Jerry Lawler Has Heart Attack On "Raw"

There are a lot of cynics out there that think that what happened to "King" last night in Montreal was a work...

And there's basis in the thought...

Toward the end of WCCW's run in Dallas, Fritz von Erich had a "heart attack" in one of the most ill-conceived plot lines around. It was covered as an actual news story in Dallas, but it was a work...

Unknown to the public around Christmas of 1987...


Alex Marvez, from FoxSports, has some of the earlier facts from the WWE:

"Jerry 'The King' Lawler suffered a heart attack while commentating during last night's broadcast of Monday Night Raw in Montreal," the WWE said in its statement. "We are hopeful Jerry makes a full recovery and returns to WWE in the near future. Our thoughts are with Jerry and his family."

Jerry Lawler's ex-wife and ex-WWE performer Stacey "The Kat" Carter announced from her Twitter account (StaceyCarterKat) Tuesday morning: "Just got a @JerryLawler update. He had a stint & a balloon put in. Right now he is still heavily sedated. Will update when I know more."

Here's Lawler's heart attack last night...
((HT: Dennis miller))


Lawler has been in the business for the better part of the past 40 years, and the HQ is waiting for the next time he jumps off the middle turnbuckle, strap down, fist at the ready...