BREAKING NEWS: Jerry Lawler in Montreal

[Edgeomatic]

Spoiler: WARNING: VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED, VIDEO OF LAWLER.

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I found that through a general interest forum I'm on. A member of the crowd took video of Lawler collapsing and the immediate aftermath. Hard to watch.

 

[ThatGuyFromNukemHigh]

According to Memphis based WMC-TV, Lawler will undergo heart surgery today, and according to Dave Meltzer(take it for what its worth), Vince McMahon was right beside Jerry through the entire ordeal(he also claims that reports of the heart attack are unconfirmed, but I would take the word of Lawlers gf over him about it).

Also found this interesting information.

- After RAW went off the air, John Cena and Bret Hart hung around ringside for around 10 minutes with the fans. One sports journalist who was at ringside asked Hart about Jerry Lawler’s condition and Hart told him that Lawler was in really bad shape.

- Jerry Lawler’s heart attack at RAW Monday night has been picked up by several mainstream media outlets including FOX, CNN, the Associated Press and others.

- The mood backstage at RAW Monday night was a very tense one. When the scare with Jerry Lawler first happened, nobody was paying attention to the show and a lot of the crew were in groups praying.

More than one source is reporting that EMT’s backstage saved Lawler’s life. That gives you an idea of how serious Lawler’s condition was. People were talking about how it’s a good thing Lawler had the scare at a WWE event where proper medical staff were able to treat him and save his life. Lawler just returned from an independent wrestling tour of Aruba where things could have been different.

At last word, Lawler was listed in stable condition at the cardiac ICU of a local Montreal hospital. A fan in attendance at RAW noted that there are several hospitals within 15 minutes of the arena.


Read more: Update On Jerry Lawler’s Condition, What Happened After Raw, Backstage Mood At Raw | PWMania

Really didnt think about it last night, but reading it, Jerry is extremely lucky that it happened durring the event. WWE did a great job of keeping it off screen as much as possible(I watched the replay and caught some of the incedent, as my tv was muted durring the first play, I didnt know anything happened until reading the news here), and Cole being allowed to sit there silently was a way better way of handling it then having someone else come down and he & Cole try to act as if everything is alright.

Cant wait for the news that says hes alright.

 

[Undertaker]

I have to be honest, I was surprised that the commentary was cut off half way through the show. WWE would have got no complaints had they of just cancelled the show halfway through and gave everyone their money back. At the end of the day most people in the crowd were not interested in the in-ring action and I as I'm sure many people did completely switched off after the incident mainly in the hope we were not going to be told again that another legend had died. It was interesting to note that apparently Vince McMahon was at Lawler's side throughout backstage.

 

[Dale]

Just thinking about the whole situation again, thank god Orton won that poll to face Punk and not Lawler 1on1 otherwise it could have potentially been alot worse if that's even possible.

 

[IA-SteveB]

Just thinking about the whole situation again, thank god Orton won that poll to face Punk and not Lawler 1on1 otherwise it could have potentially been alot worse if that's even possible.

That could have been REALLY scary if it happened mid match. People may be thinking it was part of the match, including the ref and Punk. Delaying medical attention would have been a bad thing for him. I'd have to think Punk would know something wasn't right, but you never know. I hope Jerry pulls through ok.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Lawler's workload for years has been pretty hectic and I bet these 3 hour Raws may have been more stressful with him being apart of the actual show as well as commentating. I think WWE handled it well. Some can say they should have ended the show but Mr. McMahon lives by the motto "the show must go on." Drastic maybe.

I could go back and see all the sympathy in this thread and compare it to all the hate Lawler has gotten lately TO GET THE FUCK OF TV but I think I'll refrain. It's a somber hour after all.

 

[Prodigy]

Lawler's workload for years has been pretty hectic and I bet these 3 hour Raws may have been more stressful with him being apart of the actual show as well as commentating. I think WWE handled it well. Some can say they should have ended the show but Mr. McMahon lives by the motto "the show must go on." Drastic maybe.

