Wrestlers Who Died From Heart Attacks, Heart Failure, and Heart Disease

• Andre the Giant - Dead at 461993
• Anthony Durante - Dead at 362003
• Antonio Inoki - Dead at 792022
• Awesome Kong - Dead at 542012
• Bad News Brown - Dead at 632007
• Balls Mahoney - Dead at 442016
• Bam Bam Bigelow - Dead at 452007
• Bertha Faye - Dead at 402001
• Big Boss Man - Dead at 412004
• Big Daddy V - Dead at 432014
• Billy Joe Travis - Dead at 412002
• Bray Wyatt - Dead at 362023
• Brian Pillman - Dead at 351997
• Bronko Nagurski - Dead at 811990
• Bruno Sammartino - Dead at 822018
• Butch Reed - Dead at 662021
• Buzz Sawyer - Dead at 321992
• Captain Lou Albano - Dead at 762009
• Corporal Kirchner - Dead at 642021
• Davey Boy Smith - Dead at 392002
• David Von Erich - Dead at 251984
• Dick Murdoch - Dead at 491996
• Doug Furnas - Dead at 522012
• Eddie Gilbert - Dead at 331995
• Eddie Guerrero - Dead at 382005
• Fabulous Moolah - Dead at 842007
• Freddie Blassie - Dead at 852003
• Gary Albright - Dead at 362000
• Gary Hart - Dead at 662008
• Gene Anderson - Dead at 521991
• Giant Gonzalez - Dead at 442010
• Gorilla Monsoon - Dead at 621999
• Hercules - Dead at 472004
• Hulk Hogan - Dead at 712025
• Jack Tunney - Dead at 682004
• Jackie Fargo - Dead at 822013
• Jerry Tuite - Dead at 362003
• Jimmy Del Ray - Dead at 522014
• John Kronus - Dead at 382007
• Johnny Valentine - Dead at 722001
• Katsuhisa Shibata - Dead at 662010
• Kazuo Sakurada - Dead at 712020
• Ken Timbs - Dead at 532004
• Kevin Greene - Dead at 582020
• Killer Kowalski - Dead at 812008
• Lance Cade - Dead at 292010
• Matt Anoa'i - Dead at 472017
• Mike Shaw - Dead at 532010
• Missouri Mauler - Dead at 651996
• Moondog Spot - Dead at 512003
• New Jack - Dead at 582021
• Ox Baker - Dead at 802014
• Paul Bearer - Dead at 582013
• Paul Boesch - Dead at 761989
• Professor Tanaka - Dead at 702000
• Randy Savage - Dead at 582011
• Ray Candy - Dead at 421994
• Ray Stevens - Dead at 601996
• Rick McGraw - Dead at 301985
• Rick Rude - Dead at 401999
• Road Warrior Animal - Dead at 602020
• Road Warrior Hawk - Dead at 462003
• Rocco Rock - Dead at 492002
• Rocky Johnson - Dead at 752020
• Roddy Piper - Dead at 612015
• Rufus R Jones - Dead at 601993
• Sapphire - Dead at 611996
• Scott Hall - Dead at 632022
• Silver King - Dead at 512019
• Stan Stasiak - Dead at 601997
• Superstar Billy Graham - Dead at 792023
• Terry Gordy - Dead at 402001
• The Grand Wizard - Dead at 571983
• The Patriot - Dead at 592021
• The Sheik - Dead at 762003
• Tom Zenk - Dead at 592017
• Tommy Lister - Dead at 622020
• Ultimate Warrior - Dead at 542014
• Umaga - Dead at 362009

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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.