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The concept of the untimely deaths of professional wrestlers was a frequent topic of discussion on the Opie & Anthony show. [16] After Scott Hall's death in 2022, Bret Hart and Kevin Nash talked about the premature death of several wrestlers, mentioning the mental and body damage as possible causes. [17] [18]
Kwariani had just broken away from his partnership with Vince McMahon, Sr. Rocca then set the post-World War II record for wrestling-attendance at Madison Square Garden's 49th–50th Street location, drawing 21,950 fans in a singles match against an obscure wrestler named "The Amazing Zuma", also known as "Argentina Zuma", on 2 January 1960, as ...
Wiskoski was best known as Colonel DeBeers in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) from 1985 until the organization stopped promoting in late 1990. His interviews and persona were based on a pro-Apartheid mentality and he played on the fragile race relations and political climate of South Africa at the time.
Over a three-day period between June 22 and 24, 2007, Chris Benoit, a 40-year-old Canadian professional wrestler employed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), murdered his wife Nancy and their seven-year-old son, Daniel, before hanging himself at their residence in Fayetteville, Georgia, United States.
Jay Briscoe, a wrestler with the Ring of Honor, died in a head-on car accident in Laurel, Delaware, on Jan. 17 that killed one other person. Pro wrestler, 38, dies in head-on car crash while ...
Jerry Bibb Balisok (September 8, 1955 – April 18, 2013) was an American professional wrestler known as Mr. X, [1] and an FBI fugitive.He is best known for skipping bail, faking his own death, and convincing law enforcement officials he died in the 1978 Jonestown Massacre.
Gunnar Eudy, one of the wrestler’s two sons, wrote on Facebook that his father died after “battling cancer for several years.” The 6-foot-9-inch Eudy went by many names in the ring ...
Ohio College Wrestler, 19, Dies in Car Crash: 'A Heartbreaking Start to 2025,’ Coach Says. Sean Neumann. January 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM. Brucker-Kishler Funeral Home. Joshua Taylor.