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Jerry Lawler: Updates on WWE Star Following Collapse on Raw

Posted: Sep 11th 2012 By: mikeiles

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler, who has been a fixture as the color commentator on Monday Night Raw for nearly 20 years, suffered a heart attack during the broadcast on last night's show, according to Joey Styles of WWE.com.

Joey Styles:

UPDATE: @JerryLawler suffered a heart attack while commentating during last night?s broadcast of @WWE #Raw in Montreal wwe.com/shows/raw/2012?

In case you missed it, there was a tag-team match going on between the Prime Time Players and Kane and Daniel Bryan when the crowd could be seen staring in the direction of the announce table.

EMTs and medical personnel rushed Lawler to the hospital. Michael Cole provided an update during the show, which also appeared on WWE's Twitter account, saying that Lawler was responding and was awaiting a CT Scan.

WWE:

Update from @MichaelCole on #RAW: @JerryLawler is "more responsive," "reacting to lights," awaiting CAT scan at ER. #PrayForLawler

Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez of WrestlingObserver.com provided a slew of news and information about Lawler during their post-Raw radio show. (via NoDQ)

Lawler, still listed in stable condition, had either some kind of heart surgery or a Cardiac catheterization, reports are conflicting. Cardiac catheterization is where a catheter is inserted into a chamber in the heart for investigational and interventional purposes

They also reported that they are still looking at "blood being cut off to Lawler's brain and potential damage from that."

Arda Ocal of the Baltimore Sun provided more information on that topic, saying that Lawler did, in fact, undergo a heart procedure.

Arda Ocal:

Received word from two sources that Jerry Lawler has undergone a heart procedure to repair blockage.

The situation felt like something out of a horror movie. We are so accustomed to hearing talking all the time between the announcers, but you had this horrible silence that fell over everything. It was haunting.

At least, based on Cole's report, Lawler was responsive when doctors were examining him. We will keep you updated on the situation as more information becomes available.