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This is pretty disturbing. This list is HUGE and what's scariest is that ALL these wrestlers died BEFORE 65 and MANY before 45 years of age. Here's the list:
Chris Von Erich - 21
Mike Von Erich - 23
Louie Spiccoli - 27
Art Barr - 28
Gino Hernandez - 29
Jay Youngblood - 30
Rick McGraw - 30
Joey Marella - 30
Ed Gatner - 31
Buzz Sawyer - 32
Crash Holly - 32
Kerry Von Erich - 33
D.J. Peterson - 33
Eddie Gilbert - 33
The Renegade - 33
Chris Candido - 33
Adrian Adonis - 34
Gary Albright - 34
Bobby Duncum Jr. - 34
Owen Hart - 34
Yokozuna - 34
Big Dick Dudley - 34
Brian Pillman - 35
Marianna Komlos - 35
Pitbull #2 - 36
The Wall/Malice - 36
Emory Hale - 36
Leroy Brown - 38
Mark Curtis - 38
Eddie Guerrero - 38
John Kronus - 38
Davey Boy Smith - 39
Johnny Grunge - 39
Vivian Vachon - 40
Jeep Swenson - 40
Brady Boone - 40
Terry Gordy - 40
Bertha Faye - 40
Billy Joe Travis - 40
Chris Benoit - 40
Larry Cameron - 41
Rick Rude - 41
Randy Anderson - 41
Bruiser Brody - 42
Miss Elizabeth - 42
Big Boss Man - 42
Earthquake - 42
Mike Awesome - 42
Biff Wellington - 42
Brian Adams (Crush) - 43
Ray Candy - 43
Nancy Benoit (Woman) - 43
Dino Bravo - 44
Curt Hennig - 44
Bam Bam Bigelow - 45
Jerry Blackwell - 45
Junkyard Dog - 45
Hercules - 45
Andre the Giant - 46
Big John Studd - 46
Chris Adams - 46
Mike Davis - 46
Hawk - 46
Dick Murdoch - 49
Jumbo Tsuruta - 49
Rocco Rock - 49
Sherri Martel - 49
Moondog Spot - 51
Ken Timbs - 53
Uncle Elmer - 54
Pez Whatley - 54
The Angel of Death - 54
Eddie Graham - 55
Tarzan Tyler - 55
Haystacks Calhoun- 55
Giant Haystacks - 55
The Spoiler - 56
Kurt Von Hess - 56
Moondog King - 56
Gene Anderson - 58
Dr. Jerry Graham - 58
Bulldog Brown - 58
Tony Parisi - 58
Rufus R. Jones - 60
Ray Stevens - 60
Stan Stasiak - 60
Terry Garvin - 60
Boris Malenko - 61
Little Beaver - 61
Sapphire - 61
Shohei Baba - 61
Dick the Bruiser - 62
Wilbur Snyder - 62
George Cannon - 62
Karl Krupp - 62
Dale Lewis - 62
Gorilla Monsoon - 62
Hiro Matsuda - 62
Bad News Brown - 63
Bulldog Brower - 63
SD Jones - 63
Wahoo McDaniel - 63
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Looking at this list, it looks like 80% of the guys I grew up watching on Saturday Night Main Events and Saturday morning Superstars in the 1980's are dead now :'(
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damn, that's a hell of a lot of people... :(
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i think you'll find that RECREATIONAL DRUGS, suicide, alcohol, pain killers, heart disease from being extremely overweight after retiring caused 95 percent of those deaths, not steroids.
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Here's the original article. Looks like Vince McMahon is the DEVIL:
http://prowrestling.about.com/od/whatsrealwhatsfake/a/wrestlersdeaths.htm
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This is pretty disturbing. This list is HUGE and what's scariest is that ALL these wrestlers died BEFORE 65 and MANY before 45 years of age. Here's the list:
Chris Von Erich - 21
Lol....you just said Chris von Erich was a wrestler
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whats your point? were you looking forward to senior wrestling?
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i've never even heard of half the people on that list, must be rinky dink backyard wrestlers.
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i've never even heard of half the people on that list, must be rinky dink backyard wrestlers.
Remember the movie Twins? Kerry, David and Kevin were like Arnolds character, Chris was the crap that was left over.
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Remember the movie Twins? Kerry, David and Kevin were like Arnolds character, Chris was crap that was left over.
i know who all the Von Erich's are they wrestled all the time here in STL, wrestling is a huge "sport" in Missouri but i honestly have never heard of half that list, didn't almost all the Von Erich family commit suicide or was it just one of them?
