SUPERSTARS FROM THE PAST
Tribute To Some Of The Past Wrestlers Who Have Passed On.
Rick Rude (1958-1999)
Died of a heart attack.
Renegade (1966-1999)
Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on
February 23.
Louie Spicolli (1971-1998)
Died of drug abuse.
Bobo Brazil
(1925-1998)
Died after suffering a stroke on January 20.
Brian Pillman
(1962-1997)
Died of a heart attack, similar to the one his
dad died from, on October 5.
Big John Studd
(1949-1995)
Died of liver cancer after a 17-month battle with
Hodgkins Disease on March 20.
Kerry Von Erich
(1960-1993)
Died after he committed suicide with a
.44-caliber handgun, one day after being indicted on a cocaine possession charge.
Andre The Giant
(1947-1993)
Died of a heart attack on January 27, while in
France to attend the funeral of his father.
Buddy Rogers
(Died in 1992)
Died on June 26, 4 days after suffering two
strokes in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Bruiser Brody
(Died in 1988)
Died on July 17, after being stabbed to death in
his locker room prior to a wrestling card in
Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
Adrian Adonis
(Died in 1988)
Died on July 4, after a mini-van driven by Mike
Kelly, goes over a cliff and into a lake in
Lewisporte, Newfoundland.
"Gorgeous" George Wagner
(Died in 1963)
Died on December 26 in Los Angeles of a heart
attack after collapsing at his Hollywood
apartment.