[GreatOne]

These wrestling guys are dropping like flies. Remember him when he just started wrestling in the A.W.A., Vern Gagne's organization out of Minnesota.

[L`enn]

44 is old age for wrestlers. Rock Stars and Wrestlers dont age well. Even the ones that live past 45 look deformed (Sgt. Slaughter, Ivan Putski, Iron Sheik). Flair seems to go against the grain. Even though Hogan is active he looks pickled.

[Thane_Banquo]

[Unwavering Conservative]

I used to love pro wrestling, but it looks like the wrestlers of today are not wrestlers as much as they are shock comedians. They try to shock folks with insane skits instead of wrestling skill.

[irishtenor]

He started Pro Wrestling at age 14?

[Jonathon Spectre]

Professional wrestler Curt ``Mr. Perfect'' Hennig was found dead in a hotel room Monday.

Alas, for once he was not perfect. Now he's perfectly dead. I used to really like him when I was a kid.

[PJ-Comix]

These wrestling guys are dropping like flies.

Steroids? I notice that Ahnold is having health problems.

[NewRomeTacitus]

Curt went less than ten years since his running buddy Rick Rude checked out under still-cloudy circumstances like Flyin Bryan Pillman, Louie Spiccoli, and one or more Von Erichs. The juicing aggravated the physical maladies that took Davey Boy Smith. Too many wrestlers (and I've heard too many pro athletes laud their athleticism to criticize them) have flamed out of late.
The multimillionaire megalomaniac busts his toys and kicks them aside as he picks up new ones. Vince isn't technically responsible but...

[Mustang]

One down. Two to go.

Jesse...hang in there Big Guy!!

[Russell Scott]

Another member of the Mausoleum of Steroids Hall of Fame.

[Commander8]

Wow, I remember him too,
I tried looking for him on this tribute to deceased wrestlers, didn't find him but I was shocked to learn that Davey Boy Smith aka the British Bulldog died last year and Ravishing Rick Rude died in 1999.
http://www.deansplanet.com/deadwrestler.html

[Commander8]

Others listed on this site include,
Mad Dog Buzz Sawyer
Uncle Elmer
Big John Studd
Junkyard Dog

Some of those guys were my favorites.

[Benrand]

Wow, no more Mr. perfect. Wow, he was one of my faves...jeez. roids, HGH, booze, painkillers, exertion from lifting, travel...that's a brutal way to live.

Used to love Mr. Perfect, he was one of the funniest damn wrasslers. RIP

[Fury]

This brings back some memories..

Kurt Von Hess, although I think there was an Eric was well

Dominic Denucci (sp?)

Abdulla (sp?) the Butcher

Ernie Ladd

Bulldog Brower

I wonder if any of these folks are alive...

[Hatteras]

I used to hang at a bar where the bouncer made extra cash as a heel whenever the circus, er, WWF would come to town. Our bouncer was a pretty big fella but the "Stars", such as Kurt Hennig always looked so much bigger.

I saw a Biography on "The Rock" the other night. To be a star in professional wrestling, you do have to have it all, athleticism, drive, charisma and luck. Sure, it's one big choregraphed soap opera, but these guys work their @$$e$ off. When it comes right down to it, it's no different than pro football. To old Vinny Mac, you're nothing but a piece of meat.

[Kryptonite]

Sad.

I'm old enough to remember Larry and Curt in this picture...

[CounterCounterCulture]

Previous thread...
Hennig passes away (Wrestling Observer)

[Lando Lincoln]

I'm going to date myself yet again but......I went to only one Pro wrestling match in my life. The main card was Larry "the Axe" Henning versus Wahoo McDaniels. Well, Hennig found some brass knuckles in his knee pad when the referee wasn't looking and bloodied Wahoo terribly. The crowd wents nuts.....but ol' Wahoo found the reserve tank and whupped the Axe in a flurry of determination. What a show - - especially by the crowd.

[sonofatpatcher2]

"He's dead, Jim."