After word spread about his cancelling some upcoming appearances due to a “health issues” last week, we learned that WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler was recovering home after suffering a stroke.
The news that he was already at home was positive, as this was the 75-year-old’s third stroke since 2018 — and the Memphis wrestling legend and long-time Raw announcer shared earlier this year that he’s still dealing with the effects of the one he had two years ago.
Lawler’s most recent stroke was
a “minor” one, according to a conversation he had with Memphis’ FOX13. He told the station’s Valerie Calhoun he was his condo in Florida a couple weeks ago when it happened, and hadn’t been taking his prescriptions. It sounds like the main issue he’s still dealing with is vision-related, as Lawler didn’t recognize his house when his daughter brought him back there after his most recent stroke.
Otherwise The King says he feels “pretty good”, telling Calhoun:
“I remember lying in the bed in the hospital and when people that I knew, like family members, came in and I didn’t even recognize them.
”People kept coming out of nowhere to thank me and to pray for me. All of that means such a great, great deal to me and I want to thank them for all that.”
He now says he’s focused on recovering, and emphasized that he’s taking his medicine.
