Vanhalen 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 I think we should have a memorial list of the wrestlers we loved that are now no longer with us(especially those of us who have been watching wrestling for a long time), it seems appropiate to be in here as many of the people wrestled for so many companies, share your thoughts on anyone on this list here, your favourite memories, angles, matches etc Credit to John Lister who compiled this list. . Adrian Adonis (Keith Franke) 34 1988 Accident (car) Andre The Giant (Andre Rousimoff) 46 1993 Disease (heart attack caused by acromegaly) Art Barr 28 1994 Overdose Bam Bam Bigelow (Scott Bigelow) 45 2007 Overdose Biff Wellington (Shayne Bower) 42 2007 Heart attack Big Bossman (Ray Traylor) 42 2004 Heart attack Big Dick Dudley (Alex Rizzo) 34 2002 Disease (Kidney failure) Billy Joe Travis (William Joseph) 40 2002 Heart attack Bobby Duncum Junior 34 2000 Overdose Brady Boone (Dean Peters) 40 1998 Accident (car) Brian Pillman 35 1997 Heart attack (genetic though likely worsened by drug abuse) Brian Adams 43 2007 Unknown at this time British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith 39 2002 Heart attack (drug related) Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish) 42 1988 Murdered (by fellow wrestler) Buzz Sawyer (Bruce Woyan) 32 1992 Overdose Chris Adams 40 2001 Murdered Chris Benoit 40 2007 Suicide Chris Candido 34 2003 Accident (blood clot during surgery after ring accident) Crash Holly (Michael Lockwood) 33 2003 Overdose (possible suicide) Curt Hennig 44 2003 Overdose Danny Johnson 49 2003 Unknown Dick Murdoch 49 1995 Heart attack Dino Bravo (Adolfo Bresciano) 44 1993 Murdered DJ Peterson (Dave Peterson) 33 1993 Accident (motorcycle) Earthquake (John Tenta) 42 2006 Disease (cancer) Ed Gantner 31 1990 Suicide Eddie Gilbert 33 1995 Heart attack Eddie Guerrero 38 2005 Heart attack (drug related) Emory Hale 38 2006 Heart attack Hawk (Michael Hegstrand) 44 2003 Heart attack (likely drug related) Hercules (Ray Fernandez) 44 2003 Heart attack Jeep Swenson (Robert Swenson) 40 1997 Heart attack Jerry Blackwell 45 1995 Disease (pneumonia) Joey Maggs (Jospeh Magliano) 37 2006 Unknown John Kronus 38 2007 Awaiting toxicology John Studd (John Minton) 46 1995 Disease (Hodgkins) Johnny Grunge (Mike Durham) 39 2006 Disease (sleep apnea, possibly worsened by drug use) Junk Yard Dog (Sylvester Ritter) 45 1998 Accident (car) Kerry Von Erich (Kerry Adkisson) 33 1993 Suicide Larry Cameron 41 1993 Heart attack Leroy Brown (Roland Daniels) 37 1994 Heart attack Louie Spicolli (Louis Mucciolo) 27 1998 Overdose Mike Awesome (Mike Alphonso) 42 2007 Suicide Mike Davis 45 2001 Heart attack Mike Lozanski 35 2003 Heart attack Mitch Snow ? 2000 Suicide Owen Hart 34 1999 Accident (ring entrance) Pitbull 2 (Anthony Durante) 36 2003 Overdose Ray Candy 37 1994 Heart attack Renegade (Richard Wilson) 33 1999 Suicide Ravishing Rick Rude 40 1999 Heart attack (drug related) Rhonda Singh (Peggy Simpson) 40 2001 Overdose Rocco Rock (Ted Petty) 49 2002 Heart attack Scott Irwin 35 1987 Disease (Brain tumour) Sherri Martel 49 2007 Unknown Terry Gordy 40 2001 Heart attack The Wall (Jerry Tuite) 35 2003 Heart attack Troy Graham 47 2002 Heart attack Vivian Vachon 40 1991 Accident (car) Yokozuna (Rodney Anoia) 34 2000 Heart attack (genetic) Independent/part-time wrestlers Adam Marks 21 2006 Unknown Alan Carnill 42 2004 Accident (car) Axis (Steven Ranton) 22 2007 Suicide Bad Boy Brazil 26 2002 Drug related? Bad Business Brown 31 2001 Disease (aneurysm) Big City Mike 38 1997 Unknown Big E Sleaze (Jeremy Sumpter) 22 1998 Suicide Billy Redwood (William Crumpton) 29 2004 Accident (car) Billy The Kid (William Reid) 48 1998 Unknown Black Venus (Jean Kirkland) 46 1995 Unknown Blue Thunder Tornado (David Wayne Daniels) 18 