2011
Name: Big Val Puccio
Date of Death: January 7, 2011
Age:
45
Cause
of Death: obesity
Story of Death: His Brother Tony made the announcement on Facebook. He was 45. His death is thought to have been caused by his obesity
Known For: WWF (1991-1994), ECW (1995)
Name:
Sir Oliver Humperdink
Date of Death: March 19, 2011
Age:
62
Cause
of Death: Cancer
Story of Death: In early 2011, it was announced that Sutton was diagnosed with cancer of the bladder. He entered a hospice having refused chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Sutton died early on the morning of March 20, 2011, of complications from pneumonia and cancer at the age of 62.
Known For: WWF Manager (1987-1988) WCW Manager (1989-1991)
Name: Larry Sweeney
Date
of Death: April 11, 2011
Age:
29
Cause
of Death: Suicide
Story
of Death:Sweeney was found dead on the morning of April 11, 2011, at the age of 30, after committing suicide by hanging himself from a turnbuckle post at a Lake Charles, Louisiana wrestling school. He was found by his parents and his two siblings
Known
For: Ring of Honor (2006-2009)
Name: The Black Widow
Date
of Death: April 17, 2011
Age: 42
Cause
of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known For: Pittsburgh Wrestling Valet of T.
Ranchula
Name: Macho Man Randy Savage
Date
of Death: May 20, 2011
Age:
58
Cause
of Death: Heart Attack
Story
of Death: On the morning of May 20, 2011, Savage died after suffering a sudden,
massive heart attack. While driving with his wife in Seminole, Florida, a town
on the Pinellas County side of the Tampa Bay area. He was 58 years old. Savage
became unresponsive and lost control of his Jeep Wrangler, crashing into a
tree. Initial reports of his death indicated that he had been killed in the collision,
when in fact he and his wife had been wearing seatbelts and suffered only minor
physical injuries in the crash. An autopsy performed by the Pinellas-Pasco
County medical examiner's office found that he had an enlarged heart and
advanced coronary artery disease. The only drugs found in his system were a
prescription painkiller and a small amount of alcohol. Savage had never been
treated for heart problems and there was no evidence he knew of his condition.
The cause of death was official ruled as "atherosclerotic heart disease
Known For: WWF 1985-1994, WCW 1994-2000, TNA
2004
Name:
Betty Wagner
Date
of Death: June 3, 2011
Age:
98
Cause
of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known For: Former Wife & Valet of Gorgeous
George
Name:
JT Roberts
Date of Death: June 11, 2011
Age: 29
Cause
of Death: Car Accident
Story
of Death: unknown
Known
For: Indy Wrestler for 1CW
Name:
Donna Christanello
Date
of Death: August 26, 2011
Age: 69
Cause
of Death: Cancer
Story of Death: On August 25, 2011, she died from a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD].She was 69 years old.
Known For: WWF (1984)
Name: Little Toyko
Date of Death: September 6, 2011
Age: 70
Cause
of Death: Heart Attack
Story of Death: At the age of 69, Tokyo was diagnosed with base tongue cancer. Doctors said it was curable and family and friends gathered around him for support. He was living in St. Joseph, Missouri at the time. On September 6, 2011, Little Tokyo1985 died after suffering a heart attack at the age of 70.
Known
For: AWA (1985) WWF (1987)
Name:
Andy Tsimpides
Date of Death: September 19, 2011
Age: 94
Cause
of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known
For: manager of gorgeous George
2012
Name: Aunt Kitty
Date
of Death: January 7, 2012
Age: 85
Cause
of Death: Unknown
Story
of Death: Unknown
Known
for: GLOW (1986-1990)
Name: Doug Furnas
Date
of Death: March 2, 2012
Age:
52
Cause
of Death: Hypertensive Heart Disease
Known
for: WWF 1996-1997
Name:
Chief Jay Strongbow
Date
of Death: April 3, 2012
Age:
83
Cause
of Death: unknown
Story
of Death: Suffered a fall at the end of 2011, never recovered after that
Known
for: NWA (1947-11970) WWWF Wrestler (1970-1979),
Name:
Rita Cortez
Date
of Death: July 27, 2012
Age:
73
Cause
of death: unknown
Story
of death: unknown
Known
for: trained by Fabulous Moolah and married her husband Buddy Lee and created
Buddy Lee Attractions with him
Name
Mike Graham
Date
of Death: October 19, 2012
Age:
61
Cause
of death: Suicide
Story
of death: On October 19,
2012, Graham was found dead by his wife of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to
the head at their residence in Daytona Beach, Florida. His father and son had
committed suicide in similar manners on January 21, 1985 and December 14, 2010,
respectively
Known
for: Son of legendary wrestler Eddie Graham, AWA (1981-1983)
Name:
Brad Armstrong
Date
of Death: November 1, 2012
Age:
51
Cause
of Death: medical distress
Story
of Death: On
November 1, 2012, Armstrong was found dead in his Kennesaw, Georgia home, after
seeing his physician the previous week for an undisclosed medical issue. The
news of his death was broken via WWE.com. The
cause of death was labeled "medical distress".
