Jerry Lawler quotes from WrestleMania

Oh, baby!

Let's go boys, time to show WrestleMania some T & A.

This is a WrestleMania moment.

Look at those eyes.

On March 17, 2002. You can circle that date on your calendar. 'Cause I can tell you, it's gonna be a day that—that I'll never gonna forget. Quite frankly, a match, I thought I would never, ever see.

We'll never see Tyson and Ali, we'll never see Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds, but we are gonna get to witness the Rock and the Hulk. Only at WrestleMania, and only in the WWF, J.R.!

Here we go!

History in the making now!

No, wait a minute-!

...Oh no you don’t, you're kidding me!

No, would I be kidding? Yeah believe your eyes, you’re seeing it!

There's impersonation, the most sincere form of flattery!

Well, not when you can do it better than the original! Sweet Chin Music!!

[On Booker T] Maybe he's having a flashback to his time behind bars.

Why don't you get off that horse. You have ridden it to the godda- to the ground King. To the ground!

Easy, JR, easy!

This is very disrespectful on the part of Booker T.

Flair has no business up here, DAMMIT! No business!

Twenty years ago, one man had a vision. It began here...

...and it would change our world.

[from WrestleMania 2] Welcome to WrestleMania!

As the vision grew, we cheered it on...

[from Wrestlemania III] I never thought it could be done, Gorilla!

Stood in awe...

[from Wrestlemania III] The irresistible force meeting the immovable object!

Held onto our seats...

[from WrestleMania XIX] History has been made!

And gave up our hearts.

[from WrestleMania XII] The boyhood dream has come true!

We watched with utter disbelief...

[from Wrestlemania XII] No! He won't do the same!

[from Wrestlemania XIV] Oh! I can't believe my eyes!

Stunned silence...

[from WrestleMania XIV] The Austin Era has begun!

And sheer amazement.

[from WrestleMania XIX] Oh my god!

But above all, we've been inspired, and enriched, by the vision.

[from WrestleMania XIX] Welcome to WrestleMania!

Sometimes, things are so special in your life that words cannot explain...

The history, alone, in that place makes Madison Square Garden special...

My family's gonna come there. My wife, my mom, my dad, my daughter...

Everything that I've ever wanted out of life comes down to this one day, this one short period of time...

My passion. The thing you dream about, and consumes you...

People are gonna remember this forever...

People will say, "Y'know, that match was worth coming back for."

You haven't lived, you haven't breathed, until you've danced at WrestleMania...

Tonight will be like no other! Tonight is the Showcase Of The Immortals! They will achieve the impossible and forge new beginnings! Tonight men will hunt down their dreams! Tonight no one holds back! And tonight is where it all begins...

...Again.

Benoit's gonna win this thing, King. He deserves it after what he's gone through.

I gotta agree with you now. Benoit does deserve this.

Into the arm! Edge hit Benoit in the injured arm! And the opportunistic Edge! [Edge climbs the ladder] Don't tell me Edge is gonna win this thing! No, come on!

Look!

Somebody get in there!

He's there! Edge is there! He's teetering... [Edge unhooks the briefcase] but he's got it! Oh, my God, Edge has done it!

Edge has won the match!

Here is your winner: Edge!

That chair shot, that vicious chair shot on Benoit's bad arm!

Benoit was one step away from winning this Money in the Bank ladder match! One step away, King!

But I gotta say, if Benoit didn't do it, if anybody deserved to win this match, Edge did. Edge deserved it. Look at that look of satisfaction on his face.

Well, I figure 20,193 here in Hollywood that might not agree with you. Edge, in any event, can wrestle the world's heavyweight champion, whomever that may be, anytime he chooses within the next twelve months.

Woah, wait a minute!

What the heck?

Mickie James trying to take Trish mentally right out of her game after physically trying to take that left leg away.

Took me mentally right out of my game, I'll tell you that.

The nutjob has won the title!

Here is your winner and the NEW WWE Women's Champion: Mickie James!

The inmate's gonna be running the asylum!

I think there's some fans here that got a hall pass from the home. They're actually cheering this psychotic woman.

Mickie James use some very unique, feminine strategy to take Trish Status mentally out of the game, and some overt physicality...to exploit the leg, and then, capture the title in her first WrestleMania match. Mickie James has won the title.