1988 Accident (fork lift) Brandon Starr 19 2004 Accident (stroke from ring injury) Brian Cox 33 2003 Unknown Bubba Kneukols 34 2002 Heart attack Chazz Roco (Chad Floyd) 37 2005 Heart attack Chief Dave Foxx (David Farrar) 44 2001 Heart attack Chief Thundermountain (David Moisier) 33 1991 Heart attack Chri$ Ca$h (Christopher Bauman) 23 2005 Accident (motorcycle) Chris Duffy 35 2000 Disease (seizure) Chris Von Erich (Chris Adkisson) 21 1991 Suicide Core (Lee Estabrook) 29 2003 Suicide Dan Curtis 37 1998 Suicide Dane Gerous (Jared Hogan) 19 2005 Accident (car) Danny Fargo (Audie Hager) 44 2003 Disease (cancer) Danny Hawke (Dan Hawkins) 33 2004 Drug related Dave Casanova (David DiMeglio) 35 2002 Drug related? Dave Vicious 31 2001 Heart attack Devil Bhudakhan (James Fawcett) 31 2007 Suicide Doug Chevalier 38 2000 Heart attack Dr Destruction (John Coggleshall) 34 2004 Heart attack (in ring) Dynamite D (Darren McMillan) 37 2007 Disease (Cancer) Floyd Creatchman 46 2003 Disease (Chron’s) Guido Falcone (Richard Martell) 32 2002 Disease (Leukemia) Harlem Warlord (Jamie Cardiche) 32 2000 Disease (complications in surgery) Ivan Zaiken 39 1995 Unknown J Prodigy (Jeremy Davis) 29 2004 Unknown Jeff Peterson 22 2002 Disease (cancer) Jeff Raitz ? 2002 Heart attack Jenni Lee (Jennifer Bednar) 34 2006 Unknown Jerry Oski (Jerry Arotski) 32 1995 Unknown Jimmy Beal ? 1993 Unknown Jimmy Hustler (Jimmy Alicea) 33 2006 Heart attack Joe Powers 41 2003 Disease (Liver failure) Kevin Mailhot 24 2005 Accident (car) Lance Idol (Steve Schumann) 32 1991 Heart attack (drug related) Larry Doyle 37 1998 Disease (diabetes) Little Coco 40 1993 Unknown Liz Chase 46 1999 Disease (dies during surgery) Mark Mendian 20 2000 Accident (ring injury) Mass Transit (Eric Kulas) 22 2002 Disease (obesity) Matt Storm 39 2007 Unknown Mike Marcello ? 2000 Suicide Moondog Nathan 37 2007 Heart attack Mr Ebony 46 1999 Heart attack Neil Superior (Neil Caricofe) 33 1996 Heart attack (during arrest, attack likely drug related) Pat Kelly 42 1988 Accident (Car) Randy Mansfield (Randy Toslinksi) 23 1998 Unknown Rick Bolton 49 2000 Unknown Rick Martello 38 1997 Unknown Robbie D (Robert Dicks) 32 2002 Suicide Rockin’ Robin (Kim Robinson) 35 2001 Accident (motorcycle) (note – not the WWF wrestler) Rocky Hata (Mitsuo Hata) 43 1991 Unknown Russ Haas 27 2001 Heart attack (genetic) Scott Peterson 31 1994 Accident (Motorcycle) Shane Shamrock (Brian Hauser) 23 1998 Murdered (actually shot legally by police during raid) Spider (Daniel Quirk) 22 2005 Accident (in ring) Stephan DeLeon 34 2004 Accident (motorcycle) Steve King 49 1998 Unknown Texas Outlaw #1 39 2004 Accident (car) The Diva (Kelly Tabor) 28 2002 Unknown The Stud 25 2006 Overdose Tiger Khan (Marlon Kalkai) 33 2006 Heart attack Tiny Anderson 42 1995 Unknown Tony Nash 30 2000 Accident (ring injury) Tony Rumble (Antony Magliaro) 43 1999 Heart attack Trae Kellar 36 2005 Unknown Xtreme 20 2004 Unknown Yuel Lovett (Alex Lovett) 28 1999 Heart attack Yukon Braxton (Jeffrey Dingess) 24 2002 Unknown International wrestlers we know Angel Azteca 43 2007 Heart attack (suspected) Baby X (Jose Barreto Martínez) 21 2004 Murdered Brazo Cibernetico (Aaron Alvardo Nieves) 33 1999 Disease (pancreatitis) El Sanguinario (Luis Delgadillo) 33 2002 Unknown El Texano (Juan Aguilar) 47 2006 Disease (respiratory failure) Emiko Kado 23 1999 Accident (ring injury) Gary Albright 36 1999 Heart attack (died during a match) Giant Ochiai (Takayuki Okada) 30 2003 Disease (brain haemorrhage) Haru Sonada 31 1987 Unknown Jackie Sato 41 1999 Disease (cancer) Jimmy Beale 25 1993 Unknown Jumbo Tsuruta (Tomomi Tsuruta) 49 2000 Disease (Hepatitis) Kodo Fuyuki 42 2003 Disease (cancer) Kronnus (Sergio Armando Villa) 27 1999 Murdered Kung Fu (Raymundo Cuesta Veloz) 49 2000 Heart attack Little Frankie (Masanobu Okamoto) 44 2002 Disease (unknown) Loco Zandokan (Arturo Carrillo Arteaga) 39 1995 Unknown Masakazu Fukuda 27 2000 Accident (ring injury) Mephisto Lephanto 31 2007 Heart attack (in ring) Multifacieto (Albert Morales) 20 2000 Suicide Oro (Javier Hernandez) 21 1993 Disease (Brain aneurysm, died in ring) Plum Mariko (Mariko Ueda) 29 1997 Accident (series of ring injuries) Relampago Negro ? 