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| 1891 | 1915 | 1917 | |||
 | Sorakichi Matsuda Sorakichi Matsuda Died: August 16, 1891 Illness, age — |
| Youssouf Mahmout Hergeleci Ibrahim Died: 1915 —, age 66 |
 | Frank Gotch Frank Gotch Died: December 16, 1917 Uremic poisoning, age 40 |
| 1924 | 1929 | 1930 | |||
| Jack Carkeek John Carkeek Died: March 12, 1924 —, age 63 |
| The Terrible Turk Hassan Nuhammed Died: January 28, 1929 Auto accident, age — |
| Shad Link Frank Link Died: May 15, 1930 Tuberculosis, age — |
| 1931 | 1932 | ||||
| Wayne Munn Wayne Munn Died: early 1931 Kidney problems |
| Stanley Stasiak Stanley Stasiak Died: September 13, 1931 **Blood poisoning, age 36 |
| Dimitri Demetroff Dimitri Demetroff Died: May 9, 1932 Blood poisoning, age 37 |
| 1933 | |||||
| Charlie Manoli Charlie Manoli Died: June 29, 1933 **Blood poisoning |
| George Kotsonaros George Kotsonaros Died: July 13, 1933 Car wreck, age 45 |
| Fred Beell Fred Beell Died: Summer, 1933 Shot during robbery |
| 1934 | 1935 | ||||
| Joe Shimkus Joe Shimkus Died: May 31, 1934 **Brain concussion |
| The Red Devil Jack Lewis Died: February 25, 1934 **Heart attack |
| Tex Wright Tex Wright Died: March 11, 1935 **Chronic Myocarditis |
| 1936 | |||||
| Jim Browning James Orval Browning Died: June 19, 1936 Pulmonary embolism |
| Mike Romano Mike Romano Died: June, 1936 **Athlete's heart, age 36 |
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| 1937 | |||||
| Farmer Burns Martin Burns Died: February 9, 1937 Not known, age 75 |
| Eddie Baker Eddie Baker Died: May 14, 1937 **Heart failure, age 36 |
 | Jack Curley Jacques Armand Schuel Died: July 12, 1937 — |
| 1938 | |||||
| Frank Speer Frank Speer Died: June 10, 1938 Bronchial pneumonia, age 32 |
| Phil Taggart Phil Taggart Died: April 21, 1938 **—, age 48 |
| Tokugoro Ito Tokugoro Ito Died: January 22, 1938 Cerebral hemorrhage, age 58 |
| 1939 | |||||
| Iben Seleem Charles Harvey Died: February 17, 1939 Car accident, age 27 |
| Leo Pardello Leo Pardello Died: August 16, 1939 Natural causes, age 72 |
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| 1940 | |||||
| John Stevens John Stevens Died: March 1, 1940 Heart attack, age 50 |
| Aulus Britt Aulus A. Britt Died: May 9, 1940 Unknown, age 63 |
| Irish Jack Donovan Jack Donovan Died: Summer, 1940 Car wreck |
| 1941 | |||||
| Billy Edwards William Edwards Died: January 21, 1941 Auto accident, age 41 |
| Dutch Mantell Dutch Mantell Died January 31, 1941 —, age 59 |
| Mitsuyo Maeda Count Koma Died: November 28, 1941 —, age 63 |
| 1942 | |||||
| 1943 | |||||
| 1944 | |||||
| Gus Sonnenberg Gus Sonnenberg Died: September 12, 1944 Tuberculosis |
| Bobby Managoff (Sr.) Robert Managoff Died September 14, 1944 Heart attack, age 62 |
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| 1945 | |||||
| 1946 | |||||
| 1947 | |||||
| Jerry Monahan Jerry Monahan Died: January 11, 1947 —, age 45 |
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| 1948 | |||||
| Ali Adali Laurence LaBelle Died: December 18, 1948 Auto accident, age 40 |
| Joe Lynam Joe Lynam Died: September 25, 1948 Airplane crash, age 31 |
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| 1949 | |||||
| Ray Steele Pete Sauer Died: September 11, 1949 Heart attack, age 50 |
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| 1950 | |||||
| Danno O'Mahoney Danno O'Mahoney Died: November 4, 1950 Auto accident, age 37 |
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| 1951 | |||||
| 1952 | |||||
| Don Sugai Don Sugai Died: October 14, 1952 Auto accident, age 39 |
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| 1953 | |||||
| Puther Khan Puther Khan Died: May 7, 1953 Executed by hanging |
 | Man Mountain Dean Frank S. Leavitt Died: May 29, 1953 Heart attack, age 63 | ||
| 1954 | |||||
 | The French Angel Maurice Tillet Died: September 3, 1954 Heart failure, age 51 |
| Karl Pojello Karl Pojello Died: September 3, 1954 Heart failure |
| Henry Irslinger Henry Irslinger Died October 1, 1954 Cancer, age 66 |
| Gus Johnstone Gus Johnstone Died: December 8, 1954 Cerebral hemorrhage, age 50 |
| Bobby Becker John Emmerling Died: 1954 Leukemia | ||
| 1955 | |||||
 | Dennis Clary Vincent Lizdenis Died: January 30, 1955 Brain tumor, age 31 |
