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Um, Doink the Clown died, a few years ago, well at least tho original one did. Also. Wasn't Ludwig Borga in one of the Rumbles? He died the same year that bastion booger died.

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I know they never participated in the Royal Rumble match, other people on the card for potential Royal Rumble(rs)

 

'Mean' Gene Okerlund - The interviewer and announcer turns 72 this month, and has had two kidney transplants

 

Howard 'The Fink' Finkel - Extremely obese (see him recently in WWE Legends House). 64 years old now

 

The Tonga Kid - His brother Umaga died of a heart attack and Tongans are not known to be the healthiest of people

 

Bobby Heenan - We all know about his recent struggles

 

Pat Patterson - underwent emergency heart surgery and 73 years old

 

The Genius - Brother of The Macho Man, who died of a heart attack, but on the other side his father (Angelo Poffo) lived until he was 84

 

Mr Fuji - getting on at the age of 79

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With the Royal Rumble around the corner (January counts) and with Spade noting the recent propensity for The Sun to obit vaguely famous pro-wrestlers, I decided to create a stupidly long list. More than WrestleMania or the titles, the Rumble is the snapshot of Vince McMahon's world each year, with a high number of decorated performers (and the Red Rooster) who would get obits.

 

First off, here are the all the royal rumbles, with the competitors who are now deceased.

 

1988 - Ultimate Warrior, Dino Bravo, Junkyard Dog (3 dead, 17 alive of 20)

1989 - Andre the Giant, Mr Perfect, Bad News Brown, Randy Savage, Big Bossman, Big John Studd, Hercules (7, 23/30)

1990 - Randy Savage, Bad News Brown, Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, Earthquake, Warrior, Rick Rude, Hercules, Mr Perfect (9, 21/30)

1991 - Dino Bravo, Texas Tornado, Hercules, Bulldog, Hawk, Randy Savage, Crush, Earthquake, Mr Perfect (9, 21/30)

1992 - Bulldog, Tornado, Bossman, Hercules, Randy Savage (5, 25/30)

1993 - Mr Perfect, Earthquake, Yokozuna, Owen Hart, Randy Savage (5, 25/30)

1994 - Owen Hart, Randy Savage, Crush, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mabel, Bastion Booger (6, 24/30)

1995 - Bulldog, Owen, Mabel, Dick Murdoch, Steven Dunn, Crush (6, 24/30)

1996 - Mabel, Yokozuna, Owen Hart, Bulldog (4, 26/30)

1997 - Crush, Bulldog, Owen (3, 27/30)

1998 - Owen Hart (1, 26/27)

1999 - Mabel, Test, Bossman, Owen (4, 26/30)

2000 - Viscera, Bossman, Test, Bulldog, Crash Holly (5, 25/30)

2001 - Test, Crash (2, 28/30)

2002 - Bossman, Test, Mr Perfect (3, 27/30)

2003 - Eddie Guerrero, Test, Jamal/Umaga (3, 27/30)

2004 - Benoit (1, 29/30)

2005 - Eddie, Benoit, Viscera (3, 27/30)

2006 - Benoit, Viscera (2, 28/30)

2007 - Benoit, Viscera (2, 28/30) *

2008 - Umaga, Viscera (2, 28/30)

2009 - all living (30/30)

2010 - all living (30/30)

2011 - all living (40/40)

2012 - all living (30/30)

2013 - all living (30/30)

2014 - all living (30/30)

 

Some close calls with the last few though including Matt Hardy's DUI/fake suicide/madness in 2010, R-Truth's nearly fatal pneumonia in 2010, and Jerry Lawler's becoming a zombie in 2012.

 

I've also cheated including Booger in 1994 and Savage in 1991, but they were mentioned as having "skipped" the match on the commentary, whilst there was no PPV explanation for DOA Skull missing out in the 1998 one.

 

So, with all that worked out, a look at potential DDP types from the Rumble.

 

Bret Hart - Stroke in 2002, Post-Concussion Syndrome too, but seems to have mended well since then. On the other hand, he's a Hart, so he might get eaten by a holidaying crocodile in Calgary tomorrow. He's not going to die anytime soon, but is a definite obit when the time comes.

 

Jim Neidhart - Bret's brother in law. Recently a jailbird, drug issues, and looks like hell. He's 60 next year, he'd do well if he sees 65.

 

Jake Roberts - You know him. Attracting cancer like an Express headline just now. A certain obit. Either an excellent pick because hes got a lot of nasty health issues that would see off a normal man and is a recovering mega drug and alcohol addict. Or not, because he's Jake and he survives.

 

Harley Race - Aging legend, survived polio, obit certainty. But will surely go on for another decade or there abouts.

 

Don Muraco - Former steroid user who let himself go and is 66 next year.

 

Hacksaw Jim Duggan - Survived kidney cancer. On the pudgy side and 61 next year.

 

Sam Houston - Unlikely to obit unless part of the Jake story (they are brothers) but a long term jailbird and has drug issues.

 

Demolition Ax - heart issues

 

Marty Jannetty - drugged up incoherent mess, likely obit due to relationship with Shawn Michaels. One of my top contenders for least surprising future Spade or Lewd Squirrel death update in this thread in the future. 54 next year.

 

The Warlord - He was to steroids what Bill Gates is to making money. A risky obit (he had runs in the NWA and WWF, and a feud with the British Bulldog) but frankly I'm surprisd he's still alive. 53 next year.

 

Dusty Rhodes - Fat and nearly 70.

 

Paul Roma - Only 54, and no idea on health, but the loud idiots in wrestling tend to find early graves. See O'Haire, Sean. Also see the future mention of Billy Jack Haynes in this thread, circa 2015/2016.

 

Ric Flair - Ignores blood clots till the last minute, flies with them, drinks to excess, doesn't take care of himself. If he sees 70, its a miracle. (He's 66 next year) Obit guaranteed.

 

Sid - Favourite big man, hospitalised for a month with heart issues last year. 55 next year.

 

Chyna - Yeah, the question is when, not if.

 

Mick Foley - Multiple concussions, memory issues as a result. Injured everything at least once. Best selling author too and RAINN spokesperson so obit guaranteed. Seems (sadly) nailed on to do a Rik Mayall at some point.

 

There's also the Curse of 14th place (people who take this spot seem to die prematurely according to fan lore) which points at: Jannetty, Haku, Berzerker, 2^nd Doink the Clown, Jacob Blu, Doug Gilbert, Goldust, Ken Shamrock, Kurrgann, Bob Backlund, The Goodfather, DDP, Rikishi, Orlando Jordan, Joey Mercury, Jeff Hardy, Finlay, MVP, Chris Masters, Jinder Mahal, Rey Mysterio, Kevin Nash. Most of whom have their own health or addiction issues. Or are Bob Backlund. Or Haku.

 

 

*When you consider 2 of the World title challengers at the 2007 PPV (Umaga and Test) are dead too, Mr Kennedy must be shitting himself.

 

Erm, the traditional thing is to list survivors of each year/event/whatever you're listing, dummy. Also listing the real names of the performers alongside the name they wrestled under would be good.

