MadMac 98 Posted May 28, 2022 On 10/12/2020 at 16:13, msc said: I bet you're all thinking - man, I haven't heard much on dementia this week. So to compensate, a pre-DDP reminder of some big names suffering from the ailment. Yeah its not a sport but its contact theatre and the injuries (and consequences) are much the same, and in the last few months alone Pat Patterson and Mark Rocco have died with it. Dave Hebner - got diagnosed before 2014, got the "gravely ill" podcast talk about 2-3 years ago, stunned he's still going. Dave Hebner still around, but not looking good. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadMac 98 Posted May 29, 2022 One who doesn’t seem to have gotten on our wrestling radar thus far is long time commentator and pitchman for TNA/Impact Don West - he’s been battling cancer for some time, and it’s not looking good. By all accounts, universally liked and respected. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,436 Posted May 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, MadMac said: One who doesn’t seem to have gotten on our wrestling radar thus far is long time commentator and pitchman for TNA/Impact Don West - he’s been battling cancer for some time, and it’s not looking good. By all accounts, universally liked and respected. He's on a considerable number of the top teams in the DDP (10) and some of us considered him a 2023 name. So people don't need to go to the PWI website, the update is that his tumour has doubled in size in 6 month so proposed stem cell treatment has been axed and they're looking for alternative treatment. (As in chemo, not as in alt-medicine.) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane 349 Posted May 29, 2022 1 hour ago, msc said: He's on a considerable number of the top teams in the DDP (10) and some of us considered him a 2023 name. So people don't need to go to the PWI website, the update is that his tumour has doubled in size in 6 month so proposed stem cell treatment has been axed and they're looking for alternative treatment. (As in chemo, not as in alt-medicine.) As a huge wrestling fan he’s one of my favorites. Mike Tenay And Don West are also one of my favorite pairs as well. I hope he doesn’t go and he gets the 3 count against cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted May 30, 2022 Another of the big FMW names has lost their ultimate death match: Tarzan Goto dead at 58. Was probably the #2 guy in the company behind Onita for a while, and wrestled in ECW as part of a talent swap in the mid-90s as well. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,436 Posted May 30, 2022 39 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Another of the big FMW names has lost their ultimate death match: Tarzan Goto dead at 58. Was probably the #2 guy in the company behind Onita for a while, and wrestled in ECW as part of a talent swap in the mid-90s as well. My "favourite" FMW story involves Onita going to Puerto Rico to start a feud with Invader I (the man who stabbed Bruiser Brody to death) which culminated in Invader I kayfabe stabbing Onita. So far, so tasteless. However, the match was called off, when Invader twigged that Onita may have been trying to use the blood feud to get the former to step foot on Japanese soil as a ruse, whereupon some nice men from the Yakuza wanted to have a "stern chat" with Invader about killing one of their favourites! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted May 30, 2022 Was the opener to that feud the match where Onita simulated coughing up blood by having someone at ringside surreptiously pass him a pig's heart, which he then bit down on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,436 Posted May 30, 2022 36 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Was the opener to that feud the match where Onita simulated coughing up blood by having someone at ringside surreptiously pass him a pig's heart, which he then bit down on? Yes, AFAIK, that and vodka. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,436 Posted June 13, 2022 Jeff Hardy arrested for DUI. Not even doing the DOA Simpsons gag after the last time and this story isn't going to have a happy ending either. A few months ago, he was fired from WWE for refusing to go to rehab. Signs with their competitors, immediately goes into ladder matches and his old ways... AEW's Jeff Hardy Arrested for DUI (comicbook.com) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 16, 2022 Looks like while Triple H was recovering from his health problems and Stephanie McMahon was receiving a poor job performance, Vince McMahon might've been sowing his wild oats with one, or more, former employees. Hush money and more. Also caught up in the scandal is John Laurinaitis, the head of talent relations, who is the stepfather of the Bella Twins and brother of the late Road Warrior Animal. Not so much a health scare, unless Linda McMahon decides to take it out on her letch of a husband. https://www.wsj.com/articles/wwe-board-probes-secret-3-million-hush-pact-by-ceo-vince-mcmahon-sources-say-11655322722 