Wrestlers who died in the 1980s and earlier

• Adrian Adonis - Dead at 331988
• Andy Kaufman - Dead at 351984
• Bruiser Brody - Dead at 421988
• David Von Erich - Dead at 251984
• Eddie Graham - Dead at 551985
• El Solitario - Dead at 391986
• Gino Hernandez - Dead at 281986
• Haystacks Calhoun - Dead at 551989
• Leroy Brown - Dead at 371988
• Mike Von Erich - Dead at 231987
• Paul Boesch - Dead at 761989
• Peter Maivia - Dead at 451982
• Rick McGraw - Dead at 301985
• The Grand Wizard - Dead at 571983
• Vince McMahon Sr. - Dead at 691984

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

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