WWF/WWE/ECW/WCW

Triple H has announced his “in ring” retirement.

https://www.wtrf.com/wwe/triple-h-says-he-will-never-wrestle-again/

Cornette is such a mouthy douchenozzle. His schtick worked to draw heat for those he managed back in the day, but now it's just tiresome.

Cornette is the Tom Arnold of the wrestling world.

Remember 1990s era diva Sunny? She allegedly killed a man while drunk driving.

https://perezhilton.com/tammy-sytch-sunny-kills-man-drunk-driving/

That doesn't surprise me at all. Sytch has been a head case for years and had several run-ins with the law.

For some reason this doesn't surprise me at all.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/vince-mcmahon-voluntarily-steps-down-as-ceo-of-wwe-following-misconduct-allegations-121417866.html

Two former WWE referees have passed away, literally within days of each other.

Dave Hebner passed on June 17, and Tim White on June 19.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2022/06/20/former-wwe-referees-tim-white-david-hebner-pass-away/7680636001/

Vince McMahon has announced his retirement from WWE. He is no longer working as Chairman & CEO of the company he built up into a global entertainment juggernaut.

McMahon issued the following statement through the company today:

“As I approach 77 years old, I feel it’s time for me to retire as Chairman and CEO of WWE. Throughout the years, it’s been a privilege to help WWE bring you joy, inspire you, thrill you, surprise you, and always entertain you. I would like to thank my family for mightily contributing to our success, and I would also like to thank all of our past and present Superstars and employees for their dedication and passion for our brand. Most importantly, I would like to thank our fans for allowing us into your homes every week and being your choice of entertainment. I hold the deepest appreciation and admiration for our generations of fans all over the world who have liked, currently like, and sometimes even love our form of Sports Entertainment.

“Our global audience can take comfort in knowing WWE will continue to entertain you with the same fervor, dedication, and passion as always. I am extremely confident in the continued success of WWE, and I leave our company in the capable hands of an extraordinary group of Superstars, employees, and executives – in particular, both Chairwoman and Co-CEO Stephanie McMahon and Co-CEO Nick Khan. As the majority shareholder, I will continue to support WWE in any way I can. My personal thanks to our community and business partners, shareholders, and Board of Directors for their guidance and support through the years. Then. Now. Forever. Together.”

Leatherface wrote:

Vince McMahon has announced his retirement from WWE. He is no longer working as Chairman & CEO of the company he built up into a global entertainment juggernaut.

McMahon issued the following statement through the company today:

“As I approach 77 years old, I feel it’s time for me to retire as Chairman and CEO of WWE. Throughout the years, it’s been a privilege to help WWE bring you joy, inspire you, thrill you, surprise you, and always entertain you. I would like to thank my family for mightily contributing to our success, and I would also like to thank all of our past and present Superstars and employees for their dedication and passion for our brand. Most importantly, I would like to thank our fans for allowing us into your homes every week and being your choice of entertainment. I hold the deepest appreciation and admiration for our generations of fans all over the world who have liked, currently like, and sometimes even love our form of Sports Entertainment.

“Our global audience can take comfort in knowing WWE will continue to entertain you with the same fervor, dedication, and passion as always. I am extremely confident in the continued success of WWE, and I leave our company in the capable hands of an extraordinary group of Superstars, employees, and executives – in particular, both Chairwoman and Co-CEO Stephanie McMahon and Co-CEO Nick Khan. As the majority shareholder, I will continue to support WWE in any way I can. My personal thanks to our community and business partners, shareholders, and Board of Directors for their guidance and support through the years. Then. Now. Forever. Together.”

I'm sure the recent allegations that have surfaced against the creep helped his decision.

It's just a PR move anyway. Vince will still be calling the shots behind the scenes.

I’m surprised Stephanie McMahon is 2nd in charge instead of Shane. I guess he didn’t want the responsibility.

Like Vince will EVER give up control

He'll still be running things until the day they plant him in the ground. WWE has pretty much sucked ever since the Attitude era came to an end. Vince refuses to get away from his love of huge no-necks, even if they can't wrestle for SHIT (see: Jinder, Khali, etc).

I haven't watched a full WWE show in AGES. I'll catch videos of good matches online, and most of those were NXT matches that Vince used to have little to no control over. Of course, when Vince DID get his hooks in he fucked everything up. Renaming WALTER to Gunther (after a fucking Nazi officer...) and other stupid decisions like that is classic Vince

Former wrestler and 2015 Tough Enough winner Sara Lee has passed way at the age of 3.. No cause of death has been released as yet.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/entertainment/wwe-wrestler-sara-lee-dies/index.html

Leatherface wrote:

Vince McMahon has announced his retirement from WWE. He is no longer working as Chairman & CEO of the company he built up into a global entertainment juggernaut.

