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Alex "Larry Sweeney" Whybrow dead at 29 of a reported suicide
Alex Whybrow, 29, known to independent wrestling fans as wrestler and manager Larry Sweeney, was found dead today of what F4WOnline.com is reporting is a suicide. He had hanged himself at a wrestling school in Lake Charles, Louisiana some time between last night and this morning. Whybrow had been...
Legendary "Flying Frenchman" Edouard Carpentier passes away at 84 years old
Multiple sites are reporting that Edouard Carpentier, 84, passed away on Saturday night on in a hospital in Montreal. One of the biggest stars in Montreal's rich wrestling history, he was an impressively acrobatic high flyer before they were common, as well as a kinda sorta former NWA and AWA...
Trevor Murdoch on Chris Nowinski: "We're talking about a guy who milked a concussion for three or four years"
Slam! Wrestling has an excellent interview with Bill "Trevor Murdoch" Mueller about his relationship with his recently deceased best friend and tag team partner Lance "Cade" McNaught. It's a must-read and there's a lot of interesting stuff about their relationship, but the most newsworthy portion...
Mike Shaw (Makhan Singh/Norman The Lunatic/Bastion Booger) passes away at 53
Various sites are reporting that former wrestler Mike Shaw, 53, passed away yesterday due to a heart attack. F4WOnline has a nice quick bio and Slam! Wrestling has an excellent longer obituary. Shaw was probably best known for his role as Bastion Booger in the WWF in the early-mid '90s. The...
Gertrude "Luna" Vachon dead at 48
Various people in the wrestling business (such as friend/indy promoter David Herro) have posted on Facebook and Twitter that Gertrude "Luna" Vachon, 48, has passed away. She had lost all of her posessions in a fire two weeks ago. From F4WOnline: Luna Vachon, 48, the daughter of Butcher and niece...
Jack Brisco passes away
Former NCAA amateur champion and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jack Brisco passed away yesterday at the age of 68 while recovering from open heart surgery. Dave Meltzer does the quick bio thing a lot better than I ever could, so check it out.
Jim Cornette on wrestler deaths: "It is more shocking if a professional wrestler from the 1980s is actually found in good health"
In an interview with the UK Sun, Jim Cornette talked extensively about wrestler deaths. Of note: It is never easy when a friend dies. But at first it was 'oh my gosh', then it was 'oh no', then it was 'not again' and finally you're not surprised anymore. It is never good, but it isn't...
Mid-South/UWF and All Japan legend Steve Williams passes away at 49
Legendary tough guy Steve "Dr. Death" Williams (pictured above with long-time friend Jim Ross) passed away last night after a long fight with cancer. Williams was best known for his runs for Bill Watts' Mid-South/UWF from '82-'87, WCW in '88-'89 and '92, All Japan Pro Wrestling throughout the...
Kerry Brown passes away
Former wrestler Kerry Brown (seen above with Rip Rogers), the nephew of "Bulldog" Bob Brown, passed away this morning at the age of 51. He's probably best known for his runs in Stampede Wrestling, where he and Duke Myers as "The Masters of Disaster" were the dominant heel team during the '80s. ...
The taser deaths issue
Let's take a break from hockey for a minute. The whole issue of whether or not police officers should use taser guns because of recent deaths shortly following taser usage is front in center in Canada right now. I think this issue is worth a looking into. Call me a cynic, but I'm not biting on the...
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