(courtesy Online Wrestling Network)
LAWLER SHOCKED 7 TIMES BEFORE BEING BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE
- Brian Christopher, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler,
wrote a message with an update regarding his father who yesterday
underwent angioplasty following his heart attack during the live RAW
broadcast. The former Too Cool member said that Lawler was shocked 7 times
backstage by EMTs using a defibrillator before being brought back to life,
raising concerns that there might be a possibility of brain damage due to
lack of oxygen to the brain when he was clinically dead. "Everyone out
there needs to say a special prayer for his brain at this point, please.
Tests on his brain will not be available until the morning," he wrote. On
a more positive outlook, he wrote that Jerry is being responsive to
questions and sedation and breathing support are being lowered slowly
which is a good sign.
NO BRAIN DAMAGE FOR JERRY LAWLER
- WMC-TV is reporting that Jerry Lawler's CT scan results do not show any
signs of brain damage following the heart attack on Monday. Lawler was
clinically dead backstage as EMTs and WWE's medical team did their best to
revive him. It took 7 shocks to get his heart beating again and it was
feared that the time it took would have resulted in some sort of brain
damage. The news was revealed by Joe Cooper, Lawler's best friend and
business partner. Several family members are in Montreal to stay close to
the WWE Hall of Famer but others are still behind trying to get a passport
quickly. His son Brian Christopher later updated his Facebook page with
the good news. "The CT scan of my dad's brain came back good! With his
brain not receiving oxygen for as long as it did there was a chance he
could have had brain damage. I truly believe everyone's prayers are
working and the Lord is holding him in the palm of his hand," he wrote.
Lawler is stabilized at a Montreal hospital and while still sedated, he is
responding to his family members including squeezing his girlfriend's hand
according to WMC-TV.
ROSS WRITES BLOG ABOUT HIS FRIEND JERRY LAWLER
- Jim Ross wrote a long and heart-warming blog about his good friend and
former broadcast partner Jerry Lawler on his JRsBBQ.com website, detailing
the moments he realized that King was in trouble and mentioning that both
of his parents died of heart attacks at the age of 64. Ross spoke highly
of the EMTs and the WWE medical team that attended to the fellow Hall of
Famer on Monday, saying that if Lawler was somewhere else - restaurant,
driving, or even wrestling at an indy show - the outcome would have been
different due to the lack of immediate help. JR also said that he doesn't
think he and King are over and can still see a road trip and calling more
matches together, describing him as his favorite broadcast partner of all
time. Ross also had words of praise for Michael Cole and how he handled
the situation on live television. "There aren't adequate words to express
the stellar job that Michael Cole did sitting at the broadcast desk," Ross
noted. Cole had to sit at the table for another hour, giving updates and
looking like an emotional wreck in the process. JR closed his blog by
calling the work of Punk, Cena, and Hart, "nothing short of extraordinary"
considering the circumstances. "I am proud of each man and the entire WWE
team for responding in the face of immense adversity that faced them in
Montreal."
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