R.I.P WRESTLING DEATHS 2020

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MEN
Carlos Rocha-93
Len Rossi-91
Pampero Firpo-89
Danny Hodge-88
Cheon Gyu-deok-88
Dick Steinborn-86
Al Vass-86
Mr. Wrestling II-85
Joey Scarlo-86
Wayne Bridges-83
JERRY BROWN-83
Estrella Blanca III-82
Zoltan Boscik-81
Bob Armstrong-80
Pat Patterson-79
Steve 'The King' Sadler
Jumping Jim Farrell
Luis Aduna-79
Klaus Kauroff-79
Dave Kidney-78
Ric Drasin-76
Rocky Johnson-75
Killer Tim Brooks-73
Kendo Nagasaki-71
Bobby Kay-70
Milan Prica
John Powers
Pepe Luis Esparza
Hercules Ayala-69
El Chacho Herodes-69
Rip "The Crippler" Oliver-67
Danie "Tornado" Drits Voges-66
Sylvano Sousa
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister/ZEUS-62
Cosmos-62
Road Warrior Animal-60
Don Basher-60
Steve Dane
Tracey Smothers-58
Kevin Greene-58
Johnny Meadows
Big Slam Vader
Soldado de Plata
Mohawk/BANDITO
Discovery
El Impala
The Great Titan
Nasty Mike Markalonis
La Parka II-56
Steve "Dr. Hannibal" Gillespie-56
Dragon Chino II-55
Espantito-53
Gaspar Herrera-53
Mike Weaver-53
Matematico II-50
Ares el Guerrero-50
Puppet-50
Tim White
Spider Boodrow
Mr Meaner
The Zebra Kid
Super Destroyer(Super D)
Tito Sanchez
Charlie Cook
Michael Blade
Casanova
Jose R/Samurai
El Molusco
El Lider
Supreme-49
Haystacks Ross-49
Crusher Doogan-49
Mitch Ryder-48
Skulu/King Adamo-47
‘Sexy Baby’ Jamie Jackson-44
John “Xavier” Jirius-43
Brodie Lee-41
Justice Pain-41
Jeff Clouse-41
Shad Gaspard-39
Black Demon-39
Deven Michaels-39
Drew Game-39
Z BARR-38
Gerome Phillips-37
Adam Bueller-36
Michael Faith-36
Danny Havoc-34
Eli Thomas-34
Karsten Beck-34
Francisco Lizarraga (Evil Ninja Turtle)-31
Ryan Smile-31
Colt 45-29
PRINCIPE AEREO-26
Cam Wellington-19

WOMAN
Lorraine Johnson-90
Vivacious Viv Martell
Winona Littleheart-59
Olga Martinez
Linda Dallas-58
SALLY THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER-56
Kat LeRoux-51
Keri Kline
Hana Kimura-22

OTHER
Jackie Stallone-98
Shirley Love-87
John Lotz-86
Mal Mason
Ray Plunkett-74
Joe Pedicino-70
Bob Ryder
Howard Finkel-69
Barry Scott-65
The King Gary Allen
Ralphus
Terri Hopper
Antonio Alvarez
Billy Caputo
Star Stevens
Scott Bowden-48
Julio Rosales
Gerardo Martín Landeros Mendiola
Jon Ian
Larry Csonka

FEDS
CHIKARA-18+
BAR WRESTLING-2+

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The British Wrestlers Reunion are saddened to receive news that Vivacious Viv Martell passed away in the early hours Saturday morning

She wrestled in the 70's but cant find much info on her

[Vegas]

I saw that PWG’s John Ian died today.

RIP

[TTX]

RIP to both.

[Vegas]

I remember John Ian was the ring announcer when I first started going to PWG back in 2009 and my friend Alex has told me that John Ian played a role in helping him get his job at PWG. I think John Ian was at PWG until around 2011 and I also remember him being the ring announcer for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood. I only talked to him briefly but he was a great guy.

John Ian, who was probably best known outside of Southern California as the long-time ring announcer for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, has died at age 48. In addition to ring announcing for PWG, Ian was the promoter for Mach-1 and worked behind the scenes at Championship Wrestling from Hollywood.

