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Nelson Frazier Jr. (February 14, 1971 – February 18, 2014) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE) in the 1990s and 2000s under the ring names Mabel, Viscera, and Big Daddy V.
Shirley Crabtree Jr. (14 November 1930 – 2 December 1997), better known as Big Daddy, was an English professional wrestler. He worked for Joint Promotions and the original British Wrestling Federation.
Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1952 – June 1, 1998) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his time in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as the Junkyard Dog (or JYD).
Kirk's death garnered worldwide media attention, [29] with some newspapers initially breaking the news by claiming that Big Daddy's splash killed Kirk. [ 20 ] [ 29 ] The British Medical Association recommended a maximum age limit for professional wrestlers as Kirk was approaching 52 at the time [ 30 ] and criticised Joint Promotions for not ...
[12] [13] [14] WWE denied Oliver's critique. [15] The concept of the untimely deaths of professional wrestlers was a frequent topic of discussion on the Opie & Anthony show. [16] After Scott Hall's death in 2022, Bret Hart and Kevin Nash talked about the premature death of several wrestlers, mentioning the mental and body damage as possible ...
Windham Rotunda, who wrestled in WWE as Bray Wyatt, has died. He was 36 years old. WWE’s Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque (known as Triple H) confirmed Rotunda’s sudden passing Thursday on ...
Former WWE superstar Joe Laurinaitis passed away this week at the age of 60. He's known as Road Warrior Animal to his fans due to his contributions in the ring. James Laurinaitis didn't become a ...
He offered £30 fight purses for main events with Big Daddy as opposed to £25 for all other bouts. [citation needed] This came to light following the death of King Kong Kirk in the ring after a match with Big Daddy (though the subsequent autopsy found for a death from natural causes and cleared the Crabtrees of any wrongdoing). [11]