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aw too bad, Miss Elizabeth died from too many steroids....oh wait, steroids isnt listed on any of these death certificates...
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i know who all the Von Erich's are they wrestled all the time here in STL, wrestling is a huge "sport" in Missouri but i honestly have never heard of half that list, didn't almost all the Von Erich family commit suicide or was it just one of them?
The oldest one died when he was seven, electrocuted in the bathtub.
David, the second died of a drug overdose or stomach illness(still a huge conspiracy) in Japan.
Mike, the third took a shitload of pills then wrapped himself up in a sleeping bag, causing death.
Chris, the fourth shot himself in the head.
Kerry, the fifth shot himself in the heart.
Only Kevin von Erich is still alive.
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Chris with his idol and brother Kerry
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i think you'll find that RECREATIONAL DRUGS, suicide, alcohol, pain killers, heart disease from being extremely overweight after retiring caused 95 percent of those deaths, not steroids.
Yeah, but the media will say it was because steroids. :-\ Sadly, so will most fans.
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Chris von Erich wrestling with a young Percy Pringle (Paul Bearer)
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This is pretty disturbing. This list is HUGE and what's scariest is that ALL these wrestlers died BEFORE 65 and MANY before 45 years of age. Here's the list:
Chris Von Erich - 21
Mike Von Erich - 23
Louie Spiccoli - 27
Art Barr - 28
Gino Hernandez - 29
Jay Youngblood - 30
Rick McGraw - 30
Joey Marella - 30
Ed Gatner - 31
Buzz Sawyer - 32
Crash Holly - 32
Kerry Von Erich - 33
D.J. Peterson - 33
Eddie Gilbert - 33
The Renegade - 33
Chris Candido - 33
Adrian Adonis - 34
Gary Albright - 34
Bobby Duncum Jr. - 34
Owen Hart - 34
Yokozuna - 34
Big Dick Dudley - 34
Brian Pillman - 35
Marianna Komlos - 35
Pitbull #2 - 36
The Wall/Malice - 36
Emory Hale - 36
Leroy Brown - 38
Mark Curtis - 38
Eddie Guerrero - 38
John Kronus - 38
Davey Boy Smith - 39
Johnny Grunge - 39
Vivian Vachon - 40
Jeep Swenson - 40
Brady Boone - 40
Terry Gordy - 40
Bertha Faye - 40
Billy Joe Travis - 40
Chris Benoit - 40
Larry Cameron - 41
Rick Rude - 41
Randy Anderson - 41
Bruiser Brody - 42
Miss Elizabeth - 42
Big Boss Man - 42
Earthquake - 42
Mike Awesome - 42
Biff Wellington - 42
Brian Adams (Crush) - 43
Ray Candy - 43
Nancy Benoit (Woman) - 43
Dino Bravo - 44
Curt Hennig - 44
Bam Bam Bigelow - 45
Jerry Blackwell - 45
Junkyard Dog - 45
Hercules - 45
Andre the Giant - 46
Big John Studd - 46
Chris Adams - 46
Mike Davis - 46
Hawk - 46
Dick Murdoch - 49
Jumbo Tsuruta - 49
Rocco Rock - 49
Sherri Martel - 49
Moondog Spot - 51
Ken Timbs - 53
Uncle Elmer - 54
Pez Whatley - 54
The Angel of Death - 54
Eddie Graham - 55
Tarzan Tyler - 55
Haystacks Calhoun- 55
Giant Haystacks - 55
The Spoiler - 56
Kurt Von Hess - 56
Moondog King - 56
Gene Anderson - 58
Dr. Jerry Graham - 58
Bulldog Brown - 58
Tony Parisi - 58
Rufus R. Jones - 60
Ray Stevens - 60
Stan Stasiak - 60
Terry Garvin - 60
Boris Malenko - 61
Little Beaver - 61
Sapphire - 61
Shohei Baba - 61
Dick the Bruiser - 62
Wilbur Snyder - 62
George Cannon - 62
Karl Krupp - 62
Dale Lewis - 62
Gorilla Monsoon - 62
Hiro Matsuda - 62
Bad News Brown - 63
Bulldog Brower - 63
SD Jones - 63
Wahoo McDaniel - 63
I counted 48 names that I recognized. :o
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I know well over 60 of those wrestlers. It takes a fan of wrestling to know them, of which I am.
