Professional wrestling personnel is not included in this list.
Picture
| Wrestler
| Age
| Date of Death
| Place of Death
| Cause of Death
|
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| Angelo Poffo
| 84
| March 4, 2010
| Sarasota, Florida
| –
|
| Jack Brisco
| 68
| February 1, 2010
| Tampa, Florida
| Complications of open heart surgery
|
| Ludvig Borga
| 47
| January 8, 2010
| Helsinki, Finland
| Suicide
|
| "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
| 49
| December 29, 2009
| Denver, Colorado
| Throat cancer
|
| Umaga
| 36
| December 4, 2009
| Houston, Texas
| Acute toxicity
|
–
| Captain Lou Albano
| 76
| October 14, 2009
| Carmel, New York
| Natural causes
|
| Mitsuharu Misawa
| 46
| June 13, 2009
| Hiroshima, Japan
| Likely a cervical spinal cord injury Died in the ring
|
–
| Abismo Negro
| 37
| March 22, 2009
| El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico
| Drowning
|
–
| Steven Dunn
| 48
| March 22, 2009
| Nashville, Tennessee
| Blood clot
|
| Test
| 33
| March 12, 2009
| Tampa, Florida
| Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
|
–
| Brian Adams
| 44
| August 13, 2007
| Tampa, Florida
| –
|
| Chris Benoit
| 40
| June 24, 2007
| Fayetteville, Georgia
| Suicide
|
–
| Bad News Brown
| 63
| March 6, 2007
| Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| Heart attack
|
–
| Bam Bam Bigelow
| 45
| January 19, 2007
| Hudson, Florida
| Atherosclerosis
|
–
| Earthquake
| 42
| June 7, 2006
| Sanford, Florida
| Bladder cancer
|
| Eddie Guerrero
| 38
| November 13, 2005
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Heart failure
|
–
| Ed White
| 56
| August 25, 2005
| –
| Heart failure
|
–
| Chri$ Ca$h
| 23
| August 18, 2005
| Glassboro, New Jersey
| Motorcycle accident
|
–
| Chris Tolos
| 75
| August 13, 2005
| Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| Cancer
|
–
| Alfred Hayes
| 76
| July 21, 2005
| Dallas, Texas
| Stroke
|
–
| Miguel Perez Sr.
| 68
| July 16, 2005
| –
| Heart attack
|
–
| Shinya Hashimoto
| 40
| July 11, 2005
| Tokyo, Japan
| Brain aneurysm
|
–
| Rod Trongard
| 72
| June 17, 2005
| Southern Minnesota, Minneapolis
| Liver cancer
|
–
| Spider Daniel Quirk
| 22
| May 28, 2005
| Taunton, Massachusetts
| Wrestling accident Died in the ring
|
| Chris Candido
| 33
| April 28, 2005
| Matawan, New Jersey
| Blood clot
|
–
| Tony Lanza
| 84
| January 20, 2005
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| Accident
|
–
| "Pistol" Pez Whatley
| 54
| January 18, 2005
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| –
|
–
| "Dandy" Jack Donovan
| 76
| November 27, 2004
| –
| Construction accident
|
–
| Marianna Komlos
| 25
| September 26, 2004
| –
| Breast cancer
|
–
| The Big Boss Man
| 41
| September 22, 2004
| Dallas, Georgia
| Heart attack
|
–
| Jim Barnett
| 80
| September 18, 2004
| –
| Cancer
|
–
| Dr. Wagner, Sr.
| –
| September 12, 2004
| –
| Heart attack
|
–
| Pat Roach
| 67
| July 17, 2004
| –
| Throat Cancer
|
–
| James Dudley
| 92
| June 1, 2004
| –
| –
|
–
| Pepper Gomez
| 77
| May 6, 2004
| –
| Health problems
|
–
| The Great Goliath
| 69
| April 12, 2004
| Las Vegas, Nevada
| Heart failure
|
–
| Hercules Hernandez
| 47
| March 6, 2004
| –
| Heart disease
|
–
| Hard Boiled Haggerty
| 78
| January 27, 2004
| Malibu, California
| –
|
–
| Beetlejuice
| 42
| January 25, 2004
| Hays, Kansas
| Car accident
|
–
| Jack Tunney
| 68
| January 24, 2004
| Lindsay, Ontario
| –
|
–
| Danny Fargo
| 44
| December 26, 2003
| Nicholasville, Kentucky
| Cancer
|
–
| Mike Lozansky
| 35
| December 18, 2003
| –
| –
|
–
| Malice
| 35
| December 6, 2003
| Tokyo, Japan
| Heart attack
|
–
| Larry Latham
| 51
| November 29, 2003
| Memphis, Tennessee
| Heart attack In the ring
|
–
| Dick Hutton
| 80
| November 24, 2003
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
| –
|
–
| Crash Holly
| 32
| November 6, 2003
