Joey Maggs Death

By Mike Rickard on March 11, 2018   /   2000s, 2006, Dead Before 50, Undisclosed Causes   /   Leave a comment
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Joey Maggs Death – Undisclosed Causes 1969-2006 (Age 39) Not everyone gets to be a wrestling star, but wrestling’s enhancement workers play an important role in making said stars look dominant. One such enhancement worker was Joey Maggs, whose abilities found him work in WCW and the WWF putting over some of the promotions’ biggest names. Unfortunately, Maggs joined the number of wrestlers who passed away before their 40th birthday, dying at the young age of 39. A Start in the South Joseph Magliano was born on September 29, 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland. He began working in Buck Robley’s promotion Deep South Promotion in 1987. Working as Joey Maggs, he developed his craft in the South, eventually working in the Memphis promotion United States Wrestling Association (USWA) where he captured the USWA Tag Team Titles with Rex King and the USWA Junior Heavyweight Championship. Putting Wrestlers Over for Money Joey Maggs

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Art Barr Death

By Mike Rickard on October 17, 2017   /   1990s, 1994, Dead Before 50, Unknown Causes   /   Leave a comment
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Art Barr Death – Unknown Causes 1966-1994 (Age 28) Considered one of wrestling’s most charismatic stars, Art Barr’s past would haunt him when he aspired for national stardom, but a run in Mexico revitalized his career, promising a bright future. However, just when he seemed ready for a comeback in the United States, Barr died under unknown circumstances, leaving the world at the young age of 28. A Second-Generation Star Art Barr was born on October 8, 1966 in Portland, Oregon. The son of wrestler and promoter Sandy Barr, he excelled at amateur wrestling in high school and began training with his father, brother Jesse (aka Jimmy Jack Funk), and wrestler Matt Osborne (aka Doink the Clown), while working in a steel mill. Art debuted in Pacific Northwest Wrestling in 1987, but it would be a transformation with help from Roddy Piper that turned Art into a regional superstar. Following the

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Nick Bockwinkel Death

By Mike Rickard on October 17, 2017   /   2010s, 2015, Undisclosed Causes   /   Leave a comment
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Nick Bockwinkel Death – Undisclosed Causes 1934-2015 (Age 80) Nick Bockwinkel enjoyed a long and successful career in Verne Gagne’s American Wrestling Association (AWA), boasting tag team and singles world championships. Working as a cocky scientific heel, Bockwinkel taunted fans with his expansive vocabulary and uncanny ability to steal victory from certain defeat. Outside the ring, he was respected by his peers and the industry, lending prestige to any project he worked on. A Family Tradition Nick was born on December 6th, 1934, the son of pro wrestler Warren Bockwinkel. Nick attended the University of Oklahoma on a football and wrestling scholarship until a knee injury ended his football career. Undaunted, Nick trained under his dad along with talented wrestlers such as Lou Thesz, Lord James Blears, Gene Kiniski, and Wilbur Snyder. Although he was drafted into the army in 1958, he still found time to wrestle. Wrestling is known for

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Fabulous Moolah Death

By Ryan on December 6, 2015   /   2000s, 2007, Unknown Causes, Women   /   1 Comment
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Fabulous Moolah Death – Unknown Causes 1923-2007 (age 84) Holding a championship title in professional wrestling is never easy, but one professional wrestler managed to do so for more than 30 years. Her name was Fabulous Moolah, and she had the distinction of being the longest championship title holder in the history of wrestling. Moolah also stands out as one of the wrestlers to lead a long life.  The Fabulous Moolah death story didn’t reach its final chapter until 2007 when she was 84 years old. Moolah takes on a young Sherri Martel in 1982. Both women are no longer with us Stepping Back into the Ring If fate had taken a different twist, the Fabulous Moolah death story might have taken place in 1999. In 1999, Fabulous Moolah decided to try her hand at professional wrestling again and stepped back into the ring. She began to experience dizziness when she was training. She was

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