WWE icon Jerry Lawler out of ICU after sharing pics from hospital after "massive stroke"

WWE icon Jerry Lawler is out of ICU after suffering a huge stroke at his home on Monday.

And post on his Instagram account on Thursday night, posted by fiancee Lauryn McBride, revealed the star wrestler and commentator will soon be returning to his home in Fort Myers. The news follows social media pictures of 'The King' sitting upright in hospital, aptly sporting a WWE Royal Rumble hat.

Well-wishes have flooded in this week for the 73-year-old, who was still wrestling on the independent circuit as late as last year. And the latest update will further serve to hearten fans concerned by his condition.

"Update on @realjerrylawler," wrote McBride. "He has been moved from ICU and as of now being discharged tomorrow to return to his Florida home for outpatient rehab for his limited speech and cognitive skills. Doctors hopeful of full recovery and Jerry is looking forward to returning to his fans very soon."

She signed off with the hashtag #LONGLIVETHEKING. And this latest image showed Lawler also wearing a Cleveland Browns t-shirt as he gave the thumbs up to his 329,000 followers.

Lawler, who has continued to appear sporadically on WWE programming, was taken ill on Monday while having lunch with friends at his house in Fort Myers. It comes nearly five years after he also suffered a stroke at his home in Memphis, losing his speech for three days.

Lawler is expected to make a full recovery (Jerry Lawler/Twitter)

A veteran wrestler of numerous promotions, Lawler is arguably more renowned for being one of the greatest play-by-play commentators in the history of sports entertainment. His partnership with Jim Ross has gone down in WWE folklore - with 'JR' this week confirming he'd spoken to his former partner.

But one of his in-ring returns, on an episode of RAW in 2012, was cut short in harrowing circumstances. Lawler was taking part in a tag-team match with Randy Orton against CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler, when he suffered a heart attack.

Lawler has held more recognised championships than any professional wrestler in history, despite none of them coming in the WWE. In 2007 though, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.