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Um, Doink the Clown died, a few years ago, well at least tho original one did. Also. Wasn't Ludwig Borga in one of the Rumbles? He died the same year that bastion booger died.

 

Ludvig Borga shot himself in 2010, yes, but never made a Rumble. He was scheduled for a preliminary match for the 1994 one but injured long before it.

 

And the first Doink, Matt Borne, died. The second, Phil Apollo, and whoever else has played the role is still in the land of the living. By the time of Doink's rumble debut, Borne had left the WWE.

 

Erm, the traditional thing is to list survivors of each year/event/whatever you're listing, dummy. Also listing the real names of the performers alongside the name they wrestled under would be good.

 

In the same way Captain Beefheart went down on the DDP and Deathlist as Captain Beefheart and not Don, wrestlers are known in real life by their stage names mostly, except in the odd ocassion that the guy behind the character becomes as well known outwith. The aforementioned Mick Foley, for example.

 

As for the survivors list, its got 300 names, most of whom wouldn't obit if it was the only story of the year. The dead list shows the repeated nature of the beast - that its a ground rife for picks based on time, and age.

 

But since you asked so nicely, here's a big list full of names no one has heard of who wont obit. Stats are meaningless sans context, however.

 

 

 

 

The full Rumble survivors list

 

1988

1. Bret hart

2. Tito Santana

3. Butch Reed

4. Jim Neidhart

5. Jake Roberts

6. B Brain Blair

7. Jim Brunzell

8. Harley Race

9. Boris Zhukov

10. Nikolai Volkoff

11. Don Muraco

12. Hillbilly Jim

13. One Man Gang

14. Hacksw Jim Duggan

15. Ron bass

16. Sam Houston

17. Danny Davis

 

1989

1. Ax

2. Smash

3. Ronnie gravin

4. Greg valentine

5. Jake Roberts

6. Ron bass

7. Shawn Michaels

8. Butch

9. Honky tonk man

10. Tito Santana

11. Marty jannetty

12. Arn Anderson

13. Tully Blanchard

14. Hulk Hogan

15. Luke

16. Koko b ware

17. Warlord

18. Akeem

19. Brutus beefcake

20. Red rooster

21. Barbarian

22. Rick martel

23. Ted dibiase

 

1990

1. Ted dibiase

2. Koko b ware

3. Marty jannetty

4. Jake rrobers

5. Roddy piper

6. The warlord

7. Bret hart

8. Dusty Rhodes

9. Red rooster

10. Ax

11. Haku

12. Smash

13. Akeem

14. Snuka

15. Jim neidhart

16. Rick Martel

17. Tito Santana

18. Honky Tonk Man

19. Hulk Hogan

20. Shawn Michaels

21. Barbarian

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1991

1. Bret Hart

2. Greg Valentine

3. Paul Roma

4. Saba Simba

5. Rick Martel

6. Butch

7. Jake Roberts

8. Tito Santana

9. Undertaker

10. Snuka

11. Smash

12. Shane Douglas

13. Animal

14. Duggan

15. Hulk Hogan

16. Haku

17. Jim neidhart

18. Luke

19. Brian knobs

20. Warlord

21. tugboat

 

1992

 

18. Ted Dibiase

19. Ric Flair

20. Jerry Sags

21. Haku

22. Shawn Michaels

23. Tito Santana

24. The Barbarian

25. Repo Man

26. Greg Valentine

27. Nikolai Volkoff

28. Roddy Piper

29. Jake Roberts

30. Hacksaw Jim Duggan

31. IRS

32. Superfly Snuka

33. The Undertaker

34. Virgil

35. The BErzerker

36. Col Mustafa

37. Rick Martel

38. Hulk Hogan

39. Skinner

40. Sgt Slaughter

41. Sid

42. The Warlord

 

1993

1. Ric Flair

2. Bob Backlund

3. Papa Shango

4. Ted Dibiase

5. Brian Knobbs

6. Jerry lawler

7. Virgil

8. Max Moon

9. Tenryu

10. Skinner

11. Koko B Ware

12. Samu

13. The Berzerker

14. The Undertaker

15. Terrific Terry Taylor

16. Damian Demento

17. IRS

18. Tatanka

19. Jerry Sags

20. Typhoon

21. Fatu

22. Carlos Colon

23. Tito Santana

24. Rick Martel

25. Repo Man

 

1994

1. Scott Steiner

2. Samu

3. Rick Steiner

4. Kwang

5. Bart Gunn

6. Diesel

7. Bob Backlund

8. Billy Gunn

9. Virgil

10. Jeff Jarrett

11. Doink

12. Sparky Plugg

13. Shawn Michaels

14. Mo

15. Greg Valentine

16. Tatanka

17. Great Kabuki

18. Lex Luger

19. Tenryu

20. Rick Martel

21. Bret Hart

22. Fatu

23. Marty Jannetty

24. Adam Bomb

 

1995

1. Shawn Michaels

2. Eli Blu

3. Duke Droese

4. Jimmy Del Ray

5. Seone

6. Dr Tom Prichard

7. Kwang

8. DOink

9. Rick Martel

10. Butch

11. Jacob Blu

12. King Kong Bundy

13. Mo

14. Luke

15. Lex Luger

16. Mantaur

17. Aldo Montoya

18. Henry O Godwinn

19. Bart Gunn

20. Billy Gunn

21. Bob Backlund

22. Adam Bomb

23. Fatu

 

1996

1. Triple H

2. Henry O Godwinn

3. Bob Backlund

4. Jerry Lawler

5. Bob Holly

6. Jake Roberts

7. Dory Funk Jr

8. 123 Kid

9. Omari

10. Savio Vega

11. Vader

12. Doug Gilbert

13. Squat Team A

14. Squat Team B

15. Shawn Michaels

16. Hakushi

17. Tatanka

18. Aldo Montoya

19. Diesel

20. Kama Mustafa

21. The RingMaster

22. Barry Horowitz

23. Fatu

24. Isaac Yankem

25. Marty Jannetty

26. Duke Droese

 

1997

1. Ahmed Johnson

2. Fake Razor

3. Phinneas I Godwinn

4. Stone Cold Steve Austin

5. Bart Gunn

6. Jake Roberts

7. Pierroth

8. The Sultan

9. Mil Mascaras

10. Triple H

11. Goldust

12. Cibernetico

13. Marc Mero

14. Latin Lover

15. Faarooq

16. Jesse James

17. Savio Vega

18. Bret Hart

19. Jerry Lawler

20. Fake Diesel

21. Terry Funk

22. Mankind

23. Rocky Maivia

24. Flash Funk

25. Vader

26. Henry O Godwinn

27. The Undertaker

 

1998

1. Cactus Jack

2. Terry Funk

3. Tom Brandi

4. The Rock

5. Mosh

6. Phinneas I Godwinn

7. 8-ball

8. Bradshaw

9. Steve Blackman

10. Dlo Brown

11. Kurrgann

12. Marc Mero

13. Ken Shamrock

14. Thrasher

15. Goldust

16. Jeff Jarrett

17. Honky Tonk Man

18. Ahmed Johnson

19. Mark Henry

20. Skull

21. Kama Mustafa

22. Stone Cold Steve Austin

23. Savio Vega

24. Henry O Godwinn

25. Faarooq

26. Chainz

27. Vader

 