Known
for: WCW (1980-2000), WWE (2006-2012)
Name:
Awesome Kong
Date
of Death: November 17, 2012
Age:
54
Cause
of Death: Massive Heart Attack
Story
of Death: unknown
Known
for: WCW (1993)
2013
Name:
Billy the Kid
Date
of Death: January 17, 2013
Age:
76
Cause
of Death: Unknown
Story
of Death: Unknown
Known
for: Famous Midget wrestler from the 1950s to the 1980s
Name:
Paul Bearer
Date
of Death: March 5, 2013
Age:
58
Cause
of Death: Heart Attack
Story of Death: On March 2, he attended the annual Gulf Coast Wrestlers Reunion in Mobile, AL. According to club board member "Cowboy" Bob Kelly, Moody was having breathing difficulties at the event, was coughing, and told friends he was going to seek treatment for respiratory problems. Kelly said that Moody was treated for a blood clot after the reunion.
Known for Undertaker’s manager WWF (1991-2000), TNA (2003) WWE (2004) WWE (2010)
Name:
Reid Flair
Date
of death: March 29, 2013
Age:
25
Story of Death: On March 29, 2013, Fliehr was found dead in bed at a Residence Inn in the SouthPark hotel room in Charlotte, North Carolina. In June 2013, Flair’s autopsy revealed he had died from an accidental overdose of heroin and the prescription drugs clonazepam and alprazolam
Known
for: son of legendary wrestler Ric Flair, appeared on WCW Nitro and Thunder challenging
Eric Bishoff
Name:
Ella Waldek
Date
of Death: April 17, 2013
Age:
82
Cause
of Death: unknown
Story
of Death: unknown
Known
for: Famous girl wrestler from the golden era of wrestling, featured in
Lipstick & Dynamite documentary
Name:
Hector Garza
Date
of Death: May 26, 2013
Age:
43
Cause
of Death: Lung Cancer
Story
of Death: He retired from
active competition to under chemotherapy and additional treatment.Garza died on May 26, 2013. He was the
reigning Mexican National Heavyweight Champion when he died.
Known
for: WWF, WCW 1997-1999), & TNA (2004)
Name:
Mark Starr
Date
of Death: June 7, 2013
Age:
50
Cause
of Death: heart attack
Story
of Death: unknown
Known
for: WCW (1993-1998)
Name:
Al Green
Date
of Death: June 13, 2013
Age:
57
Cause
of Death: COPD
Story
of Death: Green died on June 14, 2013, at the age of 57. He had been suffering from COPD for some time before his death.
Known
for: WCW (1992-1993) WCW (1999-2001)
Name: Matt Borne
Date of Death: June 28, 2013
Age: 55
Story of death: Osborne was found dead on June 28, 2013, in the Plano, Texas house he shared with his business partner. Though no weapons were found near his body, and police have said the death appears accidental, they launched a precautionary homicide investigation. The autopsy revealed Osborne had died of an accidental overdose of morphine and hydrocodone. He also suffered from heart disease, which had been a contributing factor in his death.
