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Joey Marella joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1983, [2] and moved through the ranks until he was often assigned to referee feature promotion matches. [3] In 1987, he served as the referee for the much-hyped match between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant at WrestleMania III as well as their rematch in 1988 at Wrestlemania IV.
In 1994, Lauer was in a car accident with Joey Marella, which claimed Marella's life and injured Lauer. [1] The crash occurred as a result of Marella falling asleep at the wheel while driving on the way to Newark. [22] Marella was not wearing his seat belt, but Lauer–the passenger–was wearing his. [22]
On July 4, 1994, his son, Joey Marella, fell asleep at the wheel and died in a car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike, while returning from refereeing a WWF event in Ocean City, Maryland. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. [4] Fellow WWF employee Mike Chioda later commented that Marella was "heartbroken" about his son's death.
Joey Marella, 31, American professional wrestling referee, traffic collision. ... Ipče Ahmedovski, 28, Serbian and Macedonian folk singer, road accident. [107]
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Deaths from cancers, car accidents, plane crashes, murders, drownings, diabetes, acromegaly, etc. simply should not merit inclusion on this list. Those causes can happen to anyone in any profession. Dying from a heart attack in-ring is definitely a professional wrestling issue. Getting in a motorcycle accident, absolutely not.
A small plane crashed in a West Texas neighborhood Tuesday, killing the pilot and a passenger and setting off a large fire on the ground that injured a woman, authorities said. Witnesses said the ...