Paid Members BomberPat Posted June 26 Paid Members Posted June 26 horrible news. Always seemed like a properly decent bloke from everything I heard from anyone who met him and, as you say, a proper brilliant throwback brawler. I always felt he was wasted as a tag/faction guy in TNA, and would have loved to have seen him get a proper top level singles run there - if it weren't for cancer, I'm sure it would have happened, and it's hard to shake the thought that he'd be mixing it up at least in the midcard of AEW now as well. A massive loss. Quote
Vegeta Posted June 26 Posted June 26 Awful news about Joe Doering, I enjoyed his most recent TNA run as mentioned a few years back. Enjoyed and apprchiated his style and made him stand out. Poor fella wasn't it like 3 times he had a brain tumour or three lots of bouts with the same one or something like that? R.I.P big man you'll be missed. Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted June 26 Author Paid Members Posted June 26 Shit, that's bloody horrible. Younger than me as well. RIP. Quote
Snitsky's back acne Posted June 26 Posted June 26 2 hours ago, Carbomb said: Shit, that's bloody horrible. Younger than me as well. RIP. Selfishly, I went "Shit that's the same age as me!" when I heard about his passing. Very sad news. 3 times he battled brain cancer. Life can be incredibly cruel sometimes. Great big man wrestler that never got the worldwide exposure he should have in my opinion. RIP. Quote
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted June 26 Paid Members Posted June 26 He felt a bit like a modern day Stan Hansen. American who was over in Japan but didn't seem to get the recognition or chances in the US, but always stood out as a good big man worker with a lot of fire and power. I had hoped he'd come out the other side from his cancer battle, especially when it came back and again after. But reading earlier in the week that he had entered hospice care it sadly seemed like it finally had become too much. A quite remarkable career. How many people can say in their first 3 years in the business they were The Great Mutas tag team partner for a prolonged period of time? Thoughts to his family and friends Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted June 27 Author Paid Members Posted June 27 12 hours ago, I Bent My Wookie said: He felt a bit like a modern day Stan Hansen. American who was over in Japan but didn't seem to get the recognition or chances in the US, but always stood out as a good big man worker with a lot of fire and power. To be honest, the first person who came to mind was Bison Smith, because he passed away early too. Can't help be struck by the eeriness of the parallels. Quote
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted June 27 Paid Members Posted June 27 1 hour ago, Carbomb said: To be honest, the first person who came to mind was Bison Smith, because he passed away early too. Can't help be struck by the eeriness of the parallels. Christ that's an absolute throwback name from the TWC days and you're scarily right on the comparison. It's mad to think how young he died as well but how long he seemed to be around for. Quote
DavidB6937 Posted July 5 Posted July 5 The young girl Scarlett who designed gear for Charlotte and had a lovely friendship with her passed away. Only 8 years old. Thinking of her family and no doubt Charlotte will be devastated too. Scarlett had a real impact on her. The family have set up something for funeral costs etc. https://gofund.me/b1048f873 Unssurprisingly Charlotte donated a significant amount but lovely to see Tyrese Haliburton donate 10k. Seems like a real decent guy. Quote
Tim Healys Chutney Spoon Posted July 5 Posted July 5 Bayley has pumped $3.5k in too. Its a really great community helping out wherever possible Quote
davertfnewman Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Guy who got repackaged as a heel and came out slapping hands like a babyface has died. Quote
Paid Members BomberPat Posted July 29 Paid Members Posted July 29 Tony Scarlo has passed away - absolutely invaluable name to British wrestling; trainer and mentor to a ton of British wrestlers of the late '90s and early '00s, as well as of course being the father of Dino Scarlo. Worked World of Sport back in the day, and was invaluable in many of the early Wrestling Reunion events, and in keeping a lot of British wrestling history alive. Quote
The Reverend Posted August 4 Posted August 4 Just seen news that Dory Funk Jnr has passed away - perhaps not as well known as brother Terry with newer fans, but still a stellar wrestler with an amazing career. Quote
Chico Torres Posted August 4 Posted August 4 A huge name as one of the great NWA champions, held the title for over 4 years from the late 60s into the 70s and a massive star in the US and Japan. Will obviously come across as the more boring brother relative to Terry and his brother happened to be arguably the greatest of all time so it’s a tough comparison but I’ve watched enough of him to appreciate him as a miserable, nasty heel. If I’m not mistaken he wrestled in some sort of death match within the last year in Japan in his 80s looking like the crypt keeper. Quote
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted August 4 Paid Members Posted August 4 Yeah that’s a big one. Not gonna pretend I’ve seen a ton of his work. For years to me he was just that really old guy who turned up in the Royal Rumble match in 96. He was 54 in that match. Also remember being quite amused that him and Rob Van Dam was booked in 97, in what has to be one of the most wonderfully weird pairings in wrestling history. Wasn’t until years later that I learned about and saw more of him through the internet. Terry was always one of my favourites but Dory had an absolutely legendary career in his own right. His last match was only two years ago this month, August 2024! Insane. 85 is a pretty good innings for a wrestler, especially considering the longevity of his career. Quote
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