Over the weekend, Jerry Lawler offered an update on his health during a virtual signing for East Coast Autographs Auctions. The WWE Hall of Famer and Memphis rasslin’ legend said that he’s still dealing with “some minor difficulties” from the stroke he suffered in February of last year, but that overall his “health is great.”
We’ll see what the future holds for the 74 year old as he continues to recover. It doesn’t appear his plans will include any announcing or hosting work for WWE. Earlier today (May 6), PWInsider reported that “WWE quietly declined to renew Lawler’s broadcast contract” when it expired at the beginning of 2024.
The news was met with surprise internally at WWE, sources told Insider’s Mike Johnson. Lawler has worked as talent for the company for most of the last 30+ years, most recently appearing on NXT last November as one of the legends who helped announce the participants in the Iron Survivor matches at the brand’s Deadline premium live event.
WWE did reach out to PWInsider after their initial report to clarify that Lawler remains under a Legends contract (which covers things like merchandising rights), so there are still ties between him and the company.
But it’s unlikely he’ll ever have nearly as big a presence on WWE programming as he did in the past as a wrestler or as one of the voices of Monday Night Raw — the latest sign that whatever label they slap on it, the company is in a new era under TKO after Vince McMahon’s resignation.
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