1999

1. Stone Cold Steve Austin

2. Mr McMahon

3. Golga

4. Droz

5. Edge

6. Gillberg

7. Steve Blackman

8. Dan Severn

9. Tiger Ali Singh

10. Blue Meanie

11. Road Dogg

12. Gangrel

13. Kurrgan

14. Al Snow

15. Goldust

16. Godfather

17. Kane

18. Ken Shamrock

19. Billy Gunn

20. Triple H

21. Val Venis

22. X-Pac

23. Mark Henry

24. Jeff Jarrett

25. D’lo Brown

26. Chyna

 

2000

1. D’lo brown

2. Grandmaster Sexay

3. Mosh

4. Christian

5. Rikishi

6. Scotty 2 Hotty

7. Steve Blackman

8. Edge

9. Gangrel

10. Bob Backlund

11. Chris Jericho

12. Chyna

13. Faarooq

14. Road Dogg

15. Al Snow

16. Prince Albert

17. Val Venis

18. Hardcore Holly

19. The Rock

20. Billy Gunn

21. The Big Show

22. Bradshaw

23. Kane

24. The Godfather

25. X-pac

 

2001

1. Jeff Hardy

2. Bull Buchannan

3. Matt Hardy

4. Faarooq

5. Drew

6. Kane

7. Raven

8. Al Snow

9. Perry Saturn

10. Steve Blackman

11. Grandmaster Sexay

12. Honky Tonk man

13. The Rock

14. The Goodfather

15. Tazz

16. Bradshaw

17. Albert

18. Hardcore Holly

19. K-Kwik

20. Val Venis

21. William Regal

22. The Big Show

23. The Undertaker

24. Scotty 2 Hotty

25. Stone Cold Steve Austin

26. Billy Gunn

27. Haku

28. Rikishi

 

2002

1. Rikishi

2. Goldust

3. Bradshaw

4. Lance Storm

5. Al Snow

6. Billy Gunn

7. Undertaker

8. Matt Hardy

9. Jeff Hardy

10. Maven

11. Scotty 2 Hotty

12. Christian

13. DDP

14. Chuck Palumbo

15. Godfather

16. Albert

17. Perry Saturn

18. Stone Cold Steve Austin

19. Val Venis

20. Triple H

21. Hurricane

22. Faarooq

23. Kurt Angle

24. The Big Show

25. Kane

26. Rob van Dam

27. Booker T

 

2003

1. Shawn Michaels

2. Chris Jericho

3. Chris Nowinski

4. Rey Mysterio

5. Edge

6. Christian

7. Chavo Guerrero

8. Tajiri

9. Bill Demott

10. Tommy Dreamer

11. B2

12. Rob Van Dam

13. Matt Hardy

14. Jeff hardy

15. Rosey

16. John Cena

17. Charlie Haas

18. Rikishi

19. Kane

20. Shelton Benjamin

21. Booker T

22. A-Train

23. Maven

24. Goldust

25. Batista

26. Brock Lesnar

27. The Undertaker

 

2004

1. Randy Orton

2. Mark Henry

3. Tajiri

4. Bradshaw

5. Rhyno

6. Matt Hardy

7. Scott Steiner

8. Matt Morgan

9. Hurricane

10. Booker T

11. Kane

12. Spike Dudley

13. Rikishi

14. Rene Dupree

15. A-Train

16. Shelton Benjamin

17. The Cat

18. Kurt Angle

19. Rico

20. Mick Foley

21. Christian

22. Nunzio

23. The Big Show

24. Chris Jericho

25. Charlie Haas

26. Billy Gunn

27. John Cena

28. Rob Van Dam

29. Goldberg

 

2005

1. Daniel Puder

2. Hardcore Holly

3. Hurricane

4. Kenzo Suzuki

5. Edge

6. Rey Mysterio

7. Shelton Benjamin

8. Booker T

9. Chris Jericho

10. Luther Reigns

11. Mohammed Hassan

12. Orlando Jordan

13. Scotty 2 Hotty

14. Charlie Haas

15. Rene Dupree

16. Simon Dean

17. Shawn Michaels

18. Kurt Angle

19. Jonathan Coachman

20. Mark Jindrak

21. Paul London

22. John Cena

23. Snitsky

24. Kane

25. Batista

26. Christian

27. Ric Flair

 

2006

1. Triple H

2. Rey Mysterio

3. Simon Dean

4. Psicosis

5. Ric Flair

6. The Big Show

7. Jonathan Coachman

8. Lashley

9. Kane

10. Slyvain

11. Carlito

12. Booker T

13. Joey Mercury

14. Tatanka

15. Johnny Nitro

16. Trevor Murdoch

17. Eugene

18. Animal

19. Rob Van Dam

20. Orlando Jordan

21. Chavo Guerrero

22. Matt Hardy

23. Supercrazy

24. Chris Masters

25. Shawn Michaels

26. Shelton Benjamin

27. Goldust

28. Randy Orton

 

2007

1. Ric Flair

2. Finlay

3. Kenny

4. Matt Hardy

5. Edge

6. Tommy Dreamer

7. Sabu

8. Gregory Helms

9. Shelton Benjamin

10. Kane

11. CM Punk

12. Booker T

13. Supercrazy

14. Jeff Hardy

15. The Sandman

16. Randy Orton

17. Rob Van Dam

18. Kevin Thorn

19. Hardcore Holly

20. Johnny Nitro

21. Shawn Michaels

22. Chris Masters

23. Chavo Guerrero

24. MVP

25. Carlito

26. The Great Khali

27. The Miz

28. The Undertaker

 

2008

1. The Undertaker

2. Shawn Michaels

3. Santino Marella

4. Great Khali

5. Hardcore Holly

6. John Morrison

7. Tommy Dreamer

8. Batista

9. Hornswoggle

10. Chuck Palumbo

11. Jamie Noble

12. CM Punk

13. Cody Rhodes

14. Snitsky

15. The Miz

16. Shelton Benjamin

17. Superfly Snuka

18. Roddy Piper

19. Kane

20. Carlito

21. Mr Kennedy

22. Mick Foley

23. Mark Henry

24. Chavo Guerrero

25. Finlay

26. Elijah Burke

27. Triple H

28. John Cena

 

2009

1. Rey Mysterio

2. John Morrison

3. Carlito

4. MVP

5. Great Khali

6. Vladimir Kozlov

7. Triple H

8. Randy Orton

9. JTG

10. Ted DiBiase

11. Chris Jericho

12. Mike Knox

13. The Miz

14. Finlay

15. Cody Rhodes

16. The Undertaker

17. Goldust

18. CM Punk

19. Mark Henry

20. Shelton Benjamin

21. William Regal

22. Kofi Kingston

23. Kane

24. R-Truth

25. Rob Van Dam

26. The Brian Kendrick

27. Dolph Ziggler

28. Santino Marella

29. Hacksaw Jim Duggan

30. The Big Show

 

