Influential Gran Hamada dead at 74

Influential Gran Hamada dead at 74

Hiroaki Hamada, known as Gran Hamada from his exploits in Japan and around the world, has passed away. He was 74. News broke on his death on...

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Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 There was some talk about WWE this morning on the Howard Stern radio...

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