Tag: In Memoriam

Rumi Kazama Passes Away at 55

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Rumi Kazama

It has been announced that former Joshi star Rumi Kazama has passed away suddenly at the age of 55 according to Tokyo Sport. Kazama was active through the late 80s and 90s competing on behalf of Ladies Legend Pro Wrestling (LLPW) during the inter-promotional wars of the 90s.  While Kazama isn’t the kind of wrestler who […] READ MORE

Former NWA and WWWF Star Dean Ho Passes Away at 80

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Sad news out of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, where it’s been reported that former wrestling star Dean Ho – real name Dean Higuchi – has passed away at the age of 80 years old. Dean Ho was a long-time veteran of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in a 20+ year […] READ MORE

wXw Hall Of Famer Karsten Beck Passes Away

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Karsten Beck

Sad news for fans of German Wrestling was announced this morning when Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) announced that hall of famer Karsten Beck has passed away after a battle with brain cancer.  The news comes just one day after the news broke that Ryan Smile had passed away making this a horrible 24 hours for many fans of […] READ MORE

Hana Kimura Passes Away Aged 22

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Hana Kimura

On Friday May 22, fans became very concerned when Hana Kimura posted graphic pictures of self-harm to her Twitter, along with various tweets hinting at suicidal thoughts.  The tweets were deleted and fans were left wondering what Kimura’s status was.  Hours later, Kimura’s home promotion Stardom confirmed that the 22-year old star had in fact passed […] READ MORE

In Memorium: King Kong Bundy Passes Away Aged 61

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As the wrestling world continued to mourn the loss of famous actor and father of rising prospect Jungle Boy, Luke Perry news broke that we had lost King Kong Bundy as his long time friend David Herro broke the news in the late hours of March 4th 2019.  Bundy is most remembered for Main Eventing WrestleMania 2 against Hulk […] READ MORE