Jerry Lawler Compares Pat McAfee Backlash to Andy Kaufman Heat

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Jerry "The King" Lawler compared the fan backlash against Pat McAfee's WrestleMania involvement to the heat Andy Kaufman received when he entered wrestling decades ago as an outsider. Speaking on the Notsam Wrestling podcast during WrestleMania weekend, Lawler agreed that McAfee's situation is similar to how Kaufman was able to convince fans he didn't belong in wrestling despite being a major wrestling fan. Lawler also revealed that Kaufman initially pitched his wrestling idea to Vince McMahon Sr., wanting to wrestle women from the audience in front of wrestling crowds, but McMahon Sr. turned down the idea because he didn't want to mix Hollywood personalities with wrestling at the time.