Spade_Cooley 9,197 Posted June 5 Of some minor note is that, among others, Afa was trained by Kurt Von Steiger (not a shoot German, real name Arnold Pastrick) who as far as the internet is concerned is still alive at the age of 93. Never seen his name on an "oldest living wrestler" list though. His (kayfabe) brother Karl's 2022 death was reported on in 2023, so they're definitely on the radar. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles De Gaulle 447 Posted June 5 Honestly, let's face it. Wrestlers are disproportionately more likely to live shorter lives and I think part of that is they are sinful. Everyday for over 50 years boys and young men were exposed to muscular men wearing very little clothing. It's not surprising that this all lead to a rapid rise in cases of homosexuality /s. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,887 Posted June 18 Scott Henson, Canadian wrestler known as Big Cat, has died at age 40 https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2024/06/16/bcs-big-cat-scott-henson-dead-at-40/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,197 Posted June 21 I'll be honest, my long list for 2025 had only one name I thought might be a unique, and now he's dead. British indie wrestler James Castle died aged 35 earlier this week, having first mentioned he had terminal cancer on something like January 2nd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 429 Posted June 21 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: Taylor Wily, UFC fighter with a TV role on Hawaii-Five-O dead at 56: https://www.unilad.com/celebrity/news/taylor-wily-hawaii-five0-dies-56-529954-20240621 Crossposting here, as Taylor Wily was also involved with New Japan Pro Wrestling from 1990-92. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 205 Posted Saturday at 22:57 Jamie Kellner, the TV exec who killed the WCW dead at 77. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LWCZ 129 Posted Tuesday at 19:28 Sika Anoa'i of The Wild Samoans dead. 7 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcJWallace 266 Posted Tuesday at 22:40 Another hospital trip for Jim Ross with shortness of breath, the second such time in a few weeks. https://x.com/JRsBBQ/status/1805723392202404171 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,522 Posted Wednesday at 04:32 9 hours ago, LWCZ said: Sika Anoa'i of The Wild Samoans dead. I employed a fair bit to understand it was not his brother. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,034 Posted Wednesday at 07:33 2 hours ago, drol said: I employed a fair bit to understand it was not his brother. Afa would have made more sense but no, he's still going and his healthier younger brother has gone after a short illness. That aside, Afa and Sika were super close all their life so it wouldn't surprise me if Afa doesn't linger now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