| Nick Lutze Nick Lutze Died: December 23, 1955 Heart attack, age 54 |
| Albion "Alvin" Britt Albion Britt Died: December 24, 1955 Automobile accident, age 571 |
| 1956 | | Jack Taylor Jack Taylor Died: May 19, 1956 Natural causes, early 70s |
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| 1957 | |||||
 | Tom Jenkins Tom Jenkins Died June 19, 1957 Surgical shock, age 59 |
| Babe Zaharias Died: August 9, 1957 **Natural causes, age 42 |
| Mars Bennett — Died September 1957 Automobile accident |
| 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | |||
| "Carnation" Lou Daro Lou Daro Died: July 11, 1958 Natural causes, age 71 |
 | Lord Lansdowne Wilbur Finran Died: November 28, 1959 Natural causes, age 54 |
| Tor Yamato Toyoki Uyeda Died: December 11, 1960 —, age —- |
| 1961 | |||||
 | Stanley Mayeshiro Oyama Kato Died: January 9, 1961 Heart attack after wrestling |
 | Chick Garibaldi Chick Curcuru December 18, 1961 **Heart attack, age 46 |
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| 1962 | |||||
 | Johnny Demchuk Johnny Demchuk Died: June 23, 1962 **Heart failure, age 49 |
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| 1963 | |||||
 | Rikidozan Mitsuhiro Momota Died: December 15, 1963 Stab wounds |
 | Gorgeous George George Wagner Died: December 26, 1963 Heart attack, age 48 | ||
| 1964 | |||||
 | Louis Papineau Louis Papineau Died: March 7, 1964 **Heart failure, age 36 |
| Larry Chene Arthur Lawrence Beauchene Died: October 1, 1964 Auto accident |
| Karol Kalmikoff Karl Piwoworczyk Died: December 9, 1964 Heart attack, age — |
| Tex Riley Tex Riley Died: 1964 Heart attack after wrestling, age 50 |
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| 1965 | |||||
| Yukon Eric Eric Holmbeck Died: January 16, 1965 Suicide |
| Bomber Kulkovich Henry Kulky Died: February 12, 1965 Heart attack, age 53 |
| Farmer Boy Townsend Frank Townsend Died: May 15, 1965 Boating accident, age 32 |
| Tom Mahoney William S. Young Died: October 17, 1965 Lung cancer, age 57 |
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| 1966 | |||||
| Martin Hutzler Martin Hutzler Died: January 11, 1966 Terminal illness |
| Don Eagle Carl Donald Bell Died: March 17, 1966 Self-inflicted gunshot wound, age 41 |
| Ed "Strangler" Lewis Robert H. Friedrich Died: August 7, 1966 Natural causes, age 76 |
| Morris Siegel Morris Siegel Died: December 26, 1966 Lengthy illness |
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| 1967 | |||||
| Doc Sarpolis Karl Sarpolis Died: May 28, 1967 Heart attack, age 71 |
| Stanislaus Zbyszko Stan Cyganiewicz Died: September 23, 1967 —, age 88 | | Nat Pendleton Nathaniel Greene Pendleton Died: October 12, 1967 Heart attack, age 72 |
| "Catalina" George Drake Roland Hogg Died: December 29, 1967 Suicide, age 39 |
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| 1968 | |||||
| George Hackenschmidt George Karl Julias Hackenschmidt Died: February 19, 1968 Natural causes, age 90 |
| Wladek Zbyszko Wladek Cyganiewicz Died: June 10, 1968 —, age — |
| The Oklahoma Kid Elmer Gearlds Died: August 11 , 1968 Heart attack, age 29 |
| Big Ike Eakins Ike Eakins Died: October 20, 1968 Heart attack after wrestling |
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| 1969 | |||||
| Gentleman Jim Hady James Hady Died: January 12, 1969 **—, age 38 |
| Frank Scarpa Frank Scarpa Died: January 25, 1969 —, age 53 | | Iron Mike DiBiase Mike DiBiase Died: July 2, 1969 **Heart attack, age 45 |
| 1970 | |||||
| Buddy Knox Herbert Glen Knotts Died: January 3, 1970 Leukemia, age 54 |
| Skull Murphy John Murphy Died: March 23, 1970 Heart attack, age 39 |
| Dr. Sam Sheppard Samuel Holmes Sheppard, D.O. Died: April 6, 1970 Liver disease, age 46 |
| Jerry London Jerry Linden Died: August 20, 1970 Suicide, age 41 |
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| 1971 | |||||
| Tor Johnson Tor Johansson Died: May 12, 1971 Heart ailment, age 55 |
| Alberto Torres Alberto Torres Died: June 13, 1971 **Internal injuries, age 31 |
| Hans Steinke Hans Steinke Died: June 24, 1971 Lung cancer, age 78 |
| Hercules Cortez Alfonso Carlos Chicharro Died: July 24, 1971, age 39 Auto accident |
| Rudy Dusek Rudy Hason Died: October 27, 1971 Heart attack, age 70 |
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| 1972 | |||||