2002 Murdered Satoshi Hasegawa 22 1999 Accident (fell from balcony) Shinya Hashimoto 40 2005 Disease (aneurysm) Sombre Negra (Edwin Ortiz Torres) 36 2001 Heart attack Vangelis (Alejandro Granados) 29 2002 Unknown Victor The Bodyguard (Victor Rodriguez) 38 2004 Heart attack Villano I (Jose Mendoza) 49 2001 Heart attack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boxer 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 2002, 2003, and 2007 seem to be really bad years for deaths. I am shocked that 2002 and 2003 had so many, as I thought 2003 was really the only bad year until this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 Re-organized by year, cuz I'm bored. And I'm not bothering to do the indy/foreign guys. (I didn't know Giant Ochai was dead...) 1987 Scott Irwin 35 1987 Disease (Brain tumour) 1988 Adrian Adonis (Keith Franke) 34 1988 Accident (car) Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish) 42 1988 Murdered (by fellow wrestler) 1990 Ed Gantner 31 1990 Suicide 1991 Vivian Vachon 40 1991 Accident (car) 1992 Buzz Sawyer (Bruce Woyan) 32 1992 Overdose 1993 Andre The Giant (Andre Rousimoff) 46 1993 Disease (heart attack caused by acromegaly) Dino Bravo (Adolfo Bresciano) 44 1993 Murdered DJ Peterson (Dave Peterson) 33 1993 Accident (motorcycle) Larry Cameron 41 1993 Heart attack Kerry Von Erich (Kerry Adkisson) 33 1993 Suicide 1994 Art Barr 28 1994 Overdose Leroy Brown (Roland Daniels) 37 1994 Heart attack Ray Candy 37 1994 Heart attack 1995 Dick Murdoch 49 1995 Heart attack Eddie Gilbert 33 1995 Heart attack Jerry Blackwell 45 1995 Disease (pneumonia) John Studd (John Minton) 46 1995 Disease (Hodgkins) 1997 Brian Pillman 35 1997 Heart attack (genetic though likely worsened by drug abuse) Jeep Swenson (Robert Swenson) 40 1997 Heart attack 1998 Brady Boone (Dean Peters) 40 1998 Accident (car) Junk Yard Dog (Sylvester Ritter) 45 1998 Accident (car) Louie Spicolli (Louis Mucciolo) 27 1998 Overdose 1999 Owen Hart 34 1999 Accident (ring entrance) Renegade (Richard Wilson) 33 1999 Suicide Ravishing Rick Rude 40 1999 Heart attack (drug related) 2000 Bobby Duncum Junior 34 2000 Overdose Mitch Snow ? 2000 Suicide Yokozuna (Rodney Anoia) 34 2000 Heart attack (genetic) 2001 Rhonda Singh (Peggy Simpson) 40 2001 Overdose Chris Adams 40 2001 Murdered Mike Davis 45 2001 Heart attack Terry Gordy 40 2001 Heart attack 2002 Big Dick Dudley (Alex Rizzo) 34 2002 Disease (Kidney failure) Billy Joe Travis (William Joseph) 40 2002 Heart attack British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith 39 2002 Heart attack (drug related) Rocco Rock (Ted Petty) 49 2002 Heart attack Troy Graham 47 2002 Heart attack 2003 Crash Holly (Michael Lockwood) 33 2003 Overdose (possible suicide) Curt Hennig 44 2003 Overdose Danny Johnson 49 2003 Unknown Hawk (Michael Hegstrand) 44 2003 Heart attack (likely drug related) Hercules (Ray Fernandez) 44 2003 Heart attack Mike Lozanski 35 2003 Heart attack Pitbull 2 (Anthony Durante) 36 2003 Overdose The Wall (Jerry Tuite) 35 2003 Heart attack 2004 Big Bossman (Ray Traylor) 42 2004 Heart attack 2005 Chris Candido 34 2005 Accident (blood clot during surgery after ring accident) Eddie Guerrero 38 2005 Heart attack (drug related) 2006 Earthquake (John Tenta) 42 2006 Disease (cancer) Emory Hale 38 2006 Heart attack Joey Maggs (Jospeh Magliano) 37 2006 Unknown Johnny Grunge (Mike Durham) 39 2006 Disease (sleep