WWE Wrestler Suffers On-Air Heart Attack

[Vault101]

While admittedly I wasn't as shocked as when I saw the title (I thought it was somebody wrestling at the time at first), it's still a shocking thing to happen on air.

TBH, at 63, he's lived quite a long life for a professional wrestler. A lot of them don't live to see their 50[sup]th[/sup] birthday.

this whole thing reminds me of "the wrestler"

life imitates art....

You mean the movie where Mickey Rourke plays a retired pro wrestler who saved his money and got a sweet gig doing commentary, likely making more than some active wrestlers half his age doing it, who's still famous despite not having wrestled a full schedule in more than a decade ONLY to suffer a heart attack likely by no fault of his own?

I'm not trying to imply this guy was that much like the main guy in the movie...it was just the "older wrestler having a heart attack in the ring"...that was it, alot of the other comments implied that thease kind of health problems for wrestlers are more of a "thing" that I would have thourght

as for the movie....I figured in Randys case it was because the guy didn't think too far ahead in terms of his future and was bad at managing money

 

[OutcastBOS]

Of course, the drugs don't help either.

Lawler's actually one of the notable people who has (apparently) never smoked, drunk, or used drugs.

DVS was talking about the business in general in terms of it taking a toll. He even replied with an image of Chris Benoit.

Besides, just about everyone was notable for not doing drugs until caught.

I still expect CM Punk to be found dead in a hotel with a needle in his arm.[/quote]

Punk is straight edge. He has been forever, and it's even been worked into his gimmick every so often.

OT: Call me a baby, but I was damn near in tears when this happened. Jerry was a prominent figure in my life growing up, with the old WWF and even to nowadays. I thought I just watched the man die on live TV, and then Cole looking all sad and putting on his Owen Hart voice...god, it was just a torrent of feels that made me so sad. Glad to see he's doing okay, although he's more than likely gonna be of commentary for a LONG time.

 

[Antitonic]

Michael Cole tweeted tonight that he had been in touch with Jerry "The King" Lawler, just two days after King's heart attack while WWE's Monday Night Raw was airing live. Cole tweeted. "#wweuniverse You will never believe this! I just got off the phone with [Jerry Lawler] and he is alert and in great spirits! [Lawler] sends his love to you all and thanks you for all the support! He says the strap will be coming down soon! Folks [Jerry Lawler] is going to win this!"

So it looks good from here, at least.

 

[piinyouri]

I still expect CM Punk to be found dead in a hotel with a needle in his arm.

The chances of this happening are super slim to non existent.

CM Punk vehemently decries putting any kind of chemical into his body, or 'straight edge' as they call it.

They've used it as his gimmick in the past when he was the Straight Edge Saviour heel character.

 

[Sean Strife]

I remember I was sitting there watching it in a stream, and at first the show was annoying the shit out of me with stupid skit after stupid skit (especially the one involving Sheamus, Ricardo Rodriguez, and David Otunga), and I was about ready to turn it off shortly before the whole heart attack happened.

Normally, I found the commentary team of Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler extremely annoying, but frankly, I would've loved to have dealt with that for the remainder of the show instead of the complete and utter silence that followed on commentary sans the occasional update from Michael Cole. I was relieved by the end of the night to hear he was starting to get better because, annoying on commentary or not, you don't want somebody to die, even if it's inevitable. At least if you're a decent human being.

That skit with Sheamus was great, the whole jewish/irish bit they had. "If your lipshitz what does your arse do?"

That aside Jerry is one of my favorite people in all of the WWE, I felt bad to see him suffer a heart attack and perhaps it's time for him to stop being so physically involved. Getting the shit kicked out of you by CM Punk can't be good for anyone, especially someone his age. Surprised Ric Flair is still alive, he was also taking beatings long after he should've quit.

Side note: Anyone wanna bet Ryback is on steroids?

Actually, I think that muscle is all natural. He actually got released a first time because of failing wellness for steroids. He just, legit, eats a lot. That stuff on commentary about him eating 10 meals a day is legit. There's actually a video of Al Snow talking about it.

