List of premature professional wrestling deaths explained

According to a 2014 study by Eastern Michigan University examining professional wrestlers who were active between 1985 and 2011, mortality rates for professional wrestlers are up to 2.9 times greater than the rate for men in the wider United States population.^[1] A 2014 report by John Moriarty of the University of Manchester and Benjamin Morris of FiveThirtyEight also found that the mortality rate for professional wrestlers was significantly higher than that of athletes in other sports.^{[2] [3] [4]} Experts suggest that a combination of the physical nature of the business, no off-season, and potentially high work load (with some wrestlers fighting more than 100 and even 200 matches per year), along with the drug culture in wrestling during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s contributes to high mortality rates among wrestlers.^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]} Another study ascribes the higher death rate largely to higher rates of cardiovascular disease compared to the general population with morbidly obese wrestlers being especially at risk.^{[10] [11]}

Many promotions employ performers as "independent contractors" and do not offer company-sponsored group health insurance coverage in most instances. This is said to have a causal connection to their longevity, morbidity, and mortality. WWE performers' status as independent contractors was spotlighted by John Oliver on an episode of his show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver in March 2019,^{[12] [13] [14]} with Oliver calling on WWE fans to protest at WrestleMania 35.^{[12] [13] [14]} WWE denied Oliver's critique.^[15]

The concept of the untimely deaths of professional wrestlers was a frequent topic of discussion on the Opie & Anthony show.^[16] After Scott Hall's death in 2022, Bret Hart and Kevin Nash talked about the premature death of several wrestlers, mentioning the mental and body damage as possible causes.^{[17] [18]}

List

Under 30

Age	Ring name	Promotion(s) worked for	Date of birth	Date of death	Cause of death
21	Oro		December 24, 1971	October 26, 1993	Head injury during match^[19]
21		Independent circuit, ECWA, MCW, IPW	August 13, 1981	November 29, 2002	Leukemia
21	Chris Von Erich		September 30, 1969	September 12, 1991	Suicide by gunshot^[20]
21	Asahi		October 19, 2002	February 1, 2024	Unknown accident
22		AAA, CLL, DTU	August 29, 1995	September 17, 2017	Struck in a hit and run
22		World Wonder Ring Stardom, ROH, Wrestle-1, various Japanese Promotions	September 3, 1997	May 23, 2020	Suicide by hydrogen sulfide inhalation
22			October 17, 1979	May 12, 2002	Complications from gastric bypass surgery^[21]
22	Mirai	AJW, K-DOJO, Atoz	November 17, 1982	September 14, 2005	Drowned in bathtub; possibly suicide
22	Spider		July 19, 1982	May 28, 2005	Head injury in match
23	Edouard Beaupre	N/A	January 9, 1881	July 3, 1904	Tuberculosis
23	Chri$ Ca$h		July 13, 1982	August 18, 2005	Motorcycle accident
23		JWP, ARSION	January 28, 1976	April 9, 1999	Intercerebral bleeding in match
23	Shane Shamrock		February 8, 1975	August 18, 1998	Shot by police
23	Mike Von Erich		March 2, 1964	April 12, 1987	Suicide by drug overdose
25	Reid Flair		February 26, 1988	March 29, 2013	Drug overdose^[22]
25	David Von Erich		July 22, 1958	February 10, 1984	Acute enteritis
26	Kasavubu		May 14, 1956	July 27, 1982	Heart attack during operation
26		Revolution Pro Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, GCW, various British promotions	December 19, 1997	December 29, 2023	Unknown
27		CZW, IWA Mid-South, IWA East-Coast	August 23, 1983	August 30, 2010	Intracranial aneurysm
27			May 17, 1972	April 19, 2000	Head injury in match
27	Russ Haas		March 11, 1974	December 15, 2001	Heart failure
27	Louie Spicolli		February 10, 1971	February 15, 1998	Drug overdose^[23]
28			October 8, 1966	November 23, 1994	Heart attack caused by a drug overdose^[24]
28	Gino Hernandez		August 14, 1957	February 2, 1986	Possible drug overdose or murder^[25]
28	Ricky Lawless		December 3, 1959	November 30, 1988	Murder
29	Trent Acid		November 12, 1980	June 18, 2010	Drug overdose
29	Lance Cade		March 2, 1981	August 13, 2010	Heart attack caused by drug overdose^[26]
29	Plum Mariko		November 1, 1967	August 16, 1997	Head injury in match
29	Bobby Shane		August 25, 1945	February 20, 1975	Drowning from plane crash
29			June 13, 1950	June 30, 1979	Cardiomyopathy
29		N/A	February 24, 1856	November 6, 1885	Pneumonia

