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WWE Hall of Famer Suffers Stroke

‘THE KING’

It is the third stroke Lawler has suffered in the past decade following incidents in 2018 and 2023.

Jerry "The King" Lawler addresses the audience at the WWE SummerSlam 2015
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WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler suffered a stroke last Friday, according to a report from TMZ. Lawler’s daughter Heather told the publication that the 75-year-old retired wrestler and commentator is resting and recovering safely at home, and that he should be able to return to regular activity in a matter of weeks. It is the third stroke Lawler has suffered in the past decade following incidents in 2018 and 2023. Lawler also suffered a heart attack while commentating Monday Night Raw in 2012. Lawler wrestled in the eighties and nineties in what was then known as the WWF, but is best known to modern audiences for his commentary. Lawler has been the color commentator on many of WWE’s iconic matches, such as when The Undertaker threw Mankind through the cage in their 1998 Hell in a Cell match.

Read it at TMZ