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JYD (Junk Yard Dog)
(http://www.wrestlingtradingcards.com/images/1986_wwf_wrestling_scanlens/58.jpg)
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I'm surprised Haystacks lived to see 55, he was billed at 600lbs.
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I'm just old enough to remember when wrestling was fucking wicked. I recognize a lot of those names... that's horrible.
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This is pretty disturbing. This list is HUGE and what's scariest is that ALL these wrestlers died BEFORE 65 and MANY before 45 years of age. Here's the list:
Little Beaver - 61
Dear god, not the Beav!
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The Angel of Death - 54
??????? the angel of death died???????
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you gotta sift through that list for causes. i'm seeing suicides, severely obese people, andre the giant had giantism (duh), etc.
wrestling's an absolutely brutal business, no surprise the athletes don't live long.
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The Angel of Death - 54
??????? the angel of death died???????
No way!
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JYD (Junk Yard Dog)
(http://www.wrestlingtradingcards.com/images/1986_wwf_wrestling_scanlens/58.jpg)
JYD died in a car crash driving home from his daughters graduation.
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I read a book that said that Rick Rude was a bad ass dude in real life and was one wrestler that could hold his own against just about anyone
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i think i ve seen this exact same thread one year ago ::)
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i think i ve seen this exact same thread one year ago ::)
Waaa.
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This is pretty disturbing. This list is HUGE and what's scariest is that ALL these wrestlers died BEFORE 65 and MANY before 45 years of age. Here's the list:
Chris Von Erich - 21 suicide
Mike Von Erich - 23 suicide
Louie Spiccoli - 27 overdose
Art Barr - 28 aneurysm
Gino Hernandez - 29 overdose
Jay Youngblood - 30 accidental
Rick McGraw - 30 heart attack
Joey Marella - 30 car accident
Ed Gatner - 31 ?
Buzz Sawyer - 32 heart failure
Crash Holly - 32 overdose
Kerry Von Erich - 33 suicide
D.J. Peterson - 33 ?
Eddie Gilbert - 33 heart attack
The Renegade - 33 ?
Chris Candido - 33 compliaction from surgery
Adrian Adonis - 34 car crash
Gary Albright - 34 ?
Bobby Duncum Jr. ?
Owen Hart - 34 fall
Yokozuna - 34 heart attack
Big Dick Dudley - 34 kidneys
Brian Pillman - 35 heart disease
Marianna Komlos - 35 cancer
Pitbull #2 - 36 od
The Wall/Malice - 36 ?
Emory Hale - 36 ?
Leroy Brown - 38 ?
Mark Curtis - 38 ?
Eddie Guerrero - 38 heart disease
John Kronus - 38 heart failure
Davey Boy Smith - 39 heart disease
Johnny Grunge - 39 sleep apnea
Vivian Vachon - 40 ?
Jeep Swenson - 40 ?
Brady Boone - 40 ?
Terry Gordy - 40 heart attack
Bertha Faye - 40 heart attack
Billy Joe Travis - 40 ?
Chris Benoit - 40 suicide
Larry Cameron - 41 ?
Rick Rude - 41 heart failure
Randy Anderson - 41 cancer
Bruiser Brody - 42 murdered
Miss Elizabeth - 42 od
Big Boss Man - 42 heart attack
Earthquake - 42 cancer
Mike Awesome - 42 suicide
Biff Wellington - 42 ?
Brian Adams (Crush) - 43 accidental
Ray Candy - 43 ?
Nancy Benoit (Woman) - 43 murdered
Dino Bravo - 44 murdered
Curt Hennig - 44 cocaine intoxication
Bam Bam Bigelow - 45 od
Jerry Blackwell - 45 ?
Junkyard Dog - 45 crash
Hercules - 45 heart disease
Andre the Giant - 46 gigantism/heart failure
Big John Studd - 46 cancer
Chris Adams - 46 ?
Mike Davis - 46 ?
Hawk - 46 heart failure
Dick Murdoch - 49 heart attack
Jumbo Tsuruta - 49 ?
Rocco Rock - 49 heart attack
Sherri Martel - 49 acidental od
Moondog Spot - 51 ?
Ken Timbs - 53 ?
Uncle Elmer - 54 kidney failure
Pez Whatley - 54 ?
The Angel of Death - 54 ?
Eddie Graham - 55 suicide
Tarzan Tyler - 55 ?
Haystacks Calhoun- 55 heart
Giant Haystacks - 55 same dude
The Spoiler - 56 ?
Kurt Von Hess - 56 ?
