Dinner With the King Recap – King’s Next WWE Appearance, Making Vince McMahon Tear Up, Samoa Joe’s Controversial Promo, More!

Moore notes that one of his favourite Rumble moments was when Vince McMahon stormed the ring at the event in 2005 and tore both his quads when he got in the ring. McMahon didn’t sell the injury at all, and Lawler notes that McMahon is a very tough guy who rarely shows pain, fear or emotion.
The only time Lawler saw McMahon express any real emotion was when he presented McMahon with a portrait that he drew for him which featured McMahon, his son Shane, and his father Vince Sr. He framed it and brought it to RAW one night and when he presented it to McMahon, McMahon turned away with his hand to his mouth. He eventually turned back around with tears in his eyes and hugged Lawler, thanking Lawler for the portrait.  

Lawler speaks about Samoa Joe’s controversial promo from Smackdown this week, where Joe mentioned Jeff Hardy’s struggle with drug and alcohol abuse. Lawler says he doesn’t have a problem with bringing real-life situations into the wrestling business, especially since that type of promo would never happen unless it was approved by the performer in question. Lawler compares this promo to the one Michael Cole cut about his mother who had passed away during their feud a few years ago.
That sums up this week’s episode of Dinner With the King. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!