| Luis Hernandez Lee Garcia Died: February 1, 1972 Heart attack |
| Everett Marshall Everette Marshall Died: February 10, 1973 Surgery complications, age 67 |
| Luther Lindsay Luther Jacob Goodall Died: February 21, 1972 **Heart failure, age 48 |
| Ray Gunkel Ray Gunkel Died: August 1, 1972 Heart attack, age 48 |
| Doug Scoggins Douglas Scoggins Died: August 14, 1972 Auto accident |
| Whitey Caldwell J.C. Caldwell Died: October 7, 1972 Auto accident |
| 1973 | |||||
| Alex Medina Died: April 10, 1973 Illness, age 36 |
| Dory Funk, Sr. Wilhelm Funk Sr. Died: June 5, 1973 Heart attack, age 54 |
| Joe Gardenfeld Joseph Gardenfeld Died: June 27, 1973 —, age — |
| Baron von Huizenger Donald G. Huizenga Died: September 29, 1973 Heart attack, age 33 |
| The Great Togo George Okamura Died: December, 1973 —, age 61 | ||
| 1974 | |||||
| Magnificent Maurice Gene Dubuque Died: March 13, 1974 Airplane crash |
| Jack Pfefer Jack Pfefer Died: September 13, 1974 —, age 79 | ||
| 1975 | |||||
| Bobby Shane Robert Schoenberger Died: February 20, 1975 Airplane crash, age 29 |
| Jules Strongbow Jules Strongbow Died: May 15, 1975 Cancer |
| Jim Londos Christos Theophilou Died: August 24, 1975 Heart attack |
| Ron Dupree Russell Grobes Died: October 17, 1975 Heart attack |
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| 1976 | |||||
| Steve Clements Steve Beresford Died: April 21, 1976 Auto accident |
| Angelo Martinelli Stanley Wiggins Died: July 6, 1976 Heart attack, age 59 |
| Frank Hester Frank Hester Died: July 26, 1976 Auto accident, age 37 |
| Sam Bass Fred W. Bass Died: July 26, 1976 Auto accident, age 41 |
| Pepe Lopez Reuben Rodriguez Died: July 27, 1976 Auto accident, age 39 |
| Jerry "Duke" Miller Jerry Miller Died: November 1976 Auto accident |
| 1977 | |||||
| Bibber McCoy Robert H. McCoy Died: March 6, 1977 Illness, age 70 |
| Argentina Rocca Antonino Biasetton Died: March 15, 1977 —, age 49 |
| Killer Karl Davis Karl Davis Died: July 4, 1977 —, age — |
| Bulldog Lee Henning Lee Henning Died: October 11, 1977 Terminal illness |
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| 1978 | |||||
| John Pesek John Pesek Died: March 12, 1978 Heart attack, age 85 |
| Michele Martel Michele Martel Died: June 30, 1978 **Detached artery |
| Bill Tupper Lloyd William Tupper Died: July, 1978 Industrial accident, age 49 |
| Moondog Mayne Ronald Mayne Died: August 13, 1978 Auto accident |
| Eric the Red Eric Hansen Died: November 9, 1978 Hit by car, age 34 |
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| 1979 | |||||
| Lou Whitson Lucian Whitson Died: June 10, 1979 —, age 53 |
| Chris Taylor Chris Taylor Died: June 30, 1979 Prolonged illness |
| Billy McGuire Bill Leon McCrary Died: July 14, 1979 Heart failure |
| "Two-Ton" Tony Galento Tony Galento Died: July 22, 1979 Heart attack |
| Irish Jack Kennedy Jack Kennedy Died: July 22, 1979 Gunshot wound | | Bull Martin Murray Grondin Died: July 30, 1979 Heart attack |
| Chief War Eagle John Bell Died: August 27, 1979 Heart attack |
| Lou Klein Louis J. Klein Died: October 11, 1979 Heart attack, age 63 |
| "Dirty" Dick Raines Charles Raines Died: October 18, 1979 Lengthy illness, age 68 |
| 1980 | |||||
| Gentleman Tony Arnold Ross Died: April 29, 1980 Blood clot, age 63 |
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| 1981 | |||||
| Killer Buddy Austin Francis Gabor Died: August 12, 1981 Heart attack |
| Pedro Godoy Pedro Hernan Godoy Died: November 11, 1981 Cancer, age 61 | ||
| 1982 | |||||
 | Jim Blood Died January 9, 1982 |
| Baron Gattoni Jose Richardo Gattoni Died: April 29, 1982 —, age 63 |
| Peter Maivia Leifi Pita Maivia Fanene Died June 13, 1982 Cancer, age 47 |
| Shag Thomas James Thomas Died: July 25, 1982 Heart attack |
| Tosh Togo Harold Sakata Died; July 29, 1982 Liver cancer, age 62 |
| Dick Lane Richard Lane Died: September 5, 1982 Terminal illness |
| Harry Thornton Harry Thornton Died: November 15, 1982 Carciac arrest following surgery, age 64 |
| Wild Bill Longson Bill Longson Died: December 10, 1982 Lengthy illness |
| George Gadaski George Kosti Died: December 13, 1982 Terminal illness, age 52 |
| Thor Hagen Orion Clemence Heskin Died: December 14, 1982 Liver cancer, age 57 |
| Conchita Pons — Died: December 24, 1982 — |
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| 1983 | |||||
