Random Professional Wrestlers Who Died Young (69 items)

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  (#30) Dino Bravo

  • Dec. at 45 (1948-1993)

  Adolfo Bresciano was shot 17 times while watching a hockey game in his home. It is largely believed that his role in an illegal cigarette smuggling business in Canada and dealings with the mob are to blame for his unsolved murder.
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  (#11) Big Boss Man

  • Dec. at 41 (1963-2004)

  Raymond Traylor, Jr. died from a heart attack in his home in Dallas, Georgia.
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  (#26) Kerry Von Erich

  • Dec. at 33 (1960-1993)

  Kerry committed suicide at this father's ranch in Texas by shooting himself in the heart. Two of his brothers also committed suicide.
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  (#1) Chyna

  • Dec. at 47 (1969-2016)

  Beloved female wrestler Chyna was found dead in her home in Redondo Beach, California in April 2016. Chyna, whose real name was Joan Laurer, was just 45 when she passed away, and police were uncertain as to her cause of death. Chyna entered the professional wrestling scene with a bang in 1996, when she won Rookie of the Year for the Women's Championship.

  She eventually became the only undefeated female champion in the history of the WWF. She parlayed her success in the ring to success on the screen, appearing in music videos and adult films later in her career.

  More Chyna obituaries:
  CNN, E! Online
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  (#17) Nancy Benoit

  • Dec. at 43 (1964-2007)

  Nancy Benoit died in her home after being strangled to death by her husband, Chris Benoit. Chris also smothered and killed their young son, Daniel. After murdering his family, Chris Benoit hanged himself in his home gym.
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  (#45) Marianna Komlos

  • Dec. at 35 (1969-2004)

  Komlos died of breast cancer.

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