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Mike Bell Passes Away
12.15.2008
The “Mad Dog” suddenly passed away…
"Mad Dog" Mike Bell, who recently was featured in the film Bigger, Stronger, Faster, has passed away at the age of 37. Mike Bell was the brother of producer Chris Bell, and wrestled primarily in the northeast and on the west coast.
Bigger, Stronger, Faster was a study of steroids in sports, and was produced by Chris Bell. The film focused on his older brother Mike, as aspiring pro wrestler, and his younger brother Mark, who was a world-class power lifter and also did some wrestling.
411 would like to send our condolences to the family, friends and fans of Mike Bell.
Credit: Wrestlingobserver.com
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Wrestler featured in movie "Bigger, Faster, Stronger" suddenly passes away
"Mad Dog" Mike Bell, who was featured in the movie "Bigger, Stronger, Faster," the heavily praised movie on anabolic steroids in sports, passed away this afternoon. He was 37.
Bell was the older brother of producer Chris Bell. Mike wrestled in the Northeast and the West Coast, as well as being an enhancement wrestler with the WWF.
The movie "Bigger, Stronger, Faster," was a study of steroids in sports, as well as within Bell's family in looking at his brothers, Mike, his older brother, a pro wrestler with goals of making it to the WWF, and Mark, his younger brother, who also did some pro wrestling and was also a world class powerlifter.
"Steroids don't kill people, people kill people!" ::)
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damn.....only 37.
What was the cause of death?
I hope it wasn't a heart attack or anything.....that would be kind of ironic in a sad way.
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I just saw Bigger Stronger Faster last week
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Damn.....37? Had a wife, right? No kids though.... ???
WIP
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not good for the support of steroids
but he was a wrestler and they use MANY drugs so who knows
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not good for the support of steroids
but he was a wrestler and they use MANY drugs so who knows
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No matter what the cause of the death was they will some how try to pin it on steroids
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No matter what the cause of the death was they will some how try to pin it on steroids
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maybe steroids did kill him who knows, but we can't forget he was obese and possibly abused other drugs
plus powerlifting really strains the heart
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maybe steroids did kill him who knows, but we can't forget he was obese and possibly abused other drugs
plus powerlifting really strains the heart
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If I remember correctly I herd Chris Bell on No Bull radio saying Mike was in rehab for a while.
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Mike made it to the WWF in the end but didn't last long. He got stiff on the guy you don't get stiff on, and paid for it. Bigger, Stronger, Faster is a great movie, though.
P.I.P.
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Mike made it to the WWF in the end but didn't last long. He got stiff on the guy you don't get stiff on, and paid for it. Bigger, Stronger, Faster is a great movie, though.
P.I.P.
When was this? Who was it he stiffed?
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When was this? Who was it he stiffed?
I was wondering the same
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Perry Saturn...
http://www.wrestlinggonewrong.com/video/saturn_bell_match.html
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Perry Saturn one night. He dropped Saturn right on his head outside the ring.
Saturn is a jabroni. Guys like that would have never lasted back when my old man was around. But back then all the wrestlers took care of each other
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RIP Mad Dog
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Saturn is a jabroni. Guys like that would have never lasted back when my old man was around. But back then all the wrestlers took care of each other
True, it was a stupid thing to do on Saturn's part, but he was actually a good wrestler back in WCW and ECW. He had an amazing three-way match with Chavo Jr. and Eddie Guerrero one night, when he was part of The Revolution. Him and Eddie actually had a few battles back in the day, both amazing workers.
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How he die?
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Someone gets the irony from the last sentence of Bigger, Stronger, Faster:
"For me and my brothers steroids are not the problem, they are just another side effect of being american." ::)
Neverthless, RIP, always tragic when somebody has to die that young.
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In the movie he looked like one unhealthy mofo. In my opinion, he was a dead man walking..
In actual fact, the whole family(3 brothers, a mom and dad) were fat and disgusting....the typical American family!
Look, his mom looks like Keith. She is a heart beat away from a masssive heart attack herself.
The drug abusing power lifting brother may also be the next to die.
And for the record 'people die' they dont 'pass away'.
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Perry Saturn...
http://www.wrestlinggonewrong.com/video/saturn_bell_match.html
Thanks!
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In the movie he looked like one unhealthy mofo. In my opinion, he was a dead man walking..
In actual fact, the whole family(3 brothers, a mom and dad) were fat and disgusting....the typical American family!
Look, his mom looks like Keith. She is a heart beat away from a masssive heart attack herself.
The drug abusing power lifting brother may also be the next to die.
