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Roddy Piper Reportedly Dead At 61 2

Roddy Piper Reportedly Dead At 61

Due to cardiac arrest.  This is starting to make the rounds from TMZ and then Meltzer (http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe-news/43860-roddy-piper-passes-away).  If so, this is a huge shock as Piper had plans to be on a podcast today...

Buddy Landel Passes Away At Age 53 4

Buddy Landel Passes Away At Age 53

Landel was an interesting case as he was a self proclaimed Ric Flair tribute wrestler, down to the same look (plus about 50lbs), style, robes and finishing move.  However, he had a lot of...

Some Quick Wrestling Book Recaps 0

Some Quick Wrestling Book Recaps

So I was at the Half Price Bookstore (praise be its name) and four a nice selection of reasonably priced wrestling books earlier in the week. Five days later and I’ve read them all...

Dusty Rhodes Passes Away 3

Dusty Rhodes Passes Away

As confirmed by WWE.com.  I can’t process this one.  Dusty was 69 years old and I haven’t seen a cause yet. Dusty is best remembered as a rambling fat man but make no mistake...

Tommy Rogers of the Fantastics Passes Away 1

Tommy Rogers of the Fantastics Passes Away

Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics Passes Away At age 54 due to unknown causes.  The Fantastics were my favorite NWA tag team (aside from the Road Warriors of course) and Tommy is the first...