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"Dead Wrestlers"
This is the most complete dead wrestlers list on the Internet. In it you will find wrestlers who have died in the last ten years, twenty years, and going all the way back to the late 19th century.
While many people think of wrestling as a big joke, there is one thing about wrestling that isn’t funny. The death rate among wrestlers is alarmingly high. The first time time this story was covered by the national media was in 2003 on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumble. That segment featured Vince McMahon mocking the interviewer and slapping the notes from his hands. In addition, the only wrestler to speak up for the wrestlers, Roddy Piper, was fired after the piece aired.
There is much debate about how much effect steroid use has on the premature deaths of professional wrestlers. As this list will be updated with causes of death, where available, it is beneficial to have some idea of the side effects of steroid use. While the true long term side effects are not fully known, it is believed that just a few of the side effects of steroid use include: heart disease, liver damage, kidney damage, cancer, strokes and blood clots, depression, thoughts of suicide, paranoia, hallucinations, severe mood swings, and ‘roid rage’ - severe, agressive behavior that may result in violence.
Dead Wrestlers List
S.No.-----Name-----Age--- ---Date and Cause of Death
1. Frank Gotch 40 December 16, 1917 Uremic Poisoning
2. The Terrible Turk ?? July 4, 1898 Drowning
3. Wayne Munn 35 January 9, 1931 Kidney Problems
4. William Muldoon 88 June 3, 1933 Dies At Home
5. Farmer Burns 75 February 9, 1937 Unknown
6. Gus Sonnenberg 46 September 12, 1944 Tuberculosis
7. Bull Montana ?? January 24, 1950 Dies at Home
8. Danno O’Mahoney 37 November 4, 1950 Auto Accident
9. Maurice Tillet 51 August 4, 1954 Heart Disease
10. Jess McMahon 72 November 22, 1954 Unknown
11. Rikidozan 38 December 15, 1963 Stabbed
12. Gorgeous George 48 December 26, 1963 Heart Attack
13. Ed “Strangler” Lewis 76 August 7, 1966 Dies at Home
14. Sandor Szabo 60 October 16, 1966 Heart Attack
15. Primo Carnera 51 June 29, 1967 Cirrhosis of Liver
16. Stanislaus Zbyszko 88 September 22, 1967 Dies at Home
17. George Hackenschmidt 90 February 19, 1968 Dies at Home
18. Wladek Zbyszko ?? June 10, 1968 Unknown
19. Mike DiBiase 45 July 2, 1969 Dies in Ring
20. Skull Murphy 39 March 23, 1970 Heart Attack
21. Hercules Cortez 39 July 23, 1971 Auto Accident
22. Dory Funk Sr. 54 June 3, 1973 Dies at Home
23. Freddie (Sweetan) Prosser, 36, July 26, 1974. Accidental fire
24. Bobby Shane 29 February 20, 1975 Auto Accident
25. Jim Lindos 78 August 19, 1975 Heart Attack
26. Pepe Lopez 39 July 27, 1976 Auto Accident
27. Antonio Rocca 49 March 15, 1977 Unknown
28. Chris Taylor 29 June 30, 1979 Prolonged Illness
29. Billy McGuire ?? July 14, 1979 Heart Attack
30. Peter Maivia 47 June 13, 1982 Cancer
31. Frank Tunney ?? May 20, 1983 Heart Attack
32. The Grand Wizard 54 October 12, 1983 Heart Attack
33. El Santo 67 February 5, 1984 Heart Attack
34. David Von Erich 25 February 10, 1984 Acute Enteritis
35. Vince McMahon Sr. 69 May 17, 1984 Cancer
