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'If you worry ... you shouldn't get in the ring'

By HLNtv.com Staff
updated 6:42 PM EDT, Tue September 11, 2012
NEED TO KNOW
  • Jerry Lawler hospitalized after collapsing at 'Raw' WWE event
  • Wrestler Ric Flair says Lawler did the right thing by getting back in the ring

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'If you worry ... you shouldn't get in the ring'

Millions of fans watched the moment wrestling superstar Jerry "The King" Lawler had a heart attack on live TV during "Monday Night Raw." The WWE says Lawler was given CPR in the locker room and then taken to the hospital.

It all happened about 45 minutes after Lawler wrestled in a match. The 62-year-old went back to announcing the show and that's when the heart attack happened.

Read more: Jerry Lawler suffers heart attack at wrestling bout

HLN's Evening Express wanted to talk with someone who knows the dangers of professional wrestling first hand -- someone who sometimes still gets in the ring, too.

Sixteen-time world champion Ric Flair -- known as the "Nature Boy" -- is the about the same age as "The King." Check out the video to see why he says Lawler did the right thing but getting back in the ring.

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