Known for: WWF (1985), WCW (1991-1992) WWF (1992-1995 as Doink the Clown) ECW (1996)
Name: Big Bad Mama
Date of Death: June 29, 2013
Age: 61
Cause of Death: Cancer
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: GLOW Star, appeared on Married with Children episode
Name: Cousin Luke
Name: Cousin Luke
Name: Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon
Name: Joyce Farhat
Date of Death: November 28, 2013
Name: Princess Paula
Date of Death: December 5, 2013
Name: Vivian St. John
2014
Story of Death: On December 31, 2013, it was reported that Young had been hospitalized. The Charleston Post & Courier erroneously reported that she had died on January 9, 2014.Young's death was announced by the WWE on January 14 after having died at her home in Columbia, South Carolina
Known for: First Person to wrestle in at least one match or more in 8 separate decades from the 1930s to the 2000s, WWE (1999 to 2000), WWE Hall of Fame 2008, Wrestling oldest personality in it's history
Name: George Scott
Name: George Scott
Date of Death: January 20, 2014
Age: 74
Cause of Death: Lung Cancer
Story of Death: Scott was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2011. He entered hospice care in October 2013 and died a few months later on January 20, 2014.
Known for: NWA (1978-1983), WWF (1984-1986)
Name: Nelson Frazier JR.
Name: Billy Robinson
Date of Death: March 3, 2014
Age: 74
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: AWA (1972-1981)
Name: The Ultimate Warrior
Date of Death: April 8, 2014
Age: 54
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Story of Death: Warrior died on April 8, 2014. He had been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 5, appeared at WrestleMania XXX on April 6, and made his first Raw appearance in almost 18 years on April 7, the day before his death. According to reports, Warrior clutched his chest and collapsed at 5:50 p.m. while walking to his car with his wife outside of their hotel in Arizona. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at age 54. Warrior's colleagues reportedly said that Warrior appeared frail during WrestleMania weekend, and that he was sweating profusely and breathing heavily backstage.
An autopsy revealed that Warrior died a natural death caused by atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and more immediately, a heart attack.
Known for: WWF (1997-1992), WWF (1996), WCW (1998) WWE Hall of Fame 2014
Name:Conner "The Crusher" Michalek
Date of Death: April 25.2014
Age: 8
Cause of Death: Cancer of the brain and spine
Story of Death: unknown
Name: Lee Marshall
Date of Death: April 26, 2014
Age: 64
Cause of Death: esophageal cancer
Story of Death: unknown
Date of Death: April 26, 2014
Age: 64
Cause of Death: esophageal cancer
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: AWA , WCW, & WOW Announcer
Name: Johnny Love
Date of Death: May 4, 2014
Age: 69
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: Owner of IWA Flashfire and Contributor to Insane Plan
Name: Edward Gersh
Date of Death: June 15, 2014
Age: 94
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: former WWWF Referee
Name: Larry Nelson
Date of Death: June 23, 2014
Age: unknown
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: former AWA announcer (1983-1989)
Name: Bonnie Watson
Date of Death: August 24, 2014
Age: 82
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: Famous Girl wrestler of the 1950's
Name: Sean O'Haire
Date of Death: September 8, 2014
Age: 43
Cause of Death: Suicide
Story of Death: The morning of September 9, 2014, Haire's body was found by his father, hanging from a bedpost in their Spartanburg, South Carolina home. He had apparently committed suicide the night prior. Haire had been reportedly suffering from depression and alcohol addiction prior to his death. It had been reported that Haire had been to WWE sponsored rehab multiple times. WWE acknowledged his death on WWE.com, offering their condolences.
In addition to his father, John Ernest Haire, he was survived by a sister, Erin Alverson Haire of Spartanburg; brothers, Andrew Renny Lands of Spartanburg, Shane Cecil Joseph Haire of Rock Hill, Shan Ezra Haire of Statesville, NC, and Theodore Haire.
