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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis wrestling legend Jerry “The King” Lawler and his longtime girlfriend, Lauryn McBride are facing domestic assault charges.
The 66-year-old Lawler and the 27-year-old McBride were both booked into the Shelby County Jail around 1 a.m. Friday.
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.
Lawler has been a public figure in the Memphis area for more than 40 years.
His wrestling career has spanned decades and he even ran for Memphis mayor a few times.
He currently owns a restaurant on Beale St.
UPDATE: Charges Dismissed
Domestic assault charges dismissed against wrestler Jerry Lawler
Domestic assault charges dismissed against wrestler Jerry Lawler
The domestic assault charges were dismissed Friday against Jerry Lawler, 66, and his fiancee, Lauryn McBride, 27.
Ted Hansom, Lawler's attorney said it was "a big misunderstanding and won't happen again. We are happy with the outcome."
The two were charged with domestic assault after an incident in June at Lawler's home in East Memphis.
In the incident, McBride and Lawler argued, and Lawler held her against a kitchen counter, McBride said. She said he hit her in the front left side of her head and pushed her against a stove, according to an affidavit. She said he retrieved an unloaded pistol, placed it on the counter and said, "Go ahead and kill yourself."
Lawler said they argued over her lying about where she had been, the affidavit states. She was intoxicated, and he tried to prevent her from leaving in her car, he said. She scratched the right side of his face, threw a candle at him and kicked him the groin, he said according to the affidavit. Lawler contended that she got the gun from the garage and had threatened to kill herself.
Both were arrested when officers could not determine a primary aggressor.
The charges will be expunged from their records
Ted Hansom, Lawler's attorney said it was "a big misunderstanding and won't happen again. We are happy with the outcome."
The two were charged with domestic assault after an incident in June at Lawler's home in East Memphis.
In the incident, McBride and Lawler argued, and Lawler held her against a kitchen counter, McBride said. She said he hit her in the front left side of her head and pushed her against a stove, according to an affidavit. She said he retrieved an unloaded pistol, placed it on the counter and said, "Go ahead and kill yourself."
Lawler said they argued over her lying about where she had been, the affidavit states. She was intoxicated, and he tried to prevent her from leaving in her car, he said. She scratched the right side of his face, threw a candle at him and kicked him the groin, he said according to the affidavit. Lawler contended that she got the gun from the garage and had threatened to kill herself.
Both were arrested when officers could not determine a primary aggressor.
The charges will be expunged from their records
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It's not the Attitude Era anymore Jerry! 
for a decade now anyway 
