To me, Jerry Lawler is one of the greatest babyfaces of all time. I don't care if it was in just one state, the people there absolutely LOVED the guy. And the reason they loved him was because he was a tremendous worker. Pretty much all his feuds were great. And Lawler had a comeback that would have the place explode like as if it was Hulk Hogan hulking up in Madison Square Garden in 1986. Once that strap of Lawlers went down off his shoulder, the place would erupt. It's truly a great scene to watch.
And you also have to give Lawler credit for being able to get so over as a heel in the WWF. Fans hated the guy at one point in time. I mean, absolutely hated him. He was able to be funny as hell, and yet still be truly hated. And whenever the time called for Lawler to do a little face run for a time being in the WWF, the fans always bought it and always got behind him. Fans love Jerry Lawer EVERYWHERE today, not just in Tennessee.
Van Hammer, on the other hand, was just the guy with the nipple rings in the Flock. That's all he ever was to me, and will always remain that to me. The guy sucked, plain and simple.