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KamaAina

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7. Well, there has been a rash of deaths among wrestlers in their 40s

Reply to flvegan (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 10:28 PM

Sep 2014

and WWE has basically admitted that many, if not most, wrestlers used steroids until they cracked down a couple of years ago. It does seem a reasonable assumption.

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ANOTHER wrestler is dead. In his 40s. [View all] KamaAina Sep 2014 OP

Steroids destroy your heart. Fearless Sep 2014 #1

Yup TZ Sep 2014 #2

I believe he strangled himself with a belt mythology Sep 2014 #4

As of the time of posting no cause of death had been released. Fearless Sep 2014 #5

Sounds like he had some issues also... joeybee12 Sep 2014 #3

I'm glad DU's doctors on the scene are here to blame their personal boogeyman. flvegan Sep 2014 #6

Well, there has been a rash of deaths among wrestlers in their 40s KamaAina Sep 2014 #7

What other comparison can we draw here? flvegan Sep 2014 #8

Likely due to TBI, CTE, etc JonLP24 Sep 2014 #9

Also a reasonable conjecture. KamaAina Sep 2014 #10