36. George Zaharias 76 May 22, 1984 Dies at Home
37. Argentina Apollo 46 August 2, 1984 Heart Attack
38. Eddie Graham 55 January 21, 1985 Suicide
39. Jay Youngblood 30 September 1, 1985 Heart Attack
40. Rick McGraw 30 November 1, 1985 Heart Attack
41. Tarzan Tyler ?? December 20, 1985 Auto Accident
42. Gino Hernandez 29 February 4, 1986 Cocaine Overdose
43. Warren Bockwinkle 74 March 24, 1986 Alzheimer’s Disease
44. El Solitario 40 April 6, 1986 Heart Attack
45. Mike Von Erich 23 April 12, 1987 Suicide
46. Malcolm “King Kong” Kirk ?? August 24, 1987 Heart Attack
47. Adrian Adonis 34 July 4, 1988 Auto Accident
48. Pat Kelly ?? July 4, 1988 Auto Accident
49. The Canadian Wildman ?? July 4, 1988 Auto Accident
50. Bruiser Brody 42 July 17, 1988 Stabbed
51. Leroy Brown 38 September 6, 1988 Heart Attack
52. Leroy McGuirk 78 September 9, 1988 Dies at Home
53. Mildred Burke 73 February 18, 1989 Stroke
54. Paul Boesch 76 March 7, 1989 Dies at Home
55. Happy Humphery ?? March 14, 1989 Heart Attack
56. Eduardo Perez 61 September 7, 1989 Dies at Home
57. Haystacks Calhoun 55 December 7, 1989 Diabetes
58. Bronko Nagurski 81 January 7, 1990
59. Whipper Billy Watson 74 February 4, 1990 Dies at Home
60. Gory Guerrero 69 April 18, 1990 Unknown
61. Pat O’Connor 65 August 16, 1990 Cancer
62. Ed “The Bull” Gatner 31 December 31, 1990 Suicide
63. Duke Keomuka 70 June 30, 1991 Heart Failure
64. Vivian Vachon 40 August 25, 1991 Auto Accident
65. Chris Von Erich 21 September 12, 1991 Suicide
66. Gene Anderson 58 October 31, 1991 Heart Attack
67. Dick the Bruiser 62 November 10, 1991 Internal Bleeding
68. Wilbur Snyder 62 December 25, 1991 Heart Failure
69. Buzz Sawyer 32 February 7, 1992 Dies At Apartment
70. Tojo Yamamoto 65 February 19, 1992 Suicide
71. Jimmy Lennon Sr. 79 April 20, 1992 Heart Failure
72. Buddy Rogers 71 June 26, 1992 Stroke
73. Uncle Elmer 54 June 30, 1992 Diabetes
74. Danny McShain ?? July 14, 1992 Unknown
75. Roy Heffernan 67 September 24, 1992 Heart Attack
76. Andre The Giant 46 January 27, 1993 Heart Attack
77. Kerry Von Erich 33 February 18, 1993 Suicide
78. Dino Bravo 44 March 11, 1993 Drive-By Shooting
79. Wally Karbo 77 March 25, 1993 Heart Attack
80. D.J. Peterson 33 May 25, 1993 Unknown
81. Don Kent 61 June 14, 1993 Leukemia
82. Brazo de Oro ?? October 26, 1993 Brain Aneurysm
83. Rufus R. Jones 60 November 13, 1993 Heart Attack
84. Larry Cameron 41 December 13, 1993 Heart Attack
85. Eddie Creatchman 66 March 9, 1994 Heart Attack
86. Ray Candy 43 May 23, 1994 Heart Attack
87. George “Crybaby” Cannon 62 July 1, 1994 Cancer
88. Joey Marella 30 July 4, 1994 Auto Accident
89. Boris Malenko 61 September 1, 1994 Cancer
90. Art Barr 28 November 23, 1994 Drug-Related Cause
91. Jerry Blackwell 45 January 22, 1995 Pneumonia
92. Eddie Gilbert 33 February 18, 1995 Heart Attack
93. Big John Studd 46 March 20, 1995 Hodgkin’s Disease
94. Ilio DiPaolo Auto 68 May 10, 1995 Auto Accident
95. Killer Karl Krupp 62 October 24, 1995 Heart Attack
96. Little Beaver 61 December 4, 1995 Emphysema
97. Ray Stevens 60 May 3, 1996 Heart Attack
98. Dick Murdoch 49 June 15, 1996 Heart Attack
99. The Missouri Mauler 45 July 19, 1996 Heart Attack
