Excerpted and adapted from The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling (Gotham Books). For the Dead…
When Matt Osborne died on Friday, the news rang out far and wide. Fox Sports: "Report: Doink the Clown dead at 56."…
The WWE revealed on Tuesday that it will induct the late Yokozuna (born Rodney Anoa'i) into its Hall of Fame. In…
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Dead Wrestler of the Week is an occasional feature in which we honor the sport's fallen and examine their legacies.…
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An occasional feature in which we honor the sport's fallen and examine their legacies. Today: Brian "Crush" Adams,…
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Brian "Crush" Adams (1964-2007): He played so many archetypes of '90s wrestling mythology that he became legendary…
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An occasional feature in which we honor the sport's fallen and examine their legacies. Today: "Macho Man" Randy…
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"Macho Man" Randy Savage was killed today in a car accident. Last year, our pro wrestling correspondent paid tribute…
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An occasional feature in which we honor the sport's fallen and examine their legacies. Today we have a special…
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An occasional feature in which we honor the sport's fallen and examine their legacies. Today: Captain Lou Albano,…
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An occasional feature in which we honor the sport's fallen and examine their legacies. Today: "Ravishing" Rick Rude,…
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Every week or so, the Masked Man, Deadspin's pro wrestling correspondent, honors the sport's fallen and examines…
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Every week or so, the Masked Man honors the wrestling's fallen and examines their legacies — famous and obscure…
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Every week, the Masked Man, Deadspin's pro wrestling correspondent, honors the sport's fallen and examines their…
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Every week, the Masked Man, Deadspin's pro wrestling correspondent, honors the sport's fallen and examines their…
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Every week, the Masked Man, Deadspin's pro wrestling correspondent, honors the sport's fallen and examines their…
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Every week, the Masked Man, Deadspin's pro wrestling correspondent, honors the sport's fallen and examines their…
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Every week, the Masked Man, Deadspin's pro wrestling correspondent, honors the sport's fallen and examines their…
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Every week, the Masked Man, Deadspin's pro wrestling correspondent, honors the sport's fallen and examines their…
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Every week, the Masked Man, Deadspin's pro wrestling correspondent, honors the sport's fallen and examines their…
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