2010

1. Dolph Ziggler

2. Evan Bourne

3. CM Punk

4. JTG

5. Great Khali

6. Beth Phoenix

7. Zack Ryder

8. Triple H

9. Drew McIntyre

10. Ted Dibiase

11. John Morrison

12. Kane

13. Cody Rhodes

14. MVP

15. Carlito

16. The Miz

17. Matt Hardy

18. Shawn Michaels

19. JohnCena

20. Shelton Benjamin

21. Yoshi Tatsu

22. The Big Show

23. Mark Henry

24. Chris Masters

25. R-Truth

26. Kofi Kingston

27. Jack swagger

28. Chris Jericho

29. Edge

30. Batista

 

 

2011

1. CM Punk

2. Daniel Bryan

3. Justin Gabriel

4. Zack Ryder

5. William Regal

6. Ted dibiase

7. John Morrison

8. Yoshi

9. Husky Harris

10. Chavo Guerrero

11. Mark Henry

12. JTG

13. Michael McGillicutty

14. Chris Masters

15. David Otunga

16. Tyler Reks

17. Vladimir Kozlov

18. R-Truth

19. Great Khali

20. Mason Ryan

21. Booker T

22. John Cena

23. Hornswoggle

24. Tyson Kidd

25. Heath Slater

26. Kofi Kingston

27. Jack Swagger

28. Sheamus

29. Rey Mysterio

30. Wade Barrett

31. Dolph Ziggler

32. Diesel

33. Drew McIntyre

34. Alex Riley

35. The Big Show

36. Ezekiel Jackson

37. Santino Marella

38. Alberto Del Rio

39. Randy Orton

40. Kane

 

 

2012

1. The Miz

2. Alex Riley

3. R-Truth

4. Cody Rhodes

5. Justin Gabriel

6. Primo

7. Mick Foley

8. Ricardo

9. Santino Marella

10. Epico

11. Kofi Kingston

12. Jerry Lawler

13. Ezekiel Jackson

14. Jinder Mahal

15. Great Khali

16. Booker T

17. Dolph Ziggler

18. Hunico

19. Hacksaw Jim Duggan

20. Michael Cole

21. Kharma

22. Sheamus

23. Road Dogg

24. Jey Uso

25. Wade Barrett

26. Jack Swagger

27. Randy Orton

28. David Otunga

29. Chris Jericho

30. The Big Show

 

 

2013

1. Dolph Ziggler

2. Chris Jericho

3. Cody Rhodes

4. Kofi Kingston

5. Santino

6. Drew Mcintyre

7. Titus O’Neil

8. GOldust

9. David Otunga

10. Heath Slater

11. Sheamus

12. Tensai

13. Brodus Clay

14. Rey Mysterio

15. Darren Young

16. Bo Dallas

17. The Godfather

18. Wade Barrett

19. John Cena

20. Damien Sandow

21. Daniel Bryan

22. Antonio Cesaro

23. The Great Khali

24. Kane

25. Zack Ryder

26. Randy Orton

27. Jinder Mahal

28. The Miz

29. Sin Cara

30. Ryback

 

 

2014

1. CM Punk

2. Seth Rollins

3. Damian Sandow

4. Cody Rhodes

5. Kane

6. Rusev

7. Jack Swagger

8. Kofi Kingston

9. Jimmy Uso

10. Goldust

11. Dean Ambrose

12. Dolph Ziggler

13. R-Truth

14. Kevin Nash

15. Roman Reigns

16. Great Khali

17. Sheamus

18. The Miz

19. Fandango

20. El Torito

21. Antonio Cesaro

22. Luke Harper

23. Jey Uso

24. JBL

25. Erick Rowan

26. Ryback

27. Alberto Del Rio

28. Batista

29. Big E

30. Rey Mysterio

 

 

[Dr. Zorders 1,271]

Erm, the traditional thing is to list survivors of each year/event/whatever you're listing, dummy. Also listing the real names of the performers alongside the name they wrestled under would be good.

 

In the same way Captain Beefheart went down on the DDP and Deathlist as Captain Beefheart and not Don, wrestlers are known in real life by their stage names mostly, except in the odd ocassion that the guy behind the character becomes as well known outwith. The aforementioned Mick Foley, for example.

 

As for the survivors list, its got 300 names, most of whom wouldn't obit if it was the only story of the year. The dead list shows the repeated nature of the beast - that its a ground rife for picks based on time, and age.

 

But since you asked so nicely, here's a big list full of names no one has heard of who wont obit. Stats are meaningless sans context, however.

 

 

 

 

The full Rumble survivors list

 

1988

1. Bret hart

2. Tito Santana

3. Butch Reed

4. Jim Neidhart

5. Jake Roberts

6. B Brain Blair

7. Jim Brunzell

8. Harley Race

9. Boris Zhukov

10. Nikolai Volkoff

11. Don Muraco

12. Hillbilly Jim

13. One Man Gang

14. Hacksw Jim Duggan

15. Ron bass

16. Sam Houston

17. Danny Davis

 

1989

1. Ax

2. Smash

3. Ronnie gravin

4. Greg valentine

5. Jake Roberts

6. Ron bass

7. Shawn Michaels

8. Butch

9. Honky tonk man

10. Tito Santana

11. Marty jannetty

12. Arn Anderson

13. Tully Blanchard

14. Hulk Hogan

15. Luke

16. Koko b ware

17. Warlord

18. Akeem

19. Brutus beefcake

20. Red rooster

21. Barbarian

22. Rick martel

23. Ted dibiase

 

1990

1. Ted dibiase

2. Koko b ware

3. Marty jannetty

4. Jake rrobers

5. Roddy piper

6. The warlord

7. Bret hart

8. Dusty Rhodes

9. Red rooster

10. Ax

11. Haku

12. Smash

13. Akeem

14. Snuka

15. Jim neidhart

16. Rick Martel

17. Tito Santana

18. Honky Tonk Man

19. Hulk Hogan

20. Shawn Michaels

21. Barbarian

,

1991

1. Bret Hart

2. Greg Valentine

3. Paul Roma

4. Saba Simba

5. Rick Martel

6. Butch

7. Jake Roberts

8. Tito Santana

9. Undertaker

10. Snuka

11. Smash

12. Shane Douglas

13. Animal

14. Duggan

15. Hulk Hogan

16. Haku

17. Jim neidhart

18. Luke

19. Brian knobs

20. Warlord

21. tugboat

 

1992

 

18. Ted Dibiase

19. Ric Flair

20. Jerry Sags

21. Haku

22. Shawn Michaels

23. Tito Santana

24. The Barbarian

25. Repo Man

26. Greg Valentine

27. Nikolai Volkoff

28. Roddy Piper

29. Jake Roberts

30. Hacksaw Jim Duggan

31. IRS

32. Superfly Snuka

33. The Undertaker

34. Virgil

35. The BErzerker

36. Col Mustafa

37. Rick Martel

38. Hulk Hogan

39. Skinner

40. Sgt Slaughter

41. Sid

42. The Warlord

 

