzed me just before we went into the room and got "King." Then that's all.It was an affair of attitude.From a business point of view, [rumor and innuendo] n & # 39; 39 had nothing to do with [the decision to release Kat] .It was rather a back-and-forth antagonistic problem with creative. And I can not even tell you that at that time, I did not even remember who the heck was even creative at the time. So that's all. It's as simple as that. And the situation was difficult because her husband works there and is part of the series. In addition, it is a friend [and] who has always participated, so it sucks and it is a very difficult position. . "
Prichard explains how the situation was handled: " From a man and a woman, I understand it too. From Vince's point of view, it's a business and "I have the television to produce now. I'm really sorry that you made the decision to stop. This is a bad decision to make because it is difficult to go back. It's one thing to say it to [Prichard and Ross] when we try to dissuade you, but go to [McMahon] with, it's over at that point. He was gone and said, "You know what? I do not understand what's going on here. I'm not sure I can work tonight. I would like to take the evening and think about it a little. "It's different to say," I stop. "[Vince says,]" You've already thought about that. You have an agreement and we have not talked about it. You stop now? Agree, good luck to you. & # 39; "
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