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Dates and causes of passing of professional wrestling personalities.

Date of Death	Ring Name	Real Name	Cause of Death	Age
October 12, 1983	Abdullah Farouk	Ernie Roth	Heart attack	54
February 10, 1984	David von Erich	David Adkisson	Infection	25
May 17, 1984	Vince McMahon Sr.	Vince McMahon Sr.	Cancer	69
July 14, 1984	Brute Bernard	Jim Bernard	Accidental gunshot wound	?
November 1, 1985	Rick McGraw	Rick McGraw	Heart attack	?
January 30, 1986	Gino Hernandez	Charles Wolfe	Cocaine overdose	29
April 12, 1987	Mike von Erich	Mike Adkisson	Drug overdose/suicide	23
July 4, 1988	Adrian Adonis	Keith Franke	Auto accident	34
July 17, 1988	Bruiser Brody	Frank Goodish	Murdered	42
September 6, 1988	"Bad Bad" Leroy Brown	Leroy Rochester	Heart attack	38
March 7, 1989	Paul Boesch	Paul Boesch	Heart attack	?
December 7, 1989	Haystack Calhoun	Bill Calhoun	Diabetes complications	56
August 16, 1990	Pat O'Connor	Pat O'Connor	Liver cancer	65
September 12, 1991	Chris von Erich	Chris Adkisson	Suicide	21
October 31, 1991	Gene Anderson	Eugene Avon Anderson	Heart attack	58
February 7, 1992	"Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer	Bruce Woyan	Drug overdose	32
June 26, 1992	"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers	Herman "Dutch" Rhode	Heart failure	71
June 30, 1992	Uncle Elmer aka The Giant Plowboy	Stan Frazier	Kidney failure	61
August 24, 1992	Vivian Vachon	Vivian Vachon	Auto accident	?
September 24, 1992	Roy Heffernan	Laurence Roy Heffernan	Heart attack	67
January 27, 1993	Andre the Giant	Andre Rousimoff	Heart attack	46
February 18, 1993	Kerry von Erich	Kerry Adkisson	Suicide	33
March 11, 1993	Dino Bravo	Adolpho Bresciano	Murdered	44
November 13, 1993	Rufus R. Jones	Carey Lloyd	Heart Attack	60
July 4, 1994	Joey Marella	Joey Marella	Automobile accident	30
November 23, 1994	Art Barr	Art Barr	Heart failure	28
January 22, 1995	Crusher Blackwell	Jerry Blackwell	Pneumonia	45
February 18, 1995	Eddie Gilbert	Tommy Edward Gilbert Jr.	Heart attack	33
March 20, 1995	Big John Studd	John William Minton	Liver cancer	47
December 4, 1995	Little Beaver	Lionel Giroux	Emphysema	61
May 3, 1996	Ray Stevens	Carl Ray Stevens	Heart failure	60
June 15, 1996	Dick Murdoch	Hart Richard Murdoch	Heart attack	49
September 10, 1996	Sapphire	Juanita Wright	Heart attack	61
January 24, 1997	Dr. Jerry Graham	Jerry Graham	Heart attack	68
February 5, 1997	Bulldog Bob Brown	Robert Brown	Heart attack	57
June 19, 1997	Stan Stasiak	George Stipich	Heart failure	60
June 30, 1997	Larry O'Day	Larry Davies	Liver cancer	53
August 19, 1997	Jeep Swenson	Robert Alexander Swenson	Heart attack	40
August 16, 1997	Plum Mariko	Mariko Umeda	Brain aneurism	29
September 10, 1997	Fritz von Erich	Jack Adkisson	Cancer	68
September 16, 1997	Bulldog Brower	Richard Gland	Heart attack	63
October 5, 1997	Brian Pillman	Brian Pillman	Arteriosclerotic heart disease	35
November 20, 1997	Stanley Blackburn	Stanley Blackburn		80
January 20, 1998	Bobo Brazil	Houston Harris	Heart problems	?
