Obituaries
Al Fridell was an overlooked shooter
In the historian community, names come up for discussion here and there, often decidedly not the main eventers. The undercard wrestlers, the...
Rey Misterio Sr. dead at 69
Rey Misterio Sr., a legendary luchador and uncle to the famed WWE superstar Rey Mysterio, died on December 20. He was 69. The news was confirmed by...
Former CMLL champion Karloff Lagarde Jr. dies
Former CMLL champion died Karloff Lagarde Jr. on Friday, December 13. He was 54 years old. César Baltazar de Lucio Valencia was the nephew of...
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Ernest Rheault, dead at 94, was a key Manitoba figure
Ernest "Frenchy" Rheault, one of the biggest characters to ever come out of Manitoba, who was both a wrestler and promoter, has died. He was 94. In 2005, Rheault was a part of the first class of the Western Canada Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame, along with Tony Condello...
Respected Arkansas promoter Rockin’ Rickey Rowland dies
Arkansas wrestling wrestler and promoter Rickey Rowland died November 27, after a months-long fight with cancer. He was 59. Since there was a long-run up to his passing, many friends and colleagues were able to share their appreciation of him before his death. "Golden...
Japan’s Mighty Inoue dead at 75
Former Japanese champion Mighty Inoue has died from a heart issue. He was 75 years old. Sueo Inoue, who was born in Osaka Prefecture on April 12, 1949, trained in judo while in high school. He dropped judo to focus on his pro wrestling training and was later awarded...
Arizona veteran CC Star dead at 56
Charles Campbell, a veteran of the rings of Arizona who was best known as CC Star, died on November 27, after an emergency appendectomy put him in the hospital for a number of days. He was 56. The news was broken on Facebook by a number of colleagues and friends, just...
Wrestler turned actor Scott L. Schwartz dead at 65
Scott L. Schwartz, who has died at the age of 65, liked to bill himself as "Hollywood's Ultimate Bad Guy" -- though that was decidedly all promo material that he learned from his pro wrestling days. Instead, tributes are flowing in for a truly nice guy. Long-time...
Guest column: Fuzzy Sayers always supported my career
By "AZEEM THE DREAM" AZEEM MOHAMMAD - For SlamWrestling.net The death of long-time pro wrestling performer, friend, and family man Jonathan "Fuzzy" Sayers comes to a complete shock to us all. Jonathan was a tremendous person inside and out. He was a rare person you...
