Jerry "The King" Lawler will STILL be down for breakfast.

[Ponch ®]

Get well, King.

"Jerry "The King" Lawler suffered a heart attack while commentating during last night's broadcast of Monday Night Raw in Montreal. We are hopeful Jerry makes a full recovery and returns to WWE in the near future. Our thoughts are with Jerry and his family."
http://deadspin.com/5942112/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-live-raw-has-cpr-performed-as-michael-cole-informs-viewers-this-is-not-part-of-the-show

Not a huge (or even casual) wrestling fan now, but there were a couple of years in my early to mid teens where I would spend entire days watching Wrestlemania/Survivor Series/Royal Rumble/etc VHS tapes (we didn't have cable at the time, so ordering the PPV's was out of the question) and Jerry Lawler was one of my favorite heels. The "kiss my foot" beef with the Hitman Hart is still a classic, IMHO.

[Ponch ®]

Man you people are apathetic. A world renowned legend like The King has a near death experience and no one comments. But when the replacement bass player of some obscure late 1960's jazz-mambo fussion band dies, there are 3 pages of posts on his death thread within an hour. 

[Old Moparz]

Man you people are apathetic. A world renowned legend like The King has a near death experience and no one comments. But when the replacement bass player of some obscure late 1960's jazz-mambo fussion band dies, there are 3 pages of posts on his death thread within an hour. 

I've heard of him, but I never watched wrestling.

Did you read this post on that link?

"The doctors appear to have saved Jerry's life, but I refuse to be believe it is ethical to perform chest compressions with a folding chair."
(Get well, Jerry.)

Sorry, but that made me laugh. 

[skip68]

Ponch, are you getting that all alone feeling about now?   Kinda like you crossed the border alone?       I feel you dawg.  

[Ponch ®]

Ponch, are you getting that all alone feeling about now?   Kinda like you crossed the border alone?       I feel you dawg.  

I didn't cross no border...the border crossed me!

Besides, I'm having too much fun trolling Cooter in this thread.

[bull]

Jerry who?

[Ponch ®]

Jerry who?

[bull]

Jerry who?

[djcarguy]

never heard of him ,    sorry maybe too soon for humor.but laughter is the best medicine,hahaha..too soon??

[Chargen69]

They are suppose to be checking him for brain damage, said he was down 20 minutes

[Ponch ®]

They are suppose to be checking him for brain damage, said he was down 20 minutes

and hes ok! 

http://www.wmctv.com/story/19521437/ct-scan-results-for-jerry-lawler-revealed

[Chargen69]

that was not a bad place to have a heart attack, with all that med staff around 

[Chargen69]

what his girlfriend had to say

On The Amount of Time it Took for CPR to Work:


"WWE's doctor was there when Jerry collapsed and fell out of his chair. He started CPR. From what I've been told is Jerry did not regain consciousness there. They did revive him there, but it took a long time - 15 minutes. It took a long time to bring him back. But he's back now, he's lightly sedated, and they're taking him off the ventilator. He's not in the heavy sedation that they had him in."

On it Happening on LIVE TV:


"Jerry would be dead right now if it did not happen where it happened. Stuff like that just keeps running through my brain. Jerry normally grabs something - some food - on the way back to the hotel ... fast food or if the bar is open, and he eats, then he's there by himself. But this could have happened just two or three hours later and nobody would have been there with  him and he wouldn't be here right now. Or he could have been driving to the arena or flying to Montreal. If it had to happen, I'm very thankful that it did there."

[41husk]

The steroids finaly got to the old ticker

[RallyeMike]

Man you people are apathetic. A world renowned legend like The King has a near death experience and no one comments.

"World-renowned legend"   

[Ponch ®]

The steroids finaly got to the old ticker

well, "they" say he was one of the few guys who actually stayed off drugs/steroids for most of his career. And really, if you look at him (even in his "prime"), you'd be more inclined to believe that the only substances he consumed were donuts and pepsi.

Man you people are apathetic. A world renowned legend like The King has a near death experience and no one comments.

"World-renowned legend"  

[skip68]

He stayed off drugs for "most" of his career?      
That's like an attorney saying  "but your honor, my client isn't a drug dealer most of the time".    

[Ponch ®]

He stayed off drugs for "most" of his career?      
That's like an attorney saying  "but your honor, my client isn't a drug dealer most of the time".    

ha! yeah, i know that's exactly what it looks like. But to be in the rasslin' biz for 40 years and stay clean for over 30 and still be alive...thats quite a feat.

[jb666]

Jerry's a great guy who I've had the pleasure of spending a lot of time around, during the old security days...

Sure, he's a legend.. Sports Entertainment is a huge industry.. He's done his time and continues to do his time...

Glad he pulled through 

[bull]

So is this guy more famous than say, Rowdy Roddy Piper? Cause I know who Rowdy Roddy Piper is.

[Chargen69]

the King's only been on TV every week for like the last 30 years, piper has been gone more than he was ever there

[skip68]

So is this guy more famous than say, Rowdy Roddy Piper? Cause I know who Rowdy Roddy Piper is.

I know Rowdy Gowdy.   

[bull]

So is this guy more famous than say, Rowdy Roddy Piper? Cause I know who Rowdy Roddy Piper is.

I know Rowdy Gowdy.   

Probably not as well as some 14-year-old girls.

[Chargen69]

So is this guy more famous than say, Rowdy Roddy Piper? Cause I know who Rowdy Roddy Piper is.

I know Rowdy Gowdy.   

Probably not as well as some 14-year-old girls.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[A383Wing]

How about "The Ultimate Warrior?"

anyone remember him?

Bryan