February 15, 1998	Louie Spiccoli	Louis Mucciolo	Carisopridol overdose	27
June 1, 1998	Junkyard Dog	Sylvester Ritter	Auto accident	45
August 17, 1998	Shane Shamrock	Brian Hauser	Shot by police	23
November 19, 1998	Christine Jarrett	Christine Jarrett	Heart attack	75
November 30, 1998	Giant Haystacks	Martin Ruane	Stomach cancer	55
December 15, 1998	Brady Boone	Brady Boone	Car accident	40
December 29, 1998	Dan Curtis	Dan Curtis	Heart attack	37
January 31, 1999	Giant Baba	Shohei Baba	Bowel cancer	61
February 23, 1999	Renegade	Richard C. Wilson	Selfinflicted gunshot wound	33
April 20, 1999	Rick Rude	Richard Rood	Heart attack	41
May 1, 1999	Joe LeDuc	Michel Pigeon	Diabetes	54
May 23,1999	Owen Hart	Owen Hart	Accidental fall	34
September 8, 1999	Mark Curtis	Brian Hildebrand	Stomach cancer	38
October 6, 1999	Gorilla Monsoon	Robert Morella	Heart illness	62
January 7, 2000	Pitbull	Gary Albright	Heart attack	34
January 22, 2000	Al Costello	Al Costello	Pneumonia and Heart Problems	80
January 24, 2000	Bobby Duncum Jr	Bobby Duncum Jr	Drug overdose	34
October 23, 2000	Yokozuna	Rodney Anoia	Heart attack	34
May 18, 2002	British Bulldog	Davey Smith	Heart attack	39
February 10, 2003	Mr. Perfect	Curt Hennig	Cocain overdose	44
May 1, 2003	Miss Elizabeth	Elizabeth Hulette	Drug overdose	42
June 2, 2003	Classy Freddie Blassie	Freddie Blassie	Heart failure	85
October 19, 2003	Road Warrior Hawk	Michael Hegstrand	Heart attack	45
November 6, 2003	Crash Holly	Michael Lockwood	Drug overdose	32
December 5, 2003	The Wall	Jerry Tuite	Drug overdose	35
January 24, 2004	Jack Tunney	Jack Tunney	Heart attack	69
March 6, 2004	Hercules	Hercules Hernandes	Heart attack	46
September 22, 2004	Big Bossman	Ray Traylor	Heart attack	41
April 28, 2005	Chris Candido	Chris Candido	Blood clot	33
July 21, 2005	Lord Alfred Hayes	Alfred Hayes	Strokes	76
November 13, 2005	Eddie Guerrero	Eddie Guerrero	Heart failure	38
June 7, 2006	Earthquake	John Tenta	Cancer	42
January 19, 2007	Bam Bam Bigelow	Scott Bigelow	Cocain overdose	45
March 6, 2007	Bad News Brown	Allen Coage	Heart attack	63
June 15, 2007	Sensational Sherri	Sherri Martel	Cocain overdose	49
June 24, 2007	Chris Benoit	Chris Benoit	Suicide	40
August 13, 2007	Crush	Brian Adams	Drug overdose	44
November 3, 2007	Fabulous Moolah	Lillian Ellison	Post-surgical complications	84
Marcg 13, 2009	Test	Andrew Martin	Oxycodone overdose	33
March 23, 2009	Abismo Negro	Andres Palomque Gonzalez	Drowning	37
April 28, 2009	Playoy Buddy Rose	Buddy Rose	Natural causes	?
June 13, 2009	Mitsuharu Misawa	Mitsuharu Misawa	In-ring accident	45
October 14, 2009	Captain Lou Albano	Lou Albano	Cancer	76
December 4, 2009	Umaga	Eddie Fatu	Heart attack	36
December 29, 2009	Dr. Death	Steve Williams	Cancer	49
January 10, 2010	Ludvig Borga	Tony C. Halme	Suicide	47
February 2, 2010	Jack Brisco	Freddie Joe Brisco	Collapsed	68
April 2, 2010	Kanyon	Chris Klucsaritis	Suicide	40
April 14, 2010	Gene Kiniski	Eugene N. Kiniski		81
August 13, 2010	Lance Cade		Heart Failure	29
September 12,2010	Bastian Booger	Mike Shaw	Heart attack	53

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