JERRY ‘THE KING’ LAWLER BUSTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE … Pistol Involved

Wrestling legend Jerry “The King” Lawler — and his 27-year-old fiancee — were both arrested in Memphis Friday morning after allegedly attacking each other … and cops say a gun was involved.

It all went down at Lawler’s home around 1 AM. Lawler’s fiancee, Lauryn McBride, claims the 66-year-old hit her in the head and pushed her against a stove — and then got an unloaded pistol and told her to kill herself.

But Lawler tells a different story, according to WREG.com, the WWE star told cops McBride scratched him in the face, fired a candle at him and then kicked him in the crotch.

As for the gun, Lawler told authorities McBride was the one who pulled it out. He also says she was very drunk at the time of the incident.

When cops arrived — both Jerry and his fiancee were arrested for domestic violence.

Story developing …

Memphis wrestling legend Jerry “The King” Lawler and his fiance’e, Lauryn McBride are facing domestic assault charges.

According to the WWE, Lawler has been suspended.

“WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Jerry Lawler has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest.”

The 66-year-old Lawler and the 27-year-old McBride were both booked into the Shelby County Jail around 1 a.m. Friday.

According to the affidavit, the two were involved in a violent confrontation at Lawler’s home on St. Nick Dr. in East Memphis.

McBride claims Lawler struck her in the head and pushed her against a stove while Lawler claims McBride scratched him in the face, threw a candle at him and kicked him in the groin.

McBride also alleged that Lawler got an unloaded pistol, put it on the kitchen counter and told her to kill herself.

Lawler says McBride was intoxicated and claims McBride is the one who brought the pistol into the kitchen.

Lawler has been a public figure in the Memphis area for more than 40 years.

His wrestling career has spanned decades and he even ran for Memphis mayor a few times.

He currently owns a restaurant on Beale St.

Lawler was previously arrested in 1999 for throwing a ticket at a Memphis police officer and running over his foot.

tmz  wreg