http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/490823p-413433c.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/ips_rich_content/152-bamBamBigelow.JPG


'Bam Bam' dead at 45

Wrestler Bigelow found in Fla. house

Scott Bigelow, who wrestled professionally under the nickname "Bam Bam," was found dead on Friday in Hudson, Fla. He was 45.

The cause of death was unknown. There didn't appear to be foul play, but the Pasco County sheriff's office was awaiting autopsy results.

Bigelow worked for WWE, ECW and WCW extensively throughout his 20-year sports-entertainment career. A former ECW Champion, ECW Television Champion and WCW Tag Team Champion, he was perhaps best known for his rivalry with Lawrence Taylor that culminated in the main event of WrestleMania XI in 1995.

Bigelow's death shook friends and family, as well as the wrestling community. Survivors include daughter Ricci and sons Shane and Scott, who live with his ex-wife in Ocean County, N.J.

"He was a good guy, very good, with a good heart," wrestler Jerry Sags, one-half of the renowned tag team The Nasty Boys and a longtime friend of Bigelow's, told The Tampa Tribune.

Sags and Bigelow had worked together recently on local and regional American Combat Wrestling promotions for which Bam Bam often gave advice to ACW wrestlers like "Roughhouse" Ralph Mosca, Sideshow and David Mercury.

"In a lot of ways he was just a big teddy bear that had that New Jersey attitude about him," Sags said. "My last conversation with Bam Bam, I saw the state he was in and I said, 'Man, we've lost 40 of our friends (in recent years). I'm tired of going to funerals. Don't let it happen to you.'"

Bigelow, who finished third in the 1979 New Jersey state wrestling tournament for Neptune High School, was known for the fiery tattoo that covered his skull and uncanny agility for a man of nearly 400 pounds.

Brian Knobbs, the other half of The Nasty Boys, was a friend of Bigelow's, as well as a foe in the ring.

Bigelow "not only had the look, but he was a tremendous athlete. He did tons of crazy stuff off the top rope," Knobbs said. "Me and him had a WCW hardcore championship of the world match in St. Louis. We fought all over the building, even in the concession stand. He wound up beating me."

In the mid-1980s, Bigelow performed drop kicks and other aerial maneuvers, and perfected a finishing move he called "Greetings From Asbury Park."

But his bone-crunching approach probably shortened his career.

In an interview last year, Bigelow said that he once was 6-foot-3, but was then 6-1. He attributed his diminishing frame to back surgeries.

This page has been in my "favorites" for several years now.

It's a nice archive of dead wrestlers.

Just a head's up, it's easy to miss that there are two pages.

http://www.deansplanet.com/deadwrestler.html

Mr. Perfect is dead? Suck.

yea mr perfect been dead for a minute. and damn did he have an arrogant persona you just loved to hate. I still remember his robin leach interview.
http://i15.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/f8/ab/13_1_b.JPG

The only wrestling video game I've ever owned was for the Super Nintendo and my favorite guy to use was Mr. Perfect and his "Perfect Plex". I even liked the guy's intro music in the game. Even now his name makes me smile.

http://www.deansplanet.com/deadwrestler.html

Wow, not sure if its the same one but Ms Elizabeth lived across the street from me when I was really little. There were a couple chicks that played Ms Elizabeth, I just know that the one who lived next to me was the original.

Damn, Bam Bam.

:(

I'll tell ya what sucks:
Stu Hart, dead in 2003 at the age of 88. Man, he went too soon!
I didn't need anymore proof that I've been dabbling with the wrong idea lately.
The Wrestling Ring in my back yard is coming down TOMORROW. That little 12 year old puttz who lives across the street is just gonna have to live with the fact that I've beat him two out of the last three times we went at it.
I hear he's OK after the surgery to have the folding chair removed from his skull.