And for the record 'people die' they dont 'pass away'.
Bet you look awesome uh? ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) You do realize you are the punk who hides behind a fake name. Nobody will miss you, so hopefully you'll "off" yourself soon.
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but Hank Wood = Shawn Ray, Joe Gold thought he had a pretty body ;)
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I suppose it is sad when a loved one dies. However, some people have a death wish and mourning them is pointless.
Those who abuse steroids and other illicit substances know the risks. In some cases death is inevitable.
Now on a side issue: I think the hapless powerlifter is a heart attack waiting to happen! They abuse every substance available to them, eat like pigs, grow clinically obese and then keel over and die....
Are we meant to weep for these pathetic individuals?
The gene pool has a way of dealing with this form of sickness!
In life, we revere those who respect life. It is a waste of tears to mourn these fat useless pigs.
They have brought all this misery onto themselves by way of an undisciplined and selfish lifestyle!
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They have brought all this misery onto themselves by way of an undisciplined and selfish lifestyle!
At least they can say they are doing what they wanted with their life.
Is bashing on anything to do with bodybuilding and powerlifting culture you're calling in life?
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what about your drug use Shawn? you started when you were a teenager, did Joe Gold give you shots in the glute area :D
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Mike, in his own way, was really crying out for help! Unfortunately no one heard him!
Look around. How many steroid users are screaming in the dark?
Open you eyes. Who is listening to the fat and disgusting obese pigs, who are eating themselves to an early death?
My point is, people find there own way dying. It is a crude form of natural selection.
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Really sad.
I watched the movie awhile back.....he clearly had some demons to deal with.
I remember him saying something along the lines of "the biggest fear i have in life is being just average"
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Really sad.
I watched the movie awhile back.....he clearly had some demons to deal with.
I remember him saying something along the lines of "the biggest fear i have in life is being just average"
yip yip, and he tried to kill himself. :(
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Mike, in his own way, was really crying out for help! Unfortunately no one heard him!
Look around. How many steroid users are screaming in the dark?
Open you eyes. Who is listening to the fat and disgusting obese pigs, who are eating themselves to an early death?
My point is, people find there own way dying. It is a crude form of natural selection.
At the end of the day, when one of these morbidly obese whales drops dead, i rejoice. It just means more room on a plane or whatever!
I like Hank...
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Damn, Hank. You're really starting to go off the deep end.
RIP Mike. Condolences to the family.
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Sad news to hear. Bigger, Faster, Stronger was a great documentary. My condolences go out to his wife and family.
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Mike, in his own way, was really crying out for help! Unfortunately no one heard him!
Look around. How many steroid users are screaming in the dark?
Open you eyes. Who is listening to the fat and disgusting obese pigs, who are eating themselves to an early death?
My point is, people find there own way dying. It is a crude form of natural selection.
At the end of the day, when one of these morbidly obese whales drops dead, i rejoice. It just means more room on a plane or whatever!
i seriously hope someone kicks the shit out of you one day Hank, a guy dies and you rejoice, your a piece of shit.
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How he die?
i wouldn't be surprised if he offed himself-
he and his old lady were having problems and he seem like a bit of a train wreck to begin with. maybe they split and he just ate the wrong end of a Remington.
too bad- he seemed like a genuine and ok guy too. his mom will take it hard- pretty emotional woman who cares greatly for her family.
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i wouldn't be surprised if he offed himself-
he and his old lady were having problems and he seem like a bit of a train wreck to begin with. maybe they split and he just ate the wrong end of a Remington.
too bad- he seemed like a genuine and ok guy too. his mom will take it hard- pretty emotional woman who cares greatly for her family.
This is what I was thinking for possible causes of his death. Mike seemed to teeter on and off the edge of stability throughout the film. If it wasn't suicide, you all are in an extreme delusion thinking steroids didn't at least contributing in agravating a preexisting medical condition, etc. Healthy men don't just drop dead at 37 except in the rare medical case or two, which you all can't claim everytime this happens, which seems like every few weeks. :-\
Also, claiming other illicit drug usage (like it trumps that of steroids) and using older living bodybuilders as solid proof for the safety of steroids are also a great delusions. If you want to hear how you all sound, it would be like me saying that "Well Ozzy and Keith Richards are still alive so recs used in great quantities are perfectly safe if used right". ::)
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Hi portrayed himself as someone who would not be happy for the rest of his life, I assume he committed suicide. Lets see what is released...the dvd is out on BSF...
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Hank Wood=Legend ;D
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RIP
So after Saturn beat the crap out of him...Saturn got punished and HE got kicked out of the WWF?