| Navarre, Florida
| Suicide
|
–
| Floyd Creatchman
| 46
| October 25, 2003
| –
| Crohn’s disease
|
| Road Warrior Hawk
| 46
| October 19, 2003
| Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
| Heart attack
|
–
| Stu Hart
| 88
| October 16, 2003
| Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| Natural causes
|
–
| Boris Volkoff
| 76
| October 15, 2003
| Las Vegas, Nevada
| Heart disease
|
–
| Pitbull #2
| 36
| September 25, 2003
| Misquamicut, Rhode Island
| Drug overdose
|
| "Classy" Freddie Blassie
| 85
| June 2, 2003
| Hartsdale, New York
| Heart and Kidney failure
|
–
| Kurt Von Poppenheim
| 89
| May 1, 2003
| Sunnyside, Washington
| –
|
| Miss Elizabeth
| 42
| May 1, 2003
| Atlanta, Georgia
| Drug overdose
|
–
| Ray Mendoza
| 73
| April 17, 2003
| –
| Heart attack
|
–
| Sailor Art Thomas
| 79
| March 20, 2003
| –
| –
|
–
| Kodo Fuyuki
| 42
| March 19, 2003
| Yokohama, Japan
| –
|
–
| Tony Altomare
| 74
| February 18, 2003
| Stamford, Connecticut
| Heart attack
|
| Mr. Perfect
| 44
| February 10, 2003
| Tampa, Florida
| Drug overdose
|
–
| The Original Sheik
| 76
| January 18, 2003
| Williamston, Michigan
| Natural causes
|
–
| Mr. Wrestling
| 60
| November 30, 2002
| Charlotte, North Carolina
| Heart attack
|
–
| Billy Travis
| 40
| November 23, 2002
| Lexington, Kentucky
| Heart attack
|
–
| Tsuneharu Sugiyama
| 62
| November 22, 2002
| –
| –
|
| Rocco Rock
| 49
| September 21, 2002
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Heart attack
|
–
| Don Owen
| 90
| August 1, 2002
| Eugene, Oregon
| Natural causes
|
| Davey Boy Smith
| 39
| May 18, 2002
| Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
| Heart attack
|
–
| Big Dick Dudley
| 34
| May 16, 2002
| Copiague, New York
| Kidney failure
|
–
| Shoichi Arai
| 36
| May 16, 2002
| Toyko, Japan
| Suicide
|
–
| George Gordienko
| 74
| May 13, 2002
| Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
| Melanoma cancer
|
| Lou Thesz
| 86
| April 28, 2002
| –
| Natural causes
|
| Wahoo McDaniel
| 63
| April 18, 2002
| Houstan, Texas
| –
|
–
| Dino Casanova
| 35
| March 1, 2002
| –
| Overdose
|
–
| Swede Hanson
| 68
| February 19, 2002
| Columbia, South Carolina
| Alzheimers, Diabetes
|
–
| Nelson Royal
| 70
| February 4, 2002
| –
| Heart attack
|
–
| Helen Hart
| 76
| November 4, 2001
| –
| Stroke
|
–
| Chris Adams
| 46
| October 7, 2001
| Waxahachie, Texas
| Shot in the chest
|
–
| Terry Gordy
| 40
| July 16, 2001
| Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
| Blood cot
|
–
| Johnny Valentine
| 72
| April 24, 2001
| River Oaks, Texas
| Natural causes
|
| Yokozuna
| 34
| October 23, 2000
| Liverpool, England
| Heart failure
|
–
| Gordon Solie
| 71
| July 27, 2000
| New Port Richey, Florida
| Throat cancer
|
–
| Bobby Duncum, Jr.
| 34
| January 24, 2000
| Austin, Texas
| Overdose
|
–
| Gary Albright
| 36
| January 7, 2000
| Hazleton, Pennsylvania
| Heart attack Died in the ring
|
–
| Hiro Matsuda
| 62
| November 27, 1999
| Tampa, Florida
| Cancer
|
–
| Tony Rumble
| 43
| November 13, 1999
| –
| Heart attack
|
| Gorilla Monsoon
| 62
| October 6, 1999
| Willingboro, New Jersey
| Heart failure
|
–
| Mark Curtis
| 37
| September 8, 1999
| –
| Cancer
|
| Owen Hart
| 34
| May 23, 1999
| Kansas City, Missouri
| Harness accident
|
| Rick Rude
| 40
| April 20, 1999
| Alpharetta, Georgia
| Heart failure
|
| The Renegade
| 33
| February 23, 1999
| –
| Suicide
|
–
| Giant Baba
| 61
| January 31, 1999
| Sanjo, Niigata, Japan
| Cancer
|
–
| Giant Haystacks
| 51
| November 29, 1998
| –
| Cancer
|
–
| Junkyard Dog
| 45
| June 2, 1998
| Forest, Mississippi
| Car crash
|
–
| Louie Spicolli
| 27
| February 15, 1998
| Los Angeles, California
| Overdose
|
–
| Bobo Brazil
| 73
| January 20, 1998
| St. Joseph, Michigan
| Stroke
|
| Big Daddy
| 67
| December 2, 1997
| Southport, Merseyside
| Stroke
|