Known for: Famous WCW(2000-2001) WWE (2001-2004)
Name: OX Baker
Date of Death: October 20, 2014
Age: 80
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: Legendary Wrestler
Name: Bob Geigel
Date of Death: October 30, 2014
Age: 90
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: NWA President (1978 to 1987)
Name: Jimmy Del Ray
Date of Death: December 6, 2014
Age: 52
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: Del Ray died on December 6, 2014 at the age of 52 from injuries sustained from a truck accident earlier that day
Known for: WWF (1993 - 1994)
2015
2015
Date of Death: January 7, 2015
Age: 38
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: WWE (2006)
Name: Larry Winters
Date of Death: January 7, 2015
Age: 38
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Name: Perro Aguayo Jr
Date of Death: March 21, 2015
Age: 35
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: On March 20, 2015, Aguayo wrestled a tag match, teaming with Manik against Rey Mysterio Jr. and Xtreme Tiger at a show for The Crash in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. During the match, Mysterio used a head scissors takedown to propel Aguayo out of the ring, but Aguayo returned to the ring, upon which Mysterio dropkicked Aguayo in the shoulder to set up for Mysterio's finisher, the 619, as Aguayo landed on the middle rope. Manik then fell onto the middle rope Aguayo was resting on too, as Mysterio planned to hit the 619 on both of them simultaneously. At this point, Aguayo appeared to be limp. Mysterio started to perform the 619, but Manik immediately noticed that something was wrong and told Mysterio to stop. Mysterio's 619 didn't connect, and he momentarily broke character to try and figure out what was wrong. The match continued, but was eventually finished by Mysterio pinning Manik after a few more spots near Aguayo. Konnan attempted to revive Aguayo at ringside by shaking him. At this point, Aguayo had slumped to the mat and appeared to be bleeding from the eyes. Officials later brought Aguayo out of the ring. When paramedics arrived, Aguayo was brought to the local Del Prado hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 1:00am on March 21. According to the initial announcement from the hospital, Aguayo died from a cervical spine trauma, reportedly as a result of a dropkick by Mysterio Jr. that propelled him forward and caused him to land trachea-first onto the middle ring rope, causing severe whiplash trauma that snapped his neck. Aguayo was not immediately attended to by a physician and was actually taken from the ring on a piece of plywood instead of a stretcher, which lead to some criticism of the event organizers. However, the coroner stated that it made no difference. The Tijuana wrestling commission later explained that the doctor was backstage, attending to two other injuries that happened during the show. One of those injuries was a spinal injury and they did not want to remove that wrestler from the stretcher he was on, which was why they used the plywood to move Aguayo from the ring. The doctors worked on resuscitating Aguayo for over an hour before declaring him dead. Several Mexican promotions paid tribute to Aguayo after his death. AAA aired an hour-long tribute show dedicated to him covering his career. Lucha Underground also paid tribute to Aguayo the night after his death, with Vampiro, Konnan, and El Hijo del Fantasma all giving emotional speeches about him, as well as honoring him with a ten-bell salute. Other promotions paid tribute to him include CMLL, WWL, and The Crash. Several WWE employees, including Stephanie McMahon, Daniel Bryan, Paul Heyman, and Paige, also gave their thoughts on the incident and gave their condolences to Aguayo's family.
Known for: Mexican Luadore
Name: Ashura Hara
Date of Death: April 28, 2015
Age: 65
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: WWF (1981)
Name: Vern Gagne
Date of Death: April 27,2015
Age: 89
Cause of Death: Alzheimer's disease
Story of Death: Gagne was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (or possibly chronic traumatic encephalopathy caused by a lifetime of head injuries) and had been living in the memory-loss section of a Bloomington, Minnesota health care facility.In January 2012 (and possibly since the 2009 altercation), he was living in the home of his daughter Beth and her husband Will.He continued to make public appearances in his last years, aided by his son Greg.
Known for: AWA Owner from 1960 to 1990
Name: Bill Coleman
Date of Death: May 24,2015
Age: 73
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: WWF (1973 - 1984)
Date of Death: June 1,2015
Age: Unknown
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for:NWA (1988-1989) WWF (1997)ECW (1997 -1998)
Date of Death: June 11,2015
Age: 69
Cause of Death: kidney failure.
Story of Death: In his later years, Rhodes developed kidney failure.
On June 10, 2015, paramedics responded to Rhodes' home in Orlando, Florida, after getting a call reporting that he had fallen. They drove him to a nearby hospital, where he died the next day. Rhodes was cremated after his death, and his ashes were spread in November 2015 by his son Dustin on a ranch that Rhodes loved to visit.
At the 2015 Money in the Bank pay-per-view event, a ten-bell salute was given in honor of Rhodes, with the entire WWE roster and the McMahon family on the entrance ramp. The next night on Raw, they honored him with a video tribute and a special after Raw on the WWE Network. At the NXT tapings following his death, he was honored with another ten-bell
salute.
