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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]
This category lists people who died during a professional wrestling match or event, or post-match from an incident that started in-ring. Pages in category "Professional wrestling deaths" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
WWE wrestler Kevin Owens named his son after Hart and incorporated the name into his own ring name as tribute to both of them. [ 87 ] On September 20, 2021, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced the Owen Hart Cup Tournament, in partnership with the Owen Hart Foundation, wherein the winner will receive a trophy called "The Owen". [ 88 ]
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Windham Rotunda, known better as WWE wrestler Bray Wyatt, has died at age 36. Rotunda died unexpectedly on Thursday, according to WWE CCO Triple H. In a post to Twitter, Triple H wrote: “Just ...
Sid Vicious, one of the stars of WWE’s WrestleMania in the 1990s, has died. He was 63. The wrestler, born Sidney Eudy, also competed under the names Sycho Sid, Sid Justice and Lord Humungous.
While ten-bell salutes have typically been reserved for real-life deaths, it has been used in kayfabe on multiple occasions in WWE history (see worked shoot).The most recent instance was in June 2007 for Mr. McMahon (WWE chairman Vince McMahon's on-screen persona), as part of an angle in which he was inside a limousine that exploded, and was presumed dead.
Some wrestlers, such as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams wrote posts on their websites and social media pages. [66] CM Punk, who was scheduled to face Benoit at the Vengeance: Night of Champions pay-per-view the night he died, was among the many WWE personnel that commented on Benoit during the three-hour tribute show on Raw.