R.I.P. LIST
The most complete list of every famous Pro-Wrestling Star who passed away, including the day and cause of death:
• Frank Gotch – December 16, 1917 – Uremic Poisoning
• “The French Angel” Maurice Tillet – August 4, 1954 – Heart Disease
• Rikidozan – December 15, 1963 – Stabbed
• Gorgeous George – December 26, 1963 – Heart Attack
• Ed “Strangler” Lewis – August 7, 1966 – Dies at Home
• George Hackenschmidt – February 19, 1968 – Dies at Home
• “Iron” Mike DiBiase – July 2, 1969 – Dies in Ring
• Skull Murphy – March 23, 1970 – Heart Attack
• Dory Funk Sr. – June 3, 1973 – Dies at Home
• The Swedish Angel – February 10, 1974 – Unknown
• Antonio Rocca – March 15, 1977 – Unknown
• Billy McGuire – July 14, 1979 – Heart Attack
• Peter Maivia – June 13, 1982 – Cancer
• Frank Tunney – May 20, 1983 – Heart Attack
• The Grand Wizard – October 12, 1983 – Heart Attack
• El Santo – February 5, 1984 – Heart Attack
• David Von Erich – February 10, 1984 – Acute Enteritis
• Vince McMahon Sr. – May 17, 1984 – Cancer
• Argentina Apollo – August 2, 1984 – Heart Attack
• Eddie Graham – January 21, 1985 – Suicide
• Jay Youngblood – September 2, 1985 – Heart Attack
• Rick McGraw – November 1, 1985 – Heart Attack
• Gino Hernandez – February 4, 1986 – Cocaine Overdose
• Mike Von Erich – April 12, 1987 – Suicide
• “Adorable” Adrian Adonis – July 4, 1988 – Car Accident
• Bruiser Brody – July 17, 1988 – Stabbed
• “Elijah Akeem” Leroy Brown – September 6, 1988 – Heart Attack
• Leroy McGuirk – September 9, 1988 – Dies at Home
• Mildred Burke – February 18, 1989 – Stroke
• Paul Boesch – March 7, 1989 – Dies at Home
• Happy Humphery – March 14, 1989 – Heart Attack
• Haystacks Calhoun – December 7, 1989 – Diabetes
• Gory Guerrero – April 18, 1990 – Unknown
• Pat O’Connor – August 16, 1990 – Cancer
• Ed “The Bull” Gatner – December 31, 1990 – Suicide
• Vivian Vachon – August 25, 1991 – Auto Accident
• Chris Von Erich – September 12, 1991 – Suicide
• Gene Anderson – October 31, 1991 – Heart Attack
• Dick the Bruiser – November 10, 1991 – Internal Bleeding
• Buzz Sawyer – February 7, 1992 – Dies At Apartment
• “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers – June 26, 1992 – Stroke
• Uncle Elmer – June 30, 1992 – Diabetes
• Andrè The Giant – January 27, 1993 – Heart Attack
• “Texas Tornado” Kerry Von Erich – February 18, 1993 – Suicide
• Dino Bravo – March 11, 1993 – Mafia Homicide
• Rufus R. Jones – November 13, 1993 – Heart Attack
• Larry Cameron – December 13, 1993 – Heart Attack in the ring
• “Kareem Muhammad” Ray Candy – May 23, 1994 – Heart Attack
• Joey Marella – July 4, 1994 – Auto Accident
• Boris Malenko – September 1, 1994 – Cancer
• Art Barr – November 23, 1994 – Drug-Related Cause
• Jerry “Crusher” Blackwell – January 22, 1995 – Pneumonia
• “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert – February 18, 1995 – Heart Attack
• Big John Studd – March 20, 1995 – Hodgkin’s Disease
• Little Beaver – December 4, 1995 – Emphysema
• Ray Stevens – May 3, 1996 – Heart Attack
• “Dirty” Dick Murdoch – June 15, 1996 – Heart Attack
• The Missouri Mauler – July 19, 1996 – Heart Attack
• Herb Abrams – July 23, 1996 – Drug Overdose
• “Sweet” Sapphire – September 10, 1996 – Heart Attack
• Dr. Jerry Graham – January 24, 1997 – Stroke
• Stan “The Man” Stasiak – June 12, 1997 – Heart Failure
• Jeep Swenson – August 19, 1997 – Heart Attack
• Fritz Von Erich – September 10, 1997 – Cancer
• Brian Pillman – October 5, 1997 – Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
• Bobo Brazil – January 20, 1998 – Heart Problems
• Louie Spiccolli – February 15, 1998 – Carisopridol Overdose
• The Junkyard Dog – June 1, 1998 – Auto Accident
• The Spoiler – June 20, 1998 – Heart Failure
• Terry Garvin – August 17, 1998 – Cancer
• Giant Haystacks – November 30, 1998 – Stomach Cancer
• Sam Mushnick – December 31, 1998 – Internal Bleeding
• Giant Baba – January 31, 1999 – Bowel Cancer
• The Renegade – February 23, 1999 – Suicide
• “Ravishing” Rick Rude – April 20, 1999 – Heart Attack
