Quantcast
 |  |  |  | 
  Create a List    
What's a Wiki?
 Great Wiki Lists




    ListAfterList Home  >  Sports & Recreation > Chris Benoit and other Wrestler's Deaths

Sports & Recreation







Follow us on
Twitter

Like us on
Facebook

Or join us at
LinkedIn

Print This List Print This List   Email to a Friend Email to a Friend  

Chris Benoit and other Wrestler's Deaths   Add to wiki
INFORMATIVE Wiki List

Tags: Wrestler, Death, WWE, Chris, Benoit

With the sad passing of another professional wrestler, here is a list that provides a disturbing trend in professional wrestling of wrestlers since 1985 who have died under the age of 65.

  •  
  • Chris Von Erich-21 years old - shot himself to death
  •  
  • Mike Von Erich-23 years old - overdosed on the tranquilizer Placidyl.
  •  
  • Louis Spiccoli-27 years old - suffocated on his own vomit after ingesting massive amounts of Soma and alcohol. Investigators also found an empty vial of testosterone, pain pills and an anti-anxiety drug at the scene.
  •  
  • Art Barr-28 years old - preliminary reports indicated an aneurysm; later reports declared unknown circumstances. No heart problems, no aneurysm or internal bleeding, no ring injuries and no illegal substance. Previous Alcohol and drugs abuse.
  •  
  • Gino Hernandez-29 years old - overdose of cocaine, however, many (even today) still believe Gino was murdered in a drug related incident.
  •  
  • Jay Youngblood-30 years old - possible ruptured spleen in a match and series of heart attacks.
  •  
  • Rick McGraw-30 years old - heart attack.
  •  
  • Joey Marella-30 years old - fell asleep at the wheel and crashed.
  •  
  • Ed Gatner-31 years old
  •  
  • Buzz Sawyer-32 years old - heart attack.
  •  
  • Crash Holly-32 years old - choked to death on his own vomit after ingesting 90 painkiller pills.
  •  
  • Kerry Von Erich-33 years old - self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  •  
  • D.J. Peterson-33 years old
  •  
  • Eddie Gilbert-33 years old - heart attack possibly from steroid and cocaine use during his life.
  •  
  • The Renegade-33 years old - self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  •  
  • Owen Hart-33 years old - 50-foot fall from ceiling to ring -- live on pay-per-view.
  •  
  • Chris Candido33 years old - blood clot after breaking his tibia and fibula and dislocating his ankle in a pay-per-view event.
  •  
  • Adrian Adonis-34 years old - riding in a minivan, driver swerved to avoid hitting a moose and, blinded by the setting sun, inadvertedly drove into a lake.
  •  
  • Gary Albright-34 years old - heart attack during a match. Also suffered from diabetes, an enlarged heart, and blockage of several coronary arteries.
  •  
  • Bobby Duncum Jr.-34 years old - accidental prescription drug overdose.
  •  
  • Yokozuna-34 years old - fatal heart attack
  •  
  • Brian Pillman-35 years old - heart attack.
  •  
  • Marianna Komlos-35 years old - breast cancer.
  •  
  • Pitbull # 2-36 years old
  •  
  • The Wall-36 years old - apparent heart attack.
  •  
  • Leroy Brown-38 years old
  •  
  • Mark Curtis-38 years old - stomach and bowel cancer.
  •  
  • Eddie Guerrero-38 years old - enlarged heart, due to years of drug abuse.
  •  
  • The British Bulldog-39 years old - heart attack. An autopsy report indicated that past steroid use had likely played a part in his death.
  •  
  • Johnny Grunge-39 years old - sleep apnea complications.
  •  
  • Vivian Vachon-40 years old - road accident.
  •  
  • *Chris Benoit*-40 years old - hanged himself after killing his wife and son.
  •  
  • Jeep Swenson-40 years - heart failure.
  •  
  • Brady Boone-40 years old - automobile accident.
  •  
  • Terry Gordy-40 years old - heart attack.
  •  
  • Bertha Faye-40 years old - drug overdose causing a heart attack.
  •  
  • Rick Rude-41 years old - died of a heart attack with an open bottle of painkillers at his bedside.
  •  
  • Bruiser Brody-42 years old - poisoned from his own bile after being stabbed several times in the stomach and the chest by Jose Huertas.
  •  
  • Miss Elizabeth-42 years old - overdose of alcohol and painkillers.
  •  
  • Big Boss Man-42 years old - fatal heart attack
  •  
  • Earthquake-42 years old - bladder cancer at the age of 42.
  •  
  • Mike Awesome-42 years old - suicide by hanging.
  •  
  • Dino Bravo-44 years old - multiple gunshot wounds sustained amidst rumors of cigarette smuggling and a gangland-style hit.
  •  
  • Mr.Perfect Curt Henning-44 years old - cocaine intoxication.
  •  
  • Bam Bam Bigelow-45 years old - overdose.
  •  
  • Junkyard Dog-45 years old - single-car accident as he was returning home from his daughter's high school graduation. The apparent cause was falling asleep at the wheel.
  •  
  • Hercules-45 years old - heart failure
  •  
  • Andre the Giant-46 years old - giant-sized heart attack.
  •  
  • Big John Studd-46 years old - liver cancer and Hodgkin's disease.
  •  
  • Road Warrior Hawk-46 years old - massive heart attack.
  •  
  • Rocco Rock-49 years old - heart attack.
  •  
  • Sherri Martel-49 years old - still under investigation.
  •  
  • Moondog Spot-51 years old - heart attack in the ring.
  •  
  • Gene Anderson-58 years old - sudden heart attack.
  •  
  • Bad News Brown-63 years old

    Lister: ListAfterList Wiki Contributors

    Other lists of interest:

    The Chris Benoit Tragedy: What We Know
    INFORMATIVE Wiki List (0)
    Novels about School Shootings
    INFORMATIVE Wiki List (1)
    Murder-Suicide Aritst: Chris Benoit Trivia
    PEOPLE Wiki List (0)
    Worst Athlete Role Models
    WORSTS Wiki List (4)
    Fire - Deaths and Injuries Fact Sheet
    INFORMATIVE User Created List (1)

    Current list rating:  5.00

    Rate it:
    Give your rating for this list. One is the lowest score, five is the highest.

      Rate

    Add a Comment:
    Add your comments about the list. Enter your comment in the box below.

    Add comment
    There are no comments for this list. Be the first to post!

    Save Money at the LAL Store
    Shop here and save!

    in partner with


    LAL Team  |  Cool Lists and List Sites  | Copyright 2010, ListAfterList.com, LLC