Jerry 'The King' Lawler suffers heart attack during live WWE 'Raw' Jerry Lawler throws out the first pitch at a baseball game in June 2012.AP MONTREAL - Professional wrestling commentator Jerry Lawler collapsed during a World Wrestling Entertainment event on Monday night. A statement from the WWE said that Lawler suffered a heart attack at the announcers' table and was taken from the Bell Centre to a hospital. Broadcast partner Michael Cole addressed the television audience and said that the situation is "serious," but that Lawler was breathing on his own. "Jerry "The King" Lawler suffered a heart attack while commentating during last night's broadcast of Monday Night Raw in Montreal," the WWE said in its statement. We are hopeful Jerry makes a full recovery and returns to WWE in the near future. Our thoughts are with Jerry and his family. Though the 62-year-old Lawler occasionally wrestles, he mainly works on WWE broadcasts as a commentator.