andre the giant death
Andre the Giant - Dead at 46
antonio inoki death
Antonio Inoki - Dead at 79
awesome kong dwayne mccullough
Awesome Kong - Dead at 54
bad news brown death
Bad News Brown - Dead at 63
balls mahoney death
Balls Mahoney - Dead at 44
Bertha Faye Death
Bertha Faye - Dead at 40
big boss man death
Big Boss Man - Dead at 41
big daddy v death
Big Daddy V - Dead at 43
billy joe travis death
Billy Joe Travis - Dead at 41
bray wyatt dead
Bray Wyatt - Dead at 36
brian pillman death
Brian Pillman - Dead at 35
Bronko Nagurski Death
Bronko Nagurski - Dead at 81
bruno sammartino death
Bruno Sammartino - Dead at 82
butch reed death
Butch Reed - Dead at 66
captain lou albano death
Capt. Lou Albano - Dead at 76
corporal kirchner death
Corporal Kirchner - Dead at 64
davey boy smith death
Davey Boy Smith - Dead at 39
dick murdoch death
Dick Murdoch - Dead at 49
doug furnas death
Doug Furnas - Dead at 52
eddie gilbert death
Eddie Gilbert - Dead at 33
Eddie Guerrero Death
Eddie Guerrero - Dead at 38
Freddie Blassie Death
Freddie Blassie - Dead at 85
gary albright death
Gary Albright - Dead at 36
gary hart death
Gary Hart - Dead at 66
gene anderson death
Gene Anderson - Dead at 52
gorilla monsoon death
Gorilla Monsoon - Dead at 62
hercules wrestler death
Hercules - Dead at 47
jack tunney death
Jack Tunney - Dead at 68
jackie fargo
Jackie Fargo - Dead at 82
jerry tuite death
Jerry Tuite - Dead at 36
jimmy del ray death
Jimmy Del Ray - Dead at 52
john kronus
John Kronus - Dead at 38
Johnny Valentine Death
Johnny Valentine - Dead at 72
Katsuhisa Shibata Death
Katsuhisa Shibata - Dead at 66
Japanese wrestler Kazuo Sakurada stands in ring wearing face paint.
Kazuo Sakurada - Dead at 71
ken timbs death
Ken Timbs - Dead at 53
kevin greene wrestler death
Kevin Greene - Dead at 58
killer kowalski death
Killer Kowalski - Dead at 81
rosey wwe death
Matt "Rosey" Anoa'i - Dead at 47
bastion booger death
Mike Shaw - Dead at 53
Missouri Mauler Death
Missouri Mauler - Dead at 65
moondog spot
Moondog Spot - Dead at 51
new jack death
New Jack - Dead at 58
Ox Baker Death
Ox Baker - Dead at 80
paul bearer death
Paul Bearer - Dead at 58
paul boesch death
Paul Boesch - Dead at 76
professor tanaka death
Professor Tanaka - Dead at 70
randy savage death
Randy Savage - Dead at 58
ray candy dead
Ray Candy - Dead at 42
ray stevens death
Ray Stevens - Dead at 60
rick mcgraw
Rick McGraw - Dead at 30
rick rude death
Rick Rude - Dead at 40
road warrior animal death
Road Warrior Animal - Dead at 60
Road Warrior Hawk Death
Road Warrior Hawk - Dead at 46
rocco rock death
Rocco Rock - Dead at 49
rocky johnson death
Rocky Johnson - Dead at 75
roddy piper death
Rowdy Roddy Piper - Dead at 61
sapphire death
Sapphire - Dead at 61
scott hall dead
Scott Hall - Dead at 63
silver king dead
Silver King - Dead at 51
stan stasiak
Stan Stasiak - Dead at 60
superstar billy graham death
Superstar Billy Graham - Dead at 79
terry gordy death
Terry Gordy - Dead at 40
grand wizard death
The Grand Wizard - Dead at 57
the patriot del wilkes death
The Patriot - Dead at 59
the sheik
The Sheik - Dead at 76
tom zenk death
Tom Zenk - Dead at 59
wrestler zeus dead
Tommy "Zeus" Lister - Dead at 62
ultimate warrior death
Ultimate Warrior - Dead at 54

Above are the more well known wrestlers who died from heart attacks, heart failure, heart disease, and general heart complications. Although it’s speculated that some of the wrestler deaths above may have involved drug use, we’ve only listed wrestlers on our drug overdoses page if drugs were the confirmed/primary cause of death.

You can view our full list of deceased wrestlers and sort the list by heart ailments by clicking the “cause of death” heading at the top of the table. Our database currently contains 265+ wrestlers who have died from heart related ailments.

Also check out our page dedicated to wrestlers who died before age 50.