1993

1. Ric Flair

2. Bob Backlund

3. Papa Shango

4. Ted Dibiase

5. Brian Knobbs

6. Jerry lawler

7. Virgil

8. Max Moon

9. Tenryu

10. Skinner

11. Koko B Ware

12. Samu

13. The Berzerker

14. The Undertaker

15. Terrific Terry Taylor

16. Damian Demento

17. IRS

18. Tatanka

19. Jerry Sags

20. Typhoon

21. Fatu

22. Carlos Colon

23. Tito Santana

24. Rick Martel

25. Repo Man

 

1994

1. Scott Steiner

2. Samu

3. Rick Steiner

4. Kwang

5. Bart Gunn

6. Diesel

7. Bob Backlund

8. Billy Gunn

9. Virgil

10. Jeff Jarrett

11. Doink

12. Sparky Plugg

13. Shawn Michaels

14. Mo

15. Greg Valentine

16. Tatanka

17. Great Kabuki

18. Lex Luger

19. Tenryu

20. Rick Martel

21. Bret Hart

22. Fatu

23. Marty Jannetty

24. Adam Bomb

 

1995

1. Shawn Michaels

2. Eli Blu

3. Duke Droese

4. Jimmy Del Ray

5. Seone

6. Dr Tom Prichard

7. Kwang

8. DOink

9. Rick Martel

10. Butch

11. Jacob Blu

12. King Kong Bundy

13. Mo

14. Luke

15. Lex Luger

16. Mantaur

17. Aldo Montoya

18. Henry O Godwinn

19. Bart Gunn

20. Billy Gunn

21. Bob Backlund

22. Adam Bomb

23. Fatu

 

1996

1. Triple H

2. Henry O Godwinn

3. Bob Backlund

4. Jerry Lawler

5. Bob Holly

6. Jake Roberts

7. Dory Funk Jr

8. 123 Kid

9. Omari

10. Savio Vega

11. Vader

12. Doug Gilbert

13. Squat Team A

14. Squat Team B

15. Shawn Michaels

16. Hakushi

17. Tatanka

18. Aldo Montoya

19. Diesel

20. Kama Mustafa

21. The RingMaster

22. Barry Horowitz

23. Fatu

24. Isaac Yankem

25. Marty Jannetty

26. Duke Droese

 

1997

1. Ahmed Johnson

2. Fake Razor

3. Phinneas I Godwinn

4. Stone Cold Steve Austin

5. Bart Gunn

6. Jake Roberts

7. Pierroth

8. The Sultan

9. Mil Mascaras

10. Triple H

11. Goldust

12. Cibernetico

13. Marc Mero

14. Latin Lover

15. Faarooq

16. Jesse James

17. Savio Vega

18. Bret Hart

19. Jerry Lawler

20. Fake Diesel

21. Terry Funk

22. Mankind

23. Rocky Maivia

24. Flash Funk

25. Vader

26. Henry O Godwinn

27. The Undertaker

 

1998

1. Cactus Jack

2. Terry Funk

3. Tom Brandi

4. The Rock

5. Mosh

6. Phinneas I Godwinn

7. 8-ball

8. Bradshaw

9. Steve Blackman

10. Dlo Brown

11. Kurrgann

12. Marc Mero

13. Ken Shamrock

14. Thrasher

15. Goldust

16. Jeff Jarrett

17. Honky Tonk Man

18. Ahmed Johnson

19. Mark Henry

20. Skull

21. Kama Mustafa

22. Stone Cold Steve Austin

23. Savio Vega

24. Henry O Godwinn

25. Faarooq

26. Chainz

27. Vader

 

1999

1. Stone Cold Steve Austin

2. Mr McMahon

3. Golga

4. Droz

5. Edge

6. Gillberg

7. Steve Blackman

8. Dan Severn

9. Tiger Ali Singh

10. Blue Meanie

11. Road Dogg

12. Gangrel

13. Kurrgan

14. Al Snow

15. Goldust

16. Godfather

17. Kane

18. Ken Shamrock

19. Billy Gunn

20. Triple H

21. Val Venis

22. X-Pac

23. Mark Henry

24. Jeff Jarrett

25. D’lo Brown

26. Chyna

 

2000

1. D’lo brown

2. Grandmaster Sexay

3. Mosh

4. Christian

5. Rikishi

6. Scotty 2 Hotty

7. Steve Blackman

8. Edge

9. Gangrel

10. Bob Backlund

11. Chris Jericho

12. Chyna

13. Faarooq

14. Road Dogg

15. Al Snow

16. Prince Albert

17. Val Venis

18. Hardcore Holly

19. The Rock

20. Billy Gunn

21. The Big Show

22. Bradshaw

23. Kane

24. The Godfather

25. X-pac

 

2001

1. Jeff Hardy

2. Bull Buchannan

3. Matt Hardy

4. Faarooq

5. Drew

6. Kane

7. Raven

8. Al Snow

9. Perry Saturn

10. Steve Blackman

11. Grandmaster Sexay

12. Honky Tonk man

13. The Rock

14. The Goodfather

15. Tazz

16. Bradshaw

17. Albert

18. Hardcore Holly

19. K-Kwik

20. Val Venis

21. William Regal

22. The Big Show

23. The Undertaker

24. Scotty 2 Hotty

25. Stone Cold Steve Austin

26. Billy Gunn

27. Haku

28. Rikishi

 

2002

1. Rikishi

2. Goldust

3. Bradshaw

4. Lance Storm

5. Al Snow

6. Billy Gunn

7. Undertaker

8. Matt Hardy

9. Jeff Hardy

10. Maven

11. Scotty 2 Hotty

12. Christian

13. DDP

14. Chuck Palumbo

15. Godfather

16. Albert

17. Perry Saturn

18. Stone Cold Steve Austin

19. Val Venis

20. Triple H

21. Hurricane

22. Faarooq

23. Kurt Angle

24. The Big Show

25. Kane

26. Rob van Dam

27. Booker T

 

2003

1. Shawn Michaels

2. Chris Jericho

3. Chris Nowinski

4. Rey Mysterio

5. Edge

6. Christian

7. Chavo Guerrero

8. Tajiri

9. Bill Demott

10. Tommy Dreamer

11. B2

12. Rob Van Dam

13. Matt Hardy

14. Jeff hardy

15. Rosey

16. John Cena

17. Charlie Haas

18. Rikishi

19. Kane

20. Shelton Benjamin

21. Booker T

22. A-Train

23. Maven

24. Goldust

25. Batista

26. Brock Lesnar

27. The Undertaker

 

2004

1. Randy Orton

2. Mark Henry

3. Tajiri

4. Bradshaw

5. Rhyno

6. Matt Hardy

7. Scott Steiner

8. Matt Morgan

9. Hurricane

10. Booker T

11. Kane

12. Spike Dudley

13. Rikishi

14. Rene Dupree

15. A-Train

16. Shelton Benjamin

17. The Cat

18. Kurt Angle

19. Rico

20. Mick Foley

21. Christian

22. Nunzio

23. The Big Show

24. Chris Jericho

25. Charlie Haas

26. Billy Gunn

27. John Cena

28. Rob Van Dam

29. Goldberg

 

