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Professional wrestling legend Terry Funk has passed away. He was 79 years old. Wrestling icons Ric Flair and Mick Foley acknowledged the news Wednesday afternoon. WWE confirmed it shortly after ...
Retired. 1987. Eldridge Wayne Coleman Jr.[ 4] (June 7, 1943 – May 17, 2023), better known by his ring name " Superstar " Billy Graham, was an American professional wrestler. He gained recognition for his tenure as the WWF Heavyweight Champion from 1977 to 1978. He was a three-time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions.
Katherine Itoh. February 28, 2024 at 2:07 PM. realivirgil via Instagram. Former WWE star Michael Jones, better known by the wrestling name of Virgil, has died at 61, according to his verified ...
Sika -- who retired from professional wrestling in 1988 -- was also the father to late pro wrestler Matt Anoa'i, who wrestled under the stage name Rosey. He died in 2017 at the age of 47 due to ...
2020. Michael Charles Jones (April 7, 1951 [ 3 ] – February 28, 2024), better known by his ring name Virgil, was an American professional wrestler and actor. He is best known for his tenures in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). In his four-year tenure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW ...
Trained by. Chic Osmond [ 3 ] Mike Dimitre [ 3 ] Debut. 8 August 1957. Retired. 14 June 2014. Adrian Street (5 December 1940 – 24 July 2023) was a Welsh professional wrestler and author who came to prominance in the 1970s and 1980s. During his career, Street was best known for his androgynous and flamboyant wrestling persona.
Chyna [10] (born Joan Marie Laurer; December 27, 1969 – April 17, 2016) was an American professional wrestler, fitness model, bodybuilder, author, actress, adult actress and television personality . She first rose to prominence in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)) in 1997, where she was billed as ...
The former wrestler Giant González suffered from problems similar to those that Roussimoff had near the end of his life and died in 2010 due to diabetes complications. In 1999, he was the subject of an episode of A&E Biography , titled André the Giant: Larger Than Life .