Dr Hackenslash 25 Posted October 22, 2012 Retired wrestler Mike Graham committed sucicide recently. If I remember correctly, his father and son also committed suicide. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,434 Posted October 29, 2012 A few lesser known people from the wrestling community have died recently. Maybe a big name will die soon Bobby Eaton's back in hospital, from what I've heard. I would prefer one of the many ony my DDP list. I never put Bobby Eaton on either of then Bobby Eaton is apparently recovering from pnuemonia and heart failure. Hector Garza, on the other hand, has lung cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted October 29, 2012 A few lesser known people from the wrestling community have died recently. Maybe a big name will die soon Bobby Eaton's back in hospital, from what I've heard. I would prefer one of the many ony my DDP list. I never put Bobby Eaton on either of then Bobby Eaton is apparently recovering from pnuemonia and heart failure. Hector Garza, on the other hand, has lung cancer. Yeah, I saw this one and from what it sounds it looks pretty bad for him. Chances of a UK obit have to be slim to none, though? Eaton would probably scrape a Sun obit though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,434 Posted October 29, 2012 No chance of an obit over here, though I doubt many wrestlers would make British obits, even Eaton. Although if the 91 year old Mick McManus is ignored when he goes... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted October 29, 2012 No chance of an obit over here, though I doubt many wrestlers would make British obits, even Eaton. You'd be surprised, The Sun loves its WWE obits. Even Oliver fucking Humperdink got one. Bastion Booger actually got one in the Evening Standard. They must have been short on copy that day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,434 Posted October 29, 2012 No chance of an obit over here, though I doubt many wrestlers would make British obits, even Eaton. You'd be surprised, The Sun loves its WWE obits. Even Oliver fucking Humperdink got one. Bastion Booger actually got one in the Evening Standard. They must have been short on copy that day. I stand corrected. Though they didn't bother giving obit to Strongbow, so it might depend on who the writer remembers showing up with Hogan. The Booger one is just bizarre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted October 29, 2012 I think Chief Jay Strongbows lack of UK Obit is because he was big in the Pre Wrestlemania era and the push to make the sport international by Vince McMahon didn't happen until he was retired.It is why one of the biggest stars in the us from about the 60s to early 80s didn't get an obit but someone who was mostly a midsouth regional figure like Humperdink but managed Bam Bam Bigelow at WM IV in a small time frame on an intl stage did. I would think Eaton might get a UK Obit because he was a pretty notable midcarder in the early 90s when WCW made a push in the UK and Japan to compete with WWE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted November 1, 2012 Wrestler Brad Armstrong has died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted November 1, 2012 Wrestler Brad Armstrong has died. What a buzzkill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted November 3, 2012 Wrestler Brad Armstrong has died. What a buzzkill. You can still post the link. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted November 3, 2012 http://www.thesun.co...es-aged-51.html So with Brad Armstrong getting an Obit from The Sun I think Eaton is a safe bet to get one as well if he passes soon since he wrestled around the same time in WCW and was higher up the card most of the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted November 12, 2012 Any news on Barry Windham ? He was supposedly nearly dead about htis time last year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted November 12, 2012 Any news on Barry Windham ? He was supposedly nearly dead about htis time last year Been a strangely quiet year for dead wrestlers. Hector Garza has stage three throat cancer, but the odds on him getting a UK obit are basically zero. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,434 Posted November 12, 2012 There's a few lingerers - Superstar Billy Graham comes to mind - but I think Windham is out of the woods for a few years. On the other hand, I've a feeling we wont be having Kamala about for too much longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted November 16, 2012 By request... He's already dead, but did you know Kent Walton was the producer of a bunch of sexploitation films in the 70s? Kinda weird to think the same guy that commentated on so many brave performances by Johnny Kwango is the same man who produced 1972's "Lesbian Twins". Anyway, Kent Walton's dead. So is Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, my personal favourite farming nutcase Les Kellett, Bomber Roach, "Judo"/"Lord" Alfred Hayes, "Dr Death" Paul Lincoln, Mike Marino, King Kong Kirk, Brian Glover, Gorgeous George, Jackie Pallo (my mum used to think he was arrogant).... the list goes on. Mick McManus turns 83 this year and I believe he still attends wrestler conventions as well as working in the world of antiques. "Exotic" Adrian Street has had both a heart attack and a run-in with cancer in the past few years, and lives in Florida. "Crybaby" Jim Breaks has retired with all the old British crooks to Gran Canaria, "Dynamite Kid" Tom Billington, as mentioned in the WWF/E thread, is an embittered cripple living off disability benefit in a Manchester council house, and Kendo Nagasaki is still absolutely fucking batshit insane, best illustrated by this story about him trying to tear a tree down a decade ago. That's off the top of my head, anyway. For those into the 1970s British version, BBC4's showing a documentary called Wrestling's Golden Age: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies, slated for December 13th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted November 16, 2012 I'll set the iPlayer notification. Hopefully they tell the Les-Kellett-bitten-by-a pig-story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted November 19, 2012 former wcw wrestler died, he was one half of the tag team, the Kongs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted November 29, 2012 http://www.wwe.com/inside/buddy-roberts-passes-away-26072472 I don't know if this has already been posted but wrestler buddy roberts has died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted December 4, 2012 Indy wrestler and former NWF world champion Mad Dog DC Drake has died. http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_66990.shtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted December 5, 2012 Indy wrestler and former NWF world champion Mad Dog DC Drake has died. http://www.pwtorch.c...cle_66990.shtml Welcome back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted January 18, 2013 "Count" Billy Varga has died at the age of 94 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted January 22, 2013 Billy Graham hospitalised with double pneumonia. Looks like he might beat the other BG to the pearly gates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted January 22, 2013 Billy Graham hospitalised with double pneumonia. Looks like he might beat the other BG to the pearly gates. Amazingly it looks like this won't be the hospitalization that kills him. Can't linger for much longer though, been almost two years since he was given two years to live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted January 23, 2013 Billy Graham hospitalised with double pneumonia. Looks like he might beat the other BG to the pearly gates. That might confuse Saint Peter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,434 Posted January 28, 2013 So Ric Flair's big Japan match got called off as he was diagnosed with a blood clot in his leg. Flair refuses medical treatment on this, and aims to keep wrestling and flying with said blood clot. I think most can probably tell how this story is going to end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
