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List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« on: January 07, 2009, 04:50:32 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2009, 04:51:51 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2009, 04:52:03 PM »
damn, that's a hell of a lot of people... :(
No doubt about it...

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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2009, 04:52:16 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2009, 04:55:04 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2009, 04:56:38 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2009, 04:57:27 PM »
whats your point? were you looking forward to senior wrestling?
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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2009, 04:58:03 PM »
i've never even heard of half the people on that list, must be rinky dink backyard wrestlers.

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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2009, 04:59:52 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2009, 05:01:35 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2009, 05:01:48 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2009, 05:04:31 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2009, 05:05:49 PM »
Chris with his idol and brother Kerry

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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2009, 05:11:42 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2009, 05:23:16 PM »
Chris von Erich wrestling with a young Percy Pringle (Paul Bearer)



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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2009, 05:25:18 PM »
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
Liar!!!!Filt!!!!

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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2009, 05:35:18 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2009, 05:36:30 PM »
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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2009, 05:39:57 PM »
I'm surprised Haystacks lived to see 55, he was billed at 600lbs.

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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2009, 05:57:46 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #20 on: January 07, 2009, 06:04:44 PM »
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



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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #21 on: January 07, 2009, 06:12:32 PM »
The Angel of Death - 54

??????? the angel of death died???????

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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2009, 06:13:53 PM »
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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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #23 on: January 07, 2009, 06:35:59 PM »
The Angel of Death - 54

??????? the angel of death died???????

No way!
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Re: List of Wrestlers Who've died BEFORE 65 years of age.
« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2009, 07:23:25 PM »
JYD (Junk Yard Dog)




JYD died in a car crash driving home from his daughters graduation.