As I was watching the Kane match on WWE Raw tonight, I knew something was wrong after about 1-2 minutes of silence. Then when I looked up at the screen, no one in the audience was paying attention to the match...all heads were looking in the same direction. Michael Cole eventually broke the news and the Miami Herald has the story:
WWE commentator Michael Cole announced his broadcast partner Jerry The King Lawler was stretchered to the back from ringside during the later part of the live three-hour Monday Night Raw on the USA Network from the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Not part of the show, a somber Cole told the viewing audience that Lawler passed out, collapsed to the floor, during commentary mid-match. Lawler received medical attention immediately including CPR. He was taken to a nearby hospital.
Cole said Lawler was receiving oxygen, but he was breathing on his own. Cole later said on an update that Lawler was responsive to doctors, and Cole said Lawler is a fighter and encouraged him to get through it. There was no commentary for the later portion of the show out of respect to Lawler.
Earlier in the show, Lawler, 62, competed in a tag match, teaming with Randy Orton against WWE champ CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler.
Now as the broadcast went off the air, Michael Cole said that according to the hospital, Lawler was breathing on his own, his heart was beating on its own and they were preparing him for a CAT scan on his head and chest. So we will definitely pay attention to this one as details become more available.
***UPDATE***
According to reports, the King suffered a heart attack but is now stable.
Your in my prayers Lawler! Your strong pull thru!
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