RE: R.I.P Ultimate Warrior
rampant feet lover > 13/04/2014, 15:18
I just found this out about Wrestlemania 6. Apparantly since it aired in 1990, 12 of its stars have died. Who knows from what...here is a failry comprehensive rundown:
1. Randy Savage: Savage was 58 when he died of a heart attack in 2011. At WrestleMania VI, Savage and Sensational Sherri Martel lost a mixed tag-team match to Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire.
2. Andre The Giant: Andre was 46 when he died of heart failure in 1993. At WrestleMania VI, Andre and Haku lost the WWE tag-team championship to Ax and Smash of Demolition.
3. Rick Rude: 'Ravishing Rick' was 40 when he died of heart failure related to an overdose in 1999. At WrestleMania VI, Rude defeated Jimmy Snuka.
4. Curt Hennig: Known as Mr. Perfect, Hennig was 44 when he died from "acute cocaine intoxication" in 2003. At WrestleMania VI, Hennig lost to Brutus Beefcake.
5. John Tenta: Known as Earthquake, Tenta was 42 when he died in 2006 from bladder cancer that spread to his lungs. At WrestleMania VI, he defeated Hercules.
6. Raymond Fernandez: Known as Hercules, Fernandez was 47 when he died in 2004 from heart disease. At WrestleMania VI, he lost to Earthquake.
7. Allen Coage: Known as Bad News Brown, Coage, an Olympic bronze medalist in judo, was 63 when he died in 2007 of a heart attack. At WrestleMania VI, he had a double countout in his match against Roddy Piper.
8. Sherri Martel: "Sensational Sherri" was 49 when she died of an overdose in 2007. At WrestleMania VI, she and Randy Savage lost a mixed tag-team match to Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire.
9. Dino Bravo: Bravo was 44 when he was gunned down in 1993, a murder that some believe was linked his alleged involvement in a cigarette smuggling ring. At WrestleMania VI, he lost to Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
10. Ray Traylor: Known as Big Boss Man, Traylor was 41 when he died of a heart attack in 2004. At WrestleMania VI, he defeated Akeem.
11. Sapphire: Known as Juanita Wright, Sapphire was 61 when she died of a heart attack in 1996. At WrestleMania VI, she and Dusty Rhodes won a mixed tag-team match against Randy Savage and Sensational Sherri.
12. Jim Hellwig: The Ultimate Warrior appeared on the WWE 'Raw' TV program Monday in New Orleans just a day after WrestleMania XXX. His speech on 'Raw' foreshadowed his death, telling fans, "Every man's heart one day beats its final beat. His lungs breathe their final breath. And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse through the body of others and makes them believe deeper in something that's larger than life, then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized by the storytellers - by the loyalty, by the memory of those who honor him, and make the running the man did live forever."