Under 40

Age	Ring name	Promotion(s) worked for	Date of birth	Date of death	Cause of death
30	Zubair Jhara		November 24, 1960	September 10, 1991	Heart failure
30			June 7, 1992	October 5, 2022	Suicide by combined drug intoxication^[27]
30			February 24, 1955	December 24, 1985	Car wreck^[28]
30			March 19, 1955	November 1, 1985	Heart attack^[29]
30	Giant Ochiai		May 8, 1973	August 8, 2003	Subdural hematoma
30		Unknown	October 24, 1972	November 21, 2002	Heart failure
30	Larry Sweeney		February 18, 1981	April 11, 2011	Suicide by hanging
30	Jay Youngblood		June 21, 1955	September 2, 1985	Heart attack^[30]
31	Christin Able		January 11, 1985	April 14, 2016	Unknown
31			February 4, 1959	December 31, 1990	Suicide by gunshot^[31]
31			August 9, 1931	May 10, 1963	Drug overdose
31			June 10, 1963	July 25, 1994	Motorcycle accident
31			September 16, 1956	November 28, 1987	Plane crash (South African Airways Flight 295)
31		Unknown	May 27, 1907	June 10, 1938	Bronchial pneumonia
31-32	Sorakichi Matsuda	N/A	1859	August 16, 1891	Tuberculosis
32	Steve Bradley		December 10, 1975	December 1, 2008	Unknown
32		Pacific Wrestling Alliance	March 28, 1968	July 28, 2000	Complications during gallbladder surgery
32	Adam Firestorm	ECCW, Stampede Wrestling, various promotions in Western Canada and Pacific Northwest	November 25, 1976	November 5, 2009	Suicide
32	Crash Holly		August 25, 1971	November 6, 2003	Suicide by drug overdose and alcohol poisoning^[32]
32			December 7, 1946	July 14, 1979	Motorcycle accident^[33] ^[34]
32	Buzz Sawyer		June 14, 1959	February 7, 1992	Cocaine-induced heart attack^[35]
32			March 20, 1933	May 15, 1965	Drowning in boating accident; considered a missing person
32			December 16, 1983	March 31, 2016	Stomach cancer
33	Karsten Beck	WXW, BJPW, CZW, various European promotions	November 25, 1986	October 15, 2020	Brain cancer
33		N/A	March 31, 1903	June 25, 1936	Pulmonary embolism
33			March 21, 1972	April 28, 2005	Acute pneumonia^[36]
33	Eddie Gilbert		August 14, 1961	February 18, 1995	Heart attack^[37]
33	Paul E. Normous		April 15, 1975	January 16, 2009	Drug overdose
33	Michel Martel		October 4, 1944	June 30, 1978	Heart attack after match
33	Moondog Mayne		September 12, 1944	August 13, 1978	Car accident
33	Gran Naniwa		February 15, 1977	October 6, 2010	Heart attack
33			May 9, 1966	October 27, 1999	Infection
33			July 17, 1959	May 25, 1993	Motorcycle accident
33	The Renegade		October 16, 1965	February 23, 1999	Suicide by gunshot^[38]
33	Neil Superior		April 6, 1963	August 23, 1996	Confrontation with police
33	Test		March 17, 1975	March 13, 2009	Drug overdose^[39]
33	Kerry Von Erich		February 3, 1960	February 18, 1993	Suicide by gunshot
33–34	Damian Steele		1975	July 22, 2009	Brain aneurysm
34	Adrian Adonis		September 15, 1953	July 4, 1988	Car accident^[40]
34	Brain Damage		December 14, 1977	October 18, 2012	Suicide
34	Big Dick Dudley		January 12, 1968	May 16, 2002	Kidney failure^[41]
34			August 26, 1965	January 24, 2000	Accidental prescription drug overdose^[42]
34	Espectrito II		May 15, 1975	June 30, 2009	Murder by poisoning
34			May 7, 1965	May 23, 1999	Fell from ceiling during botched stunt at Over the Edge pay-per-view event.^[43]
34	Danny Havoc		May 19, 1986	May 31, 2020	Heart failure
34	El Hijo de Cien Caras		March 21, 1976	November 29, 2010	Murder
34			February 9, 1896	January 9, 1931	Bright's disease
34		N/A	March 15, 1886	October 8, 1920	Heart attack
34	La Parkita		May 15, 1975	June 30, 2009	Murder by poisoning
34	Chase Tatum		November 3, 1973	March 23, 2008	Drug overdose
34		Superkick'D	May 31, 1988	September 11, 2022	Colon cancer and liver failure
34	Thunder	CMLL, Okinawa Pro Wrestling and various promotions in Australia	October 7, 1981	June 30, 2016	Stomach cancer
34	Yokozuna		October 2, 1966	October 23, 2000	Heart attack^[44]
34-35			1988	March 17, 2023	Unknown
35	Perro Aguayo Jr.		July 23, 1979	March 21, 2015	Cervical spine trauma during match
35			November 10, 1904	October 30, 1940	Shooting accident
35	James Castle		July 11, 1988	June 15, 2024	Acute myeloid leukemia^[45]
35			July 7, 1965	August 25, 2000	Brain aneurysm
35	Dino Casanova		February 8, 1967	March 1, 2002	Heart attack
35	Miguel Ángel Delgado		August 28, 1947	February 7, 1983	Leukemia
35			May 14, 1952	September 5, 1987	Brain tumor, also reported as brain aneurysm
35			January 17, 1949	May 16, 1984	Kidney failure from lung cancer
35			September 3, 1969	September 26, 2004	Breast cancer^[46]
35		ECW, USWA, WWC, Stampede Wrestling, various Mexican and Japanese promotions	November 13, 1968	December 19, 2003	Heart attack
35			May 22, 1962	October 5, 1997	Arteriosclerotic heart disease^[47]
36			May 18, 1963	January 7, 2000	Heart attack in match^[48]
36		FMW promoter	December 19, 1965	May 16, 2002	Suicide by hanging
36			June 26, 1969	August 8, 2005	Heart attack
36		Unknown	August 8, 1909	August 9, 1945	Train wreck
36			January 28, 1971	October 2, 2007	Lung cancer
36	Emory Hale		December 13, 1969	January 28, 2006	Kidney failure
36			January 3, 1954	November 21, 1990	Bright's disease
36			December 14, 1985	October 13, 2022	Unknown
36	Lionheart		December 17, 1982	June 19, 2019	Suicide^[49]
36	Pitbull #2		July 26, 1967	September 25, 2003	Drug overdose^[50]
36			December 12, 1937	August 21, 1974	Car accident
36	Ray		February 14, 1982	August 30, 2018	Brain tumor^[51]
36	Freddie Sweetan		July 25, 1938	July 26, 1974	House fire
36	Jerry Tuite		December 27, 1966	December 6, 2003	Heart attack^[52]
36	Umaga		March 28, 1973	December 4, 2009	Heart attack caused by combined drug intoxication^[53]
36	Bray Wyatt		May 23, 1987	August 24, 2023	Heart attack in his sleep resulting from COVID-19 complications^[54]
37	Abismo Negro		July 1, 1971	March 22, 2009	Drowning
37			March 18, 1971	December 14, 2008	Heart attack from drug overdose
37	Leroy Brown		November 30, 1950	September 6, 1988	Heart attack^[55]
37			July 2, 1935	October 7, 1972	Car accident
37			January 5, 1962	September 8, 1999	Stomach and bowel cancer
37		Wrestled in Australia	May 17, 1884	December 23, 1921	Pneumonia
37	Jaysin Strife		August 14, 1985	December 29, 2022	Illness
37			January 2, 1934	June 16, 1971	Ruptured Pancreas (from a heart attack and other internal injuries)
37		N/A	June 7, 1928	May 17, 1966	Shot; unknown if murder or suicide
37–38	Espanto I		1930	May 30, 1968	Beaten
38		N/A	August 11, 1881	February 20, 1920	Pneumonia
38	Tim Arson		December 27, 1976	January 7, 2015	Unknown
38	Jay Briscoe		January 25, 1984	January 17, 2023	Car accident
38			November 12, 1979	June 29, 2018	Brain cancer^[56]
38			July 8, 1980	August 9, 2018	Suicide
38	Chip Fairway		November 7, 1972	April 9, 2011	Unknown
38	Eddie Guerrero		October 9, 1967	November 13, 2005	Arteriosclerotic heart disease^[57]
38	Jim Hady		May 30, 1930	January 13, 1969	Heart attack (during match)
38	John Kronus		January 13, 1969	July 18, 2007	Heart failure^[58]
38	Danno O'Mahony		September 29, 1912	November 5, 1950	Car accident
38	Chabela Romero		November 11, 1946	April 19, 1985	Unknown
38	Victor the Bodyguard		August 19, 1965	June 20, 2004	Heart attack
38	Bison Smith		September 24, 1973	November 22, 2011	Heart complications
38	Wolf		June 30, 1972	February 2, 2011	Unknown
39	BellaDonna		April 25, 1979	January 21, 2019	Unknown
39	Hercules Cortez		July 7, 1932	July 23, 1971	Car accident
39	Fabián el Gitano		January 24, 1972	March 17, 2011	Pancreatic hemorrhage
39			January 13, 1981	May 17, 2020	Drowning
39	Johnny Grunge		July 10, 1966	February 16, 2006	Sleep apnea complications^[59]
39	George Kennedy		December 29, 1881	October 19, 1921	Complications from Spanish flu
39	Joey Maggs		September 29, 1967	October 15, 2006	Cardiac arrest^[60]
39			May 26, 1979	May 16, 2019	Suicide by hanging^[61]
39	Médico Asesino		August 27, 1920	June 16, 1960	Cancer^[62]
39	Skull Murphy		December 7, 1930	March 23, 1970	Suicide by drug overdose
39	Jimmy Rave		December 8, 1982	December 12, 2021	MRSA infection
39	Rikidōzan		November 14, 1924	December 15, 1963	Peritonitis (as result of stabbing)^[63]
39	Davey Boy Smith		November 27, 1962	May 18, 2002	Heart attack^[64]
39	El Solitario		May 22, 1946	April 6, 1986	Cardiac arrest during operation
39	Pak Song		April 11, 1943	October 24, 1982^[65]	Marfan syndrome
39	Villano II		September 25, 1949	April 17, 1989	Suicide by hanging^[66]
39		NWA, various European promotions	August 12, 1912	October 20, 1951	Car accident

