Lawler was one of the best in the business in the 1970's and 1980's (particularly the early 1980's). He could pull a crowd like Flair and Rhodes could. His feud with Andy Kaufman was a brilliant piece of wrestling that went over the line into true performance art.
His abilities on commentary when he was with JR were still amazing. He performed the role of the entertaining heel announcer (much like Bobby Heenan) supremely well and the show was better for his presence.
Now, sadly, Lawler has become as much a caricature of what he used to be as Alec Baldwin has. And, much like Baldwin, it's time for him to fade off into that sunset.
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