Jerry "The King" Lawler in the Hospital

Hi everybody. I still have Tuesday's review coming, but this post is a necessary one.

I haven't talked about this yet, but I'm a bit of a wrestling fan. I used to watch it in the early 90s with my father when I was little, and remembered a lot of the old school entertainers. After missing the rest of the 90s, and the early 2000s, I started to get back into it around late 2003. There weren't as many old schoolers around, but one of the few that was still active was Jerry "The King" Lawler. This guy had been in the business for decades, but when he stopped wrestling fulltime, he still used his snarky attitude & wit when he was sitting at the announce table. So it's with grim news that Jerry isn't doing so well.

Not too long ago, Jerry collapsed during Monday Night Raw's show up on Montreal, about an hour or two before. I don't completely have all of the details about what happened, so here's a link to WWE's website for you to take a look at.


http://www.wwe.com/


There is some good news about this. Michael Cole said just before Raw ended that Jerry is breathing okay, and his heart is beating okay. Sometime tonight (or sometime during the following week), Jerry will have a CAT scan done on his chest & brain to see what happened.

Jerry, I'm sending good energy you're way, and I'm sure that anyone that's reading this post will be doing the same.

See you guys tomorrow. Until then, stay Otaku!

Update: Turns out it was a heart attack that sent Jerry to the hospital. My thoughts, and the thoughts of some of my readers, still go out to you.

Update 2:  Taken from WWE's website:

(9/11/12, 12:20 p.m.)
"As of this morning, Jerry "The King" Lawler is in a cardiac care unit and all his vital signs are stable. WWE will provide additional information as it becomes available. We continue to wish Jerry all the best for a full recovery."

Update 3: Again taken from WWE's website:

(9/12/12, 5:29 p.m.)
"As of Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2012, Jerry "The King" Lawler remains in a cardiac care unit in Montreal. His vital signs continue to be stable. He is awake, recognizes family members and is communicating with them. We continue to wish Jerry all the best for a full recovery."

Update 4: A video from the king himself:

http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-09-10/jerry-lawler-tout-26051951

Update 5: Released earlier today:

http://www.wwe.com/videos/jerry-lawler-returns-home-to-memphis-raw-sept-17-2012-26052854


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If anyone who remembers the old G4TV (when it was good), then watch this rant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-inBfwOrWQ