McMahon issued the following statement through the company today:

“As I approach 77 years old, I feel it’s time for me to retire as Chairman and CEO of WWE. Throughout the years, it’s been a privilege to help WWE bring you joy, inspire you, thrill you, surprise you, and always entertain you. I would like to thank my family for mightily contributing to our success, and I would also like to thank all of our past and present Superstars and employees for their dedication and passion for our brand. Most importantly, I would like to thank our fans for allowing us into your homes every week and being your choice of entertainment. I hold the deepest appreciation and admiration for our generations of fans all over the world who have liked, currently like, and sometimes even love our form of Sports Entertainment.

“Our global audience can take comfort in knowing WWE will continue to entertain you with the same fervor, dedication, and passion as always. I am extremely confident in the continued success of WWE, and I leave our company in the capable hands of an extraordinary group of Superstars, employees, and executives – in particular, both Chairwoman and Co-CEO Stephanie McMahon and Co-CEO Nick Khan. As the majority shareholder, I will continue to support WWE in any way I can. My personal thanks to our community and business partners, shareholders, and Board of Directors for their guidance and support through the years. Then. Now. Forever. Together.”

Well, that didn't last long.....


https://www.ign.com/articles/vince-mcmahon-plots-wwe-return?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0Sww5OJmq1nXDdPSpRdiHc1Jj7ihJ8vSJ7MzGbfPQCbIAaFyL0x7eyboQ

ROH World Tag Team Champion Jay Briscoe has passed away at the age of 38.

AEW President & ROH Owner Tony Khan took to Twitter tonight to announce Briscoe’s passing.

“Sadly, Jamin Pugh has passed away. Known to fans as Jay Briscoe, he was a star in ROH for over 20 years, from the first show until today. Jay and his brother Mark dominated ROH, reigning as champions to this day. We’ll do whatever we can to support his family. Rest In Peace Jamin,” Khan wrote.

There is no word yet on Briscoe’s cause of death, but we will keep you updated. Briscoe was to turn 39 on January 25.

Jay began wrestling back in 2000. He is a former two-time ROH World Champion, one-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion, and a thirteen-time ROH World Tag Team Champion. Jay and brother Mark Briscoe were inducted into the inaugural class of the ROH Hall of Fame last year. They just captured the ROH World Tag Team Titles from FTR at ROH Final Battle on December 10.

007 wrote:

Former wrestler and 2015 Tough Enough winner Sara Lee has passed way at the age of 3.. No cause of death has been released as yet.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/entertainment/wwe-wrestler-sara-lee-dies/index.html

So she was only three, making her -4 years of age when she was a Tough Enough winner.

WWE Legend Lanny Poffo has passed away at the age of 68.




The passing was announced on Twitter today by WWE Hall of Famer Jim Duggan, but there’s no word yet on Poffo’s cause of death. He just celebrated a birthday on December 28.

“With a very, very heavy heart, I’ve been asked to let everyone know about the passing of our friend and colleague Lanny Poffo, The Genius. RIP Lanny,” Duggan wrote.

Poffo, who had been living in Ecuador for a few years now, was just in New Jersey several days ago for a virtual autograph signing.

Poffo began wrestling back in 1974, and was known to fans at The Genius or Leaping Lanny. He was the younger brother to WWE Hall of Famer Randy Savage, and son to WCW Hall of Famer Angelo Poffo. Poffo had runs with the AWA, the NWA, WWE, Mid-South Wrestling, and WCW, among others.

Required Fields wrote:

007 wrote:

Former wrestler and 2015 Tough Enough winner Sara Lee has passed way at the age of 3.. No cause of death has been released as yet.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/entertainment/wwe-wrestler-sara-lee-dies/index.html

So she was only three, making her -4 years of age when she was a Tough Enough winner.

Obviously a typo.

Superstar Billy Graham has passed away...


https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-remembers-superstar-billy-graham


to a legend

Another great one from my youth has passed away.

RIP Iron Sheik

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10078522-the-iron-sheik-wwe-hall-of-famer-dies-at-age-81

007 wrote:

Another great one from my youth has passed away.

RIP Iron Sheik

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10078522-the-iron-sheik-wwe-hall-of-famer-dies-at-age-81

R.I.P.

Legendary UK wrestler “Exotic” Adrian Street has passed away at the age of 82.




The BBC reports that Street passed away today at The Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, England. He recently underwent brain surgery, and it was noted that the cause of death was sepsis that developed from a bout of colitis.

“He’d had a heart problem a while ago which was resolved,” wife Miss Linda told The BBC. “But then he had a stroke earlier this month which resulted in a bleed on the brain. He was recovering from that at home when he developed colitis – a chronic inflammatory bowel disease – which later turned into sepsis. That’s what killed him. It all came about so quick. I’ve still not come to terms with it yet.”

Street debuted in the 1950s, and had successful runs across Europe and North America. Street and his wife/manager, Miss Linda, later got into designing & selling gear for pro wrestlers. Street had his last match in June 2014, and estimated that he worked between 12,000 and 15,000 matches. in his career.