Wrestling News: Jerry Lawler gives update after stroke

Wrestling legend Jerry “The King” Lawler is thanking everyone for the support they’ve shown him after his recent stroke.

After previously suffering strokes in 2018 and 2013, Lawler had a stroke on September 5 that has forced him to cancel upcoming convention bookings. Lawler tells Fox 13 in Memphis that the stroke was minor, though, and he’s feeling “pretty good” other than experiencing some difficulty with his vision.

“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,” Lawler said. “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.”

Lawler, 75, said he now realizes that he wasn’t taking his medication in the days before suffering this stroke and is now going to be more diligent about that.

The stroke happened at Lawler’s home in Florida, but he’s since been given clearance to return to his primary home in Memphis. He will be taking the rest of September off to focus on his recovery.

In 2024, Lawler’s broadcast contract with WWE was not renewed. The “massive” stroke Lawler suffered in 2023 still impacts his daily life, with speech being one of the areas that was affected.

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