For the wrestling fans
- Thread starter Joe
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Another wrestler from my childhood bites the dust. Loved WWF as a kid and Macho Man was one of my favourites.
He, at nearly 60, outlived many of the big names from back in those days. Remember these guys?-
Big Boss Man
Mr Perfect
Texas Tornado
Andre the Giant
Dino Bravo
Rick Rude
Miss Elizabeth
Yokozuna
Hawk (Legion of Doom)
Earthquake
Hercules
The British Bulldog (Davey Boy Smith)
Crush
Bam Bam Bigelow
Sensational Queen Sherri
All dead. Almost all of them heart attacks. Except Dino Bravo (murdered) and Texas Tornado (suicide). Many of them in their 30s too.
He, at nearly 60, outlived many of the big names from back in those days. Remember these guys?-
Big Boss Man
Mr Perfect
Texas Tornado
Andre the Giant
Dino Bravo
Rick Rude
Miss Elizabeth
Yokozuna
Hawk (Legion of Doom)
Earthquake
Hercules
The British Bulldog (Davey Boy Smith)
Crush
Bam Bam Bigelow
Sensational Queen Sherri
All dead. Almost all of them heart attacks. Except Dino Bravo (murdered) and Texas Tornado (suicide). Many of them in their 30s too.
****!!!!!
I remember him from my days of watching wrestling way back when.
Amazed he lived so long!
I wonder is it just a coincidence that the majority of that lot all died from heart attacks!? That wouldn't have anything to do with all the steroids they took would it!?
I remember him from my days of watching wrestling way back when.
Amazed he lived so long!
I wonder is it just a coincidence that the majority of that lot all died from heart attacks!? That wouldn't have anything to do with all the steroids they took would it!?
PS, Joe and Pete I merged your posts as you both posted about the same thing at about the same time.
(Only took me 5 mins to figure out how to do it as well, I'm starting to get the hang of the moderating thing!)
(Only took me 5 mins to figure out how to do it as well, I'm starting to get the hang of the moderating thing!)
Ron
Sith Lord
Thats quite a few dead
weasel said:
Yeah for most of them it was steroid related and or other similar drugs. They have tightened up things considerably in recent years as all these deaths created a lot of bad press for WWE. There's still the odd one tho. I don't watch it these days (not since about 93 i reckon). Eddie Gurrio and Umaga apparently died in similar circumstances more recently.
I don't watch it either, not since probably about the same time as you. But, when I channel hop (as I do compulsively) it's on a fair bit and some of the boys on it are far too big to have got that size naturally!
It's like the athletes and the dope testers, they just stay 1 step ahead. They still use steroids they just use new types that the testers can't detect yet.
PS, I was being sarcastic about the link between steroids and heart attacks! :wink: :lol:
It's like the athletes and the dope testers, they just stay 1 step ahead. They still use steroids they just use new types that the testers can't detect yet.
PS, I was being sarcastic about the link between steroids and heart attacks! :wink: :lol:
NO! 
So that's how the end of the world starts.
So that's how the end of the world starts.