Seeing Stu Hart had passed away really DID make me fret.
How come the good ones always die young? Man, life is here, and one minute you are launching yourself off the ropes and landing on some guys balls, and the next you're being asked if you REALLY meant to boff that blonde chick behind your wife's back in '78, and the answer determines whether you get a halo or a pitchfork.
But not many people know Stu Hart like I do. I patterned my aforementioned "Goshboots Backyard Wrestling" career after him.
For instance, I copied his signature move: The "Dutch Oven". Also, he and I both got our start in wrestling kind of in the same way: His in bars, and mine behind them.
Television kind of killed Stu's career, though, because he insisted on wrestling naked (except for the boots, of course), which led to his other patented move: "Salami Hider". I've never really had the desire to copy that one, at least not in my older years.
Of course, Stu pioneered "Fantasy Wrestling", and made millions when it became all the rage in Indonesia.
Later in life, after the injuries began to pile up, Stu stayed in the entertainment industry by getting a sex change operation and playing the part (wonderfully, I might add) of Edith Bunker in "All In The Family".
RIP, Stu Hart, you weren't here long enough for your coffee to get cold!

All kidding aside, Stu Hart was an ornery motherfucker.

I remember seeing a documentary about the Hart family about 8-10 years ago.

He used to take his kids down the basement and put them in submission holds until they couldn't stand it any longer. The younger kids would listen through the heat ducts in their bedrooms as their siblings screamed in agony.

Nice parenting.

Now that's what I don't like, Glenn.
Why, oh WHY do you refuse to take me seriously?

Besides, his parenting skills aren't that bad.
He must have done a good job with those choke holds, because his kids became wrestlers too!
True inspiration.
Today, when the kids get home from school, I'm going to take them to the bank.
That's right: I'm gonna train them to be POLITICIANS!

All kidding aside, Stu Hart was an ornery motherfucker.

I remember seeing a documentary about the Hart family about 8-10 years ago.

He used to take his kids down the basement and put them in submission holds until they couldn't stand it any longer. The younger kids would listen through the heat ducts in their bedrooms as their siblings screamed in agony.

Nice parenting.
bet you no one talked back.

Damn, Cowboy Lang died recently too.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/01/08/lang_dubois.jpg


Midget star Cowboy Lang dies

By GREG OLIVER - Producer, SLAM! Wrestling

As a wrestler, Cowboy Lang played some of the biggest venues in the sport on some of the biggest nights -- Madison Square Garden, the Superdome, the Metrodome for WrestleRock. But at the end of his life, he died virtually penniless, a homeless person on the streets of Portland, Ore. He was 56.

More (http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/01/08/3236476.html)

Just goes to show ya: You can take the midget out of the ghetto, but you can't take the ghetto out of the midget.

For the record Miss Elizabeth (Randy Savage's ex-wfie) was only ever "played" by the same woman.

I haven't followed wrestling for a while now but remember reading something about Lex Luger being involved in her death somehow

For the record Miss Elizabeth (Randy Savage's ex-wfie) was only ever "played" by the same woman.

I haven't followed wrestling for a while now but remember reading something about Lex Luger being involved in her death somehow

I stand corrected.

Just because it still amuses me to no end:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=32233462

Oh what a shame, can't add any of the songs as my profile song.

Former WWE star Eddie "Umaga" Fatu passes away at age 36 - http://tinyurl.com/yeuubwc

I don't have any idea who this guy is, but P does.

Umaga was the dude that "fought" John Cena last year in a bunch of matches for the title.

He had a major spot on the card at a WrestleMania not long ago, representing Vince McMahon v Bobby Lashley, who was representing Donald Trump. Lashley won so Vince got his head shaved.

Umaga just completed the HulkaMania Tour of Australia with Mr. Kennedy (now known as Mr. Anderson - real name is Ken Anderson), Flair, Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, the Nasty Boys and whatever.

Anderson posted something on twitter about Umaga's death (something like "say a prayer for my brother, Umaga" or something) and reports will filter in all weekend about this.

Dude was super young - I think 36! Had a kid and a wife. He was released by WWE because he failed their "Wellness Policy" twice and refused to go to rehab.

I do believe he took roids - though if you saw a picture of the dude that wouldn't be your first thought.

Either way another young guy dead. The fact is wrestlers have no union and the business uses and abuses them then tosses them away. Until some of them get together and try to change things their all gonna stay on the pain pills/roids merry-go-round.

And what kind of athlete and/or performer doesn't have a uniion?

And people go crazy when they see a kick ass fight in a movie. Try doing that shit live in front of thousands of people 4 nights a week (wwe schedule is insane). And then have people tell you you're nothing but a fake.

