wrestlers who tragically
died in the ring doing what they loved do
Brian Ong
the death of Brian Ong may not have been televised or even relegated to
a non-canonical house show but that doesn't make the circumstances involving this
accident any less tragic Ong was actually in a training session together with
WWE's The Great Khali AKA Dalib Singh Rana and was already suffering from a
concussion that alone should have stopped the training exercise within California
or pro wrestling as the very green Ong wasn't even fitted with proper gear for
the work then a flapjack attempt by Khali was botched when ong forgot his
safety protocol for the sequence the wrestler landed badly on his head in the tailbone
and these injuries combined with apw's poor response time in seeking medical
attention directly resulted in ong's death
Plum Mariko
Japan alongside countries like Mexico and the United States possesses
one of the richest professional wrestling heritages in the world that said the Japanese
wrestling industry successfully avoided an in-ring death prior to 1997 when the
promising career of Plum Mariko was tragically cut short Mariko was talented
but she was also accident-prone and her injuries directly led to the athlete
developing an abscess in her brain Mariko ignored Physicians warnings about her
concussions then she continued to wrestle then at a wrestling show in Hiroshima
Mariko took a liger bomb from her opponent Mayumi Ozaki she passed out as a result
of the move with officials claiming that the abscesses in her brain opened up
eventually leading to her death
Jeanette Wolfe
Jeanette Wolfe competed professionally under the Alias of Jeannette
Wolfe during the formative age of women's professional wrestling she came from
industry royalty as the foster daughter of Legend Mildred Burke and worked
matches alongside icon May Young Unfortunately, we'll never know exactly how
exalted Wolf's career could have been thanks to a horrible 1951 in-ring occurrence
it took place during the second of two matches Wolff had that day the first of
which ended with a basic body slam wolf was complaining of headaches after
taking this move but went on with his second match as scheduled she collapsed
on the ring apron during this match and never woke up suffering a fatal brain
hemorrhage minutes into the contest she was 18.
Oro
we mentioned Mexico earlier on our list with its Lucha Libre style of professional
wrestling serving as one of the country's cultural legacies Oro performed as a
Luchador in this style as a masked wrestler with an impressive arsenal of
aerial maneuvers as part of the Hernandez Family’s famed within the Lucha Libre
Community we as fans can only wonder what might have been if not for an
unfortunate accident before the Oro took on his head was pre-planned together
with his opponents but this decision to add drama to the contest directly
resulted in Oro’s death the fall reportedly triggered a brain aneurysm and Oro
never made it into a hospital ambulance he was only 21 years old
Gary Albright
Albright was the unsung hero of the legendary anui wrestling family the bloodline
that's produced such stars as Roman Reigns The Usos and Dwayne The Rock Johnson
Albright married into the family with his wife Monica and he enjoyed a distinguished
career as the Rough and Ready Master of the suplex in promotions such as all
Japan and Stampede pro wrestling Albright was performing as usual for the
company World extreme wrestling on January 7th 2000 when a bulldog maneuvered
by his opponents left Albright unconscious in the ring Gary had suffered a
heart attack in the ring partially as a result of his diabetes and poor
coronary history a tribute show would later be held in his honor
moon dog spots
For wrestling fans of a certain generation
a tag team known as the moon dogs will always be remembered for their wild and
unpredictable Antics one of the members of that team Moon dark spots also
worked as a solo star and Booker throughout the 1970s and 80s fast forward to
2003 however and spots born Larry Booker had long since left active regular
competition this didn't stop the moon dog from working a match for a special
birthday celebration for Jerry The King Lawler however a decision that would
ultimately lead to his death moon dog spots fate was similar to that of Gary
Albright's with the man suffering a fatal Hearts attack as a result of the physical
exertion combined with his personal history of diabetes
Emiko Kado
the career of Emiko Kado was over almost as quickly as it began the
Japanese pro wrestler was a rookie performer at only 23 years old working only
15 matches before the tragic events of March 31st, 1999 a Blow To
The Head during a tag team contest knocked Kato unconscious and it was later
revealed that the injury had resulted in massive intra-cerebral bleeding
although kado would later die in a hospital on April 9th it was the events in
the ring that directly led to this outcome only the second time a Japanese
professional wrestler would die as a result of her work in the ring
perro Agueyo Jr
The Life and Legacy of Perro Agueyo Jr born Pedro Ramirez may not be as comparatively
well known outside of Mexican wrestling circles but the circumstances
surrounding his death made headline news back in 2015 this was due to the
performers standing across the ring from Aguero the WWE's own Rey Mysterio Jr
the pair were performing in a tag team contest against each other when Rey went
for one of his trademark moves the 619 it was the setup for this move that
caused Agueyo’s death as Rey's dropkick reportedly fractured three vertebrae
the trauma from this impact resulted in Aguero suffering a heart attack and he
died almost instantly
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