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On the one-year anniversary of Viscera's death, his widow filed a wrongful death lawsuit against WWE, alleging that the company had concealed information, misrepresented research, and misinformed Viscera and other wrestlers on performance risks relating to concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which the suit claimed left him ...
[2] [3] [4] Experts suggest that a combination of the physical nature of the business, no off-season, and potentially high work load (with some wrestlers fighting more than 100 and even 200 matches per year), along with the drug culture in wrestling during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s contributes to high mortality rates among wrestlers.
Michael John Lockwood (August 25, 1971 – November 6, 2003) was an American professional wrestler.He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) / World Wrestling Entertainment from 1999 to 2003 under the ring names Crash Holly or simply Crash.
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 ...
Sidney Raymond Eudy, a professional wrestler known as Sid Vicious who was known for his intense persona and imposing stature, has died, his son announced Monday. Gunnar Eudy, one of the wrestler ...
Sika -- who retired from professional wrestling in 1988 -- was also the father to late pro wrestler Matt Anoa'i, who wrestled under the stage name Rosey. He died in 2017 at the age of 47 due to ...
Jonathan Rechner (April 11, 1972 – April 12, 2016), [4] [5] better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney, was an American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
Michael Lee Alfonso (January 24, 1965 – February 17, 2007) was an American professional wrestler.He was best known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E) under the ring name Mike Awesome and for his appearances in Japan with ...