| Bobby Bruns Bobby Bruns Died: January 23, 1983 —, age 68 |
| Jimmy Hines James Elmore Hines Died: May 20, 1983 Car accident, age 56 |
| Whitey Whittler Eldon Larue Whittler June 17, 1983 Cancer, age 69 |
| Tony Morelli Lorigo Theodore Morelli Died: August 23, 1983 Heart attack, age 76 |
| Bearcat Wright Edward Wright Died: August 28, 1983 Sickle cell anemia, age 50 |
| The Grand Wizard Ernie Roth Died: October 12, 1983 Heart attack, age 54 |
| Art Nelson Art Nelson Died: October 28, 1983 —, age 56 |
| Joe Pazandak Joseph E. Pazandak Died: December 10, 1983 Stroke, age 69 |
| Oki Shikina Oki Shikina Died: December 15, 1983 —, age 79 |
| 1984 | |||||
| Lord Athol Layton Allan Layton Died: January 18, 1984 Heart attack, age 63 |
| El Santo Rodolfo Huerta, Jr. Died: February 5, 1984 Heart attack, age 66 |
| David von Erich David Adkisson Died: February 10, 1984 Infection, age 25 |
| Helen Hild Helen Hild Died: March 4, 1984 Bronchitis, emphysema, age 57 |
| Vince McMahon, Sr. Vince McMahon, Sr. Died: May 17, 1984 Cancer, age 69 |
| Brute Bernard Jim Bernard Died: July 14, 1984 Accidental gunshot wound |
| Vittorio "Argentina" Apollo Vincente Denigris Died: August 2, 1984 Heart attack, 46 |
| Tony Santos Anthony Sannizzaro Died: October 27, 1984 Cerebral hemorrhage, age — |
| Chief Little Wolf Ventura "Benny" Tenario Died: November, 1984 Lengthy illness |
| Gino Garibaldi Gino Curcuru Died: December 10, 1984 —, age — |
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| 1985 | |||||
| Eddie Graham Eddie Gossett Died: January 21, 1985 Suicide, age 55 |
| Joe Murnick Joe Murnick Died: June 17, 1985 Heart attack, age 68 |
| Jay Youngblood Steve Romero Died: September 1, 1985 Heart attack |
| Lou Plummer Francis "Frank" A. Plummer Died: September 16, 1985 —, age — |
| Rick McGraw Rick McGraw Died: November 1, 1985 Heart attack |
| Pierre Lefebvre Pierre Lefebvre Died: December 20, 1985 Auto accident |
| Tarzan Tyler Laurent Tourville Died: December 20, 1985 Auto accident |
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| 1986 | |||||
| Gino Hernandez Charles Wolfe Died: January 30, 1986 Cocaine overdose, age 29 |
| Bubba Douglas Andrew Douglas Died: February 13, 1986 **Heart attack, age 42 |
| Warren Bockwinkle Warren Bockwinkle Died: March 25, 1986 Alzheimer's disease |
| Emil Dusek Emil Hason Died: July 9, 1986 —, age 81 |
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| 1987 | |||||
| Steve "Crusher" Casey Steve Casey Died: January 10, 1987 Cancer, age 78 |
| Ann Gunkel Ann Gunkel Died: February 16, 1987 Cancer |
| Mike von Erich Mike Adkisson Died: April 12, 1987 Drug overdose/suicide, age 23 |
| Chief Suni War Cloud Joseph Vance Chorre Died June 14, 1987 Cardiac arrest, age 72 |
| Louie Miller Louie Elchinoff Died: August 8, 1987 Heart attack, age 83 |
| Malcolm "King Kong" Kirk Malcolm Kirk Died: August 23, 1987 Heart attack while wrestling |
| Scott "Hog" Irwin Scott Irwin Died: September 5, 1987 Brain aneurism, age 35 |
| Brother Jonathan Jonathan Delaun Heaton Died: September 21, 1987 Heart problems, age 83 |
| Kazaharu Sonada Kazaharu Sonada Died: November 29, 1987 Airplane crash |
| Betty Jo Hawkins Betty Jo Floyd Died: December 4, 1987 Heart failure, severe arthritis, age 57 |
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| 1988 | |||||
| Gentleman Saul Weingeroff Saul Weingeroff Died: March 14, 1988 Heart failure |
| Paul Jones (promoter) Paul Jones Died: April 17, 1988 —, age — |
| Fred Atkins Fred Atkinson Died: May 13, 1988 Natural causes, age 77 |
| The Spoiler Vince Bagala Died: June 20, 1988 Age 56 |
| Canadian Wildman David McKigney Died: July 4, 1988 Auto accident |
| Pat Kelly Victor Arko Died: July 4, 1988 Auto accident |
| Adrian Adonis Keith Franke Died: July 4, 1988 Auto accident, age 34 |
| Bruiser Brody Frank Goodish Died: July 17, 1988 Murdered, age 42 |
| John "J.R." Foley John Foley Died: July 24, 1988 Lung cancer |
| Gorilla Poggi Ermete Poggi Died: August 30, 1988 Lung cancer, age 86 |
| "Bad Bad" Leroy Brown Leroy Rochester Died: September 6, 1988 Heart attack, age 38 |
| Leroy McGuirk Leroy McGuirk Died: September 9, 1988 —, age — |
| Blue Thunder Tornado David Wayne Daniels Died: September 21, 1988 Forklift accident, age 18 |