apnea, possibly worsened by drug use) 2007 Bam Bam Bigelow (Scott Bigelow) 45 2007 Overdose Biff Wellington (Shayne Bower) 42 2007 Heart attack Brian Adams 43 2007 Unknown at this time Chris Benoit 40 2007 Suicide John Kronus 38 2007 Awaiting toxicology Mike Awesome (Mike Alphonso) 42 2007 Suicide Sherri Martel 49 2007 Unknown The list is flawed, I think a few of the years are wrong, and where the hell are the rest of the Von Erichs? Plus, it leaves out all the older wrestlers who died of natural causes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 It's pretty shocking and sad to see how many heart attacks are on that list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edgehead69 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 It is quite saddening to see the list... its even more saddening at the untimely ones... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustJoe2k5 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Devil Bhudakhan (James Fawcett) 31 2007 Suicide That's pretty sad. I read that he patterned his life and career off of Chris Benoit and hung himself, just a few weeks after the Benoit tragedy, because his girlfriend left him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edgehead69 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Devil Bhudakhan (James Fawcett) 31 2007 Suicide That's pretty sad. I read that he patterned his life and career off of Chris Benoit and hung himself, just a few weeks after the Benoit tragedy, because his girlfriend left him. I know but people sometimes take it too far... they just arnt in the right mindset and go nuts... look at benoit... this business does somethin to you psychologically that cant be explained fully... james Fawcett had a couple screws lose... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Why isn't there a union again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Why isn't there a union again? Vince McMahon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Why isn't there a union again? Vince McMahon. Too simplistic. Not to rehash what's been discussed in the Benoit thread ad nauseum, but the workers themselves could never organize themselves into a union. Too much backstabbing and competing for spots. Back to the original topic: I take it this is wrestlers only, and not valets? Because I just noticed that Woman and Elizabeth aren't on there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanhalen 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Please, this thread is only meant for people to pay tribute, and share memories, not for bashing people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Touchy much? I just asked a question; if you don't want to answer it, just say so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanhalen 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Oh I'm not touchy about your question mate, the answer is I didnt put together the list so can't comment on whose on and who isnt on. I'd just prefer this to be like a memorial section where we can talk about the wrestlers who entertained us throughout the years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 What goes through your mind when you create these threads? Of course people will discuss the deaths considering the huge volume of them. People won't go in one thread to discuss memories about a hundred different wrestlers. If you make one thread about many topics people will discuss what ties them together, duh. WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE BENOIT DEATH! IT HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO LETS MOVE ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edgehead69 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 What goes through your mind when you create these threads? Of