Wrestlers who died in the 1980s and earlier

Adrian Adonis - Dead at 33

Andy Kaufman - Dead at 35

Bruiser Brody - Dead at 42

David Von Erich - Dead at 25

Eddie Graham - Dead at 55

El Solitario - Dead at 39

Gino Hernandez - Dead at 28

Haystacks Calhoun - Dead at 55

Leroy Brown - Dead at 37

Mike Von Erich - Dead at 23

Paul Boesch - Dead at 76

Peter Maivia - Dead at 45

Rick McGraw - Dead at 30

The Grand Wizard - Dead at 57

Vince McMahon Sr. - Dead at 69

Above are the more well known wrestlers who died in the 1980s and earlier.

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