| Tiny Tom Thumb Garry Hugh Culbreth Died October 16, 1988 Auto accident, age 26 |
| Larry Moquin Larry Moquin Died: December 12, 1988 Cancer |
| 1989 | |||||
| Chief Lone Eagle Raymond E. Nieto Died: January 2, 1989 —, age 81 |
| Mario Galento Butch Boyette Died: January 6, 1989 Liver disease, age 74 |
| Milo Steinborn Milo Steinborn Died: February 9, 1989 Natural causes, age 95 |
| Mildred Burke Mildred Bliss Died: February 18, 1989 Stroke, age 73 |
| Paul Boesch Paul Boesch Died: March 7, 1989 Heart attack |
| Happy Humphrey William J. Cobb Died: March 14, 1989 Heart attack |
| Tiger Joe Marsh Joe Marusich Died: May 9, 1989 Heart failure, age 78 |
| Dirty Dot Edna Fuesling Died: November 19, 1989 Heart failure, age 75 |
| Haystack Calhoun Bill Calhoun Died: December 7, 1989 Diabetes complications, age 56 |
| Irish Paddy Ryan Earl "Buddy" Freeman Died: December, 1989 Massive heart attack, age 56 |
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| 1990 | |||||
| Bronko Nagurski Bronislau Nagurski Died: January 7, 1990 Natural causes, age 81 |
| Whipper Billy Watson William Potts Died: February 4, 1990 Heart attack, age 74 |
| Jack Pesek Jack Pesek Died: July 2, 1990 Heart attack, age 64 |
| Pat O'Connor Pat O'Connor Died: August 16, 1990 Liver cancer, age 65 |
| Frank Schroll Frank Schroll Died: 1990 Natural causes, age 92 |
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| 1991 | |||||
| Nick Tom Gulas Nick Gulas Died: January 21, 1991 Heart failure, age 76 |
| Danny Little Bear Danny Little Bear Died: May 12, 1991 Liver cancer, age 65 |
| Frank Schroll Frank Schroll Died: May 15, 1991 Natural causes, age 91 |
| John "Wolfman" Smith Walter Robert Allen Died: June 4, 1991 Cancer |
| Skull Murphy Jr. Mike Diamond Died: June 6, 1991 Car accident, age 41 |
| Duke Keomuka Martin Hisao Tanaka Died: June 30, 1991 Heart failure, age 70 |
| Chris von Erich Chris Adkisson Died: September 12, 1991 Suicide, age 21 |
| Wally Dusek Wally Dusek Died: October 28, 1991 Blood clot |
| Gene Anderson Eugene Avon Anderson Died: October 31, 1991 Heart attack, age 58 |
| Dick the Bruiser Richard Afflis Died: November 10, 1991 Internal bleeding, age 62 |
| Ripper Collins Roy Collins Died: November 11, 1991 Colon cancer |
| Wilbur Snyder Wilbur Snyder Died: December 25, 1991 Lymphatic leukemia/heart failure, age 62 |
| 1992 | |||||
| Tojo Yamamoto Harold Wantanabe Died: February 19, 1992 Suicide |
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| Count Antonio Verdi Alfred DeBenedetti Died: January 8, 1992 —, age 81 |
| "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer Bruce Woyan Died: February 7, 1992 Drug overdose, age 32 |
| Jimmy Lennon James Lennon Died: April 20, 1992 Heart failure, age 79 |
| Fred Ward Fred Ward Died: May 7, 1992 Natural causes, age 76 |
| Bull Montana Frederick Pantano Died: May 30, 1992 —, age — |
| "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers Herman "Dutch" Rhode Died: June 26, 1992 Heart failure, age 71 |
| Uncle Elmer aka The Giant Plowboy Stan Frazier Died: June 30, 1992 Kidney failure, age 61 |
| Irish Danny McShain Danny McShain Died: July 14, 1992 —, age — |
| Baron Arena George Arena Died: July 16, 1992 Bone cancer |
| Vivian Vachon Vivian Vachon Died: August 24, 1992 Auto accident |
| Leo "The Lion" Newman Leo Newman Died: August, 1992 —, age — |
| Johnny Kace John Kakacek Died: September 9, 1992 —, age — |
| Professor Roy Shire Roy Shire Died: September 20, 1992 Heart attack, age 71 |
| Roy Heffernan Laurence Roy Heffernan Died: September 24, 1992 Heart attack, age 67 |
| Joe Dusek Joe Hason Died: October 31, 1992 —, age 81 |
| Freddie Miller Fred Miller Died: November 25, 1992 Heart attack, age 63 |
| Chuck Adcox Charles Adcox Died December 18, 1992 Kidney failure, age 65 |
| Ken Mayne Ken Mayne Died December 31, 1992 —, age 77 |
| 1993 | |||||
| Sam Menacker Frank Menacker Died: January 7, 1993 —, age 79 |
| Andre the Giant Andre Rousimoff Died: January 27, 1993 Heart attack, age 46 |
| Kurt von Brauner Willie Kurt Rutkowsky Died: February 17, 1993 —, age 69 |
| Kerry von Erich Kerry Adkisson Died: February 18, 1993 Suicide, age 33 |
| Dino Bravo Adolpho Bresciano Died: March 11, 1993 Murdered, age 44 |
| Wally Karbo Wally Karbo Died: March 25, 1993 Heart attack, age 77 |
