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Jerry Lawler files lawsuit over Brian Christopher’s death

Posted on by Joseph Currier

One year after the death of Brian Christopher Lawler, Jerry Lawler has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Hardeman County, Tennessee.

The lawsuit was announced in a press release that was issued by Rosenblum & Reisman, Attorneys at Law:

“Jerry Lawler filed a lawsuit on Friday, July 26, 2019 seeking justice for Brian Lawler’s family. Lawler is seeking compensatory damages and punitive damages in an amount to be determined by a jury for the numerous failures of the county and its employees that resulted in the wrongful death of his son, Brian Christopher Lawler. Lawler is also asking the court to order Sheriff Doolen to make changes at the Hardeman County Jail to protect all inmates from future harm.”

The press release stated that the lawsuit was filed against Hardeman County, Sheriff John Doolen, and others.

Today is the one-year anniversary of Brian Lawler’s death. He died at the hospital after being found hanging in his cell at Hardeman County Jail.

After Brian’s death, Jerry Lawler expressed doubt over the ruling that it was a suicide.

Attorney Jeffrey Rosenblum told TMZ that any money awarded from the lawsuit will go to supporting Brian’s son.

August 6, 2018 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: The deaths of Brian Lawler, Nikolai Volkoff, and Brickhouse Brown

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

Brian Christopher Lawler, the much-troubled son of Jerry Lawler, and a one-time major regional star in his own right, passed away on 7/29 after what police believe was a suicide while in prison.

Lawler was found hanging in his cell at the Hardeman County Jail. Corrections officer administered CPR until paramedics arrived. He was transported to Regional One Medical Center in Memphis. He was declared brain dead at the hospital, but kept on life support so his father, who was in Raleigh, NC for a Comic Con, could rush back and say goodbye to him.

Born January 10, 1972, Lawler was 46.

Lawler, because of his one-time celebrity status, was placed in a cell by himself and Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen said that they had no indication he was suicidal.

Lawler had been in prison since 7/7 when he was arrested for a third DUI violation and evading police, which was also a probation violation.

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Brian Christopher passes away at 46 years old

Posted on by F4W Staff

By Dave Meltzer and Joseph Currier

Brian Christopher (Brian Christopher Lawler) has passed away at 46 years old.

WWE announced his passing on their website: “WWE is saddened to learn that Brian Christopher Lawler, who is best known in WWE as Too Cool’s Grandmaster Sexay, has passed away. Lawler, who is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler, competed during the height of the Attitude Era. WWE extends its condolences to Lawler’s family, friends and fans.”

Christopher had been pronounced brain dead earlier this morning after hanging himself in his jail cell at the Hardeman County Jail in Tennessee. A family friend reported to us that they were waiting for Jerry Lawler to come to the hospital to say goodbye before Christopher’s life support was pulled.

Christopher was arrested for DUI on July 7 after failing to immediately stop when police tried to pull him over. He was being held on a $40,000 bond. His father and a family friend had been working on getting him to a rehab center, but Christopher didn’t know when he was going to be released from prison.

After starting his career at 16 under a mask in Tennessee, Christopher joined the WWF in 1997. He went on to hold the WWF Tag Team titles once with Scotty 2 Hotty in 2000, with the two of them part of the popular “Too Cool” trio with Rikishi.

Paul “Triple H” Levesque also tweeted about Christopher’s death: “Incredibly sad news about the passing of Brian Christopher. A tragic loss of life. Both @StephMcMahon and I are thinking of Jerry Lawler and the entire Lawler family this evening.”

Brian Christopher pronounced brain dead after suicide attempt

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

It’s hard to report on the situation with Brian Lawler given the unique circumstances.

Lawler, 46, hung himself in his jail cell at the Hardeman County jail in Tennessee and was rushed to the hospital and put on life support. He was pronounced brain dead earlier this morning.

While a family friend said that the decision was made to pull him from life support and he has passed away, and others have said the same, Randy Hales and Bert Prentice, who are at the hospital, said that he was technically not dead and that the life support had not yet been pulled. Jerry Lawler was flying back from an appearance in Raleigh, NC.

Brian Lawler had been in jail since a July 7 DUI arrest that was reported, which included him not immediately surrendering to police. He was held on $40,000 bond and bond wasn’t posted to release him.

His father and a family friend had been working on getting him to a rehab center but Brian Lawler didn’t know when he was going to be released from prison.

Lawler, who started wrestling under a mask at the age of 16, was a major star in Tennessee as “Too Sexy” Brian Chrstopher, since Jerry Lawler didn’t want to be seen publicly as someone old enough to have a son wrestling, thinking it would age him in the eyes of the public. While well known in wrestling, it wasn’t until Paul Heyman mentioned it on Raw that it was ever publicly acknowledged.

He was best known as part of “Too Cool,” a three-man crew who were a strong undercard act in the Attitude era, with Scott Garland as Scotty 2 Hotty, himself and Rikishi.

He had a number of arrests over the years and had drug and alcohol issues dating back decades. He had stints in rehab in the past and had periods where he was clean, but they never lasted.

His most recent DUI was his third, and his life had spiralled out of control in recent years.

During the last years of the USWA, he and Jerry Lawler were its two key singles stars, and he held the USWA championship on 26 different occasions, as well as the WWE tag titles with Scotty 2 Hotty.