100. Herb Abrams 41 July 23, 1996 Drug Overdose
101. Neil Superior 33 August 23, 1996 Heart Attack
102. Sapphire 61 September 10, 1996 Heart Attack
103. Dr. Jerry Graham 58 January 24, 1997 Stroke
104. Bulldog Bob Brown 58 February 6, 1997 Heart Attack
105. Dr. Bill Miller 69 March 24, 1997 Heart Attack
106. Stan Stasiak 60 June 12, 1997 Heart Failure
107. Larry O’Day 53 June 30, 1997 Liver Cancer
108. Plum Mariko 29 August 16, 1997 Brain Aneurysm
109. Jeep Swenson 40 August 19, 1997 Heart Attack
110. Dale Lewis 62 August 30, 1997 Leukemia
111. Fritz Von Erich 68 September 10, 1997 Cancer
112. Dick “Bulldog” Brower 63 September 16, 1997 Diabetes
113. Brian Pillman 35 October 5, 1997 Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
114. Big E Sleaze 22 October 26, 1997 Suicide
115. Stanley Blackburn 80 November 20, 1997 Unknown
116. Bobo Brazil 74 January 20, 1998 Heart Problems
117. Louie Spiccoli 27 February 15, 1998 Carisopridol Overdose
118. Junkyard Dog 45 June 1, 1998 Auto Accident
119. The Spoiler 56 June 20, 1998 Heart Failure
120. Shane Shamrock 23 August 17, 1998 Shot by Police
121. Terry Garvin 60 August 17, 1998 Cancer
122. Giant Haystacks 55 November 30, 1998 Stomach Cancer
123. Brady Boone 40 December 15, 1998 Auto Accident
124. Sam Mushnick 93 December 31, 1998 Internal Bleeding
125. Shohei “Baba” Giant 61 January 31, 1999 Bowel Cancer
126. The Renegade 23 February 23, 1999 Suicide
127. Kurt Von Hess 65 March 13, 1999 Heart Attack
128. Rick Rude 41 April 20, 1999 Heart Attack
129. Owen Hart 
33 May 23, 1999 Accidental Fall
33 May 23, 1999 Accidental Fall130. The Sarge Donnie York Sr. 50 May 25, 1999 Complications of Diabetes
131. Jackie Sato 41 August 9, 1999 Stomach Cancer
132. Mark Curtis 38 September 8, 1999 Stomach Cancer
133. Gorilla Monsoon 62 October 6, 1999 Heart Illness
134. Tony Rumble 43 November 13, 1999 Heart Attack
135. Hiro Matsuda 62 November 27, 1999 Cancer
136. Gary Albright 34 January 7, 2000 Heart Attack
137. Al Costello 80 January 22, 2000 Pneumonia
138. Bobby Duncum Jr. 34 January 24, 2000 Drug Overdose
139. Liz Chase 45 February 29, 2000 Died During Surgery
140. Masakazu Fukada 27 April 19, 2000 Internal Bleeding on Brain
141. Tom Renesto (Assassin #1) 72 April 25, 2000 Heart Failure
142. Tomomi “Jumbo” Tsuruta 49 May 16, 2000 Internal Bleeding
143. Gordon Solie 71 July 27, 2000 Cancer
144. Tony Parisi 58 August 18, 2000 Heart Attack
145. Chris Duffy 36 August 25, 2000 Seizure
146. Toru Tanaka 70 August 22, 2000 Natural Causes
147. “Klondike” Bill Soloweyko 68 October 3, 2000 Bulbar Palsy
148. Leo Nomellini 76 October 17, 2000 Stroke
149. “Yokozuna” Rodney Anoia 34 October 22, 2000 Heart Attack
150. The Blue Demon 78 December 16, 2000 Heart Attack
151. Benny McGuire 54 March 26, 2001 Heart Attack
152. “Red Shoes” Dugan ?? March 26, 2001 Parkinson’s Disease
153. Johnny Valentine 73 April 24, 2001 Natural Causes
154. Terry Gordy 40 July 16, 2001 Heart Attack
155. Rhonda Singh (Bertha Faye) 40 July 27, 2001 Unknown
156. Dennis Coraluzzo 48 July 29, 2001 Stroke
157. Chris Adams 46 October 7, 2001 Shot to Death
158. Chief Dave Foxx 44 October 28, 2001 Heart Attack