• “The King of Harts” Owen Hart – May 23, 1999 – Accidental Fall
• Gorilla Monsoon – October 6, 1999 – Heart Illness
• Hiro Matsuda – November 27, 1999 – Cancer
• Bobby Duncum Jr. – January 24, 2000 – Drug Overdose
• Tomomi “Jumbo” Tsuruta – May 16, 2000 – Internal Bleeding
• Gordon Solie – July 27, 2000 – Cancer
• Tony Parisi – August 18, 2000 – Heart Attack
• Professor Toru Tanaka – August 22, 2000 – Natural Causes
• Yokozuna – October 22, 2000 – Heart Attack
• The Blue Demon – December 16, 2000 – Heart Attack
• Benny McGuire – March 26, 2001 – Heart Attack
• Johnny Valentine – April 24, 2001 – Natural Causes
• Terry Gordy – July 16, 2001 – Heart Attack
• Dennis Coraluzzo – July 25, 2001 – Stroke
• Rhonda Singh (Bertha Faye) – July 27, 2001 – Unknown
• Chris Adams – October 7, 2001 – Shot to Death
• Helen Hart – November 4, 2001 – Organ Failure
• Russ Haas – December 15, 2001 – Heart Failure
• Mike Davis – December 25, 2001 – Heart Attack
• Mighty Igor – January 7, 2002 – Heart Failure
• Swede Hanson – February 20, 2002 – Alzheimer’s Disease
• Wahoo McDaniel – April 18, 2002 – Stroke
• Lou Thesz – April 28, 2002 – Natural Causes
• Randy “Pee Wee” Anderson (Referee) – May 7, 2002 – Natural Causes
• Mass Transit – May 14, 2002 – Unknown
• Big Dick Dudley – 34 May 16, 2002 – Unknown
• “British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith – May 17, 2002 – Heart Attack
• Don Owen – August 1, 2002 – Natural Causes
• Rocco Rock – September 21, 2002 – Heart Attack
• “Mr. Wrestling” Tim Woods – November 30, 2002 – Heart Attack
• “The Original Sheik” Ed Farahat – January 18, 2003 – Natural Causes
• “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig – February 10, 2003 – Drug Overdose
• Sailor Art Thomas – March 20, 2003 – Cancer
• Miss Elizabeth – May 1, 2003 – Drug Overdose
• “Classie” Freddie Blassie – June 2, 2003 – Natural Causes
• Pitbull #2 – September 26, 2003 – Drug Overdose
• Stu Hart – October 16, 2003 – Pneumonia
• Road Warrior Hawk – October 19, 2003 – Heart Attack
• Crash Holly – November 6, 2003 – Asphyxiation
• Moondog Spot – November 29, 2003 – Heart Attack
• The Wall – December 5, 2003 – Heart Attack
• Jack Tunney – January 24, 2004 – Natural Causes
• Hard Boiled Haggerty – January 27, 2004 – Unknown
• Hercules Hernandez – March 6. 2004 – Heart Attack
• Dr. Wagner Sr. – September 12, 2004 – Heart Attack
• Jim Barnett (Promoter) – September 17, 2004 – Cancer and Pneumonia
• The Big Boss Man – September 22, 2004 – Heart Attack
• “Pistol” Pez Whatley – January 18, 2005 – Heart Failure
• “Skip” Chris Candido – April 28, 2005 – Blood Clot after Surgery
• Lord Alfred Hayes – July 21, 2005 – Stroke
• Ed “Sailor” White (Moondog King) – August 25, 2005 – Unknown
• The Crusher (Reggie Lisowski) – October 22, 2005 – Natural Causes
• Eddie Guerrero – November 13, 2005 – Heart Failure
• “Hail” Emory Hale – January 29, 2006 – kidney failure
• Johnny Grunge – February 16, 2006 – sleep apnea
• “Earthquake” John Tenta – June 7, 2006 – Bladder Cancer
• Bob Orton Sr. – July 14, 2006 – Heart Attack
• Sputnik Monroe – November 2, 2006 – Natural Causes
• Dennis “Tiger” Conway, Sr. – November 13, 2006 – Massive Stroke
• Don Jardine (The Original Spoiler) – December 16, 2006 – Complications of Heart Attack and Leukemia
• Bam Bam Bigelow – January 19, 2007 – Drug Overdose
• Mike Awesome – February 17, 2007 – Suicide
• Bad News Brown – March 6, 2007 – Heart Attack
• “The Big Cat” Ernie Ladd – March 10, 2007 – colon cancer
• Arnold Skaaland – March 13, 2007 – Natural Causes
• Sensational Sherri Martel – June 15, 2007 – Pain Killer overdose
• “Woman” Nancy Benoit – June 22, 2007 – Strangulation
• Chris Benoit – June 24, 2007 – Suicide
• John Kronus – July 18, 2007 – heart failure
• “Crush” Brian Adams – August 13, 2007 – Drug Overdose
• The Missing Link – August 16, 2007 – Died from cancer
• Fabulous Moolah – November 3, 2007 – Natural Causes
• Johnny Weaver – February 15, 2008 – Natural Causes
• Don Curtis – March 6, 2008 – Blood Clot
