Maxim Article: 64 Pro Wrestlers Dead since 97'

[BTBuck1]

Maxim Article: 64 Pro Wrestlers Dead since 97' and all under the age of 50

Here's the list:

14/64 Died of Drug related issues:

1998 Louie Spicollie 27 (PainKiller O.D)
4/99 Ravishing Rick Rude Richard Rood 40 (Drug Overdose)*
1/00 Bobby Duncum Jr 34 (Drug Overdose)
2001 Rhonda Singh 40 (PainKiller O.D)
2002 Randy Anderson 42 (Painkiller O.D.)
2002 Basil Boziniz 26 (Drug Overdose)
2003 Anthony Durante 36 (Painkiller O.D.)
2003 Curt Henning aka "Mr Perfect" 44 (Cocaine O.D.)*
2003 Elizabeth Hulette 42 (Drug Overdose)
2003 Crash Holly 32 (PainKiller O.D)
8/07 Brian Adams 44 (Drug Overdose)
2007 Joey Maggs 37 (Possible Overdose)
2007 Sherri Russel 49 (PainKiller O.D)
2007 Scotty Williams 44 (Drug Overdose)




31/64 Died of Heart Related Issues:

1997 Jeep Swanson 40 (Heart Attack)
10/97 Flyin' Brian Pillman 35 (Heart condition)*
1998 Rodney Anoai aka Yokozuna 34 (Heart Attack)*
1998 Steve King 46 (Heart Attack)
2000 Gary Albright 36(Heart Attack)
2000 Elizabeth Chase 45 (Heart Attack)
2001 Russell Haas 27 (Heart Attack)
2001 Michael Davis 45 (heart Attack)
2001 Terry Gordy 40 (Heart Attack)
2002 Herb Calvert 45 (Heart Attack)
2002 Jeff Raitz 38 (Heart Attack)
2002 Dave DiMeglio 35 (Heart Attack)
2002 Rocko Rock 49 (Heart Attack)
2002 Troy Thompson 47 (Heart Attack)
2002 Billy Joe Travis 40 (Heart Attack)
5/02 The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith 39 (Enlarged Heart)*
2003 Michael Hegstrand 46 (Heart Attack)
2003 Brian Cox 33 (Heart Attack)
2003 Michael Lozanski 35 (Heart Attack)
2003 Jerry "The Wall" Tuite 36 (Heart Attack)
2004 Hercules Hernandez 47 (Heat Attack)*
9/04 Big Boss Man Ray Taylor 42 (Heart Attack)*
11/05 Eddie Guerrero 38 (Heart failure)*
2005 Trae Keller 36 (Heart Attack)
2005 Chris Candido 33 (Blood Clot to the Heart)
2006 Tiger Khan 33 (Heart Attack)
2006 Johnny Grunge 39 (Heart Attack)
2006 Victor Quinones 46 (Heart Attack)
2007 Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow 45 (Heart Attack)*
2007 John Kronus 38 (Heart Failure)
2007 Biff Wellington 42 (Heart Attack)





6/64 Died of some type of Cancer:

1999 Brian Hildebrand (Stomache Cancer)
2000 Tonomi "JUmbo" Tsuruta 49 (Cancer)
2003 Audi Hager 44 (Cancer)
2004 Marianna Komios 35 (Breast Cancer)
2006 John Tenta aka "EartQuake" 42 (Cancer)*
2007 Sean Evans 36 (Lung Cancer)


3/64 from Organ Failure:

2003 Dan Johnson 49 (Liver Failure)
2002 Alex Rizzo 34 (Kidney Failure)
2006 Emory Hail 36 (Kidney Failure)


4/64 Commited Suicide:

1999 Richard Wilson 33 (Suicide)
2002 Robbie Dicks 32 (Possible Suicide)
2007 Mike "Awesome" Alfonso 42 (Suicide)
2007 Chris Benoit 40 (Suicide)*


2/64 were murdered:

2001 Chris Adams 46 (Murdered)
2007 Nancy Benoit 43 (Murdered)*



2/64 Died of car accident injuries:

1998 Brady Boone 40 (Car Accident)
1998 Sylvester "Junk Yard Dog" Ritter 45 (Car Accident)*


2/64 Died of Other Reasons:

5/99 Owen Hart 33 (Accident while performing)*
2005 Shinya Hashimoto 40 (Brain Aneurysm)

I was shocked how many I recognized the name of, and didn't even know they died. I put an * next to the ones I recognized and are in BOLD.

If you guys know of the Knicknames of some of the others on the list, please list them here.

[xtop]

wow thats insane. i knew it was happening, but not that much. something needs to be done about the drugs in wrestling

[sj001]

Damn! I didn't know all of them died... I mean, I knew about a few, like the Chris Benoit thing, but, holy s&^$.

Damn, I used to like the Junk Yard Dawg! I think a lot of the ones under heart attack are probably tied to steroids somehow.