Let's check out— This was the momentum-changer right there. That kick into Trish's leg. And then—and then, Trish's nose—I think her face...

Chick Kick, knocked Trish right to the face.

Yep.

The hook to the leg, and Trish—didn't have enough to kick out. And Mickie James has won the Women's Title at her first Wrestlemania.

And she did it by using Trish Stratus's own finishing move against her.

And I'll say it again, Mick, you got one win for ya. Lithium! Get some help!

Jeff Hardy with a golden opportunity. Can Jeff Hardy capitalize?

A world title is at stake here.

Whoa, wait a minute. Wait, whoa-

What the hell's he doing?

Matt Hardy...

Yeah, Matt put Edge on that ladder and Matt's telling-

Oh, my lord!

Grab the briefcase!

You've got a shot at the world championship, Jeff! Damn him to hell! No, come on!

Get the ladder, Jeff!

No, no...

Jeff Hardy said he was gonna steal WrestleMania!

Oh, God almighty!

Oh my God!

Good lord! The ladder broke in half!

They're history!

[to Ric Flair before hitting Sweet Chin Music on him, ending the match and sending Flair into retirement] I'm sorry. I love you.

Flair wants to fight... Oh!

My God, what a shot! Michaels, will it be...? And yes! Yes!

[after Mysterio defeated JBL in 21 seconds] I don't understand that. JBL promised something historic here tonight.

Well, it was something historic.

What?

Mysterio wins the Intercontinental Title for the very first time.

No, that can't be it.

And now JBL just might understand how the brave Texans felt at the Alamo. It was a bad day at the office.

Mysterio ensured the joke was on JBL here tonight. What a WrestleMania moment.

I'm in shock.

So's JBL.

I've got something to say. [The crowd's boos get louder]

I can't wait to hear this excuse. Camera flash got in his eyes, maybe?

Open-mouth disease?

This has got to be embarrassing.

I...I...I... I QUIT!!! [crowd cheers]

What?...What did he just say?

He said he quit!

What? I don't believe - I don't know if JBL even believes what he just said!

Has any...has anybody ever...just quit, at WrestleMania?

That I know of!

Pretty historic.

Are we seeing JBL leave the ring, conclusively, for the last time?

I think he's not gonna - he's not gonna reconsider; if that's the case, he - he HAS made history here tonight, but certainly not the kind that we expected!

Not that he expected, either!

He is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Cowboy Bob Orton. Eighteen months ago, Randy Orton formed Legacy — second and third-generation stars which had a winning pedigree, and win they did, including WWE Title reigns for Randy Orton. But, King, it's only natural as confidence grew for DiBiase and Rhodes that they would want to fly away from the nest, as they are doing here tonight.

Why is that only natural? Why not keep a cohesive successful unit together? I don't agree with what Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase have done.

The WWE is about individual achievement, it's about leaving a legacy. The difference with Randy Orton is that this is his destiny and not his legacy.

You guys see, does this remind you of anything?

It reminds me of what Randy Orton does to his opponents.

Yeah, these guys are using what they learned from Randy Orton against him now.

As every good student should.

Every good student should turn against their mentor?

No, every good student should use what they learned.

Over 70,000 weak-minded individuals who think, because they're so hopped up on hallucinogenic drugs, that Rey Mysterio is a superhero. Over 70,000 people that think if they pop a pill or if they take a drink, that somehow their problems will go away, just like they think their superhero, Rey Mysterio will make the monster go away. Except I am not a monster, I am a savior, and I can save Rey Mysterio! I can lead you all to a better place, and I will lead you all by example because I choose to be drug-free! I choose to be better than each and every single one of you! Tonight, Rey Mysterio does not have a choice. I will beat him, he will join my Straight Edge Society, and in doing so, 70,000 people just like you will choose me as their savior, and the Straight Edge Society will live on, one nation under Punk, indivisible, with integrity and sobriety for all.

That's scary. That's scary.

I take it you're rooting for Rey.

I don't wanna be in this guy's cult.

You see two members of the Straight Edge Society, there are countless others across the nation. Live events, wherever we go, people come to be saved by CM Punk.

What would that do to Rey Mysterio? What would that do to Rey Mysterio's family?

I don't know, but the names Jim Jones and Charles Manson come to mind.