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Mike Bell Passes Away
12.15.2008
The “Mad Dog” suddenly passed away…
"Mad Dog" Mike Bell, who recently was featured in the film Bigger, Stronger, Faster, has passed away at the age of 37. Mike Bell was the brother of producer Chris Bell, and wrestled primarily in the northeast and on the west coast.
Bigger, Stronger, Faster was a study of steroids in sports, and was produced by Chris Bell. The film focused on his older brother Mike, as aspiring pro wrestler, and his younger brother Mark, who was a world-class power lifter and also did some wrestling.
411 would like to send our condolences to the family, friends and fans of Mike Bell.
Credit: Wrestlingobserver.com
can someone say... IRONY?
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Sad news. Do we have an official cause of death from a credible source, yet? Are we even allowed to ask about the cause of death or is that verboten (an inside joke... those of you from the MSS will get it! ;D).
I believe this is a photo of Mike and his wife (please correct me if I'm wrong).
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PIP
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Early in the film he says, “I went from being a guy who used steroids, to a guy used steroids & pot. And I still needed to escape reality so I started taking ecstasy, cocaine, acid, pain killers…”
He attempted suicide about 10 years ago because he couldn’t deal with his failure in the WWF. Can you imagine trying to kill yourself over that? ??? I feel for his family, but people really need to aim higher.
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The movie made it sound like the family was just waiting for him to kill himself... they had resigned themselves to see that happen. Suicide or OD.
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he did come across as mentally unstable and completely delusional with illusions of grandeur in the movie, this doesn't come as a major shock sorry to say.. you didn't have to be a psychologist to see he was on a pretty shitty downward spiral.
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what about your drug use Shawn? you started when you were a teenager, did Joe Gold give you shots in the glute area :D
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I worked with Perry Saturn at a nightclub in Saugus (called the rockpile/was a "rock club" part of "The Palace")
He was going to Killer Kowalski's school at the time (along with another guy we worked with "John" who later became his "tag-team" wrestling partner)
i never followed wrestling but Perry was a pretty tough individual,one time we had a "problem" with some New England Patriots and had to throw them out (complete with Perry using wrestling moves/looked like a "suplex" to me)
the guys were talking about calling the police and Perry said to them"your gunna look real funny in court explaining to the judge/jury how a little guy like me threw you all over the place!"
(these guys were all much taller/heavier than Perry)
needless to say they never called the police
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I worked with Perry Saturn at a nightclub in Saugus (called the rockpile/was a "rock club" part of "The Palace")
He was going to Killer Kowalski's school at the time (along with another guy we worked with "John" who later became his "tag-team" wrestling partner)
i never followed wrestling but Perry was a pretty tough individual,one time we had a "problem" with some New England Patriots and had to throw them out (complete with Perry using wrestling moves/looked like a "suplex" to me)
the guys were talking about calling the police and Perry said to them"your gunna look real funny in court explaining to the judge/jury how a little guy like me threw you all over the place!"
(these guys were all much taller/heavier than Perry)
needless to say they never called the police
Hi onlyme :D
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Hi onlyme :D
lol (i said that to myself...."your starting to sound like Keith!")
must happen with age ;)
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Thanks!
That shit was Saturns fault not Mikes. The stupid basterd can't work.
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That shit was Saturns fault not Mikes. The stupid basterd can't work.
Mike should have gone Jacques Reagou on him
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Hi onlyme :D
Onlyme once parked his car a mere 3 spots away from the one in which the second cousin of Jayne Mansfield's secretary parked hers.
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Onlyme once parked his car a mere 3 spots away from the one in which the second cousin of Jayne Mansfield's secretary parked hers.
Yes but he wanted to be closer so he picked up the other cars and moved them so he could park next to her.
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Yes but he wanted to be closer so he picked up the other cars and moved them so he could park next to her.
Must have been back in the good old days then. Nowadays, he just needs to loosen his belt to get closer hahaha
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Mike Bell Passes Away
12.15.2008
The “Mad Dog” suddenly passed away…
"Mad Dog" Mike Bell, who recently was featured in the film Bigger, Stronger, Faster, has passed away at the age of 37. Mike Bell was the brother of producer Chris Bell, and wrestled primarily in the northeast and on the west coast.
Bigger, Stronger, Faster was a study of steroids in sports, and was produced by Chris Bell. The film focused on his older brother Mike, as aspiring pro wrestler, and his younger brother Mark, who was a world-class power lifter and also did some wrestling.
411 would like to send our condolences to the family, friends and fans of Mike Bell.