Known for: AWA (1967 T0 1974), WWWF (1974- 1980)NWA (1985 to 1988) WWF (1989 to 1991), WCW (1991-2000), ECW (2000) ROH (2003), TNA 2003 - 2005), WWE (2005 -2015)
Name: Cora Combs
Date of Death: June 21, 2015
Age: 92
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for:The Mother of Debbie Combs
Name: Buddy Landell
Date of Death: June 22, 2015
Age: 52
Cause of Death: Car Crash
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: NWA ( 1985) WCW (1990 -1991), WWF (1995 -1996)
Name: Rowdy Roddy Piper
Date of Death: July 30, 2015
Age: 61
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: On July 31, 2015, Piper died in his sleep at the age of 61 at his home in Hollywood, California. His death certificate attributes this to cardiopulmonary arrest caused by hypertension, listing a pulmonary embolism as a contributing factor; TMZ reported this as a heart attack caused by the embolism.
Bruce Prichard claimed on his podcast to have received a voicemail from Piper the night of his death. In the message, Piper indicated that he hadn't been feeling well and that he would be going to sleep it off.
News of his death broke minutes before the Hall of Heroes dinner to cap off the Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Fan Fest in Charlotte, North Carolina, where about 600 current and former wrestling personalities and fans had gathered. He received a ten-bell salute after the planned salute to fellow former professional wrestler Dusty Rhodes, who had died the previous month. Another ten-bell salute was given at the beginning of the August 3, 2015 episode of Raw.
Known for: AWA (1973 -1975) NWA(1976 to 1983), WWF (1984-1987)(1989 -1992) (1994 -1996) WCW (1996-2000) WWE (2003), TNA (2003-2005)
Name: Nick Bockwinkel
Date of Death: November 14, 2015
Age: 80
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: Bockwinkel died from undisclosed causes on the evening of November 14, 2015. His remains were cremated in Las Vegas and a memorial mass was held at St. Joseph Croatian Catholic Church in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri on November 21, 2015. He was survived by his wife, his two children from his first marriage, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Known for: AWA ( 1970-1987) WCW (1994)
Name: Tommy Gilbert
Date of Death: November 26, 2015
Age: 75
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: Father of Eddie and tommy Gilbert
Name: Hack Myers
Date of Death: December 5, 2015
Age: 41
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: On November 15, 2015, fellow ECW alumnus Axl Rotten tweeted that Haviland would undergo brain surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.[13] On December 5, 2015, Haviland died from complications of that surgery. He was two days away from his 42nd birthday.
Known for: ECW (1993 - 1997)
2016
Name:Mike Sharp
Date of Death: January 17, 2016
Age: 65
Cause of Death:unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for:WWF (1983-1995)
Date of Death: January 23, 2016
Age: 49
Cause of Death:unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for:WWF (1997)
Name:Axl rotten
Date of Death: February 4, 2016
Age: 44
Cause of Death:Herrion over-dose
Story of Death: Rotten was found dead by police in a McDonald's bathroom in Linthicum, Maryland on February 4, 2016. An autopsy showed that Knighton's cause of death was a heroin overdose.
In July 2016, his estate was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. On October 21, 2016, it was revealed Knighton suffered from CTE.
Known for:WCW (1991) ECW (1993 - 1999) XPW (1999-2000) WWE (2005 -2006) TNA (2010)
Name:Blackjack Mulligan
Date of Death: April 7, 2016
Age: 73
Cause of Death:Heart attack
Story of Death: After dealing with health issues in recent years and being hospitalized with a heart attack several months earlier, Windham was hospitalized in Florida in October 2015
Known for: Ledgendary AWA & WWWF Wrestler
Name: Balls Mahoney
Date of Death: April 12, 2016
Age: 44
Cause of Death:Heart attack
Story of Death: On April 12, 2016, one day after his 44th birthday, Rechner died suddenly at his home in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey. He was watching Jeopardy! as he laid on his side to get more comfortable. Moments later, his wife noticed he was unconscious and called 911 before attempting CPR. However, he had already died before medics arrived. His death was first reported via Twitter by Johnny Candido.
Known for: WWF (1995) ECW (1997-2001) WWE(2005-2008)
Name: Chyna
Date of Death: April 20, 2016
Age: 46
Cause of Death:overdose of alcohol, combined with the anxiety drugs diazepam and nordazepam, painkillers oxycodone and oxymorphone, and sleeping aid temazepam.
