Obituaries
Mat Matters: Revisiting my talks with Mr. McMahon’s mom, Vicki
The late Victoria Hanner “Vicki” Askew is known as the mother of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, but to me, she was a kind – and unlikely – pen pal....
Bad Boy Buck dies
EDITOR'S NOTE: The previous version of this story had incorrectly noted that Blevins was Wink in WWE. He was not. SlamWrestling regrets the error....
Charlie Smith, unforgettable referee, dead at 92
There's a reason that the Cauliflower Alley Club named its referee award after Charlie Smith -- he was that good, but he was also that memorable....
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Gearmaker, wrestler, trainer Jeff Greeno dies
This past Sunday, April 24, Jeff Greeno, who wrestled as Anarchy Ash Aubrey, suffered a seizure and heart attack. He was left with no brain function, and he was to be taken off life support, after his organs were harvested for donation. As a pro wrestler,...
Karl Lauer, dead at 83, was the Cauliflower Alley Club
In 1979, Mike Mazurki, founder of the Cauliflower Alley Club, asked Karl Lauer, a wrestling promoter in Los Angeles, to join the organization as its business manager. Until his death, on April, 24, 2022, Lauer never stopped being a part of the CAC. He served as...
‘Royal Stud’ Adam Windsor dead at 41
Adam Windsor, who was the first prized student of Dory Funk Jr.'s Funkin Conservatory, has died. He was 41. Details are still coming in, but he apparently died his morning, April 21, 2022, of heart issues. "So gutted to here yet another great guy has passed away that...
Two found guilty in killing of Toronto announcer
On Wednesday, April 20, two men were found guilty in a Toronto court room of the death of Jonathan Gayle-West, who had been an in-ring personality for Toronto wrestling promotions. Gayle-West was killed on December 12, 2018, shot dead in his Honda Civic in Toronto,...
Rocky King, wrestler turned homeless advocate, passes
There's a Rocky King two-word tweet from May 5, 2015 that summed up his life: "Helping people." His passing on March 27, 2022, after battling health issues for the last few years -- a stroke, blind in one eye, kidney issues -- leaves a huge hole in the greater Atlanta...
Indiana’s Logan Legit killed in car accident
Logan Roettger, who wrestled as Logan Legit in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and who styled hair for WWE and NXT women wrestlers at a Tampa salon, has died from a car accident. He was 28. His home promotion, WWA (World Wrestling Alliance), will have a tribute to...
