Wrestling superstars the world over are remembering media mogul and wrestling pioneer Ted Turner.
Turner, the former owner of WCW, died at 87.
Ric Flair:
So Sorry To Hear About The Passing Of The Great Ted Turner! The Man That Created Cable Before Cable Was Cool! He Created CNN And Look At It Now! He Rolled The Dice And Wasn’t Afraid Of Taking Risks. He Won The America’s Cup For Sailing! His Office Looked Like The Hall Of Fame… pic.twitter.com/wttiSQEdWC
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) May 6, 2026
Frankie Kazarian:
RIP Ted Turner. Simply put, aside from everything else he did in his life, which is quite massively substantial, professional wrestling today looks A LOT different without him. Godspeed. pic.twitter.com/HHofWfGKkO
— 👑 Frankie Kazarian 👑 (@FrankieKazarian) May 6, 2026
Joel Gertner:
Rest in Peace, Ted Turner.
A huge #Wrestling fan and supporter who gave Wrestling a lot of exposure— Joel Gertner (@StudMuffinSays) May 6, 2026
Former WCW commentator, Mark Madden:
RIP Ted Turner.
Legit communications pioneer.
Friend to pro wrestling.
I cashed a few of his checks.
Sad to see him go.— Mark Madden (@MarkMaddenX) May 6, 2026
William Regal:
I’m sad to hear of the passing of Ted Turner. Ted bought me to the US and payed me and allowed me to feed my family for 6 years. Ted also took care of mine and my families green cards. Rest well.
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) May 6, 2026
Eric Bischoff:
RIP Ted. And thank you for everything. pic.twitter.com/s32tcQZfvu
— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) May 6, 2026
From the very beginning, people within Turner Broadcasting tried to convince Ted to unplug WCW.
Even as WCW experienced wild success, there were some that couldn’t wait to see it fail.
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— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) January 4, 2022
Dave Meltzer:
Ted Turner just passed away at the age of 87. He was among the most important people as far as the history of pro wrestling goes, and that was a very minor part of his world.
— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) May 6, 2026
Dustin Rhodes:
RIP Ted Turner! You gave us an outlet to perform. Thank you!!! pic.twitter.com/xpPBXFHnB0
— Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) May 6, 2026
Gorilla Position:
Rest In Peace, Ted Turner. The media mogul bought Jim Crockett Promotions and turned it into WCW, eventually giving rise to the likes of the NWO and the Monday Night Wars. His bankrolling of WCW gave us an unparalleled golden era of wrestling 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/RiYFzhcqwX
— Gorilla Position (@WWEGP) May 6, 2026
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