another wrestler on his death bed.....

Hugh Freaking Dillon

Eddie "Umaga" Fatu (part of the famous Anoi'a family including The Rock) was found by his wife late last night/early this morning. He fell asleep watching TV last night, and she found him unconscious and not breathing with blood coming from his nose several hours later. He was rushed to the hospital and is fighting for his life. The latest is that he has been taken off life support, and his family has been told to get there as soon as humanly possible.

At first the rumour mill was that it was Rx pills, but now they are saying it was a heart attack (who knows, might still be Rx related). He actually had been released from WWE because of a Wellness Policy violation. It was only his second strike (WWE policy allows for 3 before mandatory dismissal), but he refused to go to rehab, so they released him. He just got back from a tour of Australia with Hulk Hogan's wrestling tour.

How long does this have to go on before some government entity steps in and FORCES the industry to change it's current model? How many wrestlers have to die at such a young age for this to change? You would have thought the whole Chris Benoit double murder-suicide thing would have turned some heads. It did for a bit, but it seems all but forgotten now.

Mr Perfect Curt Hennig
Eddie Guerrero
Chris Benoit
Road Warrior Hawk
Yokozuna (also in the Anoi'a family)
Big John Studd
Ravishing Rick Rude
Davey Boy Smith
Crash Holly
Miss Elizabeth
Big Boss Man
Hercules
Sensational Sherri
Crush

How many more???

PearlOfAGirl

Unfortunately people have short memories...

igotid88

Didn't Big John Studd die of Hodgkins?

eeriepadave

WOW! hopefully he makes it out



Few other wrestlers who have passed away recently:

Owen Hart (who could forget that?)
Just about all the Von Erichs
Andrew "Test" Martin
Louie Spicoli
Chris Candido

81

why should a .gov agency be responsible for holding the hands of little boys????

don't we have better things to spend tax dollars on?

Gems and Rhinestones

81 wrote:

why should a .gov agency be responsible for holding the hands of little boys????

don't we have better things to spend tax dollars on?

ya like funding senseless wars!

LikeAnOcean

81 wrote:

why should a .gov agency be responsible for holding the hands of little boys????

I agree 500% People need to take self responsibility.

igotid88

eeriepadave wrote:

WOW! hopefully he makes it out



Few other wrestlers who have passed away recently:

Owen Hart (who could forget that?)
Just about all the Von Erichs
Andrew "Test" Martin
Louie Spicoli
Chris Candido

he died

Champagne Breakfast

Capt Lou Albano just died recently too. He was elder though

Austicman

I was googling away and found this list. Wrestlers who have died under 50

since 1985
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
Owen Hart - 33
Chris Candido - 33
Adrian Adonis - 34
Gary Albright - 34
Bobby Duncum Jr. - 34
Yokozuna - 34
Big Dick Dudley - 34
Brian Pillman - 35
Marianna Komlos - 35
Pitbull #2 - 36
The Wall/Malice - 36
Leroy Brown - 38
Mark Curtis - 38
Eddie Guerrero - 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
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

Hugh Freaking Dillon

81 wrote:

why should a .gov agency be responsible for holding the hands of little boys????

don't we have better things to spend tax dollars on?

I just meant legislation that would force some sort of regulation for entertainers of all forms, that was all.

Hugh Freaking Dillon

igotid88 wrote:

Didn't Big John Studd die of Hodgkins?

that I didn't know. I incorrectly assumed that it was related to the business.

hrd2imgn

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/04/umaga. ... index.html

rip

rhcpjam1029

wow i remember seeing this guy live a few times. definitely an entertainer; very heated character. so sad to see him go like this.

eeriepadave

"Dr. Death" Steve Williams passed away on De. 29 at the age of 49 due to a lengthy battle with throat cancer :(

eeriepadave

RIP Chris Kanyon

He was found in his NYC apt. of an apparent overdose of medication/suicide.

Brain of mJ

eeriepadave wrote:

RIP Chris Kanyon

He was found in his NYC apt. of an apparent overdose of medication/suicide.

Who better than Kanyon? Didn't he come out a few years back? I hope that wouldn't have played a factor in this.

Kel Varnsen

Johnny Sitar wrote:

igotid88 wrote:

Didn't Big John Studd die of Hodgkins?

that I didn't know. I incorrectly assumed that it was related to the business.

Also Junk Yard Dog from the list above was killed in a car accident.

Kel Varnsen

Johnny Sitar wrote:

81 wrote:

why should a .gov agency be responsible for holding the hands of little boys????

don't we have better things to spend tax dollars on?

I just meant legislation that would force some sort of regulation for entertainers of all forms, that was all.

What kind of regulation would you suggest. I mean if drug abuse is a problem illegal drugs, or illegal use of prescription drugs are both already by definition illegal. And sure there seem to be lots of wrestlers who seem to die young, but I do wonder if they are dying at a higher rate then the general population, or if if just seems high because of media coverage.

DewieCox

Kel Varnsen wrote:

Johnny Sitar wrote:

igotid88 wrote:

Didn't Big John Studd die of Hodgkins?

that I didn't know. I incorrectly assumed that it was related to the business.

Also Junk Yard Dog from the list above was killed in a car accident.

Also, Andre the Giant was a freaking giant. You could put a hard boiled egg through ANY ring that he wore.

tybird

Austicman wrote:

I was googling away and found this list. Wrestlers who have died under 50

since 1985
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
Owen Hart - 33
Chris Candido - 33
Adrian Adonis - 34
Gary Albright - 34
Bobby Duncum Jr. - 34
Yokozuna - 34
Big Dick Dudley - 34
Brian Pillman - 35
Marianna Komlos - 35
Pitbull #2 - 36
The Wall/Malice - 36
Leroy Brown - 38
Mark Curtis - 38
Eddie Guerrero - 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
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

Didn't a couple of the Von Erichs commit suicide....and Bruiser Brody was murdered.