Moondog King - 56
Gene Anderson - 58 heart attack
Dr. Jerry Graham - 58 ?
Bulldog Brown - 58 ?
Tony Parisi - 58 heart attck
Rufus R. Jones - 60 ?
Ray Stevens - 60 natural causes
Stan Stasiak - 60 heart attack
Terry Garvin - 60 ?
Boris Malenko - 61 cancer
Little Beaver - 61 emphysema
Sapphire - 61 heart attack
Shohei Baba - 61 ?
Dick the Bruiser - 62 internal bleeding
Wilbur Snyder - 62 ?
George Cannon - 62 ?
Karl Krupp - 62 ?
Dale Lewis - 62 ?
Gorilla Monsoon - 62 cancer/diabetes
Hiro Matsuda - 62 cancer
Bad News Brown - 63 heart attack
Bulldog Brower - 63 ?
SD Jones - 63 stroke
Wahoo McDaniel - 63 diabetes
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HOLY SHIT! You know your history.
One name that should be on there is Killer Kowalski, but he lived beyond 65 years of old!
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JYD (Junk Yard Dog)
(http://www.wrestlingtradingcards.com/images/1986_wwf_wrestling_scanlens/58.jpg)
HAHAHA, I have the wrestling card series where that card came from. I have the 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1990 series of WWF wrestling cards. Man were those great!
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HOLY SHIT! You know your history.
One name that should be on there is Killer Kowalski, but he lived beyond 65 years of old!
lol yes, all this "knowledge" is quite useful at bars and parties. ;D Everyone i've talked to said Killer was the sweetest guy you could meet.
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Wow, that list is sad. :'(
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(http://www.geocities.com/smokyrobmoore/brody1.jpg)
Bruiser Brody!!
One of the best big men in wrestling bar none.
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Johnny Grunge - 39 sleep apnea
How can you die from this? long term yes it has been shown to put stress on your heart but to list it as a cause ? ???
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I'm surprised Haystacks lived to see 55, he was billed at 600lbs.
and he died of cancer..
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Didnt know half those guys were dead,never heard of bam bam bigelow or gorilla monsoon dyin,I guess its not seen as big news
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(http://www.geocities.com/smokyrobmoore/brody1.jpg)
Bruiser Brody!!
One of the best big men in wrestling bar none.
REALLY cool hair too! ;D
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Didnt know half those guys were dead,never heard of bam bam bigelow or gorilla monsoon dyin,I guess its not seen as big news
If you didn't know Gorilla Monsoon died about a decade ago then you CANNOT be a TRUE fan of wrestling. Especially not the WWE.
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i think you'll find that RECREATIONAL DRUGS, suicide, alcohol, pain killers, heart disease from being extremely overweight after retiring caused 95 percent of those deaths, not steroids.
Truth right thar.
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BTW, Haystacks Calhoun and Giant Haystacks were NOT the same man. REALLY surprised you didn't know this.
Haystacks Calhoun was a 500-600 pounds REDNECK HILLBILLY wrestler in the WWWF in the 1970's and competed in many battle royals.
Whereas Giant Haystacks (also weighing around 600 pounds, but standing 6'7"-6'9" LEGIT) was a BRITISH wrestler who had matches against Andre The Giant in the late 70's in Australia and he fought Big Show in the WCW in the mid-90's, which incidentally was his LAST match.
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Dick the Bruiser died of internal bleedings?
I didn't know Mars killed him... ;D
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BUMP for all wrestling fans.
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How can you die from this? long term yes it has been shown to put stress on your heart but to list it as a cause ? ???
You stop breathing in you sleep and don't wake up. Yes people can die from it.
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How can you die from this? long term yes it has been shown to put stress on your heart but to list it as a cause ? ???
IDK i heard it in a shoot. Reggie White died of it too IIRC.
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Adrian Adonis died in a car wreck. That's a totally bullshit article
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Holy shit I didn't know Mike Awesome died! When did that happen? I also didn't know that Rocco Rock died, that means both Public Enemy guys are dead. :'( I was a big fan of Mike Awesome, very sad.
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Lance Storm talks about the death of Mike Awesome.
http://www.stormwrestling.com/022007.html (http://www.stormwrestling.com/022007.html)
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so there is a link to high protein and dying young?.....
;D
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Giant Haystacks keeping kayfabe and destroying a presenter with a bodyslam ha ha!!
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Most of the guys in that list even over the age of 50 I don't recognise. Crazy list though.