| Chief Big Heart Richard G. Vest, Sr. Died: April 22, 1993 Heart attack, age 66 |
| Little Coco Stanley Littlejohn Died: May 16, 1993 Natural causes |
| Dave "D.J." Peterson David Peterson Died: May 25, 1993 Motorcycle accident, age 33 |
| Billy Hines Billy Yow Died: May 26, 1993 Heart attack, age 59 |
| Don Kent Leo Joseph Smith, Jr. Died: June 7, 1993 Leukemia, age 59 |
| Rip Collins aka Scufflin' Hillbilly Rip Collins Died: June 18, 1993 —, age — |
| Hal Kanner Harold Kanner Died: August 11, 1993 Cancer, age 67 |
| Kimon Kudo Kaimon Kudo Died: October 8, 1993 Illness, age 87 |
| Rufus R. Jones Carey Lloyd Died: November 13, 1993 Heart attack, 60 |
| J.C. Dykes James Clayton Dykes Died: November 20, 1993 Heart attack, age 67 |
| Frank Hickey Frank Hickey Died: December 8, 1993 Heart disease, age 78 |
| Larry Cameron Larry Cameron Died: December 13, 1993 Heart attack, age 41 |
| Tony "Bull" Enos Manuel Enos Died: December 18, 1993 Illness, age 78 |
| Elton Owen Elton Owen Died: December 31, 1993 —, age 78 |
| Bobby Moran Gerald McRay Died: 1993 Murdered |
| 1994 | |||||
| Ronnie Etchison Ronnie Etchison Died: March 4, 1994 Alzheimer's Disease, age 77 |
| Eddie Creatchman Edward Creatchman Died: March 9, 1994 Heart attack, age 66 |
| Ripper Leone Antone Leone Died: March 13, 1994 —, age — |
| Ernie Dusek Ernie Hason Died: April 11, 1994 —, age 85 |
| Barbara Galento Barbara Reeves Died: May 2, 1994 Pancreatic cancer, age 53 |
| Don Kirk Donald Ouderkirk Died: May 18, 1994 Kidney failure |
| Ray Candy Raymond Canty Died: May 23, 1994 Heart attack, age 43 |
| George Cannon George MacArthur Died: July 1, 1994 Cancer, age 62 |
| Joey Marella Joseph Marella Died: July 4, 1994 Automobile accident, age 30 |
| Scott Peterson Scott Peterson Died: July 25, 1994 Car accident, age 31 |
| Dr. John Bonica John Bonica Died: August 15, 1994 Stroke, age 77 |
| Paul Anderson Paul Anderson Died: August 15, 1994 —, age 61 |
| Chief Kit Fox Kit Fox Died: August, 1994 Died during heart bypass surgery |
| The Great Malenko Larry Simon Died: September 1, 1994 Leukemia, age 60 |
| Frankie Talaber Frankie Talaber Died: September 7, 1994 —, age 82 |
| Kay Bell Kay Bell Died: October 27, 1994 —, age 80 |
| Hardy Kruskamp Hardy Kruskamp Died: November 12, 1994 —, age 88 |
| Art Barr Art Barr Died: November 23, 1994 Heart failure, age 28 |
| Gene Dundee aka Flash Monroe Gene Sannizzaro Died: November 27, 1994 Heart attack, age 52 |
| Tiny Anderson Russell Knorr Died: 1994 Kidney failure, age 42 |
| Woody Strode Woody Strode Died: December 31, 1994 Lung cancer, age 80 |
| 1995 | |||||
| John Regus John Regus Died: January 4, 1995 Respiratory failure, age 78 |
| Crusher Blackwell Jerry Blackwell Died: January 22, 1995 Pneumonia, age 45 |
| Stan Macelak Stanley E. Myslajek Died: February 28, 1995 Heart attack, age 83 |
| Eddie Gilbert Tommy Edward Gilbert, Jr. Died: February 18, 1995 Heart attack, age 33 |
| Big John Studd John William Minton Died: March 20, 1995 Liver cancer, age 47 |
| Little Bruiser Murray Downs Died: April 29, 1995 Automobile accident, age 45 |
| Ilio DiPaolo Ilio DiPaolo Died: May 10, 1995 Auto accident, age 68 |
| Don "Mr. America" Ross Don Ross Died: June 2, 1995 Heart attack, age 48 |
| Pancho Villa Bill Dahmer Died: June 12, 1995 Heart failure |
| Mr. Chin Ideguchi Hajime Died: June 26, 1995 Kidney failure, age 62 |
| Dick Dunn Richard E. Demonbreun Died: July 6, 1995 Natural causes |
| Chuck "Popeye" Richards Charles Richards Died: July 21, 1995 Cancer, age 65 |
| Killer Karl Krupp George Momberg Died: August 24, 1995 Natural causes, age 62 |
| The Black Venus Jean Kirkland Died: September 29, 1995 Heart attack, age 47 |
 | Treach Phillips Henry Phillips Died: September 30, 1995 Heart failure, age 66 |
| The Alaskan Jay York Died: October 7, 1995 Liver disease, age 57 |
| Frank Dalton Gene Stevens Died: October 17, 1995 Heart attack, age 54 |
| Vic Christy Vic Christy Died: October 25, 1995 —, age — |
| Little Beaver Lionel Giroux Died: December 4, 1995 Emphysema, age 61 |
| Lucky Lou Eisenhart Lou Eisenhart Died: December 13, 1995 Diabetes, age 64 |
| Benji Ramirez Benjamin Ramirez Died: December 20, 1995 Airplane crash, age 63 |
| Red McKim Bill McKim Died: early 1995 —, age 63 |
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| 1996 | |||||