159. Helen Hart 77 November 4, 2001 Organ Failure
160. Russ Haas 27 December 15, 2001 Heart Failure
161. “Maniac” Mike Davis 46 December 25, 2001 Heart Attack
162. Mighty Igor 60’s January 7, 2002 Heart Failure
163. Nelson Royal 70 February 2, 2002 Heart Attack
164. Swede Hanson 68 February 20, 2002 Alzheimer’s Disease
165. Wahoo McDaniel 63 April 18, 2002 Stroke
166. Lou Thesz 86 April 28, 2002 Natural Causes
167. Randy “Pee Wee” Anderson 41 May 7, 2002 Natural Causes
168. Erich Kulas (Mass Transit) 22 May 14, 2002 Unknown
169. Alex “Big Dick Dudley” Rizzo 34 May 16, 2002 Unknown
170. Shoichi Arai (FMW President) 36 May 16, 2002 Suicide
171. “British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith 39 May 17, 2002 Heart Attack
172. Ted Petty (Rocco Rock) 49 September 21, 2002 Heart Attack
173. Edward “Moose” Cholak 72 October 31, 2002 Natural Causes
174. Billy Joe Travis ?? November 22, 2002 Heart Attack
175. Jeff Peterson 22 November 29, 2002 Cancer
176. “Mr. Wrestling” Tim Woods ?? November 30, 2002 Heart Attack
177. “The Original Sheik” Ed Farahat ?? January 18, 2003 Natural Causes
178. Curt Hennig 44 February 10, 2003 Drug Overdose
179. Tony Altomare 74 February 20, 2003 Heart Attack
180. Hiromichi “Kodo” Fuyuki 42 March 19, 2003 Cancer
181. Sailor Art Thomas 79 March 20, 2003 Cancer
182. Ray Mendoza 73 April 17, 2003 Natural Causes
183. Miss Elizabeth (Elizabeth Heulette) 42 May 1, 2003 Drug Overdose
184. “Classie” Freddie Blassie 85 June 2, 2003 Natural Causes
185. Giant Ochiai 30 July 8, 2003 Brain Damage
186. Anthony “ Pit bull " ?? Durante 36 September 26, 2003 Drug Overdose
187. Stu Hart 88 October 16, 2003 Pneumonia
188. Road Warrior Hawk (Mike Hegstrand) 46 October 19, 2003 Heart Attack
189. Mike “Crash Holly” Lockwood 32 November 6, 2003 Asphyxiation
190. Richard “Dick” Hutton 80 November 24, 2003 Natural Causes
191. Moondog Spot (Larry Lathman) 51 November 29, 2003 Heart Attack
192. Jerry “The Wall/Malice” Tuite 36 December 5, 2003 Heart Attack
193. Jack Tunney (Former WWE President) 68 January 24, 2004 Natural Causes
194. Don (Hard Boiled) Haggerty 78 January 28, 2004 Natural Causes
195. Hercules Hernandez 45 March 6. 2004 Heart Attack
196. Pepper Gomez 77 May 6, 2004 Kidney Failure
197. Billy Redwood 28 July 3, 2004 Auto Accident
198. Pat “Bomber” Roach 67 July 17, 2004 Cancer
199. Ken Timbs 53 August 1, 2004 Heart Failure
200. Dr. Wagner Sr. 68 September 12, 2004 Heart Attack
201. Jim Barnett (Promoter) 80 September 17, 2004 Cancer and Pneumonia
202. Ray “Big Boss Man” Traylor 42 September 22, 2004 Heart Attack
203. Marianna Komlos 35 October 4, 2004 Breast Cancer
204. Dandy Jack Donovan 76 November 27, 2004 Construction Site Accident
205. “Pistol” Pez Whatley 54 January 18, 2005 Heart Failure
206. Chris Candido 33 April 28, 2005 Blood Clot after Surgery
207. Ron Trongaurd (AWA Announcer) 72 June 17, 2005 Liver Cancer
208. Shinya Hashimoto 40 July 11, 2005 Brain Anresum
209. Lord Alfred Hayes 77 July 21, 2005 Stroke
210. Chris Tolos 75 August 13, 2005 Natural Causes
211. Chris Cash (Christopher Bauman Jr.) 23 August 18, 2005 Motorcycle Accident
212. Ed “Sailor” White (Moondog King) 56 August 25, 2005 Unknown
