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Death of a Legend

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Ben Sixsmith
May 23, 2025
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The average person dying at 60 would be quite surprising. A pro wrestler from the 90s dying at 60, though, is uncomfortably normal.

Wrestlers from ECW — Extreme Championship Wrestling — often died much younger. Chris Candido died aged 33. “Pitbull #2” died aged 36. Mike Awesome died aged 42. Both members of the tag team Public Enemy died — one aged 40, …

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