In all honesty, I don’t know much about Chris Bryan and didn’t have much exposure to Cleveland’s Absolutely Intense Wrestling (AIW), the company he promoted as Chandler Biggins. But his passing Monday night (June 19) after months of hospitalization for a bacterial infection has a lot of people in the business publicly sharing their grief and commenting on his legacy, and we here at Cageside Seats wanted to acknowledge that and send our condolences to his friends, family and everyone who is hurting today after learning of his passing.
This is just awful, Chris Bryan (Chandler Biggins) passed away late last night.
— aiwrestling .com (@aiwrestling) June 20, 2017
PWInsider has a nice obituary here. Following are a sample of the remembrances and thoughts you can find from Bryan’s colleagues on social media:
My thoughts are with Chandler Biggins' family and friends and the whole @aiwrestling crew today. Lost a good guy last night.
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) June 20, 2017
Man...I can't believe you left us... You were always such a pleasure to be around. You will be missed by so many people.
— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) June 20, 2017
We love you, Chris. pic.twitter.com/HVAEKjnRsF
Heartfelt condolences to the friends & family of Chandler Biggins. I feel fortunate to have seen him & shared laughs a few months back. RIP https://t.co/Asc9JDQ7yF
— KASSIUS (KASH-US) (@KassiusOhno) June 20, 2017
#RIPBiggins thank you for everything ❤️ @aiwrestling
— Mia Yim (@MiaYim) June 20, 2017
Landed in Australia to hear the sad news of @ChandlerBiggins passing. I'm going to miss him greatly and miss what he brought to @aiwrestling
— Dylan Postl (@wwehornswoggle) June 20, 2017
I don't want to believe that you're gone. I feel if I don't mention is its not true, Biggins was one of my fav people ever. #RIPBiggins
— BigMike (@MichaelElgin25) June 20, 2017
Chandler Biggins was always a super cool dude. My heart goes out to his family for their loss.
— jimmyjacobs.net (@JimmyJacobsX) June 20, 2017
Very sorry to hear of the loss of Chris Bryan (Chandler Biggins.) My condolences to his family/friends & the @aiwrestling scene we hail from
— ec3 (@therealec3) June 20, 2017
. @ChandlerBiggins was such a passionate wrestling fan. I'll miss our conversations. My thoughts are w/ his family & @aiwrestling community.
— Brian Myers (@TheCurtHawkins) June 20, 2017
@ChandlerBiggins
— A.C.H.™ (@GoGoACH) June 20, 2017
No words.
I only got to meet @ChandlerBiggins a few times. Everyone loved him. Thoughts go out to all his close friends & family #RIPBiggins
— Rockstar Spud (@RockstarSpud) June 20, 2017
Don't know what to say that hasn't been said. @ChandlerBiggins was truly one of the good ones. Terribly bummed out today. #RIPBiggins
— Shayna Baszler (@QoSBaszler) June 20, 2017
Rest in Peace, sir.
UPDATE: Kevin Owens has written a longer tribute to his friend:
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