Gary Albright  (36) 1/7/2000 coroner said he died of cardiac arrest due to artery disease

Mike Awesome ( Michael Alphonso) (42) 2/17/2007 SUICIDE

Axis (Steven Ranton) (22) 3/16/2007 SUICIDE

Angel Azteca (43) 3/18/2007 heart problems

Art Barr/The Juicer  (Arthur Barr)  (28)  11/23/1994 Drug Overdose

Chris Benoit (40) 6/25/2007  SUICIDE and two murders

Devil Bhudakhan (James Patrick Fawcett) (32) 7/15/07 SUICIDE copycat hanging/idolized Benoit

Bam Bam Bigelow (Scott Bigelow) (45) 1/19/2007 Drug Overdose

Big Bossman (Ray Traylor) (41) 9/22/2004 massive heart attack

Yukon Braxton (Jeffrey Dingess) (24) 12/30/2002 Drug related

Bad Boy Brazil (26) 2/18/2007 Drug related

Leroy Brown (Roland Daniels) (37) 1994 heart attack

Larry Cameron (41) 12/13/1993 heart attack in ring

Ray Candy (37) 5/23/1994 heart attack

Mike Davis (45) 12/25/2001 Heart attack

Bobby Duncum, Jr.  (34)  1/24/2000 Drug Overdose

Big Dick Dudley (Alex Rizzo) (37)  5/16/2002  Kidney failure/drug related

Miss Elizabeth  (42) 5/1/2003 Drug & Alcohol overdose

Ed Gantner (30) 12/31/89 SUICIDE BULLET IN HEART steroid abuse and depression

Eddie Gilbert (33) 2/18/1995 Drug related

Terry Gordy (40) 7/16/2001  heart attack

Troy Graham (47) 3/7/2002 heart attack

Johnny Grunge (Mike Durham) (39) 2/16/2006 heart attack overdosed on soma’s

Eddie Guerrero (38) 11/13/2005 heart attack / drug related

Emory Hale (37) 1/29/2006  kidney failure

Russ Haas (27) 12/15/2001 heart attack

Hawk (Michael Hegstrand) (45) 10/18/2003  heart attack/ drug related

Mr Perfect Curt Hennig  (44)  2/10/2003  Tampa Medical Examiner's office reports that Hennig died of "acute cocaine intoxication".

Gino Hernandez (Charles Wolfe) (29) 1/30/1986  SUICIDE

Hercules Hernandez (Ray Fernandez) (47) 3/6/2004 apparent heart attack

Crash Holly (Michael Lockwood) (33)  11/06/2003 Drug Overdose /possible suicide

Tiger Khan (Marlon Kalkai) (33) 6/26/2006 heart attack/Drugs

Bubba Kneukols (34) 2002 heart attack

Marianna Komlos (35) 9/26/2004 also body builder/steroids/ died of breast cancer

John Kronus (George Caiazzo) (38) 7/18/07 Test still pending, but was known to be a party person.

Mike Lozanski (35) 12/18/2003 heart attack/died in his sleep

Joey Maggs (Joey Magliano)  (37) 10/15/2006 drug related

Sherri Martel (Sherry Russell) (49) 6/15/2007 still waiting report, possible drugs

Rick McGraw (30) 11/1/1985 heart attack/Drug related

Dick Murdoch (49) 6/15/96 Drug related

Skull Murphy (39) 3/23/70 SUICIDE overdosed on sleeping pills

Brian W. Pillman  (35) 10/5/1997 Drug Overdose

Pitbull #2 (Anthony Durante) (36)  9/23/2003 Overdose

Renegade (Richard Wilson) (33)  2/22/1999 SUICIDE

Robbie D (Robert Dicks) (32) 2/18/2002 SUICIDE

Rocco Rock (Ted Petty) (49) 9/21/2002 heart attack

Chazz Rocco  (Chad Floyd) (37)  12/10/2005 heart attack

Rick Rude (Richard Rood) (40) 4/20/1999  drug related (GHB)

Tony Rumble (Anthony Magliaro) (43) 11/14/1999 Heart attack

Lance Idol (Steve Schumann) (32) 9/26/1991 heart attack/drug related

Buzz Sawyer  (Bruce Woyan) (32)  2/7/1992 Heroin Overdose

Rhonda Singh/Bertha Faye (Peggy Simpson) (40) 7/24/2001 Drug Overdose

Big E Sleaze (Jeremy Sumpter) (22) 10/26/1997  SUICIDE

Mitch Snow 2000 commited suicide

Louie Spicolli (Louis Mucciolo) (27) 2/18/1998  Drug overdose soma’s

Jeep Swenson (40) 8/18/1997 heart failure

Davey Boy Smith (39) 5/17/2002 Heart attack Drug related

Chris Taylor (29) 6/30/1979  heart attack

Ken Timbs  (53)  8/1/2004  heart failure/drug related

Billy Joe Travis  (William Joseph) (40) 11/22/2002  heart attack

Victor the Bodyguard (Victor Rodriquez) (38) 6/20/2004  heart attack

Villano I (Jose Mendoza)  (49)  1/4/2001 heart attack

Chris VonErich (21) 9/12/1991 SUICIDE

David vonErich 2/9/1984 (25) acute enteritis, a severe inflamation of the intestines

Kerry vonErich (Kerry Adkisson (33) 2/18/193  SUICIDE

Mike vonErich (23) 4/12/1987 SUICIDE

The Wall/Malice (Jerry Tuite) (35)  12/5/2003 heart attack

Biff Wellington (Shayne Bower) (42) 6/24/2007 heart attack

Pez Whatley (54) 1/18/2005 heart attack

Woman (Nancy Toffoloni/Benoit) 6/23/2007 murdered

Jay Youngblood (30) 9/1/1985 heart attack/drug related

I asked that EVERYONE read the letters, you can tell the fans care, and have given this situation much thought. 

One recent death that really bothered me a lot, was the death of James Fawcett, who died of a copycat hanging after Benoit's death.  I am now told besides idolizing Benoit, his wife recently left him.  See article below:

The Sun Online - Wrestling: Wrestler in 'copycat suicide'

I have some suggestions, being a fan for 48 years I have seen a lot over those years.  I feel the WWE needs to cut back on their schedules.  Give the wrestlers some quality time off to be with their families.  Too many divorces in this business.  Also for some healing time.  The bodies can take just so much.

Get serious about the drug testing.  Get your headliners off the 'roids, so more tragedies don't happen.  You can't tell me that Batista, Lashley and Masters can pass the drug test legit. 

I also feel the fans need to send a message.  Stop looking for blood and real hardcore matches.  The wrestlers will be injured and hurting down the road.  Those hardcore Ladder matches are killers. 

Now to our readers letters, please let me hear from more of you.

Georgie  [email protected]