Under 50

Age	Ring name	Promotion(s) worked for	Date of birth	Date of death	Cause of death
40	Absolute Andy	WXW, various German and Eurpoean promotions	September 22, 1983	November 23, 2023	Illness
40	Sambo Asako	FMW, various Japanese promotions	August 27, 1963	May 18, 2004	Diabetes
40	Bad Bones	WXW, BJW, Impact Wrestling, various German and European promotions	May 14, 1984	May 20, 2024	Heart attack
40			May 21, 1967	June 24, 2007	Murder-Suicide ^[67]
40	Brady Boone		August 22, 1958	December 15, 1998	Car accident
40	Larry Chene		June 22, 1924	October 2, 1964	Car accident
40	Cincinnati Red		October 17, 1974	March 20, 2015	Heart attack
40	Don Eagle		August 25, 1925	March 17, 1966	Suicide by gunshot
40			April 23, 1961	July 16, 2001	Blood clot
40		N/A	April 27, 1877	December 16, 1917	Uremic poisoning
40			July 3, 1965	July 11, 2005	Brain aneurysm
40			July 13, 1983	June 15, 2024	Unknown
40			January 4, 1970	April 2, 2010	Suicide by drug overdose^[68]
40		N/A	October 16, 1892	July 13, 1933	Car accident
40			March 9, 1984	May 18, 2024	To Be Determined
40	Rick Rude		December 7, 1958	April 20, 1999	Heart failure
40			February 21, 1961	July 27, 2001	Heart attack
40			January 5, 1957	August 18, 1997	Heart failure
40			February 14, 1951	August 25, 1991	Car accident
40–41		Wrestled in Europe and India	1860	1901	Cholera
41			September 25, 1977	June 3, 2019	Motorcycle accident
41	Big Boss Man		May 2, 1963	September 22, 2004	Heart attack
41			November 4, 1952	December 13, 1993	Heart attack in match
41			March 12, 1962	January 25, 2004	Car accident
41	John Foti		March 13, 1928	April 29, 1969	Suicide
41		N/A	1857	July 4, 1898	Drowned aboard the SS La Bourgogne
41	Brodie Lee		December 16, 1979	December 26, 2020	Pulmonary fibrosis^[69]
41	Jerry London		July 9, 1929	September 20, 1970	Suicide (overdose of sleeping pills)
41	Hack Meyers		December 7, 1973	December 5, 2015	Complications from brain surgery
41	Justice Pain		May 16, 1978	January 24, 2020	Suicide by jumping off bridge
41	Jackie Sato		October 30, 1957	August 9, 1999	Stomach cancer
41	Billy Travis		April 29, 1961	November 23, 2002	Heart attack
41	Adam Windsor	Funking Conservatory, NWA Wildside, WXW, independent circuit, various promotions in England	January 17, 1981	April 21, 2022	Heart issues
41-42		N/A	1887	1929	Injuries during match
42			July 17, 1959	May 5, 2002	Testicular cancer
42	Mike Awesome		January 24, 1965	February 17, 2007	Suicide by hanging
42			April 14, 1953	October 2, 1995	Liver cancer
42	Bruiser Brody		June 18, 1946	July 17, 1988	Murdered
42	Ray Candy		December 3, 1951	May 23, 1994	Heart attack
42	Miss Elizabeth		November 19, 1960	May 1, 2003	Drug overdose
42			May 11, 1960	March 19, 2003	Intestinal cancer
42			June 22, 1963	June 7, 2006	Bladder cancer^[70]
42	Biff Wellington		April 18, 1965	June 24, 2007	Heart attack
42	Xavier		December 28, 1977	August 16, 2020	Unknown
42–43		Wrestled only in Australia and New Zealand	1898	May 18, 1941	Peritonitis
42-43	Marie Lograsso		1963	March 14, 2006	Drug overdose
43			April 14, 1964	August 13, 2007	Drug overdose^[71]
43	Ángel Azteca		June 24, 1963	March 18, 2007	Heart attack after match
43			May 17, 1964	June 22, 2007	Murder
43	Doctor X		July 17, 1968	October 11, 2011	Murder^[72]
43			June 12, 1969	May 26, 2013	Lung cancer
43	Franky Gee		February 19, 1962	October 22, 2005	Cerebral hemorrhage
43	Rocky Hata		September 12, 1948	October 27, 1991	Complications from diabetes^[73]
43	Jocephus		July 1, 1977	February 24, 2021	Congenital heart defect
43		N/A		20 January 1920	Typhus
43			May 6, 1970	July 31, 2013	Car accident
43	Sean O'Haire		February 25, 1971	September 8, 2014	Suicide by hanging
43	Goga Pehlwan	Wrestled only in India	1937	February 6, 1981	Died in the ring
43	Tony Rumble		November 6, 1956	November 13, 1999	Heart attack
43			December 24, 1961	August 15, 2005	Murder
43	Viscera		February 14, 1971	February 18, 2014	Heart attack
44		N/A	September 12, 1851	February 18, 1895	Liver and kidney failure
44	Dino Bravo		August 6, 1948	March 11, 1993	Murder
44	The Bruiser		August 15, 1976	November 16, 2020	Leukemia
44			January 7, 1977	February 1, 2021	Cancer (small-cell carcinoma)
44	Eric The Red		August 1, 1934	November 16, 1978	Car accident
44	Danny Fargo		June 13, 1959	December 26, 2003	Cancer
44			February 1, 1970	May 11, 2014	Unknown
44			January 31, 1966	September 22, 2010	Diabetes and severe heart issues
44			March 28, 1958	February 10, 2003	Combined drug intoxication
44			November 18, 1969	October 28, 2014	Pneumonia
44	Balls Mahoney		April 11, 1972	April 12, 2016	Heart attack^[74]
44		N/A	May 2, 1855	January 25, 1900	Heart attack
44			August 10, 1971	February 11, 2016	Heart attack and pneumonia
44			June 19, 1979	April 29, 2024	Years of health issues
44	Axl Rotten		April 21, 1971	February 4, 2016	Drug overdose
44–45		N/A	1867	1912	Unknown
45	Toni Adams		August 19, 1964	June 24, 2010	Heart attack
45	Bam Bam Bigelow		September 1, 1961	January 19, 2007	Drug overdose^[75]
45			April 26, 1949	January 22, 1995	Complications from car accident
45			April 4, 1977	December 22, 2022	Heart attack caused by accidental fentanyl overdose
