List of deceased professional wrestlers
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This is a list of deceased wrestlers, announcers, managers, referees and others that worked in professional wrestling.
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[edit] Professional wrestlers
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- Carl Abs (Karl Abs)
- Ad Santel
- Joseph Acton
- Chris Adams (murdered)
- Adrian Adonis (Keith Franke) (car accident)
- Gary Albright (heart attack)
- Ali Aliba or Lawrence Labelle (car accident)
- Gene Anderson (heart attack)
- Andre the Giant (Andre Rousimoff) (heart attack)
[edit] B
- Giant Baba (Shohei Baba) (cancer)
- Art Barr (heart attack)
- Fred Beell
- Big Dick Dudley (Alex Rizzo) (kidney failure)
- Jerry Blackwell (pneumonia)
- Fred Blassie (heart attack)
- Big Bossman/Big Bubba Rogers (Ray Traylor) (heart attack)
- Dino Bravo (Adolfo Bresciano) (murdered)
- Bobo Brazil (Houston Harris) (heart attack)
- Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish) (murdered)
- Leroy Brown (heart attack)
- Jim Browning
- Farmer Burns (Martin Burns)
[edit] C
- Earl Caddock
- Haystacks Calhoun (William Calhoun) (diabetes)
- Chris Candido (Chris Candito) (Blood Clot)
- Ray Candy (heart attack)
- Chri$ Ca$h (Christopher Bauman, Jr.) (motorcycle accident)
- Big Daddy Crabtree (Shirley Crabtree) (stroke)
[edit] D
- Mike Davis (wrestler) (heart attack)
- Alan Dennison (heart attack)
- Mike DiBiase (heart attack)
- Dick the Bruiser (Dick Afflis) (heart attack)
- James Dudley
- Bobby Duncum, Jr. (drug overdose)
[edit] F
- Bertha Faye (suicide)
- Dory Funk
[edit] G
- Eddie Gilbert (heart attack)
- Terry Gordy (heart attack)
- Gorgeous George (George Wagner) (heart attack)
- Frank Gotch (uremic Poisoning)
- Eddie Graham (suicide)
- Johnny Grunge (Michael Durham) (sleep apnea)
- Eddie Guerrero (heart failure)
- Gory Guerrero (cirrhosis from hepatitis affecting liver)
[edit] H
- Russ Haas (heart attack)
- Georg Hackenschmidt
- Hard Boiled Haggerty (Don Stansauk)
- Dean Hart (kidney failure)
- Owen Hart (accidental fall)
- Stu Hart (pneumonia)
- Shinya Hashimoto (brain aneurysm)
- Road Warrior Hawk (Michael Hegstrand) (heart attack)
- "Lord" Alfred Hayes
- Giant Haystacks (stomach cancer)
- Curt Hennig (drug overdose)
- Gino Hernandez (Charles Wolfe) (drug overdose)
- Hercules Hernandez (Ray Fernandez) (heart attack)
- Crash Holly (Mike Lockwood) (alcohol & drug overdose)
[edit] I
- Scott Irwin (brain tumor)
- Youssuf Ishmaelo (drowned)
[edit] J
- Junkyard Dog (Sylvester Ritter) (car accident)
[edit] K
- Emiko Kado (head injury suffered during a match)
- Andy Kaufman (lung cancer)
- Pat Kelly (wrestler) (car accident)
- King Kong Kirk (Malcolm Kirk) (injuries suffered from match)
- Kortsia Korchenko (Mike Diamond)
[edit] L
[edit] M
- Youssouf Mahmout (Hergeleci Ibrahim)
- Peter Maivia (cancer)
- Hiro Matsuda (Yasuhiro Kojima) (colon cancer)
- Matty Matsuda
- Sorakichi Matsuda
- Wahoo McDaniel (Ed McDaniel) (stroke)
- Quick Draw Rick McGraw (heart attack - steroids0
- Gorilla Monsoon (Robert Marella) (cancer)
- Moondog Spot (Larry Booker) (heart attack)
- William Muldoon
- Wayne Munn
- Dick Murdoch (heart attack)
[edit] N
[edit] O
- Pat O'Connor (cancer)
- Larry O'Day (liver cancer)
- Bob Orton, Sr. (heart attack)
[edit] P
- Jackie Pallo (cancer)
- Tony Parisi (Antonio Pugliese)
- D.J. Peterson (David Peterson) (motorcycle accident)
- Brian Pillman (heart attack)
- Pit Bull #2 (Anthony Durante) (drug overdose)
[edit] R
- Apache Bull Ramos (shoulder infection)
- The Renegade (Rick Williams) (suicide)
- Rikidozan (Mitsuharu Momota) (murdered)
- Victor Rivera (murdered)
- Pat Roach
- Antonino Rocca
- Rocco Rock (Ted Petty) (heart attack)
- Buddy Rogers (Herman Rohde) (stroke)
- Dr. Benjamin F. Roller
- Johnny Rougeau
- Rick Rude (Richard Rood) (heart attack)
[edit] S
- El Santo (Rodolfo Guzman Huerta) (heart attack)
- Buzz Sawyer (heart attack)
- The Sheik (Ed Farhat) (heart attack)
- Sky Low Low (Marcel Gauthier)
- Davey Boy Smith (David Smith) (heart attack)
- Louie Spicolli (Louis Mucciolo) (drug overdose)
- Spider (Dan Quirk) (accident during show)
- Gene "Mr. America" Stanlee (Eugene Stanley Zygowicz) (natural causes)
- Stan Stasiak (heart attack)
- Ray Stevens (heart attack)
- Big John Studd (John Minton) (cancer)
- The Super Swedish Angel (Tor Johnson)
- Jeep Swenson (Robert Swenson) (heart attack)
[edit] T
- Toru Tanaka (heart attack)
- Chris Taylor (heart attack)
- John Tenta (cancer)
- Lou Thesz (heart attack)
- Sailor Art Thomas
- Tosh Togo (Harold Sakata) (cancer)
- Tarzan Tyler
[edit] V
- Vivian Vachon (car accident)
- Johnny Valentine
- Chris Von Erich (Chris Adkisson) (suicide)
- David Von Erich (David Adkisson) (drug overdose)
- Fritz Von Erich (Jack Adkisson) (cancer)
- Kerry Von Erich (Kerry Adkisson) (suicide)
- Mike Von Erich (Mike Adkisson) (suicide)
[edit] W
- The Wall/Sgt. A-Wol (Jerry Tuite) (heart attack)
- Pez Whatley (Peter Whatley) (heart attack)
- Tim Woods (heart attack)
[edit] Y
- Yokozuna (Rodney Anoai) (heart attack)
- Jay Youngblood (Steven Romero) (heart attack)
[edit] Z
[edit] Announcers
- Jack Brickhouse
- Jimmy Lennon
- Gordon Solie (Francis Labiak) (throat cancer)
- Rod Trongard
- Ed Whalen
[edit] Managers
- Mrs. Cleavage (Marianna Komlos) (breast cancer)
- Miss Elizabeth (Elizabeth Hulette) (drug & alcohol overdose)
- The Grand Wizard (Ernie Roth) (heart attack)
- Sapphire (Juanita Wright) (heart attack)
[edit] Referees
- Randy "Pee Wee" Anderson (cancer)
- Mark Curtis (Brian Hildebrand) (cancer)
- Joey Marella (car accident)
[edit] Promoters
- Herb Abrams (heart complications)
- Jim Barnett
- Jim Crockett
- Jess McMahon
- Vince J. McMahon (cancer)
- Sam Muchnick
- Antonio Peña (heart attack)
- Jack Tunney
