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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 causes. [17] [18]
This category lists people who died during a professional wrestling match or event, or post-match from an incident that started in-ring. Pages in category "Professional wrestling deaths" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
This is a list of professional wrestlers and personalities that performed in World Championship Wrestling from 1988 to 2001. They are listed in alphabetical order by last name. For alumni of pre-WWE promotion Jim Crockett Promotions, see List of former Jim Crockett Promotions personnel. Deceased individuals are indicated with a dagger (†).
In December 2009, nearly thirty months after Benoit's death, Omalu confirmed to ESPN's Outside the Lines that the death of a second WWE wrestler, Andrew Martin (a.k.a. Test), was attributed to CTE. Bailes told ESPN, "When we announced our findings about Chris, some in the media said it was 'roid rage.
Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
February 18 - World Class Championship Wrestling seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance; March - Bill Watts renames his Mid South Wrestling territory the Universal Wrestling Federation; August 30 - The final episodes of both WWF Championship Wrestling and WWF All Star Wrestling airs on syndication.
Christopher Michael Benoit (/ b ə ˈ n w ɑː / bə-NWAH; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler.He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career, but is notorious for murdering his wife and youngest son.
Brian Keith Adams (April 14, 1964 – August 13, 2007) [1] was an American professional wrestler.Adams is known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), under the name Crush, and for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under his real name Brian Adams.