AJSTYLES Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 http://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com/report-axl-rotten-found-dead/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted February 5, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 5, 2016 Blimey he was only 44. Always had a soft spot for Axel back when he tagged with Balls. I was gutted when he got fired for no showing RAW at the start of the ECW reboot. Â I just read he'd been in a wheelchair for a while on the observer site. Â R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Quagmire Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 They took the wrong Rotten away IMO.  WWE have it up in their news section.  http://www.wwe.com/inside/axl-rotten-passes-away-28645425   WWE is saddened to learn of reports that Brian Knighton, best known for competing in ECW as Axl Rotten from 1993 to 1999, has passed away. WWE extends its condolences to Knighton’s family, friends and fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopper Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 He's not one I could say I love watching his old matches, but he deservedly has his spot in ECW folklore with the wild matches against Ian Rotten in 1995. It was always nice to heard how proud he was of being in that spot in all of his shoot interviews over the years. Â The Taipei Death Match was unlike anything I'd ever seen or heard about - other than in that Van Damme film - and I couldn't believe what I was seeing as I watched that tape for the first time. The first ECW tape I ever got was the show which featured Axl vs Ian in a barbed wire baseball bat match. Same thing. Â I haven't watched them in years and have no intention to do so now, but they were part of the appeal of buying ECW tapes when I was a teenage WWF fan to see if the stuff I read about in Power Slam was as crazy as it sounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 5, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 5, 2016 Hang on, if he was 44 when he died, that means he was 19 when he was in WCW! Fuck! He looked far older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted February 5, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 5, 2016 Jesus Christ that means he was younger than me when he was in ECW. I always thought he was in his 40s back then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted February 5, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 5, 2016 Him and Balls Mahoney could rock the amateur wrestling shit when they wanted to. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Taco Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yeah he always looked older than he was. The first ever shoot interview I bought (from GWI, of course) was his, funny shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby dazzler Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I always got a kick out of him being billed from Newcastle, England when he could not have sounded any less Geordie if he tried. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted February 5, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 5, 2016 Him and Balls Mahoney could rock the amateur wrestling shit when they wanted to. RIP. Every balls match Joey would reel off that same story about him being banned for punching a ref. Every fucking match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Such a shame. Honestly just listened to his interview with Jericho the other day. Poor guy was in a wheelchair and trying to walk again.He always seemed like a pretty cool guy but fucking around with heroin at any point in your life is never going to end well. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted February 5, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 5, 2016 I feel ashamed that all I can think reading the thread title is "Shame it wasn't Ian." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_3165 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Never a big fan. Practically no talent. All the same I feel for the family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted February 7, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 7, 2016 will always have a soft spot for the old ECW guard. It's a tragic tale but i guess he paid the price for the lifestyle he lived, always liked to listen to what he had to say though. Â RIP Axl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSM Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Cause of death has now been released. Â http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/pro-wrestling/ring-posts-blog/bal-axl-rotten-wrestling-accidental-overdose-20160216-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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