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In Memoriam

We honor the memories and pay tribute to deceased professional wrestlers who made a significant impact on professional wrestling.

"The Super Genie" Melissa Coates

Melissa Coates – A Champion’s Fight Outside The Ring

by Evan Ginzburg

Melissa Coates made a name for herself in multiple fields. But before her untimely passing, she went through her biggest fight yet.

Dynamite Kid Tom Billington was one of the best to lace up a pair of wrestling boots, but does his troubled past overshadow his legacy?

Dynamite Kid – Examining His Life and Troubled Legacy

by Mason Epeneter

Dynamite Kid Tom Billington was one of the best to ever lace up a pair of wrestling boots, but does his troubled past overshadow his…

Mario Louis Fornini was an Italian professional wrestler and wrestling promoter, better known professionally as Angelo Savoldi. At the time of his death, he was known as the world's oldest retired wrestler at the age of 99.

Angelo Savoldi – The World’s Oldest Retired Wrestler

by Benny J. Scala

A notable wrestler’s father once stabbed him. For the “World’s Oldest Retired Wrestler” Angelo Savoldi, authenticity was always involved.

Rhonda Sing Remembered - From Monster Ripper to Bertha Faye

Rhonda Sing Remembered – From Monster Ripper to Bertha Faye

by Javier Ojst

Rhonda Sing wrestled as the punishing Monster Ripper and Bertha Faye. She had a rapid journey to the top but a fast descent once joining…

Eddie Guerrero remains one of the greatest and most influential wrestlers of his generation.

The Tragic Final Days of Eddie Guerrero

by Bobby Mathews

To put it simply: his heart gave out. The tragic passing of Eddie Guerrero is still hard to fathom. He had just turned 38 the…

Always a fan favorite, Len Rossi is seen here at the Agricultural Coliseum in Huntsville, Alabama, in 1969.

Len Rossi – A Gentleman In and Out of the Ring

by Javier Ojst

With an unpretentious yet convincing wrestling style, Len Rossi was a world-class athlete and an even better man. This is his powerful story.

Bobby Heenan - the greatest wrestling manager of all time.

Bobby Heenan – Behind The Brain of Wrestling’s Finest

by Bobby Mathews

Take a look behind the curtain on “The Brain,” Bobby Heenan, the funniest and most talented man ever to grace a wrestling show.

Ray Traylor went from being used as a job guy with only a handful of matches under his belt to feuding with the NWA and WWE's top stars within just a couple of years.

Big Boss Man – Ray Traylor: A Career Defined by Showing Up

by Bobby Mathews

Ray Traylor started in the business as Big Bubba Rogers. He would move onto the WWF/E, where Vince McMahon christened him The Big Boss Man.

Bruiser Brody with his son, Geoffrey. Brody died on July 17, 1988, from stab wounds suffered at the hands of Jose Gonzales in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Bruiser Brody – His Final Moments and the Deceitful Trial That Followed

by Bobby Mathews

Circumstances surrounding the murder of Bruiser Brody remain a mystery. Here are the known theories and the twists and turns that followed.

It should have been a happy time in the life of Kerry Von Erich. His wife was due to have their second child. Instead, tragedy struck.

Kerry Von Erich: Devastating Final Days of ‘The Texas Tornado’

by Bobby Mathews

It should have been a happy time in the life of Kerry Von Erich. His wife was due to have their second child. Instead, tragedy…

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