Jerry “The King” Lawler has provided a new update on his health following a stroke he suffered in September 2025.
In an interview with Action News 5, the 76-year-old wrestling legend opened up about his recovery process. This marks Lawler’s third stroke, having previously suffered similar health scares in 2018 and 2023.
“Oh gosh, I get asked that question 50 times a day,” Lawler said regarding his recovery status. “I like to say something I saw on the news recently was people say, ‘Uh, six or seven…’ I’ll get up to seven and boop, somehow, I’ll go back to six.”
Lawler detailed the sudden nature of the medical emergency, which occurred while he was alone at his home in Florida.
“You can’t know when you’re gonna have ‘em, and it’s just, boom, you have it,” Lawler explained. “I was in Florida by myself and woke up one morning and everything was messed up, and I had to call Lauren (McBride) to come down from Memphis and to get me from the hospital and everything down there.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Lawler revealed a specific lasting effect of the recent stroke: he is now colorblind.
“Because I’m colorblind and I can’t see the colors, and this is black and white,” Lawler noted while discussing a painting during the segment.
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