HDS 234 Posted September 2, 2021 Daffney Unger, former WCW/TNA wrestler, was live on Instagram moments ago threatening suicide. This sounds incredibly serious and tragic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted September 2, 2021 Cops are apparently at her apartment now trying to get in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,421 Posted September 2, 2021 Sad but not unexpected - Daffney, who was genuinely widely loved among her fellow wrestlers, suffered a horrific head injury in a match in TNA with an untrained wrestler (so horrific she won an unsafe working environment lawsuit, in pro-wrestling) and her mood/interactions completely changed ie probable permanent brain damage ala Michael Hutchence. Apparently the apartment manager guy was refusing cops access to her flat due to "rights". Given she turned her phone off and wasn't in the apartment many of her friends expected (so the police had to track her down with help of her family), this isn't a Michael Elgin cry for help situation so hopefully there's not the expected ending when announced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,421 Posted September 2, 2021 She's dead. Shimmer have just posted it on Facebook via her family. Obits will follow. Sad news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted September 2, 2021 10 minutes ago, msc said: She's dead. Shimmer have just posted it on Facebook via her family. Obits will follow. Sad news. Oh, that's really sad. Saw the videos on YouTube, and it's heartbreaking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,684 Posted September 4, 2021 Steve Lawler "The Brawler" dead aged 56: https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2021/09/03/southern-wrestler-steve-the-brawler-lawler-dies-of-covid/ Later an instructor at Bill Eadie's wrestling school 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,421 Posted September 5, 2021 https://twitter.com/DonWestDeals/status/1434296577619726338 Don West in remission. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 8, 2021 Bill White, who wrestled mostly as a job guy in the 1970s and early 1980s, has died. He was 76. White fought in a number of territories in the U.S. and Canada. https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2021/09/07/bill-white-dead-at-76-was-journeyman-wrestler-cribbage-champ/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted September 8, 2021 Triple H has had a "cardiac event" 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted September 10, 2021 Putting this here as it has pro wrestling broadcaster in his Twitter bio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MILFHunterGMan 22 Posted September 17, 2021 Jim Ross looked really bad/unwell on latest episode of Dark Side of the Ring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted September 17, 2021 2 hours ago, MILFHunterGMan said: Jim Ross looked really bad/unwell on latest episode of Dark Side of the Ring. He looked fine on Dynamite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,684 Posted September 22, 2021 Japanese professional wrestler Rumi Kazama dead aged 55 from endometriosis: https://www.pwinsider.com/article/151008/llpws-rumi-kazama-passes-away.html Co-founder of Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling with Shinobu Kandori. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted September 22, 2021 If it's Wednesday, it must be "Superstar" Billy Graham hospitalized with heart issues again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 23, 2021 This obit missed a few weeks back. Ron McFarlane, a veteran wrestler who teamed with Jerry Brown in the Alabama Chain Gang, has died. He was 66. McFarlane had battled cancer for over a decade, and died on August 29, 2021. SC 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,684 Posted September 23, 2021 https://wrestletalk.com/news/superstar-billy-graham-posts-health-update-after-hospitalisation/ "Superstar" Billy Graham update: "I have been very weak since coming home from the hospital yesterday. My arms that could lift hundreds of pounds, can now barely lift a spoon of soup to his mouth. However, I shall overcome." Also had fluid in his lungs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MILFHunterGMan 22 Posted September 25, 2021 Not sure if this was mentioned. But on the previous season of Dark Side of the Ring, Darren "Puke" Drozdov who unfortunately was paralysed in 1999 during a botched powerbomb was interviewed. He looked in rough shape compared to a shoot interview done in the late 2000s. His speech was slurred. But it looks like he's regained use of his arms & upperbody though. (There's a shot of him petting his dog & he raised his arms up a few times while speaking,) so that's good to see. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluee 6 Posted September 25, 2021 Hulk Hogan a worthy consideration their is also Thor Hogan, Spiderman Hogan, Ironman Hogan, Wawkeye Hogan and Capatain America Hogan 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 26, 2021 Playboy Pete Huge, an indie pro wrestler in various Minnesota-based promotions with over 160 matches to his credit from 2000 to 2016, has died. He was 41. https://www.fox9.com/news/wrestler-from-south-minneapolis-dies-at-41 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,006 Posted September 27, 2021 On 10/04/2015 at 14:17, Spade_Cooley said: Haven't thought about Ross McCullough in 15 years. Would piss myself laughing if the man who finally brought down the McMahon empire was Sakoda though. Ryan Sakoda reportedly dead: https://wrestletalk.com/news/former-wwe-star-sakoda-passes-away-aged-46/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1579417/ Apparently as long ago as 2 September! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 8, 2021 Reggie Parks, a Canadian-born wrestler who had a three-decade career, from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s, where he fought in over 3,000 matches, with his greatest success coming in the 1970s, has died. He was 87. Parks post-career venture was designing title belts, for which he was renown. They included the winged eagle design for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, used between February 1988 and March 1998. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/reggie-parks-passes-away-age-87 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 11, 2021 Ontario indie wrestler "Hacker" Scotty O'Shea undergoes emergency surgery after a massive tumour was found on the left side of his brain. https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2021/10/10/ontarios-hacker-scotty-oshea-has-emergency-brain-surgery/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted October 20, 2021 Hacksaw Jim Duggan back in for surgery, usual requests for prayers from family: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialHacksaw/posts/4934853486539575 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