Story of Death:On April 20, 2016, Laurer was found dead at her home in Redondo Beach, California. She was 46 years old. Her manager Anthony Anzaldo had grown concerned when Laurer did not post updates or content to her usual social media outlets for several days and subsequently found her body in her apartment.[107] A statement was posted to her Twitter account by her manager confirming her death
Known for: WWF (1997 -2001) TNA(2011)
Name: Muhammad Ali
Date of Death: June 3, 2016
Age: 74
Cause of Death: septic shock
Story of Death:unknown
Known for: WWWF (1976)
Date of Death: August 28, 2016
Age: 82
Cause of Death: Natural Causes
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: WWWF (1972-1974)(1977- 1978) WWF (1985- 1996)
Name: Lord Littlebrook
Date of Death:September 9, 2016
Age: 87
Cause of Death:Skin Cancer
Story of Death:unknown
Known for: AWA (1986) WWF (1987)
Date of Death: October 21, 2016
Age: 66
Cause of Death: Bladder and Bone Cancer
Story of Death:On September 8, 2016, Smith Hart announced that Gagne was afflicted with bladder cancer and had been moved to hospice care.
On October 21, 2016, Gagne died after nearly a year of bladder and bone cancer; he was 66 years old.
Known for: WWF (1986 -1989)
Name: Timmy Well
Date of Death: January 9, 2017
Age: 55
Cause of Death: kidney failure
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: WWF (1993-1995)
Name: Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
Date of Death: January 15, 2017
Age: 73
Cause of Death: Terminal Neurological Illness
Story of Death: On December 2, 2016, it was announced that Snuka was in hospice and had six months left to live, due to a terminal illness. He died on January 15, 2017, at age 73 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Known for: WWF (1982-1985)(1989-1993) AWA (1986-1989)
Name: Chavo Classic
Date of Death: February 11, 2017
Age: 68
Cause of Death: liver cancer
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: AWA (1988) WWE (2004)
Name: Ivan Koloff
Date of Death: February 18, 2017
Age: 74
Cause of Death: Liver Cancer
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: WWWF (1969-1971) (1975-1976) (1978-1979)(1983)NWA (1984-1988) ECW (1992)
Name: Nicole Bass
Date of Death: February 18, 2017
Age: 52
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Story of Death: On February 16, 2017, a statement was posted on Bass' official Facebook page by her girlfriend Kristen Marrone, where she stated that Bass had been hospitalized after being found unconscious at her apartment. The post said everything possible was being done to help her.[11] Later that day, she was declared to be medically brain dead following a stroke. Her family and friends were with her that evening as she was taken off life support. Bass died a day later on February 17 at the age of 52.
Known for: ECW (1997-1999)WWF (1999) XPW (1999 -2000)
Name: George "The Animal" Steele
Date of Death: February 20, 2017
Age: 79
Cause of Death: kidney failure
Story of Death: On February 16, 2017, Steele died in hospital care due to kidney failure, at the age of 79
Known for: WWWF/WWF (1967-1988) WWE (1997-1999)
Name: Ron Bass
Date of Death: March 7, 2017
Age: 68
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: NWA WWF
Name: Larry Sharp
Date of Death: April 10, 2017
Age: 65
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: was trainer of many Stars
Name: Rosey
Date of Death: April 17, 2017
Age: 47
Cause of Death: Heart Failure
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: WWE (2002-2006)
Name: Doug Smothers
Date of Death: May 16, 2017
Age: 65
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: AWA (1985-1987)
Name: Smith Hart
Date of Death: July 2, 2017
Age: 68
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: Hart Family
Name: Diane von Hoffman
Date of Death: July 6, 2017
Age: 55
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: USWA Star
Name: Otto Wanz
Date of Death: September 14, 2017
Age: 74
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: AWA (1982)
Name: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Date of Death: September 17, 2017
Age: 73
Cause of Death: throat cancer
Story of Death: Heenan died at the age of 73 while surrounded by family at his home in Largo, Florida after a long battle with throat cancer
Known for: AWA (1966-1984) WWE (1984-1993)WCW (1994-2000)
Name: Lance Russell
Date of Death: October 3, 2017
Age: 91
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: WCW (1989-1992)
Name: Tom Zenk
Date of Death: December 9, 2017
Age: 59
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: WWF (1986-1989) AWA (1989) WCW (1989-1994)
2018
Name: Mountain Fiji
Date of Death: January 2, 2018
Age: 60
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: GLOW (1985-1990)
Name: Johnny Valiant
Date of Death: April 4, 2018
Age: 71
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Story of Death: Valiant was struck at 5:30am and killed by a pickup truck in Ross Township, a northern suburb of Pittsburgh, on April 4, 2018. Police are treating it as an accident. He was taken to Allegheny General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police told local news Sullivan was not in a crosswalk, and the driver of the vehicle remained on the scene.
