Wippleman began his career working in professional wrestling promotions in the Southern United States, especially Memphis.

In the 1990s, he debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he managed wrestlers such as Sid Justice, Kamala, Giant Gonzalez and Bertha Faye.

In 2000, Wippleman became the first and only man to win the WWF Women's Championship, thus, technically making him a one time wrestling world champion.

[1] Back in Pennsylvania, Geeto Mongol trained Lauer and gave him the ring name Dr. Lennerd Spazzinsky.

In September 1989, he won the Continental Wrestling Federation's Southeastern United States Junior Heavyweight Championship and held it until the promotion closed in November.

[1][3] He debuted as Harvey Wippleman, a Pee-wee Herman esque character wearing a pin-striped suit with slacks cut at his shins, a red bow-tie, and a flat cap.

After Sid's matches against jobbers, Wippleman would retrieve a stethoscope from his bag and listen to the defeated wrestler's hearts.

Wippleman also managed Well Dunn, who faced the Rock 'n' Roll Express in the RnR's WWF debut on October 10, 1993.

The feud culminated in a tuxedo match on the January 9, 1995 edition of Monday Night RAW, which Finkel won.

[2][12] Faye, with Wippleman in her corner, won the WWF Women's Championship by defeating Alundra Blayze at SummerSlam 1995.

Test won the match after outside interference, thus being named the new champion, but he was persuaded by Jarrett's valet Debra to overturn the result and return the belt.

[18] At the point the Invasion storyline began in 2001, he had disappeared from WWF programming, and was then working as a road agent for the company.

In an interview with Jim Korderas, Lauer described his role as "concierge", taking care of details such as food, rental cars and the like.

According to Lauer, he spent his teenage years "sprawling on car hoods, smoking cigarettes, and drinking beer with no particular ambition in mind".

Lauer was elected as a member of the board of aldermen for a four-year term on June 8, 2021, in his hometown of Walls, Mississippi.