WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King“ Lawler spoke with Bill Apter of Sportskeeda Wrestling’s WrestleBinge podcast on a number of topics, including how his health has been as of late.
Lawler said, “Well, my health has been a big problem for me lately. I had a couple of strokes. That’s what cost me my deal with WWE, with my commentating because my voice, it’s not perfect, but it’s not good enough to do commentating. So I’m still with them on a [Legends Deal]. Still part of the family…the best part of that is I think four times, I get a nice, big check, and that’s good [laughs].”
On if he misses being on commentary these days:
“No, not a bit. I just went out there and sat down and was myself, and it was just another chapter of my life. When I finished it, 10-15 minutes before it was over, I was thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, how much longer is this gonna last?’ As soon as it was over, I just got up and went about my business. Left the studio and went about being Jerry Lawler.”
You can check out the complete podcast in the video below.
(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)
