After experiencing a serious medical problem earlier this week, "The King," Jerry Lawler appears to be recovering. According to a report from Action News 5 on Tuesday, the 73-year-old underwent surgery at a Florida hospital following a stroke.
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Dave Meltzer, of the Wrestling Observer, claimed later on that Lawler had experienced a blood clot on the right side of his brain and not a stroke. Before being taken to the hospital, Jerry was reportedly found lying face down outside his house.
After the surgery, Meltzer continued, Lawler could not speak and had no feeling in his right side. Meanwhile, Dutch Mantell has claimed that Lawler is "in good condition." He is additionally anticipated to make a recovery.
Over the past 11 years, Lawler has unfortunately experienced several serious medical incidents. The legendary wrestler from Memphis suffered a heart attack in September 2012 while watching a live WWE Raw episode.
He had his first stroke six years later, in 2018, which put him in the intensive care unit and rendered him speechless for three days. He later recovered completely.
Although neither WWE nor Lawler's family have released a formal statement, his condition is currently a matter of conjecture. However, given the comments made by wrestlers like Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, and others, it's obvious that something has happened.
At this point, the wrestler's condition is only based on speculation, and we can only hope he gets a quick recovery.
As recently as Monday, when he responded to tweets, Lawler was active on social media. Additionally, it was claimed that he had lunch with friends just before the medical incident.
One of the first people in the wrestling world to wish Jerry Lawler well was Ric Flair, who has had health scares of his own but has since recovered from them. Flair, who frequently fought Lawler in the ring throughout their lengthy careers, sent his friend his best wishes:
Although Lawler is under contract with WWE and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007, he hasn't been a full-time commentator since April 2020.
