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JR clears up news on Gerald Brisco
WrestleView.com — ... » On Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 9:34 PM EST Jim Ross has a new blog up on his official website at this link providing an update on WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco. It was initially reported that Brisco suffered a stroke and later corrected that he suffered a blockage in an artery in his neck and is also suffering from a heart issue. JR is now reporting that Brisco did indeed suffer a stroke and not just one, but three strokes. JR added the following: "The doctors now think that one stroke occurred Saturday and the other Sunday morning. They are not sure when Jerry suffered ...

WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco actually suffered three strokes
PROWRESTLING.NET — ... it less evasive and the doctors are highly confident that this issue will be addressed completely with the medical procedure... "Jerry is confident, as am I, that he will make a full recovery as he has been an athlete all his life and has never been a smoker, isn't overweight, is in excellent physical shape for a man a little north of 60 who was still working out on the mat with his amateur wrestling team at a high school in Tampa where he volunteers." To read the full blog, visit JRsBarBQ.com. Powell's POV: Scary situation. Ross had much more to say about his longtime ...

Gerald Brisco Update
WrestlingNewsWorld.com — ... say a negative world about Jerry Brisco in a WWE locker room. Jerry Brisco has earned the respect of all of us who are lucky enough to call him a friend and has earned his distinction of being a WWE Hall of Famer many times over. Now, Jerry Brisco deserves to be in your thoughts and your prayers as the native Oklahoman, who attended Oklahoma State University on a wrestling scholarship, goes to the mat one more time against a challenging adversary. You can read the full update at this link . ...

Jim Ross Updates Brisco’s Heath Status: Brisco’s Suffers Three Strokes
WWE Daily — Jim Ross has posted the following update on Jerry Brisco’s health status in his JRBARBQ.com website: Jerry was preparing to meet Pat Patterson at the Tampa Airport to fly up to Charlotte for the three hour Raw broadcast when he took ill. Bottom line is this. After getting many of his medical tests back today, it was determined that Jerry did indeed have a stroke and not just one. Jerry had a total of three strokes over the past several days. The doctors now think that one stroke occurred Saturday and the other Sunday morning. They are not ...

WWE News: Update on Jerry Brisco's health after medical procedures this week, expected to make recovery next week
PWTorch.com — ... of trouble for Brisco was on Sunday when he was scheduled to meet with Pat Patterson in Tampa, Fla. to fly to Charlotte for the three-hour Raw taping. Brisco is expected to make a full recovery after two weeks worth of medication and tests. "Medication should address Jerry's stroke issues, along, perhaps, with a reduced work load, and the heart procedure, while serious, is less evasive and considered more routine than many heart surgeries," Ross said. Link: Ross blog on Brisco's health.

OWW Daily News & Notes for 6/18
Online World of Wrestling — ... [Misc News] Wrestlers Rescue (http://www.wrestlersrescue.org) would like to extend a hearty thank you to Armed Forces Electronics (http://armedforceselectronics.com) for their donation of a 26” LCD TV to the “Dr. Death Campaign”. The “Dr. Death Campaign is committed to raise $20,000.00 US for former pro wrestler and cancer survivor, “Dr. Death” Steve Williams, to obtain a “hands-free” voice box to assist in speaking and fight infections due to a stoma. [BLOG] Jim Ross gives an update on Jerry Brisco [reported by Mike Informer] ...