Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler paid tribute to his late son Brian Christopher yesterday, by wearing the Grandmaster Sexay vest to the ring for his scheduled match with James Ellsworth.

.@JerryLawler wore his son’s vest to the ring as a tribute tonight for his match with @realellsworth. #RIPBrianChristopherLawler pic.twitter.com/Da5Cxf3iMv

— Dinner With The King (@DinnerWithKing) August 6, 2018

The bout which occurred for USA Championship Wrestling in Jackson, Tennessee, was held just forty eight hours after the funeral of the former WWF Tag Team Champion. It attests to the strength of one of wrestling’s all-time greatest competitors that he was able to carry on following such a tragedy.

Following the show, former Smackdown Live star James Ellsworth took to Twitter to comment about the sheer emotion he experienced, fighting a legend.

Just wrestled the most emotional match of my career

Words can’t describe the amount of respect I have for @JerryLawler

It’s a true honor and pleasure to share the ring with him always .. pic.twitter.com/cCHoUGLwD4

— James Ellsworth (@realellsworth) August 5, 2018

 

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