Credit: Wrestlingobserver.com
World class powerlifter??? He wasn't even into powerlifting at all. His two brothers were. People really need to do more research before the start writing articles.
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Must have been back in the good old days then. Nowadays, he just needs to loosen his belt to get closer hahaha
While he was moving the car Arnold,Sly,and Bruce Willis were waiting.when he finished they all went to eat at Spago's on Sunset Blvd. 8)
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World class powerlifter??? He wasn't even into powerlifting at all. His two brothers were. People really need to do more research before the start writing articles.
yea I hate shit like that. He was barley a wrestler
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Saturn is a jabroni. Guys like that would have never lasted back when my old man was around. But back then all the wrestlers took care of each other
He's hiding out in Georgia. He owes a shitload of child support. People thought he was dead for a while.
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Early in the film he says, “I went from being a guy who used steroids, to a guy used steroids & pot. And I still needed to escape reality so I started taking ecstasy, cocaine, acid, pain killers…”
He attempted suicide about 10 years ago because he couldn’t deal with his failure in the WWF. Can you imagine trying to kill yourself over that? ??? I feel for his family, but people really need to aim higher.
Why would you say that? You wouldnt be distraught at failing at your chosen profession?
Jason
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Mike, in his own way, was really crying out for help! Unfortunately no one heard him!
Look around. How many steroid users are screaming in the dark?
Open you eyes. Who is listening to the fat and disgusting obese pigs, who are eating themselves to an early death?
My point is, people find there own way dying. It is a crude form of natural selection.
At the end of the day, when one of these morbidly obese whales drops dead, i rejoice. It just means more room on a plane or whatever!
Are you american?
Most of the american population is fat, and thousands of them die every year before reaching 40 yeras old, wothout ever touching a steroid... They eat too much, drink too much or smoke too much... Every year you get to have lots of space on an plane... but that doesn't matter because when you go to any restaurant they are there occupying space and you won't say shit to any of them... That's the side effect of being american...
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Here's a link to his bothers forum, he discusses it a bit on page 21 (mid way): http://supertraininggym.com/mbbs22/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=55&start=501 .
Condolenses to the family, it's a rough thing.
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World class powerlifter??? He wasn't even into powerlifting at all. His two brothers were. People really need to do more research before the start writing articles.
You, sir, are the master of comprehension. It reads that his brother Mark is a world class powerlifter. HTH!
Jason
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You, sir, are the master of comprehension. It reads that his brother Mark is a world class powerlifter. HTH!
Jason
Your correct, I did mis-read it.
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Why would you say that? You wouldnt be distraught at failing at your chosen profession?
Jason
Not enough to kill myself. And certainly not if my "profession" was WWF wrestling. Perhaps Mike’s (and your apparent) regard for WWF wrestling as a “profession” is part of the problem. Anyone who would take that particular activity so seriously is in need of career (and maybe psychological) counseling.
To be sure, not everyone can be a brain surgeon or astronaut, but to conceptualize wrestling as a “profession”--one worth dying over is clearly the mark of someone who, at best, lacks perspective and is perhaps mentally unbalanced. :(
As I said, people really need to aim higher.
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That sucks...RIP
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being mentally unbalanced is probably required to make it in wrestling
they live in constant pain without an offseason
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being mentally unbalanced is probably required to make it in wrestling
they live in constant pain without an offseason
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In his own words, “I went from being a guy who used steroids, to a guy who used steroids & pot. And I still needed to escape reality so I started taking ecstasy, cocaine, acid, pain killers…”
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I don't know who this guy is, but with all due respect to Vachon....here is the real Mad Dog....
(http://mapleleafwrestling.4t.com/picswall/thewallbuzzsawyer.jpg)
And he's dead too.
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It's too bad...... the guy was a legend.
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Why would you say that? You wouldnt be distraught at failing at your chosen profession?
Jason
choose a new profession, end of story.... if you fail at that one , choose another!
If you have to bag at foodmart, do it!
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"Dying... what you'all know about death." -Sgt. Barnes
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"Dying... what you'all know about death." -Sgt. Barnes
haha, I thought it was cool when they left Dafoe to get murderized....haha
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choose a new profession, end of story.... if you fail at that one , choose another!
If you have to bag at foodmart, do it!
do you put that much energy into everything you do?
Jason
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I don't know who this guy is, but with all due respect to Vachon....here is the real Mad Dog....
(http://mapleleafwrestling.4t.com/picswall/thewallbuzzsawyer.jpg)
And he's dead too.
he was crazy wrestled way back when my dad did. His daughter was Luna Vachon
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He seemed like a good guy that had some deamons to deal with. A damn shame that he died.