| Buddy Fuller Edward A. Welch Died: January 15, 1996 Heart attack, age 71 |
| Ivan the Terrible A.J. Christenson Died: February, 1996 —, age 97 |
| Bette Clark Sylvia June Lantagne Died: April 9, 1996 Heart attack, age 53 |
| Ray Stevens Carl Ray Stevens Died: May 3, 1996 Heart failure, age 60 |
| George Temple George Francis Temple, Jr. Died: May 27, 1996 Heart disease, age 77 |
| Ivan Kalmikoff Edward Bruce Died: June 9, 1996 Heart failure, age 78 |
| Dick Murdoch Hart Richard Murdoch Died: June 15, 1996 Heart attack, age 49 |
| Ken Farber Ken Farber Died: mid-1996 Natural causes, age 72 |
| Ray Eckert Floyd W. Eckert Died: July 7, 1996 Heart attack, age 79 |
| Cowboy Carlson Orville Lee Carlson Died: July 11, 1996 Illness, age 73 |
| The Missouri Mauler Larry "Rocky" Hamilton Died: July 19, 1996 Heart attack, age 65 |
| Neil Superior Neil Caricofe Died: August 23, 1996 Heart attack, age 33 |
| Tom Rice Tom Rice Died: August 24, 1996 Heart failure, age 82 |
| Sapphire Juanita Wright Died: September 10, 1996 Heart attack, age 61 |
| Jean Holland Ellen Jean Baker Ross Died: September 10, 1996 Lung cancer, age 72 |
| Tony Lawo George A. Lawo Died: October 22, 1996 Heart disease, age 83 |
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| 1997 | |||||
| Big City Mike Rick Martello Died: January 3, 1997 Heart failure, age 38 |
| Bulldog Bob Brown Robert Brown Died: February 5, 1997 Heart attack, age 57 |
| Dr. Jerry Graham Jerry Graham Died: January 24, 1997 Heart attack, age 68 |
| Andre Labrakis Andre Labrakis Died: early '97 —, age 56 |
| Big Bill MacMurray Widdis A. MacMurray Died: February 15, 1997 —, age 73 |
| Farmer Pete Morris "Pete" Gebhart Died: February 19, 1997 COPD, age 69 |
| Gorilla Marconi Frank Marconi Died: March 1, 1997 —, age 79 |
| Tony Baillargeon Tony Baillargeon Died: March 14, 1997 Cancer, age 68 |
| Dr. Bill Miller William Miller Died: March 24, 1997 Heart attack, age 69 |
| Judo Joe Dr. Joseph Cassius Died: March 27, 1997 Cardio-respiratory arrest, age 69 |
| Mitsu Arakawa Mack Mitsukazu Arakawa Died: April 17, 1997 Congestive heart failure, age 69 |
| Ed Capral Ed Capral Died: April –, 1997 —, age — |
| Stan Stasiak George Stipich Died: June 19, 1997 Heart failure, age 60 |
| Larry O'Day Larry Davies Died: June 30, 1997 Liver cancer, age 53 |
| Plum Mariko Mariko Umeda Died: August 16, 1997 Brain aneurism, age 29 |
| Jeep Swenson Robert Alexander Swenson Died: August 19, 1997 Heart attack, age 40 |
| Dale Lewis Dale Lewis Died: August 30, 1997 Leukemia, age 62 |
| Danno O'Shocker Jack Lloyd Died: August 31, 1997 Pneumonia, age 73 |
| Fritz von Erich Jack Adkisson Died: September 10, 1997 Cancer, age 68 |
| Bulldog Brower Richard Gland Died: September 16, 1997 Heart attack, age 63 |
| Joe Tangaro Joe Tangaro Died: September 30, 1997 Lou Gehrigs Disease |
| Brian Pillman Brian Pillman Died: October 5, 1997 Arteriosclerotic heart disease, age 35 |
| Jesus Torres Jesus Torres Died: October 10, 1997 Liver cancer, age 58 |
| Big E Sleaze Jeremy Sumpter Died: October 26, 1997 Suicide, age 22 |
| Dennis Mitchell Dennis Mitchell Died: October 29, 1997 Cancer, age 67 |
| Les Roberts Les Roberts Died: October, 1997 Automobile accident |
| Luke Brown Carl Dennis Campbell Died: November 13, 1997 Heart failure, age 62 |
| Stanley Blackburn Stanley Blackburn Died: November 20, 1997 age 80 |
| Johnny Gondek John W. Gondek Died: November 20, 1997 Natural causes, age 87 |
| Big Daddy Shirley Crabtree Died: December 2, 1997 Heart attack, age 67 |
| Rip Tyler Wallace Dean Vaughn Died: December 3, 1997 Liver cancer, age 57 |
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| 1998 | |||||
| Bobo Brazil Houston Harris Died: January 20, 1998 Heart problems, age 74 |
| Louie Spiccoli Louis Mucciolo Died: February 15, 1998 Carisopridol overdose, age 27 |
| Buddy Lee Buddy Lee Died: February 13, 1998 Cancer, respiratory failure, age 65 |
| Pedro Martinez Pedro Martinez Died: February –, 1998 Parkinson's Disease |
| Johnnie James Frank James Died: March 4, 1998 Treatment of lung cancer, age 75 |
| Chief Lone Wolf Ernest Tenario Died: April 2, 1998 Heart attack, age 83 |
| Roy McClarty Roy McClarty Died: April 27, 1998 Heart failure, age 79 |
| Timothy Geohagen Dr. Charles Geohagen Died: April 29, 1998 Cancer |