John Ian got into the entertainment industry at an early age, with roles on such shows as The Jeffersons and Good Times as a child. He was also into sports and played varsity basketball at Newbridge High School in Santa Monica, CA.

After graduating college, Ian began coaching basketball at Rialto High School. It was while coaching at Rialto High School that Ian learned of Jesse Hernandez and Bill Anderson’s EWF School of Hard Knocks in the late 1990s.

It was EWF where Ian first started ring announcing. Ian would later ring announce for Bill Anderson’s IWC, UPW (which was a developmental territory at the time), PWG, New Japan USA, and Championship Wrestling from Hollywood.

In 2008, Ian started the Mach-1 Wrestling promotion, which ran primarily in the Orange County area of Southern California. In 2010 Mach-1 finished as runner-up to PWG for the Southern California Promotion of the Year award. Jon Ian stopped promoting Mach-1 events in 2013 but had talked about bringing the promotion back in recent years.

His body was discovered at home this morning by his roommate. No cause of death has been revealed.

Ian had battled health issues through the years, having taken a lengthy absence from wrestling in 2006, then suffering two heart failures in 2015 that left him in a coma for three-and-a-half weeks.

After news of Ian’s death came out, people throughout the wrestling community, from every major promotion, have offered condolences and paid tribute to him. Kevin Owens tweeted “I am so saddened to hear about the passing of former PWG ring announcer John Ian. A great guy taken way too soon. The wrestling world was a better place with him in it.”

Peter Avalon, who worked with Ian at Mach-1, PWG, and Championship Wrestling from Hollywood, wrote “Jon Ian was a patient and generous man who helped me immensely in my early days as a wrestler. He helped me understand a lot of what it means to be a professional in an industry I had no idea about. His weekly Friday night Mach-1 shows helped mold so many of us as wrestlers and performers in Southern California. Those shows were an escape for so many of us young wrestlers to come and make ourselves better in a warm, welcoming learning environment. It’s where we learned how to be on TV before CWFH. It’s where I had an opportunity to be ‘Pretty.'”

And Championship Wrestling from Hollywood promoter David Marquez, who began working with Ian at UPW posted the following on Facebook: “My Brother. My Partner. My beautiful friend is gone. There are not enough adjectives to describe John Ian. We had an amazing relationship, you know the type. We could look at one another and know exactly what were thinking. We could crack each other up without speaking a word. In wrestling he had a major influence, always giving EVERYONE a chance. He worked with everyone from John Cena to Sexy Chino, they were just the ‘Boys’ to him. I’m truly heartbroken. He was a giant. So long old Pal.”

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Brian Cage tweeted how Ian had given him a break that was important to his career.

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Charlie Cook passed away

Charlie Cook who competed in Southeastern regional promotions such as Mid-South Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling as well as the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1970s and 1980s.

On August 11, 1981, Cook was placed in a match as a substitute for Jack Brisco. He defeated Dory Funk, Jr. to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship. He dropped the title to Funk the following month.[2] After regaining the belt, he later lost the title to The Spoiler. The following year, he held the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship but dropped it to Abdullah the Butcher.

Cook was voted third runner up for Pro Wrestling Illustrated''s Most Improved Wrestler of the Year award in 1981
Charlie Cook is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in Southeastern regional promotions such as Mid-South Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling as well as the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Pampero Firpo's daughter has confirmed on twitter that Firpo passed away today. He was just a few months away from his 90th birthday.

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RIP Pampero. Ooooohhhh Yeahhhhh.

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AAA’s La Parka II Passes Away After Never Recovering From In-Ring Accident

Mexican luchador La Parka II (real name Jesus Alfonso Huerta Escoboza) has passed away after struggling to recover from an in-ring accident in November. La Parka II was a star in AAA and took over the name from former WCW and current Major League Wrestling star LA Park. You can read up on the history between the two La Parkas here.

The 56-year-old got injured at a AAA show in November after attempting a suicide dive. Sadly, his feet got caught on the ropes and he wound up diving headfirst into a guardrail. As said by Luchablog, he wasn’t expected to live a day after the incident but he valiantly fought for two months.