Brian Christopher dead: former WWE star ‘Grandmaster Sexay’ of Too Cool, and son of Jerry Lawler, dies after suicide attempt in jail
Life support turned off for 46-year-old son of WWE legend Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler, a day after he tried to hang himself in Memphis jail cell following July arrest for driving under the influence
Former professional wrestler Brian Christopher Lawler, the son of WWE legend Jerry “The King” Lawler, has died after attempting to hang himself in a jail cell.
The 46-year-old was placed on life support on Saturday night after the suicide attempt at the Hardeman County Jail outside Memphis, Tennessee, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has confirmed. His life support was turned off after his family, including his father, had arrived at the hospital to pay their respects.
Lawler had been arrested on July 7 for driving under the influence and evading police, and was also arrested in June for reportedly leaving without paying a bill at a Hampton by Hilton hotel.
Corrections officers found Lawler in his cell at the weekend and administered CPR, before the ex-WWE star – who performed as “Grandmaster Sexay” for the American company between 1997 and 2001 – was taken to Regional Medical Centre. He died there on Sunday afternoon.
“WWE is saddened to learn that Brian Christopher Lawler, who is best known in WWE as Too Cool’s Grandmaster Sexay, has passed away,” a WWE statement read.