I could go back and see all the sympathy in this thread and compare it to all the hate Lawler has gotten lately TO GET THE FUCK OF TV but I think I'll refrain. It's a somber hour after all.

Erm, there's a difference between on screen character opinion of someone, and opinion of the off screen normal guy...

 

[Chris]

I still say he hasn't been a good commentator in years, but that doesn't change my opinion of him personally or that I would want something like this to happen to get him off the commentary table.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

The hate has been pretty intense and included a couple death threats in recent Raw threads...

Maybe that's just Hatred.

 

[John McHenry]

I have to be honest, I was surprised that the commentary was cut off half way through the show. WWE would have got no complaints had they of just cancelled the show halfway through and gave everyone their money back. At the end of the day most people in the crowd were not interested in the in-ring action and I as I'm sure many people did completely switched off after the incident mainly in the hope we were not going to be told again that another legend had died. It was interesting to note that apparently Vince McMahon was at Lawler's side throughout backstage.

Think about that though. How would you give everyone their money back that would take far too much effort sure you could refund credit cards but the venue would have to have people available to recieve tickets to refund. Within minutes you have to find alternative programming to send USA which is probably not really at the ready (it maybe around but it's not planned for). You then also have to scramble for police to get outside the venue for traffic issues etc.

Cancelling the show really isn't that great an option.

 

[Chris]

I have to be honest, I was surprised that the commentary was cut off half way through the show. WWE would have got no complaints had they of just cancelled the show halfway through and gave everyone their money back. At the end of the day most people in the crowd were not interested in the in-ring action and I as I'm sure many people did completely switched off after the incident mainly in the hope we were not going to be told again that another legend had died. It was interesting to note that apparently Vince McMahon was at Lawler's side throughout backstage.

I'd assume more people switched onto Raw after it happened to see what was wrong with King, rather than tuning out.

 

[We Are Legion]

I have to be honest, I was surprised that the commentary was cut off half way through the show. WWE would have got no complaints had they of just cancelled the show halfway through and gave everyone their money back. At the end of the day most people in the crowd were not interested in the in-ring action and I as I'm sure many people did completely switched off after the incident mainly in the hope we were not going to be told again that another legend had died. It was interesting to note that apparently Vince McMahon was at Lawler's side throughout backstage.

Yeah ummmm speak for yourself because I was still very interested in the show afterwards and would've been fucking pissed if it cancelled. Seriously, who appointed you to speak on behalf of Montreal? People definitely wanted to know what was going on with Jerry, but that's doesn't mean we wanted to go home. Maybe you just weren't paying attention during the last segment when the crowd was completely pulled into that Cena/Bret/Punk confrontation.

 

[PHX]

Came off to me like the crowd was wondering what in the world was going on with Jerry but as the show went on they got back into it esp the final seg at least that's how it came off on T.V. We seem to know a lot more of what was going on than the live crowd did.

 

[We Are Legion]

Yeah they didn't tell us anything. Didn't even know for sure it was a heart attack until we got home. We saw Cole giving that announcement explaining the situation, but it wasn't shown on the Titantron and we couldn't hear him.

 

[PHX]

Kind of good news possible bad news type of update here.

Former WWE Diva Stacy Carter (“The Kat” and “Miss Kitty”), the ex-wife of Jerry Lawler, says the King is being taken out of sedation and is now responsive after undergoing more heart procedures on Tuesday.

There is now fear that Lawler might have suffered brain damage during RAW after suffering a heart attack, when his brain was deprived of oxygen for several minutes.

Carter released this statement on Facebook:

“I have an update on Jerry. The docs are removing his ventilation & taking him out of sedation. He is responsive, which is great!!! It took a while to revive him last night so there’s the concern of brain damage. He had some tests done which will show how much if any damage there is due to the lack of oxygen to his brain. Unfortunately, the results won’t be in until in the morning. I appreciate all the calls, texts, tweets, & Facebook messages of support & I know Jerry will too. Thanks everybody!!”