Known for: WWWF (1967-1972) AWA (1982-1984)WWF (1985-1988) AWA(1988-1990)
Name: Bruno Sammartino
Date of Death: April 18, 2018
Age: 82
Cause of Death: Heart problems
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: WWWF/WWF(1963-1987)
Name: Paul Jones
Date of Death: April 18, 2018
Age: 75
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: NWA (1974-1989)
Name: Big Bully Busick
Date of Death: May 8, 2018
Age: 63
Cause of Death: Cancer
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: WWF (1991)
Name: Rockin Rebel
Date of Death: June 1 2018
Age: 52
Cause of Death: Suicide
Story of Death: Rebel died at home in West Chester in the early hours of June 1, 2018.On June 2, the West Goshen Township Police Department said it appeared he shot and killed his wife before shooting himself.
Known for: ECW (1993-1994)
Name: Johnny Attitude
Date of Death: June 12, 2018
Age: unknown
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: unknown
Known for: founder MCW (Micro Championship Wrestling)
Name: Big Van Vader
Date of Death: June 18, 2018
Age: 63
Cause of Death: Heart problems
Story of Death: In May 2018, White went in for heart surgery[57] followed by another to treat an arrhythmia.[58] White died on June 18 after a month-long hospitalization for pneumonia. He was 63 years old.[58] In the months before his death, White was frequently visited and supported by fellow wrestler Sting.
Known for: AWA (1985-1987) WCW (1990-1995) WWF(1996-1998)TNA (2003)
Name: Matt Cappotelli
Date of Death: June 29, 2018
Age: 38
Cause of Death: Brain Cancer
Story of Death: In July 2017, Cappotelli announced that he was diagnosed with grade IV glioblastoma multiforme.
Known for: WWE (2005-2009)
Name: Masa Saito
Date of Death: July 14, 2018
Age: 76
Cause of Death: Parkinson's disease
Story of Death: In 2000, Saito was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He died from complications of the disease on 14 July 2018 at the age of 76.
Known for: WWF (
Name: Nikolai Volkoff
1981-1982) AWA (1983-1990)
Date of Death: July 29, 2018
Age: 70
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death:
Known for: WWWF (1970-1971)AWA (1974-1980) WWF (1984-1995)
Name: Brian Christopher
Date of Death: July 29, 2018
Age: 46
Cause of Death: suicide
Story of Death: In early July 2018, Lawler was again arrested and jailed for driving under the influence and for evading police. On the early morning of July 29, 2018, Lawler was found hanging in a cell at the Hardeman County Jail and was observed to be brain dead.[8] His life support was disabled after his father Jerry Lawler had arrived to the hospital to bid his farewell.[9] Lawler was pronounced dead at around 4:40 p.m. EST at the age of 46
Known for: WWF (1997-2001) TNA (2002-2004)
Name: Brickhouse Brown
Date of Death: July 29, 2018
Age: 57
Cause of Death: Cancer
Story of Death: Brown reportedly died on July 20, 2018, from prostate cancer. The next day, Cauliflower Alley President B. Brian Blair said Brown was still alive after waking up in the night. He died nine days later on July 29.
Known for: AWA (1982-1990)
Name: Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Date of Death: August 13, 2018
Age: 63
Cause of Death: Head injuries
Story of Death: According to TMZ, Neidhart's wife Ellie told investigators that on August 13, 2018, he was having problems sleeping and got out of bed to adjust the thermostat. As he went to touch it, he "turned weirdly as if he were about to dance", then fell against the wall and ground.She immediately dialed 911, believing he was having a seizure, something for which he took medication. He had a four-inch long gash on his face when EMTs arrived.He died at the scene at the age of 63.According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, the fall killed him. At the time, he had early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Known for: WWF(1985-1992 1994-1995 1997)ECW (1993)WCW (1995, 1998)
Name: Frank Anderson
Date of Death: September 9, 2018
Age: 62
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: WCW(1991-1995)
Name: Don Leo Jonathan
Date of Death: October 13, 2018
Age: 87
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: AWA(1960-1967)
Name: Dirty Dick Slater
Date of Death: October 18, 2018
Age: 67
Cause of Death: Unkown
Story of Death:WWE released a statement on October 18, 2018, announcing that Slater had died. Wrestling trainer and close friend Les Thatcher acknowledged that Slater had died on his Twitter account.His death was also confirmed by on-screen adversary Ric Flair, who paid tribute on YouTube.
