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Thomas Wilton Billington (5 December 1958 – 5 December 2018), [3] best known by the ring name the Dynamite Kid, was a British professional wrestler.. Trained by former wrestler "Dr Death" Ted Betley, he competed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Stampede Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
[2] [3] [4] Experts suggest that a combination of the physical nature of the business, no off-season, and potentially high work load (with some wrestlers fighting more than 100 and even 200 matches per year), along with the drug culture in wrestling during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s contributes to high mortality rates among wrestlers.
The ring boy scandal was a sex scandal in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; now known as WWE) centered around allegations that in the late 1980s and early 1990s ring announcer Mel Phillips (1941–2012) had recruited teenage boys for the purposes of sexual exploitation.
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.
Professional wrestling legend Sid Eudy, known in the ring by monikers “Sycho Sid,” “Sid Vicious” and “Sid Justice,” has died at 63. Eudy’s family confirmed his death via Facebook on ...
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 ]
Windham Rotunda, who wrestled in WWE as Bray Wyatt, has died. He was 36 years old. WWE’s Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque (known as Triple H) confirmed Rotunda’s sudden passing Thursday on ...
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.