The passing of former WWE Tag Team Champion Brian Christopher (Grandmaster Sexay) has hit the professional wrestling world pretty hard.

One man who felt the affects of Christopher’s passing rather personally, was WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross. “JR” served alongside Christopher’s father, Jerry “The King” Lawler, as the commentary duo for Monday Night RAW for several years.

Ross On Christopher’s Passing

He offered his thoughts on the matter in a recent episode of his podcast, The Ross Report. Ross doesn’t quite understand why Christopher was being held in solitary confinement. Christopher was only being held for a DUI charge:

“I never quite understood the reason for that,” said Ross. “I understand getting incarcerated for a DUI, or any other crime, I get that.

“But, in the solitary confinement? Unless you’re gonna say that it was for his own protection, I don’t know.”

Ross then put over Christopher’s in-ring skills and also joked about hinting on WWE TV that Grandmaster Sexay was in fact Lawler’s son:

“I loved calling his matches with the King during the Attitude Era, as many as already remarked on social media,” said Ross.

“Because I always had fun hinting that ‘Grandmaster Sexay’ was the King’s son. Good ole days, right? Good ole days.”

Christopher’s Passing

Christopher was arrested late last month on DUI and evading police charges. Several days later he was hospitalized for an apparent suicide attempt in prison.

Medical staff at a local Tennessee hospital were able to keep Christopher alive long enough for his family to say their final goodbyes. He was just 46-years-old.

Christopher’s father, Jerry Lawler, believes that “There may be more to this than meets the eye,” in regards to his son’s death. As a result, an investigation was opened into the matter.

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The passing of former WWE Tag Team Champion Brian Christopher (Grandmaster Sexay) has saddened the professional wrestling world.

Christopher passed away at a Tennessee hospital after an apparent suicide attempt in prison. He attempted to hang himself and subsequently passed after his family got the opportunity to say their final goodbyes.

Earlier that week Christopher was arrested for a DUI and attempting to evade police. The Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen revealed that, due to his notoriety, Christopher was placed in a cell by himself.

He also noted that Christopher wasn’t on suicide watch because the Sheriff’s Department “had no indication he was suicidal.” This has greatly upset former WWE star Sean “X-Pac” Waltman.

Waltman took to his podcast, X-Pac 12360, and expressed his frustration by the entire matter:

“I’m really pissed about this, really pissed,” Waltman said. “Because I’ve been in that situation in more than one way. And you don’t take someone that’s not done something violent or isn’t a danger to others.

“Even then, you don’t put somebody in solitary confinement. You don’t put people in solitary confinement for that long that didn’t do s–t and then go, ‘Oh, it wasn’t solitary confinement.’

“It’s f–king solitary confinement! I’ve been in it, if you’ve never actually been in it I don’t want to hear it from you at all. It’s torture.

“It drives you crazy, you don’t have to be suicidal, you become suicidal. You stay in there with no one to talk too staring at the walls for that long.”

Sharing Demons

He then dove into the similar issues he had to Christopher’s. Waltman revealed he once attempted to hang himself as well:

“I’ve been there and I’ve hung myself and so I know. I have a pretty good idea of where [Christopher] was and it’s just about the worst place you can ever imagine. Not only are you in the lowest possible place but you die that way.

“You never come up out of it… I love [Christopher], I was tight with Brian in WWE. He was crazy as f–k no doubt, but if you knew him like I did you would know he’s a real wonderful guy.”
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Prior to his passing, WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler wanted to get his son, Brian Christopher, a job with the WWE.

Christopher passed away yesterday after an apparent suicide attempt. He reportedly tried to hang himself in prison and later passed away at a nearby hospital. Doctors reportedly kept him alive long enough for Lawler to come and kiss him goodbye.

Dave Meltzer discussed the entire situation on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. Meltzer noted that Lawler told Christopher that if he was able to stay clean for a year he’d try and get him a job with WWE, likely something in the Performance Center.

Unfortunately he wasn’t able to stay sober for longer than a few months. Meltzer revealed Christopher attempted to take his own life several years ago as well.

Christopher was arrested this past week in Memphis and charged with a DUI and attempting to evade police. The 46-year-old was reportedly speeding and swerving around at 1 A.M. on July 7th.

Cops attempted to pull Christopher over, but he refused. Police say Lawler told them he initially refused to pull over because he was trying to get home.

One police pulled him over, they smelled alcohol in the vehicle and found an open container in the center console. Christopher was arrested immediately. He was booked for a DUI and evading police. Bail was set at $40,000. Last month, Christopher was arrested for [allegedly] attempting to run out on a hotel bill in Memphis.

Former WWE Superstar Brian Christopher has passed away at 46 years old, according to multiple reports. Christopher was best known for his role as “Grandmaster Sexay” during the Attitude Era. Along with tag team partner Scotty 2 Hotty, the “Too Cool” – along with Rikishi – were one of the hottest acts during a wild time in WWE. He was also the son of WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler. SEScoops extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Brian Christopher.

Christopher was arrested this past week in Memphis and charged with DUI and attempting to evade police. The 46-year-old was reportedly speeding and swerving around at 1 A.M. on July 7th. Cops attempted to pull Christopher over, but he refused. Police say Lawler told them he initially refused to pull over was because he was trying to get home.