course people will discuss the deaths considering the huge volume of them. People won't go in one thread to discuss memories about a hundred different wrestlers. If you make one thread about many topics people will discuss what ties them together, duh. WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE BENOIT DEATH! IT HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO LETS MOVE ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN It happend almost 2 months ago... and yeah it took a heavy toll on all of us wrestling fans... it still is hard to imagine that he is gone... i agree to put it behind us but with everything so cloudy.. i dont know... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 What goes through your mind when you create these threads? Of course people will discuss the deaths considering the huge volume of them. People won't go in one thread to discuss memories about a hundred different wrestlers. If you make one thread about many topics people will discuss what ties them together, duh. WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE BENOIT DEATH! IT HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO LETS MOVE ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN It happend almost 2 months ago... and yeah it took a heavy toll on all of us wrestling fans... it still is hard to imagine that he is gone... i agree to put it behind us but with everything so cloudy.. i dont know... Wooosh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 It happend almost 2 months ago... and yeah it took a heavy toll on all of us wrestling fans... it still is hard to imagine that he is gone... i agree to put it behind us but with everything so cloudy.. i dont know... Heh, I remember that Jeff Peterson guy. Not just he died of cancer and got an indy tournament named after him, but from his pathetic little internat slapfight with Hyatte where he got like completely pwn3d d00d. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 To be fair to edgehead he wasn't around when that nonsense happened. I was referring to VanHalen in the Benoit thread throwing a bitch fit that people had the gall to discuss the biggest story in the history of professional wrestling a mere two weeks after it happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Yeah, I know making fun of noobs is like shooting fish in a barrel when there's no water in it and you're using a 12-gauge and the fish are already dead, but I take ANY excuse possible to use lolcats imagery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Yeah, I know making fun of noobs is like shooting fish in a barrel when there's no water in it and you're using a 12-gauge and the fish are already dead, but I take ANY excuse possible to use lolcats imagery. And it was a very good excuse. Twas a good picture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck415 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Is anyone going to attempt to update the list because I'm sure there are a few more names that can be added. Brian Hilldebrand is one off the top of my head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2007 When Jake Roberts dies his name should be in 18 point font, bolded, underlined, italicized, multicoloured and somehow we should find a way to get the name to spin around and make siren noises. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MRK Report post Posted August 15, 2007 Jack the Snack Roberts is like Keef Richards. He's never gonna die. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WWE247FanaticSeries Report post Posted August 16, 2007 Jack the Snack Roberts is like Keef Richards. He's never gonna die. Who's Jack the Snack and Keef Richards? We could do a animation of it spinning around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