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he was crazy wrestled way back when my dad did. His daughter was Luna Vachon
Sorry Karl, my post was confusing. I remember Vachon thru old magazines. Buzz Sawyer will always be the only Mad Dog to me thought...
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So many mad dogs? ??? ???
(http://www.suavecito.com/images/Accessories/Mad_Dog_Locs.jpg)
(http://www.heromachine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/bad-mad-dog.jpg)
(http://www.maddogtattoo.net/images/index1ac.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H_qVyVvy8AI/RXnEclwXy9I/AAAAAAAAAKw/6DvIOckHCDY/s320/MadDogVachon.jpg)
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Sorry Karl, my post was confusing. I remember Vachon thru old magazines. Buzz Sawyer will always be the only Mad Dog to me thought...
Vachon and Sawyer are both deserving of the name. I have herd people say that when sawyer was alive he was a dick but I never met him. The Vachon family was nut and tough as hell. My dad Said he saw him pull a guys eye out in a bar one night. Who knows if thats true though.
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"Steroids don't kill people, people kill people!" ::)
And as I once told my father, "Baseballs don't break windows. People do."
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And as I once told my father, "Baseballs don't break windows. People do."
"condoms don't break, people do."
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mike was one of tony devito's boys
I hate to say this but my only memory of him was how hard he hit the floor when perry threw him out of the ring
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the movie will have a second life
the irony of it all
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SOMEONE WAS SAYING ON ANOTHER BOARD WHO WAS A WRESTLER THAT HE WAS A DRUG ADDICT.. THEY WERE HOPING HE DID NOT TAKE HIS OWN LIFE.. HE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME FIGHTING IT..
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From his Brother Mark:
http://supertraininggym.com/mbbs22/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=55&start=501
Team,
I have some bad news. My oldest brother Mike passed away today. Details are coming at me slowly but don't be upset if I don't share them with you.
As most of you know my brother suffered from addiction and deppression. To me how he died is not important, i'd rather think of how he lived. He was careless with others feelings and with his own body at times. He didn't always do the right thing, he made one bad decision after another. But nearly everyone who has ever met my brother would never forget him. Either because he was loud, rude, funny, emotional or maybe he even kicked their ass. People could relate to Mike even though he had a crazy side to him. Nearly everyone I ever talked to, who knew Mike was touched by him in one way or another. Even people who never met him who saw Bigger, Stronger, Faster were touched and effected by him.
I loved and idolized my big brother he will be missed but never forgotten!
RIP Big Brother I know you fought your heart out to get better.
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the movie will have a second life
the irony of it all
I see a remix director's cut, or part 2 in the future. :-\
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thats to bad...... i remeber from the movie his dad kind of forcasted a suicide, it would be tough though being that old having given all of yoru life up to that point for wrestling and not making it happen. the feeling of having no real world skills for an actual job must have been heavy, But really till there is an offical report on what the cause of death was there is no point in wondering although wiht that post his brother put up saying how the cause is not important plus the dads prediction all point to a sad ending
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No matter what the cause of the death was they will some how try to pin it on steroids
They always do. ::)
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what about your drug use Shawn? you started when you were a teenager, did Joe Gold give you shots in the glute area
LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Don't forget about Shawnies eye mascara use!!
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RIP MadDog 20/20
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Vachon and Sawyer are both deserving of the name. I have herd people say that when sawyer was alive he was a dick but I never met him. The Vachon family was nut and tough as hell. My dad Said he saw him pull a guys eye out in a bar one night. Who knows if thats true though.
Yeah, I have heard Sawyer would take money to train people and then just disappear with it. His days in Georgia feuding with Tommy Rich, were classic.
I bet your dad has some great strories, would be awesome to just hang out and drink some beer and listen to him.
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Yeah, I have heard Sawyer would take money to train people and then just disappear with it. His days in Georgia feuding with Tommy Rich, were classic.
I bet your dad has some great strories, would be awesome to just hang out and drink some beer and listen to him.
When my dad was being managed by Bobby Heenan he did a angel with Rich in Georgia where my dad smashed Bobby cigar into Riches face that was a big deal back then.
Yea he has lots of stories we are always saying he should write a book Heenan and Mick Foley Both offed to help with it and he said no. He's kinda a old stick in the mud. But when him in all the old guys get together I should stick a tape recorder in the room
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Whether it was steroids, recreational drugs, obesity, suicide, or whatever, we are all going the same direction sooner or later, one way or another, brothers in death. That is why, for those who might be wondering, it's bad form to speak ill of the dead. Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.