213. The Crusher (Reggie Lisowski) 79 October 22, 2005 Natural Causes
214. Eddie Guerrero 38 November 13, 2005 Heart Failure
215. Chad Floyd (Chazz Rocco) 37 December 10, 2005 Heart Failure
216. El Texano (Juan Aguilar) 47 January 15, 2006 Respiratory Failure
217. Ricky Romero 74 January 16, 2006 Complications of Diabetes
218. Victor Mar (Black Cat) 51 January 28, 2006 Heart Attack
219. Emory Hale ?? January 29, 2006 Complications of Kidney Failure
220. Mike “Johnny Grunge” Durham 39 February 16, 2006
221. Victor Quinones (Owner of IWA Puerto Rico) 46 April 2, 2006 Natural Causes
222. Sammy “Steamboat” Mokuahi 71 May 4, 2006 Complications from both Alzheimer’s and Diabetes
223. Apache Bull Ramos 71 May 27, 2006 Complications of Shoulder Infection and Diabetes
224. John “Earthquake” Tenta 42 June 7, 2006 Bladder Cancer
225. “Crazy” Luke Graham 70 June 24, 2006 Heart Failure
226. Marlon Kalkai (Tiger Khan) Mid-30’s June 28, 2006 Unknown
227. Bob Orton Sr. 76 July 14, 2006 Heart Attack
228. Karl Von Stroheim 78 August 8, 2006 Heart Attack
229. Antonio Peña (Mexican Promoter) 57 October 6, 2006 Heart Attack
230. Jumping Joey Maggs 37 October 15, 2006 Unknown
231. Kintaro Oki (Kim Ill) 77 October 26, 2006 Natural Causes
232. Daniel Garcia (Huracan Ramirez) 80 November 1, 2006 Natural Causes
233. Sputnik Monroe 77 November 2, 2006 Natural Causes
234. Dennis “Tiger” Conway, Sr. 74 November 13, 2006 Massive Stroke
235. Don Jardine (The Original Spoiler) 66 December 16, 2006 Complications of Heart Attack and Leukemia
236. Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow 45 January 19, 2007 Drug Overdose
237. Mike Awesome 42 February 17, 2007 Suicide
238. Bad News (Brown) Allen Coage 63 March 6, 2007 Heart Attack
239. Alejandro Cruz (Black Shadow) 82 March 8, 2007 Pneumonia
240. Ernie “The Cat” Ladd 68 March 10, 2007 Cancer
241. Arnold Skaaland 82 March 13, 2007 Natural Causes
242. Angel Azteca 43 March 18, 2007 Unknown
243. Abe Coleman 101 March 28, 2007 Natural Causes
244. Mephisto Lephanto 31 May 4, 2007 Sudden Heart Attack in the Ring
245. Sonny Myers 83 May 5, 2007 Natural Causes
246. Sandy Barr 69 June 2, 2007 Heart Attack
247. Sensational Sherri Martel 49 June 15, 2007 Unknown
248. Shane “Biff Wellington” Bower 42 June 23, 2007 Heart Attack
249. Nancy Daus (Woman from WCW) 42 June 23, 2007 Strangulation
250. Chris Benoit 40 June 25, 2007 Suicide
251. Brian “Crush” Adams (43)–August 13, 2007–Natural Causes
252. The Missing Link (Dewey Robertson) (68)–August 16, 2007–Died from cancer
253. Fabulous Moolah (Lillian Ellison) (84)–November 3, 2007–Natural Causes
254. Jean Louis Cormier (Rudy Kay), 65, May 25, 2008. Septicemia.
255. Andrew Martin (Test) - 1975 - 2009 - Overdose of drugs
256. Captain Lou Albano - 1933 - 2009 - Prolonged Illness
257. Yvon “the Beast” Cormier, 70, Mar. 4, 2009. Heart attack during lymphoma treatments.
258. Umaga - 4 December, 2009 - Heart Attack
259. Sailor White - 2011 - Car Accident
260. Chris youngblood - 2011 - Car Accident
261. Macho Man Randy Savaage, 2011 - Accident
Its very hard to keep updating the list and i believe i may lost some famous names………………….
Thank you.
……………………………….Roop Sharma