45		N/A	January 14, 1914	May 23, 1959	Heart Attack
45			November 2, 1956	December 26, 2001	Heart attack
45			December 24, 1923	July 2, 1969	Heart attack
45	Junkyard Dog		December 13, 1952	June 2, 1998	Car accident
45			March 8, 1973	August 27, 2018	Cancer
45	Pasión Kristal	AAA, IWRG, various Mexican promotions	January 9, 1976	June 2, 2021	Drowning
45	Peter Maivia		April 6, 1937	June 13, 1982	Cancer
45		N/A	June 30, 1883	December 3, 1928	Unknown
45	Val Puccio		June 9, 1965	January 7, 2011	Believed to be obesity
45		wrestled various promotions in Quebec	October 15, 1910	April 21, 1956	Heart attack
46			February 10, 1955	October 7, 2001	Shot
46	André the Giant		May 19, 1946	January 28, 1993	Congestive heart failure^[76]
46	Argentina Apollo		April 28, 1938	August 2, 1984	Heart attack
46	Brian Christopher		January 10, 1972	July 29, 2018	Suicide by hanging
46	Chyna		December 27, 1969	April 20, 2016	Medication overdose
46			June 25, 1957	October 26, 2003	Crohn's disease
46	Daffney	WCW, TNA, OVW, Wrestlicious, SHIMMER, ACW	July 17, 1975	September 1, 2021	Suicide by gunshot^[77]
46			October 1, 1911	April 25, 1958	Unknown
46			December 11, 1927	March 13, 1974	Plane crash
46		NWA, FOW, Zero1, Hustle, wrestled in various promotions in Europe	August 2, 1968	August 21, 2014	Colorectal cancer
46			June 18, 1962	June 13, 2009	Heart attack after cervical spinal cord injury in match^[78] ^[79]
46	Mr. Niebla		February 22, 1973	December 23, 2019	Blood infection
46			June 30, 1959	April 1, 2006	Mix of alcohol and drug overdose
46	Road Warrior Hawk		January 12, 1957	October 19, 2003	Heart attack^[80]
46	Bestia Salvaje		February 11, 1962	March 20, 2008	Liver disease
46			December 29, 1923	April 6, 1970	Wernicke encephalopathy
46			March 6, 1898	September 9, 1944	Leukemia
47	Ángel Blanco		August 2, 1938	April 26, 1986	Car accident
47		N/A	April 2, 1907	April 6, 1954	Heart attack
47			January 6, 1963	January 8, 2010	Suicide by gunshot
47	Hayabusa		November 29, 1968	March 3, 2016	Subarachnoid hemorrhage
47	Hercules		May 7, 1956	March 6, 2004	Heart disease
47	Dan Kolov	N/A	December 27, 1892	March 26, 1940	Tuberculosis
47			August 19, 1934	March 6, 1982	Unknown
47	Luther Lindsay		December 30, 1924	February 21, 1972	Heart attack in match
47	Man Mountain Mike		September 15, 1940	April 30, 1988	Heart attack
47	Rosey		April 7, 1970	April 17, 2017	Congestive heart failure^[81]
47	Starman		November 16, 1974	September 23, 2022	Unknown
47	Big John Studd		February 19, 1948	March 20, 1995	Liver cancer
47	El Texano		November 26, 1958	January 15, 2006	Pneumonia
48			October 14, 1961	March 29, 2010	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
48	Francisco Ciatso		November 5, 1975	January 20, 2024	Unknown
48	Chris Colt		June 22, 1946	May 23, 1995	Unknown (AIDS, a drug overdose or suicide)
48	Cousin Junior		March 19, 1960	January 13, 2009	Heart attack
48		NWA New Jersey promoter	March 5, 1953	July 21, 2001	Brain bleed due to a stroke
48	Doc Dean	ASW, WCW, NJPW, European Wrestling Federation (France)	July 3, 1970	August 14, 2018	Heart attack
48			December 9, 1960	March 22, 2009	Blood clot
48	Gorgeous George		March 24, 1915	December 26, 1963	Heart attack
48			February 15, 1924	August 1, 1972	Heart attack after match
48			October 6, 1946	June 2, 1995	Heart attack
48	Harley Saito		December 21, 1967	December 15, 2016	Esophageal cancer
48			December 31, 1972	September 2, 2021	Unknown
48	Luna Vachon		January 12, 1962	August 27, 2010	Drug overdose
48			March 27, 1882	November 20, 1930	Coronary occlusion
48	Mark Young		April 23, 1967	February 25, 2016	Unknown
48	Yukon Eric		April 16, 1916	January 16, 1965	Suicide by gunshot
49	Sheik Ali	WCW Australia, Joint Promotions, and various international promotions	April 20, 1927	September 29, 1976	Cancer
49	Big Titan		January 16, 1970	September 20, 2019	Heart attack
49	Louis Cyr	N/A	October 10, 1863	November 10, 1912	Chronic nephritis
49	Jack Claybourne		March 8, 1910	January 7, 1960	Suicide by gunshot
49			June 27, 1908	February 23, 1958	Suicide by hanging
49	Espectrito		December 18, 1966	January 23, 2016	Unknown
49	La Fiera		March 17, 1961	September 12, 2010	Murder
49	Kung Fu		January 20, 1951	January 3, 2001	Arterial hypertension
49		FMW, AJPW, Pro Wrestling Zero1, BJPW, various Japanese Promotions	August 5, 1971	August 2, 2021	Liver and colon cancer
49			February 28, 1971	January 11, 2021	Complications from heart surgery
49			February 8, 1958	June 15, 2007	Drug overdose
49	Piratita Morgan		March 15, 1969	July 8, 2018	Health issues
49	Dick Murdoch	CWF, NWA, WWF, AJPW, NJPW, WCW,	August 16, 1946	June 15, 1996	Heart attack
49		Only wrestled in North Dakota	February 24, 1905	February 19, 1955	Unknown
49	Raizel	CMLL, AAA, IWRG, NJPW, various Mexican promotions	February 8, 1973	April 4, 2022	Unknown
49	Rocco Rock		September 1, 1953	September 21, 2002	Heart attack
49	Ray Steele		February 2, 1900	September 11, 1949	Heart attack
49	Supreme		May 30, 1970	May 6, 2020	Heart attack
49	Jumbo Tsuruta		March 25, 1951	May 13, 2000	Complications of a liver transplant
49			April 4, 1957	May 25, 2006	Unknown
49			May 14, 1960	December 29, 2009	Throat cancer