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Puts his catchphrase in a new light, eh?

 

[Lonely Swordsman]

I haven't been keeping up with WWE in a while but this still hits me. King is just as much the voice of wrestling to me as Hogan and Stone Cold and JR ever were.
I really hope he gets better, but yeah, the pro-wrestling industry is known for eating its performers alive. Although at least WWE has gotten better about that... as much as I hate the current TV-PG/family friendly/attitude adjustment trend, their new policies regarding tight company drug testing, psych evaluations, better healthcare for performers etc that came with it really were a long overdue step in the right direction.

 

[Xan Krieger]

I remember I was sitting there watching it in a stream, and at first the show was annoying the shit out of me with stupid skit after stupid skit (especially the one involving Sheamus, Ricardo Rodriguez, and David Otunga), and I was about ready to turn it off shortly before the whole heart attack happened.

Normally, I found the commentary team of Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler extremely annoying, but frankly, I would've loved to have dealt with that for the remainder of the show instead of the complete and utter silence that followed on commentary sans the occasional update from Michael Cole. I was relieved by the end of the night to hear he was starting to get better because, annoying on commentary or not, you don't want somebody to die, even if it's inevitable. At least if you're a decent human being.

That skit with Sheamus was great, the whole jewish/irish bit they had. "If your lipshitz what does your arse do?"

That aside Jerry is one of my favorite people in all of the WWE, I felt bad to see him suffer a heart attack and perhaps it's time for him to stop being so physically involved. Getting the shit kicked out of you by CM Punk can't be good for anyone, especially someone his age. Surprised Ric Flair is still alive, he was also taking beatings long after he should've quit.

Side note: Anyone wanna bet Ryback is on steroids?

Actually, I think that muscle is all natural. He actually got released a first time because of failing wellness for steroids. He just, legit, eats a lot. That stuff on commentary about him eating 10 meals a day is legit. There's actually a video of Al Snow talking about it.

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Puts his catchphrase in a new light, eh?

After seeing that I can imagine him at a buffet using that catchphrase (FFS someone make a .gif of him sitting in a restaurant saying it). Also I love the way Al says Bill DeMott treats him like a little kid. I can't imagine how much that dude spends on food in a month. Now we know why Africa is starving, he ate all the food we meant to ship over there.

 

[Oly J]

as a wrestling fan this was a reallu big deal to me, I'm glad to hear he's passed the worst of it

 

[Something Amyss]

Punk is straight edge. He has been forever, and it's even been worked into his gimmick every so often.

That was kind of the point of the statement.

Well, ignoring numerous reports of him drinking despite claiming to be straight edge. But hell, you can find clubs with straight edgers smoking, so who'd be really surprised if the "no drugs" guy was doing heroin?

 

[Soxafloppin]

Hope he recovers soon, Him and J.R were part of my childhood.

OHMAGAWD KING.

 

[Something Amyss]

I still expect CM Punk to be found dead in a hotel with a needle in his arm.

The chances of this happening are super slim to non existent.

CM Punk vehemently decries putting any kind of chemical into his body, or 'straight edge' as they call it.

They've used it as his gimmick in the past when he was the Straight Edge Saviour heel character.

Unless, of course, he's lying. I'm aware of his gimmick, that's why I picked him specifically (Man, so many people are missing the point). By comparison, Eddie guerrero "found Jesus" and "was born again" and "stopped taking drugs," except after he died it turned out he was still taking a fuckload of them.

It's like...You can't take people at their word when they're in an abusive profession that attracts addictive personalities and where drugs run rampant or something.

 

[rwllay]

latest update; Dirt sheets reporting that Lawler was taking his first steps since the incident this morning, and there's a decent chance he'll be released this weekend

 

[Combustion Kevin]

build him, a throne.

a golden throne of the most advanced medical science and equipment to make him last forever, to forevermore share with us his voice and reason.