• Penny Banner – May 12, 2008 – Died in her sleep
• Killer Kowalski – August 30, 2008 – heart attack
• S.D. Jones – October 26, 2008 – stroke
• Mike Bell – December 14, 2008 – unknown
• Test – March 13, 2009 – Overdose of drugs
• Steven Dunn – March 22, 2009 – blood clot
• “Playboy” Buddy Rose – April 28, 2009 – diabetes
• “Coach” John Tolos – May 28, 2009 – kidney failure
• Mitsuharu Misawa – June 13, 2009 – in the ring
• “Captain” Lou Albano – October 14, 2009 – Prolonged Illness
• Umaga – December 4, 2009 – Heart Attack
• “Dr.Death” Steve Williams – December 29, 2009 – throat cancer
• Ludvig Borga – January 8, 2010 – Suicide
• Jack Brisco – February 1, 2010 – Heart Attack
• Angelo Poffo – March 4, 2010 – Natural Causes
• “Mortis” Chris Kanyon – April 2, 2010 – Suicide
• Trent Acid – June 18, 2010 – drug overdose
• Grizzly Smith – June 12, 2010 – Alzheimer’s disease
• Lance Cade – August 13, 2010 – Heart Failure
• Skandor Akbar – August 19, 2010 – prostate cancer
• Luna Vachon – August 27, 2010 – drug overdose
• Bastion Booger – September 11, 2010 – heart attack
• Giant Gonzalez – September 22, 2010 – Diabetes
• Val Puccio – January 7, 2011 – obesity
• “Sir” Oliver Humperdink – March 20, 2011 – bladder cancer
• “Macho Man” Randy Savage – May 20, 2011 – Accident
• Little Tokyo – September 6, 2011 – heart attack
• Mr. Ito – December 21, 2011 – respiratory failure
• Doug Furnas – March 2, 2012 – heart disease
• Joe Blanchard – March 22, 2012 – squamous-cell carcinoma
• “Chief” Jay Strongbow – April 3, 2012 – Natural Causes
• Red Bastien – August 11, 2012 – Alzheimer’s Disease
• Mike Graham – October 19, 2012 – Suicide
• Brad Armstrong – November 1, 2012 – medical distress
• Paul Bearer – March 5, 2013 – blood clot
• Reid Flair – March 29, 2013 – drug overdose
• Héctor Garza – May 26, 2013 – lung cancer
• Mark Starr – June 7, 2013 – Heart Attack
• Al Green – June 14, 2013 – Suffering from COPD
• Matt “Doink The Clown” Osborne – June 28, 2013 – drug overdose
• Angelo Savoldi – September 20, 2013 – natural causes
• Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon – November 21, 2013 – Natural Causes
• Mae Young – January 14, 2014 – heart attack
• Viscera / Mabel – February 18, 2014 – Heart attack
• Billy Robinson – March 3, 2014 – Died in his sleep
• The Ultimate Warrior – April 8, 2014 – natural death
• Sean O’Haire – September 8, 2014 – Suicide
• Ox Baker – October 20, 2014 – Heart Attack
• Bob Geigel – October 30, 2014 – Alzheimer’s disease
• “The Gigolo” Jimmy Del Ray – December 6, 2014 – Heart Attack
• Tom Roberts (ECW Zombie) – January 7, 2015 – unknown
• Drew McDonald – February 9, 2015 – Cancer
• Perro Aguayo, Jr – March 21, 2015 – Died During a Match
• Verne Gagne – April 27, 2015 – Heart Attack
• “Fantastic” Tommy Rogers – June 1, 2015 – found dead in his home
• “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes – June 11, 2015 – From kidney failure
• “Nature Boy” Buddy Landel – June 22, 2015 – car crash
• “Rowdy” Roddy Piper – July 31, 2015 – Heart Attack
• Nick Bockwinkel – November 14, 2015 – undisclosed causes
• Tommy Gilbert – November 26, 2015 – unknown
• Hack Meyers – December 5, 2015 – complications after brain surgery
• “Iron” Mike Sharpe – January 17, 2016 – unknown
• The Mongolian Stomper – January 23, 2016 – Died in his sleep
• Axl Rotten – February 4, 2016 – Heroin overdose
• Hayabusa – March 3, 2016 – Subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Blackjack Mulligan – April 7, 2016 – Heart Failure
• Balls Mahoney – April 12, 2016 – Heart attack
• Chyna – April 20, 2016 – drug overdose
• “Cowboy” Frankie Lane – May 24, 2016 – Multiple sclerosis
• Gypsy Joe – June 16, 2016 – extended illness
• Mr. Fuji – August 28, 2016 – unknown
• Lord Littlebrook – September 9, 2016 – natural causes
• Frenchy Martin – October 21, 2016 – bladder and bone cancer
• Timothy Well – January 9, 2017 – kidney failure
• “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka – January 15, 2017 – stomach cancer
