WWE Hall Of Famer Suing Tennessee Sheriff One Year After Son’s Death

The case of Brian Christopher Lawler, also known to WWE fans as Grandmaster Sexay, seems to be far from over. His dad, Jerry Lawler, reportedly filed a suit against officials in Tennessee – including a local sheriff, for the suicide that happened in July 2018. The younger Lawler died by hanging in his jail cell after he was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) last year.

For the benefit of those who may not know what happened to Lawler last year, he was apprehended by for DUI and evading authorities. In a report from TMZ Sports, He was spotted speeding and swerving around 1 a.m. on July 7. The incident came just one month after he was busted for allegedly running from a hotel bill in Memphis.

At the time, Jeffrey Rosenblum, a lawyer for Lawler, said that Brian was suffering from depression. Apparently, Brian also tried to commit suicide in previous years (2013 and 2015). When he was booked in 2018, it was singled out how the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Department made no effort to protect the former WWE star according to a most recent report from TMZ Sports.

There was an incident where Lawler was attacked by another inmate and suffered a head injury, left eye gash and a possible concussion. Rossenblum claim that the former WWE tag team champion was not given medical attention and was instead placed in solitary confinement.

During this time, he used his shoes, shoe laces and bolts sticking out from a high point of the cell walls to hang himself. But the thing here is that before his death, he was reportedly screaming that he needed to go to the hospital.

He never got the medical attention he needed and now the Lawlers want to hold the officials accountable for his death. This was despite that fact that The King was promised that his son would get proper treatment for his issues. This was allegedly the reason why the elder Lawler did not post bail for Brian.

Now, the Lawlers are demanding $3 million for compensatory damages with additional awards to be determined by the jury. All of this will be used to support Brian’s minor son.

Curiously, there is a debate on whether Brian did commit suicide or not. In a report from the Commercial Appeal, several inmates that were in jail with the late WWE wrestler claim that they don’t believe what was told was actually true.