# Jerry Lawler Collapses During WWE Raw
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-wwe-raw/634373
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [September 11, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-wwe-raw/634373 "2012-09-11T04:00:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Docta\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Docta_G)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-wwe-raw/634373/41 "2012-09-12T22:21:32Z")
Andy did you hear about this one?
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### Author:  [@Old\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Red)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2012, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-wwe-raw/634373/42 "2012-09-13T11:04:16Z")
> [@TriPolar](#):
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> I DVR’d it. You can see Jerry slumped over during the Kane/Bryan tag team match. It was a good match, too bad this had to happen. Jerry’s a fighter, I’m counting on him to pull through. He had a look of joy on his face during his match earlier in the evening. He hasn’t had the chance to really wrestle like that for a while. I’m sure he has no regrets about doing it. One random report said they considered shutting down the show, but he was recovering in a short time.
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> As far as Smith and other reports from wrestlers, you can never believe anything they say. They mean well often, but they live their lives in a fictional world and exagerrate everything.
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> Hang in there Jerry, you are the King!
You have just described 'Professional Wrestling perfectly: “they live their lives in a fictional world and exagerrate everything.” A scripted show - that’s why wrestling is billed as ‘entertainment’ and why ‘World Championships’ are a fiction.
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### Author:  [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-wwe-raw/634373/43 "2012-09-13T13:57:44Z")
> [@Old\_Red](#):
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> You have just described 'Professional Wrestling perfectly: “they live their lives in a fictional world and exagerrate everything.” A scripted show - that’s why wrestling is billed as ‘entertainment’ and why ‘World Championships’ are a fiction.
You’re lying. Every fan knows that the championship bouts are real, and that the best man on that day will be the champion. I find football, hockey, baseball, and the Three Stooges to be entertaining also. Are you going to tell me that all of those are a fiction too?
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### Author:  [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-wwe-raw/634373/44 "2012-09-13T18:08:47Z")
The piledriver is actually banned in the WWE. Only people that have permission to do it are allowed. The only 2 off the top of my head are Undertaker and Kane. I think HBK still did it after it was banned, but he did whatever he wanted anyways. Since I’m not used to seeing them anymore, they always look brutal. I think the Shooting Star Press and 450 Splash are also limited to just a couple of people. The Vertebreaker, as far as I know, isn’t allowed by anyone.
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### Author:  [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-wwe-raw/634373/45 "2012-09-13T18:20:54Z")
Lawler is awake and talking to friends. Still in serious but stable condition in the cardiac care unit.
> **[Jerry Lawler awake and talking to friends after heart attack](https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2012-sep-13-la-sp-sn-jerry-lawler-20120913-story.html)**
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> Jerry Lawler awake and talking to friends after heart attack
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> Broadcast partner Michael Cole, who was sitting next to Lawler when he had the heart attack and alerted a ringside physician, tweeted late Wednesday night: “#wweuniverse You will never believe this! I just got off the phone with the King and he is alert and in great spirits! He sends his love to you all and thanks you for all the support! He says the strap will be coming down soon! Folks Jerry Lawler is going to win this!”
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### Author:  [@kirk1168](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirk1168)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-wwe-raw/634373/46 "2012-09-13T23:29:36Z")
> [@simster](#):
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> She definitely had a hand in it…
I see what you did there…😃
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### Author:  [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lawler-collapses-during-wwe-raw/634373/47 "2012-09-14T06:31:49Z")
Jerry posts a video thanking his fans.
> **[tout.com](http://ww38.tout.com/m/rwwluj)**
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> This domain may be for sale!
He seems to be making a fast recovery. I do wonder if he’ll eventually need a bypass? He’s got three stents and angioplasty doesn’t always keep the artery’s open.
But, he’s doing great for a guy that needed 7 defibs to restart his heart. They may let him go home to Memphis in a few days.
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