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Post by jimsteel on Jan 19, 2020 1:19:51 GMT -5
AND ANOTHER ONE   Steve "Dr. Hannibal" Gillespie Passed away at 56 Steve Gillespie aka Dr Hannibal from Stampede Wrestling, WWF, FMW Japan, owner of CANAM Wrestling, promoter of Hart Legacy Wrestling and one of Bruce Harts best friends has past away today. Steve trained Lance Storm and Chris Jericho. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 16:16:14 GMT -5
I read that Iron Mike Sharpe passed away today. When I lived in Tacoma, Washington during the 1980s the WWF came to the Tacoma Dome about once per month and I saw Sharpe wrestle alot there on the undercard. RIP He actually passed away four years ago on January 17, 2016. |
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Post by Vegas on Jan 19, 2020 16:18:20 GMT -5
I read that Iron Mike Sharpe passed away today. When I lived in Tacoma, Washington during the 1980s the WWF came to the Tacoma Dome about once per month and I saw Sharpe wrestle alot there on the undercard. RIP He actually passed away four years ago on January 17, 2016. whoops, nevermind I just realized I read an old article |
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Post by jimsteel on Jan 23, 2020 14:51:12 GMT -5
:format(jpeg):quality(95):format(jpeg):quality(95):format(jpeg):quality(95):format(jpeg)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-gfrmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BWOSZE775VGK7FAZKNNZ22ZVLY.JPG) Ruben Cruz, better known as Hercules Ayala. He was 69 years old. No cause of death has been revealed at this time. The Cauliflower Alley Club tweeted out to confirm the news of his passing. The Puerto Rican wrestler started under Angelo Savoldi’s tutelage where he was a part of the World Wide Wrestling Federation. He worked as a babyface where he mastered his craft. He eventually turned heel and started carrying a chain with him as an insurance policy. Although he worked extensively in Puerto Rico, Ayala was a regular partner of Victor Jovia and they held the NWA North American Tag Titles on two separate occasions. |
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Post by jimsteel on Jan 23, 2020 14:57:27 GMT -5
  Crusher Doogan Passed away at 49 Not much info on him |
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Post by TTX on Jan 23, 2020 15:16:50 GMT -5
Crusher Duggan (Good old Hacksaw in his early days) comes to mind from that guy's name.
RIP to him and Hercules.
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Post by jimsteel on Jan 24, 2020 21:37:13 GMT -5
 Former CZW Deathmatch wrestler Justice Pain passes away at 41 |
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Post by Dustin on Jan 24, 2020 22:27:47 GMT -5
Man, so young.
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Post by jimsteel on Jan 30, 2020 15:54:07 GMT -5
 Carlos Rocha, “The Portuguese Champion”, Passes Away at 93 A veteran of the NWA territories, especially in Canada, Portuguese wrestler Carlos Rocha, who worked from the 1940s through the 1970s, passed away on Monday at the age of 93. Carlos was the first Portuguese wrestler to work for the WWE (then WWWF). Debuting in the 1940s, the Portuguese grappler ultimately made his way to North America, where he worked in several NWA territories, including Southwest Sports in Dallas, Texas (the precursor to World Class Championship Wrestling). He was also a regular attraction in Europe throughout his formative years. By the early 1960s, he had moved to the United States. In the early 1970s, he made his way to Canada, where he eventually moved, starting off with International Wrestling in Montreal, where he won the World Championship, as well as Toronto’s Maple Leaf Wrestling and Calgary’s Stampede Wrestling. In the late 1970s, he debuted with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), where he gained the moniker “The Portuguese Champion”, where he briefly feuded with then-WWWF Champion, “Superstar” Billy Graham. Carlos Rocha had disappeared from the wrestling world by the 1980s and following a 30-year career as one of the international great journeymen. T |
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Post by TTX on Jan 30, 2020 17:49:44 GMT -5
Thanks to Tim's set for me actually recognizing the name. RIP.
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