WWE superstar Jerry 'The King' Lawler had a stroke. Here's what we know.

It takes a lot to bring WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler down, even temporarily. On Monday, it took a stroke.

"After suffering a massive Stroke Monday," a post to Lawler's Twitter feed said Wednesday afternoon, "He is now recovering in a Fort Myers, FL hospital." According to the tweet, Lawler's speech is limited but he is expected to make a full recovery. "He thanks everyone for the continued prayers and will be back in the near future."

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Here's what we know.

Who is Jerry "The King" Lawler?

A description of everything Jerry O'Neil Lawler, 73, has done is a whole 'nother article. Jerry Lawler is or has been a comic book illustrator, a disc jockey, a recording artist, a movie actor, a mayoral candidate, a barbecue restaurant and Beale Street bar owner, a pop-culture collector, a sports commentator, and a nationally recognized television celebrity.

But mostly he's known for his professional wrestling career that started in Memphis in 1970. Over the years he either wrestled in or announced for over 20 different wrestling federations and associations, winning an AMA World Heavyweight Championship, the WCWA World Championship (three times), and the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (28 times) and 168 championships altogether. Lawler started off as a "heel" (a wrestling villain) but became a "face" (a hero). In 1992 he joined the WWF (later to become the WWE) and has become one of the top figures in wrestling as a competitor and commentator. He was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996 and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.

While his moves in the ring were legend, Lawler was known for his wisecracks and fast-talking, which helped propel him to superstardom for his countless wrestling feuds and his many years as a raucous color commentator for "Monday Night Raw" for the WWE.

"He could rile up the fans as much as he could make them love him," said wrestling historian Mark James. "The old adage, 'The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference,' applies to Jerry. Love and hate are extreme emotions and Lawler attracted plenty of both."

His most recent match was against Big Cass for USA Championship Wrestling in May 2021 (he won, by disqualification).

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Did Jerry Lawler have a heart attack? What happened to Jerry Lawler?

According to multiple media accounts, Lawler had been out to lunch with friends in the Fort Myers area when he became ill and was rushed to the hospital on Monday after apparently having suffered a stroke.

This is his third time cheating death, after a cardiac arrest in 2012 and a previous stroke in 2018 following a physically amorous event with his fiancée, Lauryn McBride.

Did Jerry Lawler die?

Technically yes, but that was back in 2012 when Lawler collapsed while doing color commentary during a live broadcast of "Monday Night Raw." The WWE doctor applied CPR, which Lawler credits as saving his life, before EMTs arrived to work on him. According to the Bleacher Report, Lawler was clinically dead for about 20 minutes before he was revived. Later Lawler clarified that he hadn't had a heart attack.

"It was a cardiac arrest," he told the Johnny Dare Morning Show, "which are two totally different things."

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Why is Jerry Lawler called "The King"? Is Jerry Lawler a real king?

In the wrestling world, he is. Lawler earned his moniker "The King" in 1974. He was feuding with Jackie Fargo, which led to a match for the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.

Lawler won the belt and the title of "King of Wrestling."

Did Jerry Lawler feud with Andy Kaufman?

Boy, did he, in possibly the most well-known and weirdest feud in wrestling history.

In the early 80s, when comedian Andy Kaufman was flying high after his "Taxi" superstardom and his increasingly bizarre "Saturday Night Live" appearances, he mocked wrestling, crowned himself the "World Intergender Wrestling Champion" and began fighting any woman from the crowds in his shows who would step into the ring. During a bout in Memphis, Lawler — who had been publicly insulting and threatening Kaufman — took him on to defend the sport and allegedly broke a few of Kaufman's vertebra by slamming the comedian headfirst into the mat with a pair of "piledrivers."

Kaufman wore a neck brace in public after that until months later, when the two men appeared on "Late Night with David Letterman." Kaufman, who started out asking quietly asking for an apology and worked himself into a rage, threatened a lawsuit. Lawler famously slapped him across the face on live television in contempt.

It wasn't until years later that Lawler finally admitted the feud was a ruse and the two men had been friends, although he denied a friendship that night.

"No, not at all. I couldn't warm up to this guy if we were cremated together," he told Letterman.

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Where is Jerry Lawler now? Does he live in Florida?

Lawler continues to recover in the hospital. He lives in Memphis, but owns a condo around Fort Myers and often makes appearances in the area.

Contributors: Ed Reed, Fort Myers News-Press; John Beifuss, Memphis Commerical Appeal

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Jerry 'The King' Lawler: What to know about the WWE Hall of Famer