My condolences to the Bell family.
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When my dad was being managed by Bobby Heenan he did a angel with Rich in Georgia where my dad smashed Bobby cigar into Riches face that was a big deal back then.
Yea he has lots of stories we are always saying he should write a book Heenan and Mick Foley Both offed to help with it and he said no. He's kinda a old stick in the mud. But when him in all the old guys get together I should stick a tape recorder in the room
Man, with Foley helping he could put together a great book about the older generation. I like reading all the road stories, etc... and the older guys have much, much better ones. All the territories and the travel made for some classic stuff.
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Man, with Foley helping he could put together a great book about the older generation. I like reading all the road stories, etc... and the older guys have much, much better ones. All the territories and the travel made for some classic stuff.
Yea I know what you mean. When i here some of the road stories they are so funny
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Why would you say that? You wouldnt be distraught at failing at your chosen profession?
Jason
I wonder if you would think the same way if Dave"Jumbo" Palumbo killed himself because he always wanted to be a pro bodybuilder?...Yet was never quite good enough...
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When my dad was being managed by Bobby Heenan he did a angel with Rich in Georgia where my dad smashed Bobby cigar into Riches face that was a big deal back then.
Yea he has lots of stories we are always saying he should write a book Heenan and Mick Foley Both offed to help with it and he said no. He's kinda a old stick in the mud. But when him in all the old guys get together I should stick a tape recorder in the room
Man, I would definitely buy a book with your dad's stories.
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Man, I would definitely buy a book with your dad's stories.
I wish I could get him to write it. There lots of funny stories about him in other books.
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damn.....only 37.
What was the cause of death?
I hope it wasn't a heart attack or anything.....that would be kind of ironic in a sad way.
LOL
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From his Brother Mark:
http://supertraininggym.com/mbbs22/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=55&start=501
Team,
I have some bad news. My oldest brother Mike passed away today. Details are coming at me slowly but don't be upset if I don't share them with you.
As most of you know my brother suffered from addiction and deppression. To me how he died is not important, i'd rather think of how he lived. He was careless with others feelings and with his own body at times. He didn't always do the right thing, he made one bad decision after another. But nearly everyone who has ever met my brother would never forget him. Either because he was loud, rude, funny, emotional or maybe he even kicked their ass. People could relate to Mike even though he had a crazy side to him. Nearly everyone I ever talked to, who knew Mike was touched by him in one way or another. Even people who never met him who saw Bigger, Stronger, Faster were touched and effected by him.
I loved and idolized my big brother he will be missed but never forgotten!
RIP Big Brother I know you fought your heart out to get better.
excuse me but he was just a random insecure loser who abused drugs cause he wasnt man enough to handle reality.
no need to portray him as a hero or a victim...
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excuse me but he was just a random insecure loser who abused drugs cause he wasnt man enough to handle reality.
no need to portray him as a hero or a victim...
Dude, he's writing about his brother for Christs Sake. To Mark, he very well may be a hero and a victim both..
When I watched the movie, my wife and I both made the same comment---Mike was a trainwreck waiting to happen. He mentioned illicit drug use above and beyond anabolic steroids more than once in the movie. He also mentioned "getting clean". Its a bad situation.
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Buzz Sawyer was a big pothead. He was high all the time. My buddy wrestled with him in the 80's
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Buzz Sawyer was a big pothead. He was high all the time. My buddy wrestled with him in the 80's
Who is your buddy?
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Who is your buddy?
He was one of the many Lord Humongous characters and also went by the name Hercules Gavin. He wrestled for Bill Watts in his territory and for Fritz Von erich in World Class
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I think we can all say that Mike was showing signs of depression on Bigger, Stronger, Faster. He was obviously a terrible wrestler & actor. So it seemed pretty apparent when he was 'being real' in the interview, he was really in a very bad place ticking down.
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He was one of the many Lord Humongous characters and also went by the name Hercules Gavin. He wrestled for Bill Watts in his territory and for Fritz Von erich in World Class
My dad wrestled for both them and Fritz were partners for a while but he truly hated him. He said Watts was the best promoter he worked for and payed the best. I have herd lost of bad stories about Watts though
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I have herd lost of bad stories about Watts though
he was a bully....and apparently he wasn't a big fan of the blacks (even though he defends himself by booking ron simmons as the first WCW/NWA champ)
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My dad wrestled for both them and Fritz were partners for a while but he truly hated him. He said Watts was the best promoter he worked for and payed the best. I have herd lost of bad stories about Watts though
Dude I hope you write a book. My buddy could contribute a lot of stories. He said Fritz was cheap and screwed some guys out of their territories around Texas. His karma was family tragedy. He said Bill Watts was decently fair. my buddy had a gimmick to come out with a chain around his neck being led my midgets dressed up as altar boys. My buddy was 6'4 300 lbs at the time. Bill watts wouldnt go for it. He said Kerry Von Erich was so high and zoned out one night they had to carry him in and then Ric flair had to make him look good and wrestle him for a 60 min match.