2005

1. Daniel Puder

2. Hardcore Holly

3. Hurricane

4. Kenzo Suzuki

5. Edge

6. Rey Mysterio

7. Shelton Benjamin

8. Booker T

9. Chris Jericho

10. Luther Reigns

11. Mohammed Hassan

12. Orlando Jordan

13. Scotty 2 Hotty

14. Charlie Haas

15. Rene Dupree

16. Simon Dean

17. Shawn Michaels

18. Kurt Angle

19. Jonathan Coachman

20. Mark Jindrak

21. Paul London

22. John Cena

23. Snitsky

24. Kane

25. Batista

26. Christian

27. Ric Flair

 

2006

1. Triple H

2. Rey Mysterio

3. Simon Dean

4. Psicosis

5. Ric Flair

6. The Big Show

7. Jonathan Coachman

8. Lashley

9. Kane

10. Slyvain

11. Carlito

12. Booker T

13. Joey Mercury

14. Tatanka

15. Johnny Nitro

16. Trevor Murdoch

17. Eugene

18. Animal

19. Rob Van Dam

20. Orlando Jordan

21. Chavo Guerrero

22. Matt Hardy

23. Supercrazy

24. Chris Masters

25. Shawn Michaels

26. Shelton Benjamin

27. Goldust

28. Randy Orton

 

2007

1. Ric Flair

2. Finlay

3. Kenny

4. Matt Hardy

5. Edge

6. Tommy Dreamer

7. Sabu

8. Gregory Helms

9. Shelton Benjamin

10. Kane

11. CM Punk

12. Booker T

13. Supercrazy

14. Jeff Hardy

15. The Sandman

16. Randy Orton

17. Rob Van Dam

18. Kevin Thorn

19. Hardcore Holly

20. Johnny Nitro

21. Shawn Michaels

22. Chris Masters

23. Chavo Guerrero

24. MVP

25. Carlito

26. The Great Khali

27. The Miz

28. The Undertaker

 

2008

1. The Undertaker

2. Shawn Michaels

3. Santino Marella

4. Great Khali

5. Hardcore Holly

6. John Morrison

7. Tommy Dreamer

8. Batista

9. Hornswoggle

10. Chuck Palumbo

11. Jamie Noble

12. CM Punk

13. Cody Rhodes

14. Snitsky

15. The Miz

16. Shelton Benjamin

17. Superfly Snuka

18. Roddy Piper

19. Kane

20. Carlito

21. Mr Kennedy

22. Mick Foley

23. Mark Henry

24. Chavo Guerrero

25. Finlay

26. Elijah Burke

27. Triple H

28. John Cena

 

2009

1. Rey Mysterio

2. John Morrison

3. Carlito

4. MVP

5. Great Khali

6. Vladimir Kozlov

7. Triple H

8. Randy Orton

9. JTG

10. Ted DiBiase

11. Chris Jericho

12. Mike Knox

13. The Miz

14. Finlay

15. Cody Rhodes

16. The Undertaker

17. Goldust

18. CM Punk

19. Mark Henry

20. Shelton Benjamin

21. William Regal

22. Kofi Kingston

23. Kane

24. R-Truth

25. Rob Van Dam

26. The Brian Kendrick

27. Dolph Ziggler

28. Santino Marella

29. Hacksaw Jim Duggan

30. The Big Show

 

2010

1. Dolph Ziggler

2. Evan Bourne

3. CM Punk

4. JTG

5. Great Khali

6. Beth Phoenix

7. Zack Ryder

8. Triple H

9. Drew McIntyre

10. Ted Dibiase

11. John Morrison

12. Kane

13. Cody Rhodes

14. MVP

15. Carlito

16. The Miz

17. Matt Hardy

18. Shawn Michaels

19. JohnCena

20. Shelton Benjamin

21. Yoshi Tatsu

22. The Big Show

23. Mark Henry

24. Chris Masters

25. R-Truth

26. Kofi Kingston

27. Jack swagger

28. Chris Jericho

29. Edge

30. Batista

 

 

2011

1. CM Punk

2. Daniel Bryan

3. Justin Gabriel

4. Zack Ryder

5. William Regal

6. Ted dibiase

7. John Morrison

8. Yoshi

9. Husky Harris

10. Chavo Guerrero

11. Mark Henry

12. JTG

13. Michael McGillicutty

14. Chris Masters

15. David Otunga

16. Tyler Reks

17. Vladimir Kozlov

18. R-Truth

19. Great Khali

20. Mason Ryan

21. Booker T

22. John Cena

23. Hornswoggle

24. Tyson Kidd

25. Heath Slater

26. Kofi Kingston

27. Jack Swagger

28. Sheamus

29. Rey Mysterio

30. Wade Barrett

31. Dolph Ziggler

32. Diesel

33. Drew McIntyre

34. Alex Riley

35. The Big Show

36. Ezekiel Jackson

37. Santino Marella

38. Alberto Del Rio

39. Randy Orton

40. Kane

 

 

2012

1. The Miz

2. Alex Riley

3. R-Truth

4. Cody Rhodes

5. Justin Gabriel

6. Primo

7. Mick Foley

8. Ricardo

9. Santino Marella

10. Epico

11. Kofi Kingston

12. Jerry Lawler

13. Ezekiel Jackson

14. Jinder Mahal

15. Great Khali

16. Booker T

17. Dolph Ziggler

18. Hunico

19. Hacksaw Jim Duggan

20. Michael Cole

21. Kharma

22. Sheamus

23. Road Dogg

24. Jey Uso

25. Wade Barrett

26. Jack Swagger

27. Randy Orton

28. David Otunga

29. Chris Jericho

30. The Big Show

 

 

2013

1. Dolph Ziggler

2. Chris Jericho

3. Cody Rhodes

4. Kofi Kingston

5. Santino

6. Drew Mcintyre

7. Titus O’Neil

8. GOldust

9. David Otunga

10. Heath Slater

11. Sheamus

12. Tensai

13. Brodus Clay

14. Rey Mysterio

15. Darren Young

16. Bo Dallas

17. The Godfather

18. Wade Barrett

19. John Cena

20. Damien Sandow

21. Daniel Bryan

22. Antonio Cesaro

23. The Great Khali

24. Kane

25. Zack Ryder

26. Randy Orton

27. Jinder Mahal

28. The Miz

29. Sin Cara

30. Ryback

 

 

2014

1. CM Punk

2. Seth Rollins

3. Damian Sandow

4. Cody Rhodes

5. Kane

6. Rusev

7. Jack Swagger

8. Kofi Kingston

9. Jimmy Uso

10. Goldust

11. Dean Ambrose

12. Dolph Ziggler

13. R-Truth

14. Kevin Nash

15. Roman Reigns

16. Great Khali

17. Sheamus

18. The Miz

19. Fandango

20. El Torito

21. Antonio Cesaro

22. Luke Harper

23. Jey Uso

24. JBL

25. Erick Rowan

26. Ryback

27. Alberto Del Rio

28. Batista

29. Big E

30. Rey Mysterio

 

 

 

Except some of the wrestlers might have entered under different characters/gimmicks over the years, some of which might not have been as memorable, so it helps for clarity purposes. i.e. Kane used to be Isaac Yankem DDS. And sometimes different wrestlers played the same character. i.e. Doink the Clown!