A few months old, but still

One-Third Of WrestleMania VI Competitors Now Dead
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/list/201404/ultimate-warrior-dead-wrestlers-wrestlemania-vi-andre-savage-rude-hennig?utm_source=Taboola&utm_medium=answers&utm_term=thelisttopperformers&utm_campaign=TheListTopPerformers

I think if someone took the time you could find a "major" show where almost all of the dudes were dead!

Owen Hart, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Rick Rude, Mr Perfect, Brian Pillman... it's not just roided up freaks that died young.

Maybe that's why I stopped watching?

I stopped watching in 1999 or so. I was a big fan of WCW Monday Night Nitro and then would go back and forth with Raw but really liked WCW because it had Hogan and Macho Man (RIP). We used to talk about it at school on Tuesday, it was great stuff. Now I can't stand it.

The Verne Gagne

The Verne Gagne



Many wrestling stars attended the funeral for WWE Hall of Famer Verne Gagne on May 5th in Eden Prairie, MN. Name that attended either the visitation or the funeral were Larry Hennig, Wayne Bloom, Brad Rheingans, Mick Karch, Derrick Dukes, Frankie DeFalco, Jake Milliman, Jim Brunzell, John Nord, Kenny Jay, Gene Okerlund, Dan Jesser, Doug Fisher, Paul Ellering, Steve Olsonoski, Baron Von Raschke, Eddie Sharkey and Bob Backlund.

Okerlund and Greg Gagne delivered eulogies for Gagne. Okerlund finished his by doing an introduction for "the heavyweight champion of the world, Verne Gagne" and it received a standing ovation.

As Greg was giving the eulogy for his father, Backlund reportedly started cutting a heel promo at Greg. This was described as "ridiculously out of place."

LOL

The American Dream is dead.

http://deadspin.com/farewell-to-dusty-rhodes-the-american-dream-1710727229

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwOIavellt4

@the_ironsheik: RIP MY BROTHER DUSTY RHODES. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOREVER #RIPDUSTY

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/watch-wwes-emotional-salute-to-dusty-rhodes-1711298858

Piper's gone.

http://mashable.com/2015/07/31/wrestling-star-rowdy-roddy-piper-dies/

I was going to cue up and post the smashed coconut on Snuka's head, but I'll leave that for Tim, outta respect.

I usually think this thread is dumb, but sad day fam.

THAT AIN'T NO SABA SIMBA, THAT'S TONY ATLAS

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/watch-wwes-salute-to-rowdy-roddy-piper-1721891195

Still incredible that Jake the Snake is still kicking

Watch him die tomorrow. smh

I watched a YT vid of some "wifeswapping" show about a year ago where Piper and Ric Flair swapped wives for a week or something. It was actually pretty fun.

Did you see the one with Foley? Dude can't even put his own socks on now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo_QrixLSSc


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKXpSyjfIik

SNUKA

Sucks for his kids, I guess.

Sounds like we might lose The Nature Boy, you guy.

Looks like we lost Jerry Lawler's son, but more importantly, NIKOLAI VOLKOFF

FUCK!

I would have guessed way older than 61

http://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/26140463/pro-wrestler-king-kong-bundy-dies-age-61

I would have guessed way older than 61
That's what I said.

We lost Mr. Wrestling #2, fam.

Awful.

We lost Mr. Wrestling #2, fam.

Awful.

God-damned 'rona!

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!

Despite me thinking we lost him already, we really lost Kamala The Ugandan Giant this time, you guys.

Not sure if I ever told my Kamala story here or not, but my uncle was a prison guard in Pennsylvania back in the 90s(?) and Kamala (James Harris, lol) was an inmate there at the time. My uncle said he seemed like a really nice guy.

There's a Big Boss Man joke in there somewhere.

Joe Laurinaitis, better known to pro wrestling fans as Road Warrior Animal, died at the age of 60, the WWE confirmed Wednesday morning. es.pn/35ZN3Qo

Man. Just, man.

We lost Mr. #1derful Paul Orndorff, fam.

So sad.

Sounds like Scott Hall/Razor Ramon is about to go.

Sounds like Scott Hall/Razor Ramon is about to go.

He went.