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Dude I hope you write a book. My buddy could contribute a lot of stories. He said Fritz was cheap and screwed some guys out of their territories around Texas. His karma was family tragedy. He said Bill Watts was decently fair. my buddy had a gimmick to come out with a chain around his neck being led my midgets dressed up as altar boys. My buddy was 6'4 300 lbs at the time. Bill watts wouldnt go for it. He said Kerry Von Erich was so high and zoned out one night they had to carry him in and then Ric flair had to make him look good and wrestle him for a 60 min match.
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another Dumb ass wrestler got killed by his own addiction to Roids. what a fcuking shame
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Let's be clear here
he was a former wrestler
he didn't wretle anymore, he still took steroids
Steroids and/or Obesity killed him.
The entire family is obese and unhealthy, maybe the mom should cook some low calorie meals.
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Well, what's new in wrestling? maybe Vince Mcmahon should setup a memorial fund for everyone of his ex or current wrestlers in case they 1) kill themselves, 2) die of natural causes or so they call it.........hahahahhahaha hahah
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hank
... i dont particularly agree with setroids use ..
but rejoicing at someone dieing is a bit extreme .. dont you think
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Pro wrestler Mike 'Mad Dog' Bell found dead at 37
The wrestler's struggle with substance abuse was featured in the documentary 'Bigger, Stronger, Faster.'
Associated Press
Mike "Mad Dog" Bell, a former professional wrestler whose struggle with substance abuse was featured in the documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster," has died. He was 37.
Bell was found Sunday at a Costa Mesa live-in rehabilitation facility, his family said.
An autopsy was conducted but investigators couldn't immediately determine the cause of death, said Dan Akin, a supervising deputy at the Orange County coroner's division. The coroner is awaiting the results of toxicology tests, he said.
Chris Bell, whose 2008 documentary examines the steroid use of his two brothers, said Mike Bell had long battled with his addictions to prescription painkillers and alcohol.
"He was always wrestling, he was a personal trainer, he was always pushing his body to the max," Chris Bell told the Orange County Register.
"You can't really blame wrestling, but it's kind of the lifestyle," he said. "You have a couple of painkillers to get to the next match, have a couple drinks night to night and it gets out of hand."
Bell wrestled on World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw" as a "jobber," a fighter who takes falls to promote others.
"Although Mr. Bell was never under a WWE contract, WWE extends its deepest condolences to the Bell family," the organization said.
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Pro wrestler ‘Mad Dog’ Bell found dead
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP)—Mike “Mad Dog” Bell, a former professional wrestler whose struggle with substance abuse was featured in the documentary “Bigger, Stronger, Faster,” has died. He was 37.
Bell was found Sunday at a Costa Mesa live-in rehabilitation facility, his family said.
An autopsy was conducted but investigators couldn’t immediately determine the cause of death, said Dan Akin, a supervising deputy at the Orange County coroner’s division. The coroner is awaiting the results of toxicology tests, he said.
Chris Bell, whose 2008 documentary examines the steroid use of his two brothers, said Mike Bell had long battled with his addictions to prescription painkillers and alcohol.
“He was always wrestling, he was a personal trainer, he was always pushing his body to the max,” Chris Bell told the Orange County Register.
“You can’t really blame wrestling, but it’s kind of the lifestyle,” he said. “You have a couple of painkillers to get to the next match, have a couple drinks night to night and it gets out of hand.”
Bell wrestled on World Wrestling Entertainment’s “Monday Night Raw” as a “jobber,” a fighter who takes falls to promote others.
“Although Mr. Bell was never under a WWE contract, WWE extends its deepest condolences to the Bell family,” the organization said.
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-obit-bell&prov=ap&type=lgns
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Old News bro
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=252399.0
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Pro wrestling is a cursed job.
I dont know why...
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Pro wrestling is a cursed job.
I dont know why...
The guy was hardly a Pro Wrestler.
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Old News bro
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=252399.0
My bad, I was in the Bahamas for a week, just got back yestarday :-\
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My bad, I was in the Bahamas for a week, just got back yestarday :-\
Hope you had a good time. What was the weather like ?
