JR976evil 906 Posted December 23, 2015 I think that I should apologise to all posters in this thread. I have been dismissive of Wrestling as niche and irrelevent I then found out that two people I share an office with were massive wrestling fans when they were younger (collecting figures etc) and so I must assume that I am just too old to have encountered it. I still won't be picking wrestlers and will grumble when they are on the main list but everyone should have a hobby. Think of it as Corrie or Eastenders with less fights. I'm not a fan of soaps, but I can see why they're so addictive to those who are. Both are far more imaginative than WWE these days, sadly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 3, 2016 another name to watch out for is the dynamite kid, he was a big steriod abuser, and alot of the big steriod abusers are dead now - hercules, mr perfect, british bulldog, eddie guerreroIsn't he wheelchair bound?About jake the snake - I'd be more concerned with his crack addiction than his depression.Yep, Dynamite Kid Tom Billington is ina wheelchair and living somewhere in the UK.His book - Pure Dynamite - is brilliantly bitter towards the wrestling industry. Latest news late 2015 SC http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe/Wrestling_Legend_Still_Hospitalized_Backstage_Talk_on_a_WWE_SmackDown_Change_Brock_Lesnar.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted January 7, 2016 John Cena out for WM with Orton and Rollins injured months earlier Vince McMahon for a possible suicide watch? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted January 7, 2016 Good news from the 2016 Deathlist Doctor Who 1 v Wrestlers 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,536 Posted January 13, 2016 As stated previously Kris Travis's Twitter account is locked, but from the messages currently being sent to him I think he may be back on nil-by-mouth duties. The possibility of him being The Living End's century hitter looks ever-more possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted January 13, 2016 As stated previously Kris Travis's Twitter account is locked, but from the messages currently being sent to him I think he may be back on nil-by-mouth duties. The possibility of him being The Living End's century hitter looks ever-more possible. In terms of mortality (not obitability) I wanted to take as few risks as possible with my main team. I considered Kris Travis to be a tiny risk because he wasn't in the cancer-is-untreatable-death-is-just-a-matter-of-time stage. But I thought that the tiniest new cancer recurrence, the tiniest new ulcer in his stomach would mean certain death for his already weakened body. A bit like Jenny Diski except more dangerous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,055 Posted January 15, 2016 Willie "The Wolfman" Farkus, 1970s Hungarian born wrestler, dead at 80. http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2016/01/10/22591610.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted January 18, 2016 Mike Sharpe has died Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 18, 2016 It's IRON Mike Share. 64 years of age SC http://411mania.com/wrestling/iron-mike-sharpe-passes-away/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted January 18, 2016 Known for being a health freak during his WWF days - that went well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted January 18, 2016 At 64 I'd say that did in fact go well for a wrestler Sorry but if I was regularly getting sweaty and grapply with other men during the 19-AIDS-ties I'd be a clean freak too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted January 18, 2016 It's IRON Mike Sharp. 64 years of age SC http://411mania.com/wrestling/iron-mike-sharpe-passes-away/ Canada's Strongest Man Iron Mike Sharpe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,055 Posted January 19, 2016 British wrestler (and journalist!) Roger "The Graduate" Green has died at 76. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jan/19/roger-green-obituary Grappled with the big guns, such as Jackie Pallo, Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted January 19, 2016 Just looking at Wikipedia and found this. I can't find much about it, other than this. In a letter posted on the JCW website in 2012, Vampiro admitted to having a brain tumor and stomach cancer. He still commentates on Lucha Underground that is why I never put it in Ideas for 2017 http://www.juggalowrestling.com/?p=544 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted January 22, 2016 Smith Hart Bret's 67 year old brother announced on his FBook page that he has Bone and Prostate Cancer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,536 Posted January 22, 2016 Just looking at Wikipedia and found this. I can't find much about it, other than this. In a letter posted on the JCW website in 2012, Vampiro admitted to having a brain tumor and stomach cancer. He still commentates on Lucha Underground that is why I never put it in Ideas for 2017 http://www.juggalowrestling.com/?p=544 Vampiro also claims to be permanently haunted by the spirits of two murdered men who happened to be walking by when he was conducting a satanic ritual, I wouldn't put too much faith into anything that comes out of his mouth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,536 Posted January 23, 2016 The Mongolian Stomper dead at 71. Bret Hart said he was the greatest wrestler of all-time in his book iirc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted January 23, 2016 He mentioned it on one of the Legends roundtables, and Pat Patterson was a bit perturbed by it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shroud 19 Posted January 24, 2016 "'Nature Boy" Buddy Landel died last summer @ only 54 a day after being involved in an auto accident. He wrestled briefly in the WWE including a title match with Bret Harte. he was an outright imitator of Ric Flair; the two had a record breaking match in North Carolina way back in 1985. Lendel's most important title was probably the old NWA National Championship title he held for a time in the 1980's. Rumors persist he was to have won the NWA world title from Flair, but had a falling out with the company and soon left. He returned briefly later on when it was WCW, I believe, but made no impact. His death was reported fairly-widely in the US, and may have garnered a small one in the uK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shroud 19 Posted January 24, 2016 I see Landel's death was reported here - sorry. Glad that Cora Combs and "Fantastics" Tommy Rogers were as well - neither were terribly well-known outside of wrestling circles. The passings of Roddy Piper and Dusty Rhodes really overshadowed everyone else who died in 2015. Amazes me that Abdullah the Butcher is still living! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtracer18 34 Posted January 24, 2016 Canadian pro wrestler Archie Gouldie passed away last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 24, 2016 Canadian pro wrestler Archie Gouldie passed away last night. Confirming obit but not DDP worthy if necess. SC http://prowrestling.net/site/2016/01/23/mongolian-stomper-archie-gouldie-died-on-saturday/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,055 Posted January 24, 2016 Midget wrestler Mario Jiménez (perhaps Jiminez), aka Espectrito, Mini-Vader and El Torito, reportedly dead at 49. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fsuperluchas.com%2F2016%2F01%2F24%2Ffallecio-el-espectrito-pionero-de-la-lucha-libre-mini-y-figura-de-aaa-cmll-y-wwe%2F&edit-text= Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,536 Posted January 24, 2016 The Mongolian Stomper dead at 71. Bret Hart said he was the greatest wrestler of all-time in his book iirc. Canadian pro wrestler Archie Gouldie passed away last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted January 24, 2016 The Mongolian Stomper dead at 71. Bret Hart said he was the greatest wrestler of all-time in his book iirc. Canadian pro wrestler Archie Gouldie passed away last night. I know right bad time to be a wrestling fan both the stomping Mongolian and Archie gouldie. Who's next? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