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadMac 98 Posted June 17, 2022 On 28/05/2022 at 13:52, MadMac said: Dave Hebner still around, but not looking good. Gone. https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/237168-dave-hebner-former-wwe-referee-and-longtime-road-agent-passes-away/ 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadMac 98 Posted June 17, 2022 On 15/06/2022 at 18:30, alt obits guy said: Looks like while Triple H was recovering from his health problems and Stephanie McMahon was receiving a poor job performance, Vince McMahon might've been sowing his wild oats with one, or more, former employees. Hush money and more. Also caught up in the scandal is John Laurinaitis, the head of talent relations, who is the stepfather of the Bella Twins and brother of the late Road Warrior Animal. Not so much a health scare, unless Linda McMahon decides to take it out on her letch of a husband. https://www.wsj.com/articles/wwe-board-probes-secret-3-million-hush-pact-by-ceo-vince-mcmahon-sources-say-11655322722 The most remarkable part is that there's a WWE sex scandal and Jerry Lawler's name hasn't come up.....yet..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip 121 Posted June 17, 2022 1 hour ago, MadMac said: The most remarkable part is that there's a WWE sex scandal and Jerry Lawler's name hasn't come up.....yet..... Or Ric Flair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadMac 98 Posted June 18, 2022 43 minutes ago, Philip said: Or Ric Flair. You make a fair point, Sir. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcJWallace 270 Posted June 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Philip said: Or Ric Flair. In fairness, he no longer works for WWE, at least he hasn't since that DSOTR episode came out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip 121 Posted June 18, 2022 9 hours ago, MarcJWallace said: In fairness, he no longer works for WWE, at least he hasn't since that DSOTR episode came out. Rumoured to be coming back to WWE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted June 18, 2022 Vince, Stephanie and triple H all recently and in recent months been out in public and not wearing their wedding rings. Apparently Vince and Linda split years ago and who knows what's happening with Stephanie and triple H. https://www.ringsidenews.com/2022/06/16/vince-mcmahon-linda-mcmahon-no-longer-living-together/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,436 Posted June 18, 2022 15 minutes ago, the_engineer said: Vince, Stephanie and triple H all recently and in recent months been out in public and not wearing their wedding rings. Apparently Vince and Linda split years ago and who knows what's happening with Stephanie and triple H. https://www.ringsidenews.com/2022/06/16/vince-mcmahon-linda-mcmahon-no-longer-living-together/ I wouldn't look too much into the Stephanie one, she's frequently not worn her ring in public for at least a decade. She's also a terrible actress so her blatant affection for Triple H since is almost certainly real. Vince and Linda have been separated for years - possibly even before the Playboy interview in the 90s. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted June 19, 2022 Tim White, the Fighting Irishman who was Andre The Giant's sometime handler and WWE referee, reportedly dead: 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 19, 2022 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Tim White, the Fighting Irishman who was Andre The Giant's sometime handler and WWE referee, reportedly dead: Two former WWE referees in three days. Despite their health issues, still a bit shocking at the proximity of their demise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted June 20, 2022 17 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Two former WWE referees in three days. Despite their health issues, still a bit shocking at the proximity of their demise. For me tim white and earl hebner are the two most iconic refs. Even though Tim hadn't reffed in a long time. Must be tough for Earl losing a brother and a friend within 3 days. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,436 Posted June 20, 2022 Impact have suddenly announced this weeks TV is to pay tribute to Don West and Mike Tenay, their original commentary duo, so maybe keep an eye out for downturns in the formers cancer battle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted June 20, 2022 https://rajah.com/node/wwe-hall-fame-legend-superstar-billy-graham-forced-undergo-partial-amputations 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 21, 2022 3 hours ago, Lewd_Squirrel said: https://rajah.com/node/wwe-hall-fame-legend-superstar-billy-graham-forced-undergo-partial-amputations Amputations?! Shit just got re Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheCemetaryMan 53 Posted June 21, 2022 On 28/05/2022 at 14:52, MadMac said: Dave Hebner still around, but not looking good. Him and now Tim White; Always happens in 3's. Whose next? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