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Hope you had a good time. What was the weather like ?
Not too bad, around mid 80's... thanks for the kind regards :)
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he wasn't a fucking pro wrestler
he just took steroids and wanted to be one but failed
steroids killed him
hope this helps
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Think twice before taking steroids.
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Onlyme once parked his car a mere 3 spots away from the one in which the second cousin of Jayne Mansfield's secretary parked hers.
you show some respect
onlyme once sat next to jonsey from police acedamy at a charity event
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perry saturn tried to break his neck after he botched a hip toss move in a dark match. this can be seen on youtubey.
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Why do people always insist that we “respect the dead”--especially someone who is recently dead? Isn’t it more important to respect people when they are alive and can actually appreciate it?
If a guy is an asshole, a drug abuser, a body builder, or muscle escort (or all of these things) and he suddenly kicks the bucket why should we suddenly show respect for him? If the guy doesn’t show respect for other people (or himself) when he is alive why should the living respect him now that he is dead?
I’m not showing respect for anyone in death that I didn’t respect in life. 8)
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Why do people always insist that we “respect the dead”--especially someone who is recently dead? Isn’t it more important to respect people when they are alive and can actually appreciate it?
If a guy is an asshole, a drug abuser, a body builder, or muscle escort (or all of these things) and he suddenly kicks the bucket why should we suddenly show respect for him? If the guy doesn’t show respect for other people (or himself) when he is alive why should the living respect him now that he is dead?
I’m not showing respect for anyone in death that I didn’t respect in life. 8)
You dont have to show respect, but why would you show disrespect on a forum where this guys brother might possibly see it? Mark Bell (the younger brother who owns supertraining gym in sacramento) is actually a really nice guy and I'm sure he reads this forum from time to time. It just seems kind of an asshole thing for you to be saying these kinds of things.
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You dont have to show respect, but why would you show disrespect on a forum where this guys brother might possibly see it? Mark Bell (the younger brother who owns supertraining gym in sacramento) is actually a really nice guy and I'm sure he reads this forum from time to time. It just seems kind of an asshole thing for you to be saying these kinds of things.
Your post reminds me of a situation that occurred several years ago on a different board. A bodybuilder/escort croaked and several guys were making catty comments about him on an escort site that he used to frequent. His sister, of all people, logged on to say that she and her family were very distressed by the nasty messages and admonished the posters to stop their hostile commentaries. Apparently, she found her way to the site by looking at his computer. Alas, her comments were not welcome.
Why, various people wondered, would she (and members of her family) be trolling around reading messages on an escort board? Didn’t she have better things to do with her time than trying to police the conversations of people she did not know and would never meet? The fact is her brother was a whore and no John was going to suddenly sit up and respect him just because he recently died. Her concern for her brother would have been better shown by steering him out of escorting and other self destructive behaviors. Was trolling message boards really the best way to handle her grief?
I felt bad for her loss and the flack she took on that board, but what did she expect to get from a bunch of johns? Real sympathy? ???
None of this is necessarily a reflection on Mike Bell, but it does represent a potentially similar dynamic.
We have a saying where I come from, “when someone shows you who they are . . . believe them.” ::)
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Your post reminds me of a situation that occurred several years ago on a different board. A bodybuilder/escort croaked and several guys were making catty comments about him on an escort site that he used to frequent. His sister, of all people, logged on to say that she and her family were very distressed by the nasty messages and admonished the posters to stop their hostile commentaries. Apparently, she found her way to the site by looking at his computer. Alas, her comments were not welcome.
Why, various people wondered, would she (and members of her family) be trolling around reading messages on an escort board? Didn’t she have better things to do with her time than trying to police the conversations of people she did not know and would never meet? The fact is her brother was a whore and no John was going to suddenly sit up and respect him just because he recently died. Her concern for her brother would have been better shown by steering him out of escorting and other self destructive behaviors. Was trolling message boards really the best way to handle her grief?
I felt bad for her loss and the flack she took on that board, but what did she expect to get from a bunch of johns? Real sympathy? ???
None of this is necessarily a reflection on Mike Bell, but it does represent a potentially similar dynamic.
We have a saying where I come from, “when someone shows you who they are . . . believe them.” ::)
I dont think Mark Bell would come on here looking for sympathy, and I am damn sure he knows his brother had issues, but what do you gain by saying negative comments about his dead brother, of whom you probably knew nothing about?? By the way, your comparison of this to the escorting site is totally irrelevant.