Known for: WWF(1986-1987) AWA (1987) WCW (1989-1996)
Name: José Lothario
Date of Death: November 6, 2018
Age: 83
Cause of Death: Unknown
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: WWF (1996-1997)
Name: Dale Pierce
Date of Death: November 8.2018
Age: 60
Cause of Death: prostate cancer
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for: Indy Wrestling Manager in Ohio, Author of over 20 books, and on staff of Insane Plan Wrestling as a writer & interviewer
Name: Dynamite Kid
Date of Death: December 5, 2018
Age: 60
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death: Billington died on December 5, 2018, his 60th birthday
Known for: WWF (1985 - 1988)
Name: Larry "the axe" Hennig
Date of Death: December 6, 2018
Age: 82
Cause of Death: kidney failure and complications from a lengthy illness
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for:AWA (1960-1976)(1984-1985)Father of Curt "mr. perfect" hennig
Date of Death: January 2, 2019
Age: 76
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death:Okerlund died on the morning of January 2, 2019, at the age of 76 in a Sarasota, Florida hospital. This was later confirmed on WWE social media and its official website later that day. It was revealed by his son, Todd Okerlund, that he had received three kidney transplants and had suffered a fall which caused his health to deteriorate in the weeks leading up to his death
Known for:AWA (1970-1983) WWF (1984-1993) WCW (1993-2000) WWE (2002-2013)
Name: BellaDonna
Date of Death: January 22, 2019
Age: 39
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death:Unknown
Known for:TNA (2002-2003)
Name: Les Thornton
Date of Death: February 1, 2019
Age: 84
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death:Unknown
Known for:WWF (1985-1991)
Name: Salatore Bellomo
Date of Death: February 10, 2019
Age: 67
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death:Unknown
Known for:WWF (1983-1984)ECW (1992)
Name: Pedro Morales
Date of Death: February 12, 2019
Age: 76
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death:Unknown
Known for:WWF (1970-1975)
Name: King Kong Bundy
Date of Death: March 4, 2019
Age: 61
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death:Unknown
Known for:WWF (1985-1988)(1994-1995)
Name: MR. Yamaguchi-San
Date of Death: March 9, 2019
Age: 60
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death:Unknown
Known for:WWF(1998)
Name: Dick Beyer
Date of Death: March 9, 2019
Age: 88
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death:Unknown
Known for:AWA (1966-1972)
Name: Roger Kirby
Date of Death: March 18, 2019
Age: 79
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death:Unknown
Known for:AWA (1961-1972)
Name: Al Wilson
Date of Death: April 4, 2019
Age: unknown
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death:Unknown
Known for:Father of Former WCW & WWE Diva Torrie Wilson
Name: Eric Chapel
Date of Death: April 29, 2019
Age:33
Cause of Death: Suicide
Story of Death:Unknown
Known for:1CW Star
Name: Silver King
Date of Death: May 11, 2019
Age:51
Cause of Death: unknown
Story of Death:Unknown
Known for:WCW (1997-2000)
Date of Death: May 16, 2019
Age: 39
Cause of Death: Suicide
Story of Death:On May 15, 2019, Massaro, after finishing replying to fan mail,did not show up at 94.3 The Shark for work which caused one of the DJs who was working that night to fill in for her. Hours later, paramedics responded to a rescue call made at 5:23 am when authorities discovered unresponsive Massaro inside her Long Island home. By the time they arrived at the hospital, she was pronounced dead on May 16, 2019, ten days before her 40th birthday.
Known for:WWE (2005-2008)
Name: Maxx Muscle
Date of Death: June 29, 2019
Age: 56
Cause of Death: heart attack
Story of Death: Unknown
Known for:WCW (1993-1997) XPW (2000)
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