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Recent group photo of some of the WWWF/WWF 1970s/80s wrestlers. Most still look somewhat as they used to, but Ivan Putski (bottom left) has REALLY aged.

Clayton Ruby, one of Canada's most prolific civil rights lawyers, has died. He was 80. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/clayton-ruby-1.6539851

Bobbie Faye Ferguson, a character actress from the late 1970s to the early 1990s who appeared in a handful of episodes of Dallas and as Monette Marlin on three episodes of Designing Women, has died. She was 78. Ferguson was the mother of Jay R. Ferguson, also an actor and most recently known for the role of Ben on the Conners (the Roseanne continuation). https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bobbie-faye-ferguson-dallas-dukes-hazzard-actress-dead

Buck Martinez set to return to the broadcast booth on July 26th following cancer treatment. https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/buck-martinez-returning-to-blue-jays-broadcast-tuesday-following-cancer-treatment/

Dwight Smith, who played over 800 games combined with the Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves and was part of Atlanta's 1995 World Series-winning team, has died. He was 58. Smith's son, Dwight Smith Jr. is an active player with 169 games worth of experience. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/dwight-smith-former-cubs-and-braves-outfielder-dies-at-58/

And yet thumbed his nose at the first two accusations, strutting out on live television several times. I think this may be more about what hasn't yet been revealed, more-so than the hush money payouts.

Vince McMahon abruptly announces his retirement.

Jody Porter, a long-time reporter at CBC Thunder Bay, has died following a lengthy illness. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/jody-porter-dies-1.6525474

Kevin Samuels cause of death revealed to be hypertension: https://people.com/human-interest/controversial-youtube-star-kevin-samuels-died-from-hypertension-reports/

Johnny Egan, a former Houston Rockets player and coach, has died. He was 83. https://www.si.com/nba/2022/07/21/johnny-egan-dies-former-houston-rockets-coach-player

Vito Grimaldi, a powerful Bonanno soldier and bakery owner, has died without much fanfare. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/vito-grimaldi-obituary?id=35814821 https://aboutthemafia.com/bonanno-boss-mikey-nose-mancuso-puts-the-families-acting-boss-and-consigliere-on-the-shelf/

Matthew Obbema, who worked the indies for a few years as Matt Sinister from the late 90s to early 2000s, with 45 total credited matches, has died. He was 46. Obbema had been trained by Ross and Bruce Hart. He worked in Southern California. http://socaluncensored.com/2022/07/21/former-socal-wrestler-matt-sinister-has-died/

Doug Mitchell, a former Canadian Football League player who went on to become its commissioner, has died. He was 83. Mitchell, an Order of Canada recipient, was also a former governor of the Calgary Flames NHL franchise. Mitchell led the CFL from 1984 to 1988. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/former-cfl-commissioner-calgary-lawyer-doug-mitchell-died-1.6528229

Mark Nye, a Democratic State Senator in Idaho, has died. He was 76. https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/pocatello-sen-mark-nye-dies-at-age-76/article_fca4f01c-2116-5457-86e6-1fdfe1718572.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Robert Alan Koeneke, who created the 1980s game The Dungeons of Moria (known commonly as Moria), has died. He was 64. https://www.pcgamer.com/robert-alan-koeneke-creator-of-the-influential-roguelike-moria-has-died/

Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in the recent Elvis biopic which also served as her big screen acting debut, has died. She was 44. https://people.com/movies/elvis-actress-shonka-dukureh-found-dead-in-her-nashville-apartment-police/

Taurean Blacque has died. https://deadline.com/2022/07/taurean-blacque-dead-hill-street-blues-actor-was-82-1235074307/

Jim Lynch, a linebacker and a member of the Super Bowl IV-winning Kansas City Chiefs, has died. He was 76. He spent his entire 11-year career with the Chiefs. https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2022/07/21/kansas-city-chiefs-jim-lynch-death-super-bowl-iv-ring-of-honor/

Dave Fisher, a fixture at CJAD radio Montreal for over 30 years and the long-time host of its Sunday morning trivia show until his retirement a couple of years ago, has died. He was 71. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/former-cjad-broadcaster-dave-fisher-dies-at-71-1.5995711

Otha Compton Jr., the last living member of the USS John Hood, has died. He was 100. https://www.wboy.com/news/harrison/last-member-of-uss-john-hood-passes-at-100/

Michael Henderson, an R&B and soul singer, has died. He was 71. https://eurweb.com/2022/07/19/michael-henderson-legendary-rb-soul-singer-has-died-he-was-71/

He was quite reliant on her in his later years. Horrible, Roger Ebert-esque type jaw cancer.

Larry Jeffrey, who played 368 NHL games combined with the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers during the 1960s, has died. He was 81. https://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/midwestern-ontario-sports/2022/07/19/goderichs-hockey-hero-passes-away/

Four dead, two wounded in shooting at Greenwood Park Mall, in Indiana. https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/multiple-victims-reported-in-shooting-at-greenwood-park-mall/531-df15bbf5-8eca-4220-b149-7de4735fbe37

Howard N. Watson, a noted watercolorist, illustrator and teacher, has died. He was 93. https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/howard-watson-obituary-watercolor-painter-philadelphia-woodmere-20220715.html?utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_twitter_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=