Under 60

Age	Ring name	Promotion(s) worked for	Date of birth	Date of death	Cause of death
50	Brad Armstrong		June 15, 1962	November 1, 2012	Heart attack
50		unknown	February 11, 1909	November 21, 1959	Heart attack
50	The French Angel		October 23, 1903	September 4, 1954	Cardiovascular disease
50	Fuzzy Cupid		September 24, 1928	April 26, 1979	Unknown
50			December 25, 1939	March 2, 1990	Renal illness
50	King Kong Kirk		December 18, 1936	August 24, 1987	Heart attack in match
50		Wrestled only in Israel	July 13, 1902	June 13, 1953	Starvation from depression
50	Dave Legeno	British Wrestling Federation	October 12, 1963	July 6, 2014	Heat illness
50	Lucifer		October 1, 1960	June 21, 2011	Cancer
50		N/A	1880	February 3, 1931	Unknown
50		N/A	September 17, 1886	November 26, 1936	Murder-suicide
50		N/A	June 23, 1864	April 13, 1915	Drowning
50	Mark Starr		December 26, 1962	June 7, 2013	Heart attack
50	Sweet Georgia Brown		December 22, 1938	July 25, 1989	Breast cancer
50	Villano I		June 28, 1950	January 4, 2001	Cerebral hemorrhage
50	Buddy Wayne		May 27, 1967	June 15, 2017	Heart attack
50	Bearcat Wright		January 13, 1932	August 28, 1982	Sickle cell anemia
50	Yar		March 5, 1971	September 1, 2021	Unknown
50		NJPW, AJPW, Zero1, Toryumon, Noah, various Japanese promotions	January 5, 1974	March 10, 2024	Arteriosclerosis^[82]
51	Arkangel de la Muerte		July 16, 1966	June 13, 2018	Cardiac arrest^[83]
51	Al Mills		1910	July 10, 1961	Unknown
51			March 16, 1943	June 7, 1994	Leukemia
51	Black Cat		October 17, 1954	January 28, 2006	Heart attack
51			February 3, 1958	September 10, 2009	Liver failure
51		N/A	March 20, 1889	September 29, 1940	Unknown
51	Hido		October 19, 1969	October 17, 2021	Unknown
51			July 28, 1956	June 17, 2008	Unknown
51			October 28, 1965	January 25, 2017	Heart attack
51	Azumafuji Kin'ichi		October 28, 1921	July 31, 1973	Colon cancer
51			November 16, 1950	December 24, 2001	Pancreatic cancer
51	Moondog Spot		June 6, 1952	November 29, 2003	Heart attack in match
51	Nikola Petroff	N/A	December 19, 1873	January 2, 1925	Unknown
51	Picudo		August 3, 1967	August 3, 2018	Diabetes
51	Silver King		January 9, 1968	May 11, 2019	Stroke in ring, followed by heart attack
51			September 17, 1969	January 16, 2021	COVID-19
51		created the Admiral-Lord Mountevans rules in the United Kingdom	September 26, 1904	June 10, 1956	Unknown
51	Frankie Williams		February 20, 1940	April 23, 1991	Lung cancer
51			September 5, 1964	December 21, 2015	Heart attack
52			October 4, 1939	October 31, 1991	Heart attack
52	Buddy Austin		February 27, 1929	August 12, 1981	Heart attack
52			August 10, 1964	February 17, 2017	Heart attack
52		wrestled only in Austria and Germany	February 4, 1913	January 3, 1966	Unknown
52			August 1, 1954	October 28, 2006	Murder
52	El Brazo		July 30, 1961	October 15, 2013	Diabetes
52			June 18, 1969	June 23, 2021	Complications from COVID-19^[84]
52		Stampede Wrestling, HIW, various independent circuit promotions in Canada	August 28, 1964	November 28, 2016	Unknown
52	Jimmy Del Ray		November 30, 1962	December 6, 2014	Heart attack
52	Espantito	AAA, NWA, various promotions in Mexico and United States	April 24, 1968	October 12, 2020	Pneumonia
52	Doug Furnas		December 11, 1959	March 2, 2012	Heart attack
52	George Gadaski		April 30, 1930	December 16, 1982	Brain Tumor
52	Giant Haystacks		October 10, 1946	November 29, 1998	Lymphoma
52	Troy 'The Hippie' Graham		October 26, 1949	March 7, 2002	Heart attack
52	Tonina Jackson		January 9, 1917	November 3, 1969	Possibly complications from health issues
52			July 14, 1960	February 8, 2013	Unknown
52			August 12, 1912	September 11, 1964	Heart attack
52	Ivan Linow	N/A	November 21, 1888	November 21, 1940	Heart attack
52			May 4, 1932	January 12, 1985	Unknown
52	Rockin' Rebel		January 13, 1966	June 1, 2018	Murder-suicide
52	Silo Sam		September 12, 1952	April 19, 2005	Unknown; possibly related to gigantism
52	Iron Mike Steele		July 18, 1955	August 29, 2007	Vehicular homicide
52			October 14, 1971	December 9, 2023	Head injuries from a fall
53	Aníbal		November 5, 1940	March 4, 1994	Brain tumor
53	Johnny Attitude		June 9, 1965	June 12, 2018	Unknown
53		NWA, NWA Hawaii, CWC, Joint Promotions, various European promotions	September 19, 1923	January 28, 1977	Heart failure
53	Johnny K-9		December 7, 1963	February 21, 2017	Acute pulmonary edema
53	Ricky Gibson		November 19, 1952	September 15, 2006	Heart attack
53	Ryuma Go		March 23, 1956	October 18, 2009	Blood poisoning
53			April 6, 1971	April 11, 2024	Unknown
53		N/A	September 11, 1899	June 29, 1953	Unknown
53		NWA, Various International Promotions	August 11, 1911	February 12, 1965	Heart attack
53	Buddy Landel		August 14, 1961	June 22, 2015	Injuries from a car accident
53			September 13, 1937	May 12, 1991	Liver cancer
53	Curly Moe		April 3, 1962	July 1, 2015	Unknown
53	Larry O'Dea		1944	June 30, 1997	Liver cancer
53			June 9, 1929	May 25, 1983	Cancer
53			May 9, 1957	September 11, 2010	Heart attack
53	Silver Cat	CMLL, AAA, various Mexican promotions	April 8, 1970	March 29, 2024	Unknown
53	Ski Hi Lee		February 9, 1921	May 31, 1974	Believed to be acromegaly
53			January 27, 1951	August 1, 2004	Cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure
53–54		N/A	August 15, 1881	1935	Unknown
54	Akebono	WWE, AJPW, NJPW, Hustle, Zero 1, various Japanese promotions	May 8, 1969	April 11, 2024	heart failure
54	Ted Allen		November 17, 1955	August 19, 2010	Heart attack
54	Angel of Death		July 20, 1953	November 25, 2007	Unknown
54	Awesome Kong		January 5, 1958	November 17, 2012	Heart attack
54	Black Warrior		January 7, 1969	January 10, 2023	Unknown
54		N/A	1869	September 1, 1923	Unknown
54	Jonathan Boyd		October 21, 1944	August 7, 1999	Heart attack
54	Crybaby Waldo		April 21, 1966	July 28, 2020	Heart attack
54		wrestled only in Canada	May 24, 1900	May 26, 1954	Heart attack
54	Droz		April 7, 1969	June 30, 2023	Natural causes
54		N/A	May 26, 1863	October 22, 1917	Pneumonia
54			May 4, 1919	June 3, 1973	Heart attack
54	Jos LeDuc		August 30, 1944	May 1, 1999	Lung infection
54		N/A	February 27, 1887	March 18, 1941	Unknown
54			December 7, 1946	March 26, 2001	Heart attack
54			March 15, 1946	November 22, 2000	Liver failure
54		wrestled in Europe	February 27, 1909	April 13, 1963	Acromegaly
54	La Parka II	AAA, IWRG, DDT Pro-Wrestling, wrestled in various promotions in Mexico	January 4, 1966	January 11, 2020	Lung and kidney failure
54	Puppet the Psycho Dwarf		1966	September 9, 2020	Unknown^[85] ^[86]
54	Tommy Rogers		May 14, 1961	June 1, 2015	Unknown (believed to be suicide)
54	The Ultimate Warrior		June 16, 1959	April 8, 2014	Heart attack
54	Uncle Elmer		August 16, 1937	July 1, 1992	Diabetes
54			January 10, 1951	January 18, 2005	Heart attack