| Junkyard Dog Sylvester Ritter Died: June 1, 1998 Auto accident, age 45 |
| The Spoiler Vince Bagala Died: June 20, 1998 Congestive heart failure, age 56 |
| Steve King Jose Rivera Died: June 29, 1998 Leukemia, age 46 |
| Gregory Jarque Gregory Jarque Died: July 1, 1998 Liver failure, age 75 |
| Toyonobori Michiharu Teino Died: July 1, 1998 |
| Walter Palmer Walter Palmer Died: July 10, 1998 , age 86 |
| June Byers DeAlva Sibley Died: July 20, 1998 Pneumonia, age 76 |
| Frank Noceti Frank Noceti July 30, 1998 Heart attack, age 70 |
| Terry Garvin Died: August 17, 1998 Cancer, age |
| Shane Shamrock Brian Hauser Died: August 17, 1998 Shot by police, age 23 |
| Dave Reynolds David Reynolds Died August 25, 1998 Alzheimers, age 85 |
| Steven Little Bear Steve Kovacs Died: September 29, 1998 |
| Billy Rolling Thunder Dale Patrick Died: October 4, 1998 Heart failure, age 74 |
| Sky Low Low Marcel Gauthier Died: November 6, 1998 Heart attack, age 70 |
| Chris Dundee Chris Dundee Died: November 17, 1998 —, age 91 |
| Christine Jarrett Christine Jarrett Died: November 19, 1998 Heart attack, age 75 |
| Giant Haystacks Martin Ruane Died: November 30, 1998 Stomach cancer, age 55 |
| "Wildfire" Frank Rogan Frank Rogan Died: November –, 1998 |
| Tex Porter Franklin Porter Died: December 6, 1998 Natural causes, age 91 |
| Brady Boone Brady Boone Died: December 15, 1998 Car accident, age 40 |
| Dan Curtis Dan Curtis Died: December 29, 1998 Massive heart attack, age 37 |
| Frank Valois Frank Valois Died: December 31, 1998 Heart attack, age 77 |
| Sam Muchnick Jeshua Muchnick Died: December 31, 1998 Internal bleeding, age 93 |
| Tank Patton Douglas McMichen Died: December 31, 1998 Fluid in lungs, age 52 | ||
| 1999 | |||||
| Killer Joe Christie Joseph Kayorie Died: January 6, 1999 Heart attack, age 82 |
| Dick Barkley Richard Barkley Died: January 28, 1999 Natural causes, age 69 |
| Giant Baba Shohei Baba Died: January 31, 1999 Bowel cancer, age 61 |
| Chuck Malone Cecil McDonald Died: February 6, 1999 Diabetes, age — |
| Butch Levy Leonard Levy Died: February 9, 1999 , age 78 |
| Renegade Richard C. Wilson Died: February 23, 1999 Self-inflicted gunshot wound, age 33 |
| Kurt von Hess William Earl Terry Died: March 13, 1999 Heart attack, ge 56 |
| Herb Welch Herb A. Welch Died: March 29, 1999 Natural causes, age 91 |
| Emiko Kado Emiko Kado Died: April 9, 1999 Brain injury**, age 23 |
| Rick Rude Richard Rood Died: April 20, 1999 Heart attack, age 41 |
| Joe LeDuc Michel Pigeon Died: May 1, 1999 Diabetes, age 54 |
| Boyd Pierce Boyd A. Pierce Died: May 18, 1999 —, age 70 |
| Owen Hart Owen Hart Died: May 23, 1999 Accidental fall**, age 33 |
| Walter Johnson Walter Johnson Died: June 29, 1999 —, age 56 |
| Diablo Velasco Cuauhtemoc Velasco Died: June –, 1999 Illness, age 75 |
| Chuck Krauser Paul Novak Died: July 14, 1999 Prostate cancer, age 76 |
| Cavernario Galindo Rodolfo Galindo Ramirez Died: July 19, 1999 Lung cancer, age 75 |
| Jackie Simpson Jackie Simpson Died: July 28, 1999 Heart attack, age — |
| Yuel Lovett Alex Lovett Died: July 31, 1999 Cardiac arrest, age 28 |
| Lord Jonathan Boyd Jonathon Barry Boyd Died: August 7, 1999 Heart attack, age 56 |
| Therese Theis Grace Therese Theis Died: August 7, 1999 Cancer, age 68 |
| Jackie Sato Naoko Sato Died: August 9, 1999 Stomach cancer, age 41 |
| Ann Laverne Ann Pico Died: August 19, 1999 —, age 76 |
| Mark Curtis Brian Hildebrand Died: September 8, 1999 Stomach cancer, age 38 |
| Gorilla Monsoon Robert Morella Died: October 6, 1999 Heart illness, age 62 |
| George Becker George Becker Died: October 25, 1999 Alzheimer's, age — |
| Wolf Rubinsky Wolfgang Ruvinskis Died: November 9, 1999 Heart failure, age 78 |
| Tony Rumble Anthony Magliaro Died: November 13, 1999 Heart attack, age 43 |
| Hiro Matsuda Yasuhiro Kojima Died: November 27, 1999 Colon cancer, age 62 |
| Jerry Monti Gerry Monti Died: December 3, 1999 Liver cancer, age 57 |
| Chico Cortez Basil Salazar Died: December 28, 1999 Natural causes, age 77 |
| The Mighty Atlas Morris Shapiro Died: Late 1999 —, age 85 |
| Captain Hook David "J.D." Kyle Died: December 22, 1999 —, age 71 |
| Mr. Ebony Steven Caster Died: December 19, 1999 Heart attack, age 46 |
| Joe Scarpello Joe Scarpello Died: November –, 1999 Alzheimer's, age — | ||