I don’t know if it’s apprehension, or someone being especially insecure, or they got to be in control. I don’t know, because oftentimes he’d tell me to say something that I’d already said, because he wasn’t listening.” One noticeable difference, according to Ross, was how McMahon treated his longtime broadcast partner Jerry “The King” Lawler. Ross said McMahon never shouted at Lawler through the headset, believing McMahon understood that Lawler simply would not tolerate being treated that way. But I had a great experience working with Lawler because Vince never yelled at Lawler, because he knew Lawler couldn’t take it and wouldn’t take it.