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A biopic titled Crossface was announced in 2011, which would have been based on Matthew Randazzo's book Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit and the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry. The film would have shown Benoit, from his early days being trained by the Hart family , to his rise with ECW, WCW and WWE, to the murder–suicide.
José Huertas González (born March 17, 1947 [1]) better known as Invader 1, is a Puerto Rican retired professional wrestler, who wrestled in the United States and around the world, especially in Puerto Rico. [3]
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.
In 2007, neuropathologists from the Sports Legacy Institute (an organization co-founded by Christopher Nowinski, himself a former professional wrestler) examined the brain of Chris Benoit, a professional wrestler with WWE, who killed his wife and son before committing suicide.
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List of people who died climbing Mount Everest; List of fatal accidents in sailboat racing; List of fatalities due to wingsuit flying; List of premature professional wrestling deaths (This list includes wrestlers that were active or retired from the sport but died before the age of 65.) List of sumo wrestlers who died during their careers
Kevin Sullivan, the wrestling icon who performed as the Taskmaster, has died at age 74. The athlete, who also worked significantly behind the scenes at World Championship Wrestling, died Friday.
That night, Caldwell was killed in a car accident when a man was driving at high speed and was trying to pass cars when he hit Caldwell in a curve. Caldwell died in the hospital. [5] Caldwell was champion when he died. In 1994, Caldwell was inducted into the Smoky Mountain Wrestling Hall of Fame inducted by Ron Wright. [5]