54–55	Hergeleci İbrahim	wrestled only in Turkey	1862	1917	Unknown
54–55			June 18, 1887	1942	Unknown
55	Matt Borne		July 27, 1957	June 28, 2013	Drug overdose (possible heart failure)
55		WWP, various promotions in South Africa	March 3, 1965	September 3, 2020	Heart attack
55	Haystacks Calhoun		August 3, 1934	December 7, 1989	Diabetes
55	Chief Little Eagle		March 21, 1935	July 7, 1990	Murder
55			June 18, 1959	October 21, 2014	Heart attack
55	Eddie Graham		January 15, 1930	January 21, 1985	Multiple gunshot suicide
55			November 28, 1965	September 21, 2021	Endometriosis
55			August 12, 1963	February 10, 2019	Kidney disease
55	MS-1		December 31, 1956	January 12, 2012	Car accident
55	Mantaur		May 14, 1968	July 11, 2023	Diabetes
55		N/A	August 23, 1914	August 26, 1969	Illness
55	Hans Nijman		September 23, 1959	November 5, 2014	Murder
55	Bull Ortega		May 12, 1922	July 28, 1977	Heart attack
55	Antonio Peña		June 13, 1951	October 5, 2006	Heart attack
55	Antonino Rocca		April 13, 1921	March 15, 1977	Urinary tract infection
55	Universo 2000		April 18, 1963	May 1, 2018	Heart problems
55	Diane Von Hoffman		April 13, 1962	July 6, 2017	Complications from knee surgery
55	Timothy Well		September 8, 1961	January 9, 2017	Kidney failure
55	Chris Youngblood		February 10, 1966	July 7, 2021	Believed to be liver and kidney failure
56			September 8, 1958	November 18, 2014	Heart attack
56		N/A	November 15, 1848	May 5, 1905	Rheumatism
56	Paul Bunyan		November 27, 1927	May 17, 1984	Heart disease
56	Emilio Charles Jr.		October 12, 1956	December 28, 2012	Kidney failure^[87]
56	Espanto III		February 11, 1940	December 8, 1996	Heart attack
56			October 31, 1962	December 13, 2018	Cancer
56		WFWA, Stampede Wrestling, FMW, WWF, CNWA, Onita Pro	July 22, 1963	January 18, 2020	Heart attack
56	Babe the Farmer's Daughter		March 8, 1966	December 3, 2022	Cancer
56	Ice Train		November 13, 1942	January 23, 2024	Unknown
56			November 13, 1942	June 29, 1999	Heart attack
56	Cowboy Lang		August 28, 1950	January 4, 2007	Heart disease
56	Steve Lawler		January 24, 1965	September 2, 2021	COVID-19
56		wrestled in the US, Canada, UK, and South Africa	August 27, 1908	August 15, 1965	Unknown
56	Blimp Levy		April 30, 1905	November 8, 1961	Believed to be complications from obesity
56		MLW, WWWF, NWA, NJPW, NWA Detroit, Big Bear Promotions	June 9, 1932	July 4, 1988	Car accident
56	Moondog King		May 18, 1949	August 26, 2005	Injuries from a car accident and health issues
56	Max Muscle		February 22, 1963	June 27, 2019	Unknown
56			October 8, 1914	July 12, 1971	Heart attack
56		CNWA, GWF, NJPW, WWC, Indo-Asian Wrestling	September 9, 1957	December 11, 2013	Heart attack
56		N/A	July 1, 1876	April 19, 1933	Pneumonia
56	Buddy Rose		November 27, 1952	April 28, 2009	Natural causes from obesity; diabetes complications
56	Kurt Von Hess		April 10, 1942	March 13, 1999	Heart attack
56–57	Black Guzmán		1916	December 1, 1973	Unknown
57			September 8, 1955	April 18, 2013	Heart attack
57		N/A	January 17, 1876	August 5, 1933	Shot
57	Brazo de Oro		October 7, 1959	April 28, 2017	Heart attack
57	Brick Bronsky		April 18, 1964	August 23, 2021	COVID-19
57	Brickhouse Brown		August 11, 1960	July 29, 2018	Prostate cancer
57	Chris Champion		February 17, 1961	August 22, 2018	Presumed to be a stroke
57	Al Green		October 15, 1955	June 14, 2013	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
57	The Grand Wizard		August 30, 1926	October 12, 1983	Heart attack
57	Betty Jo Hawkins		October 22, 1930	December 4, 1987	Heart attack
57			May 1, 1947	October 12, 2004	Leukemia
57	Masakre		May 13, 1954	April 12, 2012	Spinal cancer
57		Joint Promotions. wrestled in India, Pakistan, and various international promotions	1930	April 12, 1987	Unknown
57	Zoogz Rift		July 10, 1953	March 22, 2011	Complications from diabetes
57	Bert Ruby		November 29, 1910	March 9, 1968	Heart attack
57	Paddy Ryan		August 23, 1932	December 28, 1989	Heart attack
57	Bart Sawyer		November 30, 1965	September 12, 2023	Unknown
57	Shag Thomas		August 11, 1924	July 25, 1982	Heart attack
57			February 6, 1932	September 17, 1989	Unknown
57	Fez Whatley		March 31, 1964	August 14, 2021	Heart failure
58	Gran Apache		April 16, 1959	May 7, 2017	Intestinal cancer
58	Paul Bearer		April 10, 1954	March 5, 2013	Heart attack
58	Brazo de Plata		March 19, 1963	July 26, 2021	Heart attack
58			October 16, 1938	February 5, 1997	Heart attack
58	Ripper Collins		October 10, 1933	November 12, 1991	Melanoma
58		N/A	February 28, 1831	January 22, 1890	Complications from 1889–1890 pandemic
58			April 13, 1961	October 6, 2019	Heart Attack
58	Tarzan Goto		August 16, 1963	May 29, 2022	Liver cancer
58			July 31, 1962	December 21, 2020	Heart attack
58	Helen Hild		February 26, 1926	March 4, 1984	Lung infection
58	Tank Morgan		April 18, 1933	August 15, 1991	Murder
58	New Jack		January 3, 1963	May 14, 2021	Heart attack
58			July 8, 1959	August 16, 2017	Heart attack complications from surgery
58	Randy Savage		November 15, 1952	May 20, 2011	Cardiovascular disease
58			September 2, 1962	October 28, 2020	Lymphoma
58			March 14, 1897	September 5, 1955	Unknown
58	Tarzan Tyler		December 4, 1927	December 24, 1985	Car wreck
58			April 14, 1956	January 27, 2015	Heart attack
59			June 17, 1949	July 12, 2008	Heart attack during training
59			July 10, 1950	August 27, 2009	Leukemia
59			November 16, 1960	October 20, 2020	COVID-19
59			May 2, 1891	February 1, 1951	Unknown
59	Espectro I		February 9, 1934	October 13, 1993	Unknown
59		WWA, PPW	March 21, 1956	February 23, 2016	Unknown
59	René Guajardo		January 4, 1933	May 11, 1992	Liver cancer
59			July 9, 1906	May 5, 1966	Unknown
59			January 2, 1963	February 14, 2022	COVID-19
59			July 11, 1948	January 17, 2008	Car accident
59	Don Kent		June 24, 1933	June 7, 1993	Leukemia
59		N/A	May 24, 1860	November 9, 1919	Cancer^[88]
59	Dutch Mantell	N/A	July 25, 1881	January 31, 1941	Cancer
59			October 8, 1921	August 24, 1981	Leukemia
59	Drew McDonald		June 16, 1955	February 9, 2015	Cancer
59			August 5, 1954	May 25, 2014	Lou Gehrig's disease
59			October 21, 1963	February 6, 2023	Unknown
59	Tony Parisi		January 22, 1941	August 19, 2000	Heart attack
59	The Patriot		December 21, 1961	July 1, 2021	Heart attack
59			May 22, 1906	December 14, 1965	Cerebral hemorrhage
59	Mangla Rai	Wrestled only in India	October 1916	June 24, 1976	Multiple organ failure
59	Tex Rickard		January 2, 1870	January 6, 1929	Appendicitis
59		N/A	October 15, 1858	February 2, 1918	Heart disease
59	Skip Young		July 24, 1951	December 3, 2010	Unknown
59	Super Muñeco	AAA, WWA, CMLL/EMLL, various promotions in Mexico	April 10, 1962	February 9, 2022	Unknown
59			June 20, 1963	December 30, 2022	Lymphoma
59			November 30, 1958	December 9, 2017	Heart attack from atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly

Under 65

Age	Ring name	Promotion(s) worked for	Date of birth	Date of death	Cause of death
60		NWA, Stampede Wrestling, MLW, various Canadian promotions	July 4, 1921	June 19, 1982	Unknown
60			March 24, 1958	December 29, 2018	Illness
60	Bearcat Brown		August 31, 1935	April 7, 1996	Unknown
60		NWA, various promotions in Europe	October 26, 1906	June 29, 1967	Liver disease and complications from diabetes
60	Emile Czaja	JWA, wrestled in various promotions in Europe, Australia, Asia, and India	July 15, 1909	May 16, 1970	Car accident
60	Dynamite Kid		December 5, 1958	December 5, 2018	Unconfirmed, but had long-term health issues including stroke^[89]
60	Rufus R. Jones		July 4, 1933	November 13, 1993	Heart attack
60	Mountain Fiji		September 28, 1957	January 2, 2018	Natural causes from years of health issues
60	Princess Jasmine		June 2, 1948	May 8, 2009	Cancer
60	Road Warrior Animal		September 12, 1960	September 22, 2020	Heart attack
60	Firpo Segura		November 10, 1907	January 15, 1968	Unknown
60	Art Shires	Unknown	August 13, 1906	July 13, 1967	Unknown
60	Stan Stasiak		April 13, 1937	June 19, 1997	Heart failure
60		N/A	April 1, 1905	March 30, 1966	Heart attack
60	Ray Stevens		September 5, 1935	May 3, 1996	Heart attack
60			January 4, 1906	October 16, 1966	Heart attack
60	Yamaguchi-san		May 5, 1958	March 9, 2019	Stroke
60-61		N/A	1879	January 22, 1939	Unknown
60-61			1928	September 7, 1989	Unknown
61	Jimmy Abbott	various promotions in South Africa	May 11, 1959	March 21, 2021	Heart attack
61			October 17, 1932	August 15, 1994	Kidney failure
61	Giant Baba		January 23, 1938	January 31, 1999	Colon cancer
61	Butcher Brannigan		September 3, 1948	September 7, 2009	Kidney failure and heart disease
61	Cocoa Samoa		March 9, 1945	January 9, 2007	Unknown
61	Terry Garvin		March 1, 1937	August 17, 1998	Cancer
61	Mike Graham		September 22, 1951	October 19, 2012	Suicide by gunshot while intoxicated
61	Killer Karl Krupp		May 13, 1934	August 24, 1995	Hepatitis
61	Little Beaver		April 18, 1934	December 4, 1995	Emphysema
61	Boris Malenko		June 28, 1933	September 1, 1994	Leukemia
61	Man Mountain Dean	N/A	June 30, 1891	May 29, 1953	Heart attack
61		N/A	June 8, 1844	September 11, 1905	Unknown
61	Bubba Monroe		October 23, 1960	September 10, 2022	Unknown
61	Aslam Pahalwan		January 14, 1927	January 7, 1988	Unknown
61	Roddy Piper		April 17, 1954	July 31, 2015	Heart attack from pulmonary embolism
61	Karl Pojello	wrestled in Europe, China, Japan and the United States	February 13, 1893	September 4, 1954	Lung cancer
61	Goldie Rogers		August 5, 1950	July 20, 2012	Heart attack
61	Sapphire		October 24, 1934	September 11, 1996	Heart attack
61	Eddy Steinblock	CWA, VDB, owner of European Wrestling Federation, other German promotions	December 16, 1955	November 9, 2017	Unknown
61	Cy Williams		October 12, 1903	September 28, 1965	Unknown
62			May 9, 1956	September 9, 2018	Heart failure
62	Le Petit Prince		September 25, 1943	December 17, 2005	Unknown
62	Lofty Blomfield		July 18, 1908	June 29, 1971	Unknown
62	Luke Brown		July 28, 1935	November 12, 1997	Stroke
62		N/A	February 27, 1888	August 25, 1950	Heart attack during surgery
62	Crybaby Cannon		March 28, 1932	July 1, 1994	Cancer
62	Mocho Cota		June 5, 1954	December 22, 2016	Brain aneurysm
62	Dick the Bruiser		June 27, 1929	November 10, 1991	Internal bleeding
62			August 14, 1958	August 4, 2021	Unknown (found dead in sleep)^[90]
62	Gorilla Monsoon		June 4, 1937	October 6, 1999	Heart failure
62	Oliver Humperdink		January 16, 1949	March 20, 2011	Complications from pneumonia and cancer
62	Happy Humphrey		July 16, 1926	March 14, 1989	Heart attack
62		N/A	July 6, 1887	August 28, 1949	Unknown
62	Dr. Karonte		February 14, 1957	August 26, 2019	Unknown
62	Lord Athol Layton		August 20, 1921	January 18, 1984	Heart attack
62	Scott LeDoux		January 7, 1949	August 11, 2011	Lou Gehrig's disease
62			June 24, 1958	December 10, 2020	Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease^[91]
62	Hiro Matsuda		July 22, 1937	November 27, 1999	Prostate cancer
62		N/A	January 1, 1901	June 2, 1963	Unknown
62	Mongolian Mauler	ASW, WCW, various international promotions	September 2, 1961	January 22, 2024	Years of Health issues
62	Bull Montana	N/A	May 16, 1887	January 24, 1950	Unknown
62	Barry Orton		May 28, 1958	March 20, 2021	Unknown
62	Ari Romero		December 20, 1951	December 29, 2013	Liver cancer
62	Harold Sakata		July 1, 1920	July 29, 1982	Liver cancer
62	Ron Slinker		October 30, 1945	March 28, 2008	Liver failure from years of alcoholism
62			September 15, 1929	December 25, 1991	Heart failure
62	Moondog Spike		May 31, 1950	March 21, 2013	Unknown
62			July 23, 1940	November 22, 2002	Unknown
62	Great Togo		October 11, 1911	December 19, 1973	Stomach cancer
62	Murciélago Velázquez		February 22, 1910	May 26, 1972	Heart attack from cirrhosis of the liver
62		N/A	September 1, 1901	December 27, 1963	Unknown
63	Lou Bastien		July 10, 1916	October 11, 1979	Heart attack
63	Brute Bernard		June 6, 1921	July 14, 1984	Accidental gunshot wound
63			August 16, 1951	August 16, 2014	Illness
63	Big Van Vader		May 14, 1955	June 18, 2018	Heart problems
63	Rusty Brooks	WWF, UWF, FOW, various promotions in Florida	February 8, 1958	February 11, 2021	Health issues
63	Bulldog Brower		September 17, 1933	September 15, 1997	Complications from hip surgery
63	Bad News Brown		October 22, 1943	March 6, 2007	Heart attack
63	King Kong Bundy		November 7, 1955	March 4, 2019	Complications from diabetes
63	Big Bully Busick		June 1, 1954	May 8, 2018	Cancer in the cerebrospinal fluid
63		N/A	January 22, 1861	March 12, 1924	Unknown
63	Mike Clancy		September 9, 1924	June 11, 1988	Unknown
63	Candi Devine		January 1, 1959	February 9, 2022	Collapsed lung and other health issues
63		wrestled only in Australia	July 18, 1875	June 13, 1939	Unknown
63		Joint Promotions, IWE, various promotions in England	December 13, 1929	July 19, 1993	Unknown
63	Ken Fenelon		February 26, 1909	August 8, 1972	Unknown
63			April 2, 1934	July 24, 1997	Brain tumor
63			October 20, 1958	March 14, 2022	Multiple heart attacks as a result of complications from hip surgery
63	Wilhelm von Homburg	N/A	August 25, 1940	March 10, 2004	Prostate cancer
63	S. D. Jones		March 30, 1945	October 26, 2008	Stroke
63			June 5, 1960	March 30, 2024	Unknown
63	Tarzán López		August 28, 1912	August 28, 1975	Unknown
63	Wahoo McDaniel		June 19, 1938	April 18, 2002	Complications from diabetes and kidney failure
63			February 19, 1929	November 25, 1992	Heart attack
63		N/A	November 30, 1870	January 3, 1934	Unknown
63			February 8, 1955	August 13, 2018	Head injury from a fall
63	Bholu Pahalwan	wrestled only in India and Pakistan	January 24, 1922	June 4, 1985	Unknown
63		N/A	1788	September 15, 1851	Unknown
63			January 2, 1932	December 20, 1995	Plane crash (American Airlines Flight 965)
63		N/A	March 12, 1856	September 8, 1919	Unknown
63	Savannah Jack		October 15, 1948	January 17, 2012	Years of cardiomyopathy problems
63	Brett Sawyer		August 10, 1960	September 9, 2023	Unknown
63	Crusher Verdu	WWWF, NWA, Joint Promotions, various European promotions	October 21, 1940	January 2004	Unknown
63	Vivian St. John		September 10, 1950	December 20, 2013	Long illness
64	Cousin Luke		May 19, 1949	September 29, 2013	Multiple sclerosis and diabetes
64			October 15, 1958	March 15, 2023	Unknown
64	Bobby Jaggers		January 8, 1948	September 30, 2012	Kidney failure from hepatitis C
64	Teijo Khan		March 24, 1956	April 10, 2020	Unknown
64	Rocky King		January 30, 1958	March 27, 2022	Years of health issues
64	Corporal Kirchner		September 7, 1957	December 22, 2021	Heart attack
64		N/A	June 19, 1876	June 27, 1940	Heart attack
64	Peggy Lee Leather		January 19, 1959	May 22, 2023	Unknown
64			August 29, 1933	August 30, 1997	Leukemia
64	Winona Littleheart	CWF, WWWF/WWF, NWA, POWW, WCW (Women's Championship Wrestling)	September 9, 1955	May 9, 2020	Unknown
64	Lizmark		December 18, 1950	December 16, 2015	Respiratory failure
64		N/A	September 23, 1904	October 9, 1968	Unknown
64		promoter in Nigeria, Joint Promotions, and various international promotions	August 8, 1939	March 11, 2004	Illness
64			October 28, 1951	January 17, 2016	Years of health issues
64		wrestled only in Canada	February 22, 1921	September 16, 1985	Unknown
64			May 28, 1945	December 20, 2009	Car accident
64			June 11, 1954	September 4, 2018	Gallbladder cancer
64			May 20, 1958	May 21, 2022	Heart disease

