For Lawler his health concerns have come due to a stroke he suffered several months ago. He suffered a stroke in February but did appear to make a strong recovery. However, another longtime wrestling name, Dutch Mantel, recently spoke publicly about Lawler’s condition on the“I have heard, this is news on Jerry Lawler. You know, his recent stroke that he had in February that put him in the hospital almost killed him, and he’s had some more mini strokes along the way.
He is much better, but still not recovering as well as they would hope. He has trouble finishing sentences. I mean, he talks well. His voice has changed somewhat. He talks, but when he gets to the end of the sentence, he starts searching for words to end the sentence and he gets frustrated,” said Mantel.Scott is a multi-Emmy Award Winning Anchor and Reporter, who also hosts the “Going Ringside With The Local Station” Podcast.