The Deaths That Shocked the World of Wrestling
Wow! I think this is my first post on wrestling during the couple of years I've been on Hive. I've been making an effort to write about sports I don't usually write about and it's been so interesting. I used to watch wrestling when I was younger with my pops and my brother. I loved The Rock, my brother loved Stone Cold Steve Austin and my dad liked Raven. They were the good ol' days.
There was a point in time where I though wrestling was real. I refused to believe that it was "staged" so to speak but I've come to realise that it's all rehearsed and results predetermined. There's nothing wrong with that however, as it's the entertainment value that we get from wrestling that makes it an amazing product.
I've somewhat grown out of it but I still have an appreciation for it. Today I write my first post and undoubtedly it won't be my last. Let's go through the most shocking deaths that occurred in the world of wrestling.
4. Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero was born into the prominent Guerrero wrestling family. He performed in the ECW as well as the WCW but he's best known for his time in the WWF/WWE. Not only was Guerrero popular, but he's also regarded as one of the greatest WWF/WWE performers and entertainers of all-time. Guerrero won the WWF European and Intercontinental Championships. He also formed the Los Guerreros tag team with his nephew Chavo, winning the WWE Tag Team Championship.
At his peak Guerrero was one of the best wrestlers in WWE's Smackdown brand. He suffered with much publicised issues with alcohol and painkiller addictions. In November 2005 Guerrero was found unconscious in his hotel room by his nephew and fellow wrestler Chavo, with a toothbrush in his hand. By the time paramedics arrived he was already declared dead. Guerrero had died from heart failure due to cardiovascular issues with his arteries.
What makes his death particularly shocking is that he was only 38 and was considered a top three wrestler at the time. Fellow wrestlers, including his nephew Chavo, paid tribute to Guerrero in the immediate aftermath by performing Guerro's finishing move the Frog Splash in matches.
3. "Macho Man" Randy Savage
Randy Savage was described by many as one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all-time. The popular wrestler was well known for his colorful personality, his deep and raspy voice, his outrageous fashion and his catchphrase "Oooh yeah!". He was signed by MLB's St. Louis Cardinal's as a catcher straight out of high school and was put into the minor leagues to develop and played 289 games of minor league baseball.
A 21-year old Randy Savage would get his break in wrestling during a baseball offseason and would quit baseball, and he went on to enjoy a more than 30-year career and became best known for his time in the WCW and WWF. He would eventually pickup the nickname "Macho Man" and was one of the greatest entertainers with the same sort of wrestling stature as Hulk Hogan. In his prime he was known for his speed, agility, power and his technical skill.
In 2011 Savage died at the age of 58 as a result of a sudden heart attack while driving his car, subsequently losing control of his Jeep which hit a tree in a minor collision. It was found that he had an enlarged heart and had coronary artery disease, his arteries narrowing at an advanced stage of 90%.
...OK tribe, I'll be back tomorrow with part 2 with deaths that shocked the wrestling world.
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Wow. I didn't even know about Macho Man's death. Wow...just wow. These are the guys that made childhood fun...until I knew it was scripted hahaha. I totally enjoyed them. Jack the snake, the guy with the plank of wood, Warrior and so on. I was really sad to hear about Warrior's death too. I watched his fight with Hulk Hogan then and I cried watching that game because they were my favourites. I was really young then.
I watched so much when I was young and it brings a flood of memories back. I definitely took it for granted back then I think. We used to play Smackdown on Playstation religiously and create customer characters with all our favourite wrestlers moves. Fun times!!!
Hahaha that's right. Fun times. How time flies...
@wolfgangsport - great post and checking out the second one in a minute, but wanted to give you props. I grew up with this stuff and these guys are legends and I use a lot of wrestling gifs for my posts for motivational purposes and recently I watched that A&E Biography wrestling legend's series; so your posts is like the cherry on top.
Thanks mate much love! I appreciate it. Had so much fun and it brought back some flash memories. Keen to write some more about wrestling and I didn't realise just how many fans were on here!
I am a wrestling fan, nice one to start with.
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Eddie ... I loved his moves and the way his muscles popped up. It's sad to see those who graced us with good memories going just like that. Macho Man was another man I liked back then too.
I haven't watched wrestling since I was in college. There was a bar just off campus that opened early on Saturday so people could watch wrestling. My favorite was Flying Fred Curry. Thanks for sharing.
Oh wow, how awesome is that. That sounds like a mad vibe to get on
The story of these wrestlers are all fascinating. Their deaths are always tragic. We assume all these people are super healthy, but we hear about all these heart issues? We're going to look back at this time and slap our forehead and wonder why we are doing this to ourselves!
It's crazy ay ... I think the amount of training, and all the chemicals they're putting into their bodies just eventually takes its toll
Good old days... Used to be a big fan of wrestling growing up,bur grown out of it now, especially after knowing it's all scripted.
Had to follow it late into the night here due to the timing difference. Some I liked cos they were tops; The Rock, Stone Cold, Hulk Hogan, some for their swags and props; Gold dust, Shawn Michael, Rey Mysterio. Loved The Rock's entrance.. "if you smelllll, what The Rock... Is cooking", also The Undertaker's
My friends and I used to argue about unreal it was and even suggested that they took drugs to attain such performance levels. I only got to confirm these years later when I was a bit older.
It's so crazy isn't it. All the pressures they have too perform and getting pumped with everything unnatural under the sun. I suppose that's the high price to pay that comes with bring a pro wrestler