See also

• List of oldest surviving professional wrestlers
• List of professional wrestling memorial shows
• Ten-bell salute
• , a book featuring eulogies for professional wrestlers

Further reading

• Book: Hamilton. Ian. Gone Too Soon: Deaths That Changed Wrestling. 2012. CreateSpace. 978-1-4775-4026-8.

Notes and References

1. The Very High Premature Mortality Rate among Active Professional Wrestlers Is Primarily Due to Cardiovascular Disease . 5 November 2014 . PLOS ONE . 9 . 11 . e109945 . Herman . Christopher W. . Conlon . Anna S. C. . Rubenfire . Melvyn . Burghardt . Andrew R. . McGregor . Stephen J. . 2014PLoSO...9j9945H . 25372569 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0109945 . free . 4220919.
2. Web site: Why do wrestlers so often die young? . Rhodes . David . 8 August 2015 . BBC .
3. Web site: Morris . Benjamin . 2014-04-24 . Comparing the WWF's Death Rate to the NFL's And Other Pro Leagues' . FiveThirtyEight . en-US . 2021-11-18.
4. Web site: Morris . Benjamin . 2014-04-21 . Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate? . FiveThirtyEight . en-US . 2021-11-18.
5. Web site: The Ultimate Warrior joins a long list of wrestlers who died prematurely . Farhi . Paul . 9 April 2014 . The Washington Post .
6. Web site: Comparing the WWF's Death Rate to the NFL's and Other Pro Leagues' . Morris . Benjamin . 24 April 2014 . FiveThirtyEight .
7. Web site: Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate? . Morris . Benjamin . 21 April 2014 . FiveThirtyEight .
8. Web site: The Most Dangerous Sport No One Talks About . 21 January 2015 . Medical Daily .
9. Web site: The Dead Wrestler of the Week Archive . The Masked Man . 24 May 2011 . Deadspin .
10. . The Very High Premature Mortality Rate among Active Professional Wrestlers Is Primarily Due to Cardiovascular Disease . Herman . Christopher W. . Conlon . Anna S. C. . Rubenfire . Melvyn . Burghardt . Andrew R. . McGregor . Stephen J. . November 5, 2014 . 9 . 11 . e109945 . 2014PLoSO...9j9945H . 25372569 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0109945 . free . 4220919.
11. Web site: Wrestlers who died before age 50 .
12. Oliver . John . John Oliver . . WWE . March 31, 2019 . . April 4, 2019.
13. Web site: Why John Oliver is calling for WWE fans to protest at WrestleMania . Dator . James . April 2, 2019 . April 4, 2019 . It's not a new story, but WWE hasn't fixed the problem..
14. News: John Oliver's 20-minute rant about the way WWE treats wrestlers is pretty shocking . Haysom . Sam . . April 2, 2019 . April 4, 2019.
15. News: April 1, 2019 . Parker . Ryan . WWE Hits Back Against John Oliver's 'Last Week Tonight' Wrestling Takedown . . April 4, 2019.
16. Richard Hatred . Opie and Anthony: Wrestler Death Clock Compilation . 2017-11-28 . 2019-05-14.
17. Web site: Kevin Nash responde a Bret Hart sobre la muerte prematura de los luchadores . 17 March 2022 .
18. Web site: Bret Hart reacciona al fallecimiento de Scott Hall . 15 March 2022 .
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46. News: Online World of Wrestling: Marianna Komlos . January 5, 2015.
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50. News: McCarthy . Mike . Dead Wrestler Wednesday: Anthony Durante . April 20, 2011 . January 6, 2015.
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78. Web site: Reports: Japanese wrestling legend Misawa dies . 15 June 2009 .
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