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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Sept 10, 2012 23:14:27 GMT -5
At 8:08, Charles Robinson peeked outside the ring and told Young to stall. Look at 7:13, you'll see Cole hunched over, Lawler had already collapsed. He's calling the match while attending to Lawler. Insane. ...Jesus. I know he was a war correspondent, but that's getting into Hollywood badass levels of balls of steel. He called a match while helping his friend who was having a heart attack...like if I saw that in a movie I'd be like "Yeah you are trying too hard to make him look cool, that's unrealistic."
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Post by Error on Sept 10, 2012 23:15:26 GMT -5
Got a good laugh out of this:
Smarkrage @smarkrage BIG POP RT @jaekrenfrow: If someone in Montreal could be so kind as to pull Jerry Lawler's strap down, he has a comeback to make.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Sept 10, 2012 23:15:29 GMT -5
Speaking of Cole helping Jerry while commentating, here is a picture of Cole bent over trying to help Jerry up. That's Jerry's hand around Coles shoulders. Unbelievable... pic.twitter.com/MC1wUFUQJeez. I was fine all night until I saw that, now I've got tears in my eyes.
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Sept 10, 2012 23:18:03 GMT -5
Speaking of Cole helping Jerry while commentating, here is a picture of Cole bent over trying to help Jerry up. That's Jerry's hand around Coles shoulders. Unbelievable... pic.twitter.com/MC1wUFUQJeez. I was fine all night until I saw that, now I've got tears in my eyes. Watch the video and you'll hear Cole talking about Bryan and Kane during this shot.
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Post by Phil Parent on Sept 10, 2012 23:18:32 GMT -5
Even if he does get well soon, I'd rather he not return to WWE for a good while, if ever. I'd rather he just finally hang it all up, rest and recover at home. But that's just me, personally. They can cope without him, he can take his time for sure. Many guys can occupy his seat: Regal, Booker T, Miz, Heyman, Josh Matthews... I don't think his WWE schedule was what really tired him, but he was STILL wrestling full time on the indys! Nobody at that age does full time.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2012 23:19:47 GMT -5
Even if he does get well soon, I'd rather he not return to WWE for a good while, if ever. I'd rather he just finally hang it all up, rest and recover at home. But that's just me, personally. The thing with Lawler is that he still wrestles at alot of indy shows as well
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Post by Error on Sept 10, 2012 23:21:19 GMT -5
Even if he does get well soon, I'd rather he not return to WWE for a good while, if ever. I'd rather he just finally hang it all up, rest and recover at home. But that's just me, personally. The thing with Lawler is that he still wrestles at alot of indy shows as well Yeah, as I posted earlier, he was in Aruba wrestling this weekend and didn't leave there until late Sunday night or early Monday morning.
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Post by molson5 on Sept 10, 2012 23:23:30 GMT -5
If you wish to revisit the incident during tonight's broadcast, here is a link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-usCDR3tiE#t=6m20sYou can hear Jerry Lawler start speaking more muffled at 6:26, and a series of unusual breathing/snoring-like sounds at 6:55. At 7:22 it looks like Lawler is still sitting in the chair, rubbing his head, with someone's arm around him. And the crowd doesn't really start to react until around 7:48. At at 7:49, you can see Cole sitting at his chair, and the far end of the table. So it looks like the medics got out there in less than a minute.
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Post by Phil Parent on Sept 10, 2012 23:25:16 GMT -5
Jeez. I was fine all night until I saw that, now I've got tears in my eyes. Watch the video and you'll hear Cole talking about Bryan and Kane during this shot. Cole must have been in shock after that, probably the reason why they let him go silent. But I have a problem with them leaving him out there, alone. I don't know if Cole has lots of friends backstage, but I'm thinking after having a longtime colleague almost die in your arms, and from his point of view, there probably was no "almost" in that sentence for a while, well, how about bringing the guy backstage and have him out of the spotlight to, frankly, cry in peace?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2012 23:26:00 GMT -5
Got a good laugh out of this: Smarkrage @smarkrage BIG POP RT @jaekrenfrow: If someone in Montreal could be so kind as to pull Jerry Lawler's strap down, he has a comeback to make. Awesome.
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Post by Ron Woodsman aka Shempaholic on Sept 10, 2012 23:27:04 GMT -5
Maybe Cole wanted to stay out there to update the fans. I can't think of any other reason he would have stayed out there.
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Post by BearDogg-X on Sept 10, 2012 23:29:40 GMT -5
Hoping The King has a speedy recovery.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2012 23:30:43 GMT -5
Huh, damn. Glad things are stabilized at least, but definitely makes you worry about what could have been.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2012 23:35:13 GMT -5
Maybe Cole wanted to stay out there to update the fans. I can't think of any other reason he would have stayed out there. Exactly. I think out of love and respect for Lawler, Cole wanted to be the one to give the news no matter what it was...
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Sept 10, 2012 23:35:16 GMT -5
Maybe Cole wanted to stay out there to update the fans. I can't think of any other reason he would have stayed out there. They should have sent him back and sent someone out there to do those updates, Josh Mathews, Stryker, Arn, Steamboat, Patterson...anyone else.
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Post by Red Impact on Sept 10, 2012 23:39:06 GMT -5
It wouldn't surprise me if they offered him the opportunity to come back and he refused. I would imagine it'd be the same thing for the wrestlers, who chose to finish the show.
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Post by the2ndevil on Sept 10, 2012 23:41:06 GMT -5
Well, this is certainly the last thing I wanted or expected to see when I logged in.
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Post by Rican on Sept 10, 2012 23:41:33 GMT -5
I think Cole would have rather been out there doing something than just sitting around and worrying.
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Post by Shazam on Sept 10, 2012 23:42:51 GMT -5
I really don't think I'm about to use hyperbole... That picture is really one of the best pictures ever taken ever. About anything. I think of Bobby Kennedy Jr. saluting his dad at the parade for his funeral, I think of the picture of the US soldiers planting the flag at Iwo Jima, I mean seriously, that picture is just gutwrenchingly amazing. And Cole finished the show. What I hope comes out of this is Jerry lives a long and worry free life, and Cole gets bumped to the top of the respect chain. I don't see the latter as anything but guaranteed at this point. Just wow. That picture is going to haunt me for a long time.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Sept 10, 2012 23:43:43 GMT -5
I wasn't paying attention to the match at all. Did Lawler take any compromising shots? Can't think of any specifics, but Ziggler must have been terrified. There were a couple of times during the match when King was grabbing the back of his head. Get well soon King.
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