 

And why not their ages as of today (or put their year of birth depending on which you feel like.) Just for the sake of being thorough. If you're gonna bother to make a list that long why not make it good.

[the_engineer 1,415]

Chyna has turned her life around now she is off the drugs and eating fruit and veg by the bucket load and exercising !! Looks alot better and seems to be in a better place mentally , though she still can't let the Triple H ,steph thing go. Be surprised if she would die but she has admitted trying suicide before in the past so i guess that wouldn't be out of the question in the future.

 

https://www.youtube....hBN2N_eCd1GEJmA

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQtVgyr__so&index=4&list=UUl3UAzDmhBN2N_eCd1GEJmA

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I know they never participated in the Royal Rumble match, other people on the card for potential Royal Rumble(rs)

 

'Mean' Gene Okerlund - The interviewer and announcer turns 72 this month, and has had two kidney transplants

 

Plus he has a history of

 

Howard 'The Fink' Finkel - Extremely obese (see him recently in WWE Legends House). 64 years old now

 

Wow, yeah. I've seen him in pics and vids recently but I just never really put his weight and his age together (probably cos I'm a big Fink fan). I wouldn't quite say extremely obese but he is really quite the fatass these days. He could definitely stand to lose a few pounds.

 

Pat Patterson - underwent emergency heart surgery and 73 years old

 

He is very relevant 'cause he invented the concept of the rumble.

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

Marty Jannetty is the one that stuns me: you always feel that Hall, Roberts et al have reached the Keith Richards stage where they've basically become immune to drug abuse. Jannetty, on the other hand, is a permanent bombsite of a human being, plus his ankle has fused the wrong way round because he hasn't got enough money to get it seen to.

 

The wrestler deaths I'd expect in the next few years, ignoring the ancient (Verne Gagne) and the young OD potentials (Travis Tomko) would be: Bobby Eaton, Ole Anderson, Kamala.

[CaptainChorizo 1,982]

I would throw in Abdullah The Butcher as a high potential death. The guy turns 74 next month and is extremely obese and has Hep C

[Lewd_Squirrel 331]

George the animal Steele is getting up there, in age, too.

[charon 4,943]

'Gigolo' Jimmy del Ray at 52

 

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2014/1207/587496/former-wwe-star-jimmy-del-ray-passes-away/

[the_engineer 1,415]

Well we always get one big wrestling death a year this year it was the ultimate warrior who will it be in 2015? I thinking jake the snake roberts or lex luger though if you look back in the early 90s at some wwe ppv's at least half the performers are dead especially near the top of the card apart from hulk hogan.

 

Hulk hogan is an interesting one will he go into old age or won't he be here in 10 years time?

 

pic of lex luger in 2013 , but he is a man utd fan and they all look rough so make of it what you will

 

http://www.prowrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Recent-Photo-of-Lex-Luger-and-Scott-Hall.jpg

[Dr. Zorders 1,271]

Well we always get one big wrestling death a year this year it was the ultimate warrior who will it be in 2015? I thinking jake the snake roberts or lex luger though if you look back in the early 90s at some wwe ppv's at least half the performers are dead especially near the top of the card apart from hulk hogan.

 

Hulk hogan is an interesting one will he go into old age or won't he be here in 10 years time?

 

pic of lex luger in 2013 , but he is a man utd fan and they all look rough so make of it what you will

 

http://www.prowrestl...-Scott-Hall.jpg

 

"What kind of disgusting, despick... DESPICABLE............. *sigh* LACK OF RESPECT does that ILL HEALTH show - booking a rematch with me the Total Package Lex Luger?

 

Does it even have enough money to pay for my funeral? I DON'T KNOOOOOOOOOW!"

[Dr. Zorders 1,271]

Just thought I'd point out the mind-blowing/harrowing/fucking hell (delete as appropriate) fact that next year it'll be 16 years since Owen Hart died.

 

So............... shackle that to your chest harness and accidentally release it.

[the_engineer 1,415]

Just thought I'd point out the mind-blowing/harrowing/fucking hell (delete as appropriate) fact that next year it'll be 16 years since Owen Hart died.

 

So............... shackle that to your chest harness and accidentally release it.

 

I remember watching that live on TV and waking up my mum and she was like its just part of the show and you shouldn't be up watching it go to bed. I subsequently watched the rest of it and had to get up for school like 4 hours later . Everyone was talking about it in school the next day but some were saying it was a storyline and others saying it was real etc .

 

I know Owen Hart hit the ropes / turnbuckle , I wonder if he just fell straight on the ring would he of survived ?

[Dr. Zorders 1,271]

 

Just thought I'd point out the mind-blowing/harrowing/fucking hell (delete as appropriate) fact that next year it'll be 16 years since Owen Hart died.

 

So............... shackle that to your chest harness and accidentally release it.

 

I remember watching that live on TV and waking up my mum and she was like its just part of the show and you shouldn't be up watching it go to bed. I subsequently watched the rest of it and had to get up for school like 4 hours later . Everyone was talking about it in school the next day but some were saying it was a storyline and others saying it was real etc .

 

I know Owen Hart hit the ropes / turnbuckle , I wonder if he just fell straight on the ring would he of survived ?

 

I'm sorry but hahahaha............................ hahahahahaha

 

Sorry, it's not often I get to laugh at someone for being more of a dweeb than I was at that age.

 

Waking up your mum? God bless, I know you were a little bit younger than me when it happened but still. I guess the death must have really shocked the shit out of you. Lucky we didn't actually see him fall I guess, fuck knows what our reactions would have been like.

 

I wouldn't have even woke my mum up if Bill Clinton or one of her favourite 70s pop stars showed up for a guest appearance and ended up dying in the ring after taking a botched piledriver from Billy Gunn! Ok granted that's more to do with my completely justifiable seething hatred and total contempt of her which existed about only 30% as strongly then as it does now, but still strong enough.

 

Did you "know" it was real? I thought everyone did by the way JR was talking and the look on Lawler's face, it was so fucking obviously real.

 

Can't believe you woke a parent up about it, wasn't staying up until 3 or 4AM to watch Americans hitting each other with steel folding chairs an act of "rebellion" to you like it was to me? Christ, man!

[RIP Wee Jum 1,559]

I watched it with my mates. As the show continued we thought it was a work until I saw the story on Teletext the next day, then I realised it was real

[msc 18,443]

A friend phoned up to tell me he'd heard about it at school. Didn't have the internet back then, so only found it had actually happened on that weekends RAW.

[the_engineer 1,415]

Just thought I'd point out the mind-blowing/harrowing/fucking hell (delete as appropriate) fact that next year it'll be 16 years since Owen Hart died.

 

So............... shackle that to your chest harness and accidentally release it.

 

I remember watching that live on TV and waking up my mum and she was like its just part of the show and you shouldn't be up watching it go to bed. I subsequently watched the rest of it and had to get up for school like 4 hours later . Everyone was talking about it in school the next day but some were saying it was a storyline and others saying it was real etc .

 

I know Owen Hart hit the ropes / turnbuckle , I wonder if he just fell straight on the ring would he of survived ?

