Pro Wrestlers That Died in the 1980s
The Top Ten
1 El Santo
El Santo, born Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, was a Mexican professional wrestler and actor. He became a cultural icon in Mexico, thanks to his masked superhero persona both in the ring and in more than 50 movies. El Santo was one of the pioneers who popularized lucha libre, the Mexican style of professional wrestling. He was so revered that his silver mask became a symbol of Mexican pop culture.
El Santo, born Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, was a Mexican professional wrestler and actor. He became a cultural icon in Mexico, thanks to his masked superhero persona both in the ring and in more than 50 movies. El Santo was one of the pioneers who popularized lucha libre, the Mexican style of professional wrestling. He was so revered that his silver mask became a symbol of Mexican pop culture.
2 Bruiser Brody
Frank Donald Goodish was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody.
Frank Donald Goodish was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody.
3 Peter Maivia
4 David Von Erich
If David wouldn’t have passed away in 1984, he would have been a multi time world champ. Also, he would have taken over the reigns at WCCW. That promotion would have lasted another decade or so.
5 Mike Von Erich
6 The Grand Wizard
The Grand Wizard (whose real name is Ernie Roth) was truly the manager of champions, but outside the ring he had a weakness, he was a chain smoker and it caused his untimely death, but as a manager he will always be remembered as a true hall of famer.
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7 Gino Hernandez
Gino was a great wrester, but he says he loves cocaine more than wrestling and sadly that what led him to an early grave. Hernandez was a great champion and one of many reasons World Class Championship Wrestling died an early death.
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8 Eddie Graham
9 Adrian Adonis
He had a couple of small children too. ;-(
10 Haystack Calhoun
The Contenders
11 Ali Baba
12 Rick McGraw
13 Ricky Lawless
14 Happy Humphrey
William Joseph Cobb, best known by his ring and screen names of Happy Humphrey, Happy Farmer Humphrey, and "Squasher" Humphrey, was an American professional wrestler and the heaviest professional wrestler of all time.
William Joseph Cobb, best known by his ring and screen names of Happy Humphrey, Happy Farmer Humphrey, and "Squasher" Humphrey, was an American professional wrestler and the heaviest professional wrestler of all time.
15 Pierre Lefebvre
16 Kazuharu Sonoda
17 Cobarde
18 Jay Youngblood
19 Scott Irwin
20 Leroy Brown
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