One police pulled him over, they smelled alcohol in the vehicle and found an open container in the center console. Christopher was arrested immediately. He was booked on DUI and evading police. Bail was set at $40,000. Last month, Christopher was arrested for [allegedly] attempting to run out on a hotel bill in Memphis.

Remembering Brian Christopher

Some of Brian Christopher’s former colleagues and other members of the pro wrestling community have commented on his untimely passing.

Praying for the families of the departed now. Brian was special to me at a really special time in my life. Nikolai and my dad were good friends. Brickhouse and my late brother Brad were close. #RIPBROTHERS God bless the families!

— Brian G. James (@BrianRDJames) July 29, 2018

RIP Brian Christopher. I think I had every piece of Too Cool merch in 2000.

— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) July 29, 2018

I only met Brian Christopher once, last year at an indy show in Kentucky. He was very friendly and just genuinely happy to be a part of the show, the life of the party. I almost left before introducing myself to him last minute. I'm glad I did. Rest in Peace Brother ?

— King (@LexisKingWWE) July 29, 2018

Sadly, Nicolai, Brickhouse Brown & Brian Christopher all have passed. Unimaginable pain for @JerryLawler My heart goes out to him. Very sad day for the business I love. ?

— ? Frankie Kazarian ? (@FrankieKazarian) July 29, 2018

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Former WWE Superstar Brian Christopher Lawler (“Grandmaster Sexay”) has run into some legal trouble again.

According to TMZ, the Attitude Era Superstar was taken into custody by Tennessee police earlier this month on suspicion of DUI and attempting to evade authorities. The 46-year-old was reportedly speeding and swerving around at 1 A.M. on July 7th.

Cops attempted to pull Lawler over, but he wouldn’t comply. Police say Lawler told them he initially refused to pull over was because he was trying to get home. Once they finally got him to pull over, they say his car smelled of alcohol and he had an open beer in his center console. He was immediately arrested.

Christopher was taken to a nearby station and booked on DUI and evading police charges. His bail was set at $40,000.

Last month, Christopher was arrested for [allegedly] attempting to run out on a hotel bill in Memphis.

Brian Christopher is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler and is a former WWE Tag Team Champion along with Scotty 2 Hotty.

Former WWE Superstar Scott Garland, who worked under the name “Scotty Too Hotty” during the Attitude Era, expressed disappointment over failing to be mentioned during Rikishi’s WWE Hall Of Fame speech on Saturday night.

Garland, who along with Brian “Grandmaster Sexay” Lawler, worked alongside Rikishi as an act called “Too Cool,” yet Rikishi failed to mention Garland or Lawler when delivering his acceptance speech at the induction ceremony.

“I guess we were just props,” wrote Garland on social media. “It’s not at all bitter, it’s hurt,” he added. “It’s not at all about us being in the HOF.”

Garland concluded, “He absolutely deserved it, just as we deserved a mention.”

For a detailed recap of the 2015 WWE Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, click here.

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The following are highlights of a new Wrestling 101 interview with the former three-man tag-team, “Too Cool,” which consisted of Rikishi, Brian “Grandmaster Sexay” Christopher and Scotty 2 Hotty:

Brian Christopher on The Rock: “He would pick my brain because he was getting a lot more TV time than I was, so he would ask me how I thought his interview went and I would tell him he need to work on this or you need to pause a little bit longer before you say this…we then worked on his moves together and came up with things like ‘The Peoples Elbow.'”

Brian Christopher on defeating the Legion of Doom: “I’ll never forget that because the Road Warriors at the time couldn’t believe that they were about to lay down to a couple of 215lbs guys because their egos were as big as you could get and their muscles were as big as the steroids would get them.”

Scotty 2 Hotty on wrestling whilst still in school: “That was awesome, I was still in high school at the time which is just crazy for me to think about now. I was with the WWF when I was in high school, I was in a locker room at a WWF event with Hulk Hogan, Sid Vicious, The Undertaker, and Bret Hart then two days later I’m sitting back in class. I was getting to wrestle some of the biggest names in the world, it was an amazing experience.”

Rikishi on the Rusev/Rock segment: “Oh my god, we were all happy, anytime you work with The Rock that’s a treat because Rusev’s not the champ. It was a good deal, Rock knew Rusev came from our school and he didn’t have to do that but he did, family looking out for family. That segment with The Rock just took Rusev to another level, and I was very excited.”

Rikishi on Vince McMahon: “He is the type of person that likes it when you go over and talk to him and ask him questions they may have about their character. Nine times out of ten when they’ve finished talking to him he hasn’t really answered their question but at the same time they’re not.”

Check out the complete interview at Wrestling101.com.

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Former WWE Superstar Brian “Grandmaster Sexay” Christopher, who is the son of Jerry “The King” Lawler, has released a new rap album via iTunes, which features cameos from a few wrestling personalities.

A press release for the CD reads as follows:

“This CD consists of several hilarious song parodies plus some great original music. Included on his CD are the songs ‘Going Down’ which Brian uses as he makes his grand entrance into the ring. ‘Puppies’ featuring Hall of Famer, Jerry (The King) Lawler. ‘Memphis Thang’ a tribute song written by Brian about classic Memphis wrestling. Plus, Brian’s good friend Rikishi makes several cameo appearances on the CD. Brian Christopher not only performs all the songs on this CD but also co-wrote most of them. This CD is a ‘must have’ for any wrestling fan. You can download yours today or purchase one through CD Baby or at any wrestling event where Brian is appearing.”