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On this week's episode of SmackDown, JBL made an obscure reference to Jerry 'The King' Lawler during a Dolph Ziggler match.
<blockquote class='quote\\_blockquote'><dl><dt>JBL</dt><dd> </dd></dl><div>
"Glad that's not Jerry Lawler!"
[/quote]
JBL made the comment as Ziggler hit Dean Ambrose with a series of heavy elbow drops. This was reference to an interview that Lawler conducted the day before the taping.
Lawler said in an interview that his heart attack was caused "in small part" by Ziggler. Lawler was in a tag team match against Ziggler a few weeks before he collapsed. During this match, Ziggler hit Lawler with an identical series of elbow drops. Lawler was unhappy with how much force Ziggler was putting into the attack, as much of Ziggler's weight was landing on Lawler's chest.
Lawler later spoke with a doctor and asked if the way Ziggler performed his elbow drops were dangerous. The doctor agreed, stating that a series of blows like that could knock your heart out of rhythm. Lawler had said that he had been suffering from chest pains for weeks leading up to his heart attack.
Ziggler was not punished or told to change anything due to this revelation. In reality, Ziggler's elbow drops were a minute contributor to Lawler's collapse. Lawler's age and weight, combined with years of travelling and in-ring performance, are much bigger reasons for the heart attack.
Lawler claims that he has asked Vince McMahon to do "1 or 2 more matches". Regardless of his health, Lawler may never be medically cleared by a WWE doctor. A new ruling determines that any wrestler who has had a heart attack may not be allowed to compete in the ring. While Vince McMahon and Ric Flair have not had heart attacks, they are banned from competing for similar reasons.
(And yes, they are trying to get Stone Cold Steve Austin to do one more match).
<blockquote class='quote\\_blockquote'><dl><dt>JBL</dt><dd> </dd></dl><div>
"Glad that's not Jerry Lawler!"
[/quote]
JBL made the comment as Ziggler hit Dean Ambrose with a series of heavy elbow drops. This was reference to an interview that Lawler conducted the day before the taping.
Lawler said in an interview that his heart attack was caused "in small part" by Ziggler. Lawler was in a tag team match against Ziggler a few weeks before he collapsed. During this match, Ziggler hit Lawler with an identical series of elbow drops. Lawler was unhappy with how much force Ziggler was putting into the attack, as much of Ziggler's weight was landing on Lawler's chest.
Lawler later spoke with a doctor and asked if the way Ziggler performed his elbow drops were dangerous. The doctor agreed, stating that a series of blows like that could knock your heart out of rhythm. Lawler had said that he had been suffering from chest pains for weeks leading up to his heart attack.
Ziggler was not punished or told to change anything due to this revelation. In reality, Ziggler's elbow drops were a minute contributor to Lawler's collapse. Lawler's age and weight, combined with years of travelling and in-ring performance, are much bigger reasons for the heart attack.
Lawler claims that he has asked Vince McMahon to do "1 or 2 more matches". Regardless of his health, Lawler may never be medically cleared by a WWE doctor. A new ruling determines that any wrestler who has had a heart attack may not be allowed to compete in the ring. While Vince McMahon and Ric Flair have not had heart attacks, they are banned from competing for similar reasons.
(And yes, they are trying to get Stone Cold Steve Austin to do one more match).
