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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.
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]
Following the end of his NFL career, Holmes became a wrestler and actor. [15] He made one film appearance in 1985's Fright Night as a bouncer killed by Chris Sarandon's vampire character. The following year, Holmes appeared in WrestleMania 2 and made other appearances as a professional wrestler. [16] [17] He also appeared in an episode of The A ...
Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (October 6, 1935 – April 18, 2018) was an Italian-American professional wrestler.He is best known for his time with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).
Kurt Angle – 1996 gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, later became a professional wrestler; Robert "Bob" Blum (born 1928) – Olympic fencer; Herb Douglas – long jump bronze medalist at 1948 Summer Olympics; inducted into Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame 1992; Michael Grady – rower and gold medalist
DeFazio was a fan favorite and was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. He wrestled for the old Studio Wrestling program on WIIC-TV in Pittsburgh, hosted by Bill Cardille.He was a four-time winner of the World Wide Wrestling Federation's Junior Heavyweight Championship.
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The smallest and youngest of the Von Erich family at 5'5" and 175 pounds, Chris aspired to be a wrestler. [1] [4] He was the youngest son of wrestler and wrestling promoter Fritz Von Erich. [5] His brothers, Mike, David, Kerry and Kevin all had success as wrestlers. Chris was raised with his brothers on 500 acres in Texas. [6]