MONTREAL (AP) — Professional wrestling icon Jerry "The King" Lawler was released from a Montreal hospital Monday, a week after having a mild heart attack while announcing a World Wrestling Entertainment event. WWE said the 62-year-old Lawler will return home in the next few days. Lawler, from Memphis, Tenn., collapsed at the announcer's table at Bell Centre. He still wrestles and took part in a tag-team match before joining broadcast partner Michael Cole ringside for the rest of the program.
Jerry Lawler released from Montreal hospital
Sep. 17 5:32 PM EDT
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FILE - This April 23, 2011 file photo shows professional wrestler Jerry Lawler gesturing to fans before the start of Game 3 of a first-round NBA basketball series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs, in Memphis, Tenn. Lawler collapsed during a World Wrestling Entertainment event on Monday night, Sept. 10, 2012 in Montreal. 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. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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