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Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
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]
Wrestling under his Blue Blazer gimmick, Hart was to make a superhero-like ring entrance, which would have seen him descend from the arena rafters into the ring. He was, however, released prematurely when the harness line malfunctioned, and fell more than 78 feet (24 m) into the ring and died.
La Parka, real name Jesus Alfonso Huerta Escoboza, hit his head on a guard rail during a match.
Memorial services are set to take place this week for a sophomore Otterbein University wrestler who died from injuries he suffered in a car crash earlier this month. Joshua Taylor died on Thursday ...
Sid Eudy, a main event-level wrestling star in the 1990s and early 2000s who performed under the names Sid Justice, Sycho Sid and Sid Vicious, has died, according to his son. He was 63.
On January 11, 2013, the body of Kendrick Johnson was discovered in the gymnasium of Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia, found headfirst in the center of a vertical rolled-up wrestling mat. The body was discovered by fellow students who had climbed up to the top of a cluster of mats, which stood nearly 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 3 feet (0.91 ...
He retired from wrestling in 1997 but continued working for WCW as a booker until 2001. Read more: Sika Anoa’i, WWE Hall of Famer and father of Roman Reigns, dies at 79