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[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.
The Rock has been listed as one of the all-time greatest professional wrestlers, [22] [6] [7] as well as one of the top draws in wrestling history. Many have placed the Rock on their "Mount Rushmore of Pro Wrestling", including Hulk Hogan, [271] Ric Flair, [272] and John Cena. [273]
Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles, August 24, 1944 – January 15, 2020) was a Canadian professional wrestler. [1] Among many National Wrestling Alliance titles, he was the first Black Georgia Heavyweight Champion as well as the NWA Television Champion ().
Both the WWE and the Cauliflower Alley Club, a group of former professional wrestlers, announced Wednesday that Rocky Johnson had died at 75. The Rock’s representatives did not immediately ...
Pro wrestler Darren Drozdov, who wrestled for the WWE in the ’90s under the name Droz before an injury left him paralyzed, has died at the age of 54. WWE confirmed the news in a tweet: “WWE is ...
The Rock's feuds with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mick Foley helped launch himself and the wrestling industry into the mainstream. He made his acting debut in The Mummy Returns in 2001, and he ...
WWE wrestler Kevin Owens named his son after Hart and incorporated the name into his own ring name as tribute to both of them. [87] On September 20, 2021, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced the Owen Hart Cup Tournament, in partnership with the Owen Hart Foundation, wherein the winner will receive a trophy called "The Owen". [88]
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.