Showing posts with label Jerry Lawler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jerry Lawler. Show all posts

Friday, August 10, 2018

Lawler Family Questions Suicide Ruling in Death of Brian Christopher

The family of former WWE star Brian Lawler is speaking out, saying they don't believe he killed himself in his jail cell as the TBI investigates his death.

Just before his death last month, he made a 15-minute phone call to his father.

"He said I'm going to die in here," his father, wrestler Jerry Lawler, said. "He just kind of went on about the conditions there."

A few hours later, his mother received a different call — this time from someone at the jail saying Brian had gotten into a fight that caused him to get stitches.

That was the last call the family say they got, until one last one from a deputy sheriff.

"He said 'Mr. Lawler, I got some bad news.' He said 'Your son Brian has hung himself.'"

"Hanging" is listed as the cause of death on Brian's death certificate.

The Lawler family is still in shock and disbelief, and their lawyer Ted Hansom says it just just doesn't make sense. There are so many unanswered questions.

"In the case, the question is what is the mechanism that was used? Where did it come from? If he's in a cell by himself how did he get to it?" Hansom said.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Jerry "The King" Lawler Suffers Heart Attack During WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW

In what Yahoo! called "one of the scariest scenes in the history of live television," longtime wrestling announcer and former in-ring performer Jerry Lawler suffered a heart attack on MONDAY NIGHT RAW. The event continued during the episode that saw paramedics immediately respond to the fallen announcer and administer CPR.

Lawler was brought to the locker room and transported to a local Montreal hospital. During the telecast, Lawler's broadcast partner, Michael Cole, updated the WWE Universe on the health status throughout the remainder of the show. At the conclusion of the telecast, Cole announced to the WWE Universe that "Jerry Lawler's condition is stabilized, he is breathing on his own."