| Brian Pillman
| 35
| October 5, 1997
| Bloomington, Minnesota
| Arteriosclerotic heart disease
|
–
| Dick Murdoch
| 49
| June 15, 1996
| Canyon, Texas
| –
|
–
| Big John Studd
| 47
| March 20, 1995
| Burke, Virginia
| Liver cancer and Hodgkin's disease
|
–
| Dino Bravo
| 44
| March 11, 1993
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| Shot to death
|
–
| Kerry Von Erich
| 33
| February 18, 1993
| –
| Suicide
|
| André the Giant
| 46
| January 27, 1993
| Paris, France
| Heart attack
|
–
| Buddy Rogers
| 71
| June 26, 1992
| –
| Stroke
|
–
| Tojo Yamamoto
| 65
| February 19, 1992
| Hermitage, Tennessee
| Suicide
|
–
| Buzz Sawyer
| 32
| February 7, 1992
| Sacramento, California
| Heart failure
|
–
| Wilbur Snyder
| 62
| December 25, 1991
| Pompano Beach, Florida
| Cancer
|
–
| Dick the Bruiser
| 62
| November 10, 1991
| Tampa, Florida
| Internal bleeding
|
–
| Gene Anderson
| 52
| October 31, 1991
| –
| Heart attack
|
–
| Chris Von Erich
| 21
| September 12, 1991
| –
| Suicide
|
–
| Pat O'Connor
| 65
| August 16, 1990
| –
| Cancer
|
–
| Gory Guerrero
| 69
| April 18, 1990
| El Paso, Texas
| Prostate cancer
|
–
| Whipper Billy Watson
| 74
| February 4, 1990
| Orlando, Florida
| Heart attack
|
–
| Bronko Nagurski
| 81
| January 7, 1990
| International Falls, Minnesota
| –
|
| Haystacks Calhoun
| 55
| December 7, 1989
| Collin County, Texas
| –
|
–
| Paul Boesch
| 76
| March 7, 1989
| Sugar Land, Texas
| Heart attack
|
–
| Leroy McGuirk
| 77
| September 9, 1988
| Claremore, Oklahoma
| –
|
–
| Leroy Brown
| 78
| September 6, 1988
| –
| Heart attack
|
–
| Bruiser Brody
| 42
| July 17, 1988
| Bayamón, Puerto Rico
| Stabbed to death
|
–
| Adrian Adonis
| 33
| July 4, 1988
| Lewisporte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
| Car accident
|
–
| Yukon Eric Scott Irwin
| 35
| September 5, 1987
| –
| Brain Tumor
|
–
| King Kong Kirk
| 50
| August 24, 1987
| Norfolk, England
| Heart condition
|
–
| Mike Von Erich
| 23
| April 16, 1987
| Lake Dallas, Texas
| Overdose on sleeping pills
|
–
| El Solitario
| 39
| April 6, 1986
| –
| Cardiac arrest
|
–
| Warren Bockwinkel
| 74
| March 25, 1986
| St. Louis, Missouri
| Heart attack
|
–
| Rick McGraw
| 30
| November 1, 1985
| –
| Heart attack
|
–
| Gino Hernandez
| 28
| February 2, 1986
| Highland Park, Texas
| Cocaine overdose
|
–
| Jay Youngblood
| 30
| September 2, 1985
| Melbourne, Australia
| Ruptured spleen
|
–
| Eddie Graham
| 55
| January 21, 1985
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| Suicide
|
–
| Argentina Apollo
| 46
| August 2, 1984
| –
| Heart attack
|
| Vince McMahon, Sr.
| 69
| May 24, 1984
| North Miami, Florida
| Pancreatic cancer
|
–
| David Von Erich
| 25
| February 10, 1984
| Tokyo, Japan
| Acute enteritis
|
–
| The Grand Wizard
| 54
| October 12, 1983
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
| Heart attack
|
–
| Bearcat Wright
| 50
| August 28, 1982
| –
| Sickle cell anemia
|
–
| Peter Maivia
| 45
| June 13, 1982
| Hawaii
| Cancer
|
–
| Jim Londos
| 78
| August 19, 1975
| Argos, Greece
| Heart attack
|
–
| Bobby Shane
| 27
| February 20, 1973
| Tampa, Florida
| Plane crash
|
–
| Dory Funk, Sr.
| 54
| June 3, 1973
| Amarillo, Texas
| Heart attack
|
–
| Skull Murphy
| 39
| March 23, 1970
| Charlotte, North Carolina
| Overdosed on sleeping pills
|
| "Iron" Mike Dibiase
| 45
| July 2, 1969
| Amarillo, Texas
| Heart attack Died in the ring
|
–
| Stanislaus Zbyszko
| 88
| September 23, 1967
| –
| Heart attack
|
–
| Ed "The Strangler" Lewis
| 75
| August 8, 1966
| New York, New York
| Natural causes
|
–
| Yukon Eric Eric Holmback
| 40
| January 16, 1965
| Cartersville, Georgia
| Suicide
|
–
| Gorgeous George
| 48
| December 26, 1963
| –
| Heart attack
|
| Earl Caddock
| 62
| August 25, 1950
| –
| Heart attack
|
| Frank Gotch
| 39
| December 16, 1917
| Humboldt, Iowa
| Uremic poisoning
|