 

I'm sorry but hahahaha............................ hahahahahaha

 

Sorry, it's not often I get to laugh at someone for being more of a dweeb than I was at that age.

 

Waking up your mum? God bless, I know you were a little bit younger than me when it happened but still. I guess the death must have really shocked the shit out of you. Lucky we didn't actually see him fall I guess, fuck knows what our reactions would have been like.

 

I wouldn't have even woke my mum up if one of her favourite 70s pop stars showed up for a guest appearance and ended up dying in the ring after taking a botched piledriver from Billy Gunn! Ok granted that's more to do with my completely justifiable seething hatred and total contempt of her which existed about only 30% as strongly then as it does now, but still strong enough.

 

Did you "know" it was real? I thought everyone did by the way JR was talking and the look on Lawler's face, it was so fucking obviously real.

 

Can't believe you woke a parent up about it, wasn't staying up until 3 or 4AM to watch Americans hitting each other with steel folding chairs an act of "rebellion" to you like it was to me? Christ, man!

 

Haha it wasn't i woke her up not because i was shocked or scared more of waking her up to tell her as sometimes she would watch wrestling with me in the days of only having one TV in the house. But yea i remember several instances of me going to mum and saying 'so and so just got buried alive or taken to hospital' etc . She would then say its just part of the show etc, probably because she had no clue how to respond to her 11 year old son talking about wrestling to her. So i had no clue if it was real or not at the time though I was leaning towards it being part of the show , because if I remember right wasn't his gimmick at that time like a bumbling superhero ? and cmon JR has done that serious voice before and said 'and they say they learn how to fall' 'and this is real right here folks' etc

 

Yea i understand what you mean about staying up or sneaking downstairs when you should be asleep for school the next day, i was allowed to stay up and watch the PPVs as long as I went to school the next day otherwise i wouldn't be allowed to stay up the next PPV my mum was and still is a pretty cool mum. I want to be be like that with my kids too!!

[Dr. Zorders 1,271]

Just thought I'd point out the mind-blowing/harrowing/fucking hell (delete as appropriate) fact that next year it'll be 16 years since Owen Hart died.

 

So............... shackle that to your chest harness and accidentally release it.

 

I remember watching that live on TV and waking up my mum and she was like its just part of the show and you shouldn't be up watching it go to bed. I subsequently watched the rest of it and had to get up for school like 4 hours later . Everyone was talking about it in school the next day but some were saying it was a storyline and others saying it was real etc .

 

I know Owen Hart hit the ropes / turnbuckle , I wonder if he just fell straight on the ring would he of survived ?

 

I'm sorry but hahahaha............................ hahahahahaha

 

Sorry, it's not often I get to laugh at someone for being more of a dweeb than I was at that age.

 

Waking up your mum? God bless, I know you were a little bit younger than me when it happened but still. I guess the death must have really shocked the shit out of you. Lucky we didn't actually see him fall I guess, fuck knows what our reactions would have been like.

 

I wouldn't have even woke my mum up if one of her favourite 70s pop stars showed up for a guest appearance and ended up dying in the ring after taking a botched piledriver from Billy Gunn! Ok granted that's more to do with my completely justifiable seething hatred and total contempt of her which existed about only 30% as strongly then as it does now, but still strong enough.

 

Did you "know" it was real? I thought everyone did by the way JR was talking and the look on Lawler's face, it was so fucking obviously real.

 

Can't believe you woke a parent up about it, wasn't staying up until 3 or 4AM to watch Americans hitting each other with steel folding chairs an act of "rebellion" to you like it was to me? Christ, man!

 

Haha it wasn't i woke her up not because i was shocked or scared more of waking her up to tell her as sometimes she would watch wrestling with me in the days of only having one TV in the house. But yea i remember several instances of me going to mum and saying 'so and so just got buried alive or taken to hospital' etc . She would then say its just part of the show etc, probably because she had no clue how to respond to her 11 year old son talking about wrestling to her. So i had no clue if it was real or not at the time though I was leaning towards it being part of the show , because if I remember right wasn't his gimmick at that time like a bumbling superhero ? and cmon JR has done that serious voice before and said 'and they say they learn how to fall' 'and this is real right here folks' etc

 

You must have been just too dumb or young to tell, check the video

 

At times he sounds like he's trying to figure out a way to tell his own kids Grandpa died. In a car crash. With the family dog in the front seat. "Seasoned minds" in the vicinity pretty much knew he was screwed I think.

 

I know this is selfish but for me one of the worst things was how it was reported on TV/in the papers that he was "playing the character of The Blue Blazer", and obviously your average punter wouldn't have known that it was only a short-time "ironic" superhero gimmick that was supposed to be taking the piss and probably would have been ditched about 2 weeks later, so they would have all been sat there thinking that we rasslin fans were still getting excited over wannabe "superheroes" in blue masks just like the cornball HULL COGAN ERA, BROTHER, instead of us being fans of the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock etc....

 

God how sad would that be, tons of young people getting excited over stupid asinine superhe...... oh wait

 

Yea i understand what you mean about staying up or sneaking downstairs when you should be asleep for school the next day, i was allowed to stay up and watch the PPVs as long as I went to school the next day otherwise i wouldn't be allowed to stay up the next PPV my mum was and still is a pretty cool mum. I want to be be like that with my kids too!!

 

Yeah, except there isn't any wrestling worth staying up to watch now so... you'll have to find some other way to seem like the world's most laid back and permissive parent. I dunno, let them smoke crack if they want.

[CaptainChorizo 1,982]

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/539019-wwe-hall-of-famer-jerry-lawler-currently-hospitalized

 

Jerry Lawler was hospitalized a few hours ago with diverticulitis aka colon problems

[JR976evil 906]

'Gigolo' Jimmy del Ray at 52

 

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2014/1207/587496/former-wwe-star-jimmy-del-ray-passes-away/

 

Perhaps now he is a true Heavenly Body

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

Definitely the greatest loss to our great sport in the past decade: The ECW Zombie dead at 38.

[the_engineer 1,415]

Saw the revamped TNA impact last night, looked very cheap and the camera angles were a mess . Speaking of angles (see what i did there) Kurt angle looks just f##king ill and its sad to see him like that. He reminds me of the ultimate warrior bright red ,sweating, swollen up and heavy breathing , though the ultimate warrior was like that for a few years. I would be surprised if kurt angle lives past his 50s if he continues to abuse his body, he is 46 now he may not even make it to his 50s.

[Dr. Zorders 1,271]

Saw the revamped TNA impact last night, looked very cheap and the camera angles were a mess . Speaking of angles (see what i did there) Kurt angle looks just f##king ill and its sad to see him like that. He reminds me of the ultimate warrior bright red ,sweating, swollen up and heavy breathing , though the ultimate warrior was like that for a few years. I would be surprised if kurt angle lives past his 50s if he continues to abuse his body, he is 46 now he may not even make it to his 50s.

Fuck. I hope you're exaggerating with the Warrior comparison. Haven't seen TNA in ages. Will try to catch it soon.

 

Is he abusing painkillers still? Sorry I don't keep up with wrasslin news either. Wasn't there a rumour for a while he had HIV?(!)

He has looked terrible for about a decade now though hasn't he?