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Story here:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/201...at-79.html

Damn all these wrestlers are dying-- either naturally (like Steele and Dusty a year or two ago) or other causes.

Here's a clip of George vs. Macho Man Randy Savage w/ Miss Elizabeth (all three of them are now dead-- sad)

George and macho man were a blast together.

I mean come on. Mix a guy that eats turnbuckles with another guy who's hopped up on a cocktail of cocaine and cattle steroids? Sign me up.

Controversial Wrestler Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka Dead at 73

by Phil McCausland

Professional wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka died Sunday, shortly after the murder case over the 1983 killing of his mistress was dismissed. He was 73 and had been battling cancer.

Dwayne Johnson, the actor and former wrestler known as "The Rock," shared the news on behalf of Snuka's family on Twitter.

Quote: Dwayne Johnson

@TheRock

Our family @TaminaSnuka asked me to share the sad news that her dad Jimmy Snuka has just passed away. Alofa atu i le aiga atoa. #RIPSuperfly
2:40 PM - 15 Jan 2017

Once a legendary villain of the World Wrestling Federation who transformed into a hero character, Snuka used jeering audiences, acrobatic leaps and his famed "Superfly Splash" to rise to stardom during the wrestling craze of the 1980s.

Born James Reiher, Snuka grew up in Hawaii and became a professional wrestler in the 1970s. He made his first WWF appearance in 1982, when the organization was just hitting its stride as a ratings juggernaut.

"Snuka is regarded by many as the pioneer of high-flying offense because of his Superfly Splash from the top turnbuckle," WWE, formerly known as the WWF, said in a statment. "His dive off the top of the steel cage onto Don Muraco at Madison Square Garden as hundreds of flash bulbs went off will forever live as one of the most memorable moments in WWE history."

Only a year after entering the WWF, while taping at the Allentown Fairgrounds, Snuka was embroiled in controversy. A married man, Snuka reported to investigators that he'd found his 23-year-old girlfriend, Nancy Argentino, unconscious in his hotel bed. The official investigation concluded that the death was accidental, but the murder would haunt the rest of Snuka's wrestling career and life.


Though his popularity did not immediately plummet after the murder, he did develop a drug problem and lost a wrongful death case brought forward by Argentino's family. He reportedly said he did not have the money to pay the $500,000 civil judgment.

Snuka then bounced around various independent wrestling organizations before returning to the WWF in 1989. He would remain there as a headliner until the mid-1990s.

In 2013, the Argentino case returned. A local Allentown newspaper investigated the death and found that the death should have been prosecuted as a homicide. The case was reopened and Snuka found his name in the headlines again, but for the wrong reasons.

He was charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

Snuka's second wife said that he was receiving treatment for cancer and had portions of his stomach and lymph nodes removed prior to standing trial. The murder case against him was dropped only two weeks ago, in early January, after the judge learned that Snuka suffered from dementia and terminal cancer

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cont...73-n707151

^^ In hindsight he likely had an outbreak of aggression/agitation from the anabolic steroids and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), like Chris Benoit (who was generally considered a mild mannered guy before killing his wife and 7 year old son before hanging himself).

George "The Animal" Steel was great in Tim Burton's movie, Ed Wood. Also enjoyed watching him eat turnbuckles when I was a kid.

Ivan Koloff and Chavo Guerrerro passed away this week too.

(02-19-2017 01:18 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Ivan Koloff and Chavo Guerrerro passed away this week too.

Stories here:

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ivan...74-n723176

and here:

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/804793-b...-age-of-68

Nicole Bass passed away as well:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/201.../98036550/

Rick Flair not well:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/201...ayers.html

(08-14-2017 05:54 PM)Not Duane Wrote:  Rick Flair not well:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/201...ayers.html

Looks like the Grim Reaper isn't coming quite yet, but all those years of partying all night down at the Marriott have caught up to the Nature Boy. His kidneys have failed and he has alcoholic cardiomyopathy.

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan has passed away:

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/17/ww...eenan-dies

I was a back wrestling mark back in the day. I can envision the Brain in heaven now doing Prime Time with the late Gorilla Monsoon.

Matt Cappotelli Dead:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/201...jesus.html

(06-30-2018 03:11 PM)Not Duane Wrote:  Matt Cappotelli Dead:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/201...jesus.html

That is a bummer, he was young too. Had Cappotelli been born a decade later he likely could have been a star on the Indy circuit.

While we are at it...I don't see a mention of Vader passing away.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/201...-cell.html

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/201...at-63.html

Pretty sad picture given this photo was only taken 21 years ago.

(08-13-2018 11:35 AM)Banter Wrote:  

Pretty sad picture given this photo was only taken 21 years ago.

Bret is the only one in that picture still alive. What a shame.

(08-13-2018 12:01 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(08-13-2018 11:35 AM)Banter Wrote:  

Pretty sad picture given this photo was only taken 21 years ago.

Bret is the only one in that picture still alive. What a shame.

Owen Hart, Pillman and Smith all passed before 40. They have all pretty much been gone for 20 years.