Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 25, 2018 On 4/13/2018 at 22:26, Sir Creep said: Surgery scheduled for Monday. No chemo program yet, guess going to wait n see what surgery reveals. https://mobile.twitter.com/LuFisto/status/983754985979699200 LuFisto's doctor -- according to the patient -- says they got all the cancer out during surgery. Sounds positive enough to take her off any short lists and expect her in the squared circle very soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted April 27, 2018 JR looking great on the Greatest Rumble pre-show Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted April 27, 2018 Shame he can't smile, he must be having the time of his life out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted April 29, 2018 Classic wrestler Don Leo Jonathan turns 87 today! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted April 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, drol said: Classic wrestler Don Leo Jonathan turns 87 today! Also, apparently, very Peter Falk these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,060 Posted May 8, 2018 On 8/15/2015 at 12:03, CaptainChorizo said: Nick Busick Raising money to pay for treatments of Esophageal Cancer Obit chances are iffy because in his 2 WWE stints one was as a jobber in the late 70s and another for a year in the early 90s as the low card charecter he is most known for portaying Big Bully Busick. In btwn his wrestling gigs he was a full time Cop Busick reportedly dead: https://www.bluegrassmma.com/2018/05/former-mma-promoter-and-wwe-wrestler-nick-big-bully-busick-passes-away/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted May 9, 2018 19 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Busick reportedly dead: https://www.bluegrassmma.com/2018/05/former-mma-promoter-and-wwe-wrestler-nick-big-bully-busick-passes-away/ Sun obit, of course: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/6242083/wwe-nick-busick-dead-died/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted May 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Sun obit, of course: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/6242083/wwe-nick-busick-dead-died/ The bar on wrestler obit notability is really really low now, apparently. (This is a good thing.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted May 9, 2018 Big Bully Busick didn't just set the lowness of the bar today,he is The Bar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted May 9, 2018 Busick took up two whole pages in the blue WWF Merlin sticker album back in 199(2?) despite never making a PPV event. Cagematch says he only actually had 8 TV matches during his "Big Bully" run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted May 9, 2018 Looking at Cagematch's listing for Busick drove me to YouTube to watch Sid squash him in under a minute back in the day. Which then led me to this: Koko B Ware, of all fucking people, absolutely hamming on some jobber: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted May 9, 2018 Wonder if that dude said something racist backstage to Koko,some of that looked pretty stiff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted May 9, 2018 Interesting quote from The Patriot after he retired. He said that fifty people who he once worked with in the wrestling business are now dead Make that fifty one Cunto... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 906 Posted May 9, 2018 3 hours ago, msc said: The bar on wrestler obit notability is really really low now, apparently. (This is a good thing.) Wouldn’t be the Sun without a bit of exaggeration, they billed him as a ‘WWE Legend’ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted May 14, 2018 So she hasn't died without anyone noticing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted May 16, 2018 Let's see if the UK will also follow the family of the wrestlers. Justin Credible Reveals That His Wife Only Has Six Months To Live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,333 Posted May 17, 2018 Matt Cappotelli's wife has said on social media that he is now always sleepy eating very little and can't talk much now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 18, 2018 If Twitter is any indication of health, it's worth noting occasional tweeter Perry Saturn has been quiet since the end of January and regular tweeter Vader has been dormant since May 9th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted May 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Sean said: Matt Cappotelli's wife has said on social media that he is now always sleepy eating very little and can't talk much now. Also note that she said he discontinued all treatments a few weeks back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted May 18, 2018 Sounds like he's probably not going to see the next weekend... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,060 Posted May 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Sounds like he's probably not going to see the next weekend... He's back...yay.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted May 18, 2018 On 5/16/2018 at 22:37, Joey Russ said: Let's see if the UK will also follow the family of the wrestlers. Justin Credible Reveals That His Wife Only Has Six Months To Live. Axl Rotten (ECW star, 1 WWE appearance, a few ECW tag titles, mostly indies) got a QO, so a former ECW World Champ would get one. The wife of a former ECW World Champ, I'm not so sure, unless the Sun gets the "mother with cancer" angle. 9 hours ago, Sean said: Matt Cappotelli's wife has said on social media that he is now always sleepy eating very little and can't talk much now. Relapsed brain cancer, this was always a high probability risk, especially when it became so malignant. Genuinely could have been a star if not for the cancer. 7 hours ago, alt obits guy said: If Twitter is any indication of health, it's worth noting occasional tweeter Perry Saturn has been quiet since the end of January and regular tweeter Vader has been dormant since May 9th. Vaders apparently had more heart surgery. Saturn doesn't keep well either. irc he has brain injuries and the like, and he spent 5 years as a homeless drug addict not so long ago. Also, he rather famously in wrestling lore got shot several times stopping a gang rape. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 19, 2018 15 hours ago, msc said: Axl Rotten (ECW star, 1 WWE appearance, a few ECW tag titles, mostly indies) got a QO, so a former ECW World Champ would get one. The wife of a former ECW World Champ, I'm not so sure, unless the Sun gets the "mother with cancer" angle. Relapsed brain cancer, this was always a high probability risk, especially when it became so malignant. Genuinely could have been a star if not for the cancer. Vaders apparently had more heart surgery. Saturn doesn't keep well either. irc he has brain injuries and the like, and he spent 5 years as a homeless drug addict not so long ago. Also, he rather famously in wrestling lore got shot several times stopping a gang rape. Yes, that's two operations for Vader in 2018. Saturn was close to losing his residence in 2016 but never did hear if he did. I remember the gang rape case. He said he hadn't realized he'd been shot until later on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted May 23, 2018 Deep-in-the-game pro wres fans will be aware of "Megaman" Tom Magee: the man who Vince McMahon wanted to replace Hulk Hogan in the late 80s, only to be scuppered by the fact that Magee couldn't wrestle for shit. Anyway, Magee had his head kicked in over a parking spot altercation last week, and the photos aren't pretty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted May 30, 2018 On 24/10/2017 at 11:45, msc said: Stan Kowalski's died a few days ago (aged 91). He was three times AWA tag champ back in the 1960s as Murder Inc. (a great tag team name imo) with Tiny Mills (long gone). Reapers on a bit of an AWA fix lately. Anyhow, ten really old wrestling connections you might consider for a deadpool. I was going to say "oldest living", but you know, between people considered long dead showing up at reunion shows, and the fudging of ages, it's one of those lists that people appear on as much as get taken off for dying! Vicky Askew (1920) - Vince McMahon's mum, so fringes of fame. Joe D'orazio (1922) - Obit likely as oldest British wrestler, shows up at those reunion shows they do. Bill Mercer (1926) - Old time commentator Carlos Rocha (1927) - Wrestled for the WWF back in the 50s. Karl Karlsson (1927) - possibly Cowboy Bob Ellis (1929) Pampero Firpo (1930) - who already appears on a few deadpools, I see Jacques Rougeau Sr (1930) - Promoter, dad to Jacques and Ray (and Armand), former commentator. Len Rossi (1930) - retired to run a health food store, outlived his own son. Dick "The Destroyer" Beyer (1930) - An actual proper legend. Don Leo Jonathan (1931) - Legend, now said to be in very poor health Dave Kidney (1931) - That guy! Tony Marino (1931) - Wrestled as Batman, worked with Bruno Sammartino, teamed with Bobo Brazil to win regional tag titles and feuded with Abdullah the Butcher. Not bad for a journeyman! Any deadpool with relaxed qualifying obit requirements (ie, the Deathlist Cup, Hares Pool, etc) will be OK here as all of the above will be covered by Slam Sports (a respected Canadian news site) and their wrestling section. Possible contender for oldest living professional wrestler: Tona la Tapatia, a luchadora who worked in the EMLL between 1958 and 1980, was apparently born December 17, 1918, and as far as the internet seems to know is still alive. Wouldn't exactly bet on a QO though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
