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#3. Jerry Lawler suffers a heart attack on WWE Raw
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler is a legend both in the ring and behind the announcers' desk. He and current AEW announcer Jim Ross are considered one of the most iconic announcer duos in wrestling history.
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On the September 10th, 2012 episode of WWE RAW, we nearly lost him. And though he pulled through, we also got to see a different side of this then-broadcast partner Michael Cole.
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Let's go over what happened.
On that episode of Raw, Cole - while speaking to the Busted Open Radio Show back in 2013 - recalled Lawler "snoring" during a match, recounting:
"In the middle of this match I heard Jerry snoring and I thought he was doing like I used to do when I was a heel... I thought he was making fun of the match in the ring and... snoring because the match was boring. So I chuckled because I thought that's what he was doing and then I looked over to Jerry.. [and he] was laying down on the table.. head was down... literally snoring. At that point I thought this obviously isn't good, he looked blue," said Cole. (H/T Bleacher Report)
Cole realized what was happening, hit the mute button on his microphone, and called for WWE's medical team. Michael Cole would go on to explain that muting the announce team's mics was to prevent Lawler's family from hearing what was happening and keep them from panicking. The King was taken to the back, then rushed to a local hospital.
Meanwhile, Cole kept the viewing audience up to date with Lawler's health status, and was even informed that he might have to "prepare for the worst" - meaning announcing the death of The King. Thankfully, that wasn't necessary, as Cole was able to end the episode with the announcement that Lawler had pulled through.
Amazingly, just weeks later, Cole was able to interview Jerry via satellite and let the world know The King was going to be okay.
In the end, Lawler made a full recovery and eventually returned to ringside and the Raw announce team. What it did kill, however, was the weird heel turn that WWE had been forcing on Michael Cole. The veteran announcer showed such poise and vulnerability during this broadcast that it would have been impossible to keep his smarmy act up any longer.
