Pro Wrestlers who have killed people

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  • Warner2BruceTD
    2011 Poster Of The Year
    • Mar 2009
    • 26141

    Pro Wrestlers who have killed people

    Chris Benoit - Murdered his wife, Nancy Benoit, and his child, Daniel Benoit, before hanging himself.

    Jimmy Snuka - Killed his girlfriend/booty call/lady friend when things got rough during a domestic dispute. Unclear if it was murder or accidental. Vince McMahon used local political connections to prevent him from being charged.

    Kensuke Sasaki - Accidentally killed a trainee. Japanese wrestling dojos are notoriously rough. When he has been asked about the students death over the years, Sasaki is said to react in a way where he shrugs his shoulders and chalks it up to " just one of those things".

    New Jack - Admits to killing at least two men while working as a bounty hunter. Justifiable homicides.

    Verne Gagne - While suffering from Alzheimer's, attacked a patient at the nursing home both were living in. The victim suffered head trauma and died.

    Invader I (Jorge Gonzales) - Murdered Bruiser Brody in a locker room in Puerto Rico in 1988 via stabbing. Was acquitted in large part because some American witnesses did not receive subpoenas until after the trial was over (Tony Atlas, who watched Brody die in his arms, among them), while others refused to testify out of fear. Years later, Gonzales used the anniversary of Brody's death as the basis for an incredibly tasteless angle, where he attacked a wrestler with a knife in the ring.


    Who am I missing?
  • EmpireWF
    Giants in the Super Bowl
    • Mar 2009
    • 24082

    #2
    Great Khali -- inadvertently led to the death of a fellow wrestling student

    Scott Hall -- admitted to shooting a man after an altercation at a bar in the 80s


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    • Warner2BruceTD
      2011 Poster Of The Year
      • Mar 2009
      • 26141

      #3
      Akitoshi Saito - Accidentally killed Mitsuhara Misawa, when Misawa died as a result of a spine injury following a backdrop driver. Misawa was in terrible physical condition from years of physical matches, so this was largely bad luck for Saito as Misawa was likely one bad bump away from his death. Saito received death threats and was said to be so devastated he may have considered suicide. He eventually returned to the ring and is still an active full time wrestler today.

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      • JimLeavy59
        War Hero
        • May 2012
        • 7199

        #4
        Shit no wonder New Jack had no problem trying to kill that guy in Florida.

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        • EmpireWF
          Giants in the Super Bowl
          • Mar 2009
          • 24082

          #5
          I remember, before he went batshit crazy, Matt Hardy (must've been one of the WWE DVDs) talked about how every pro wrestler has a "bump card" for their body. Almost like a set, predetermined number of bumps they can handle before their body breaks down. Obviously, some guys have almost inexplicably great genetics/luck (Flair's the king here) while others just don't know when to stop and their bodies literally break down (Hogan, Kobashi, Angle) and others try to get a grip and stop before it's too late (Austin, Foley).

          Unfortunately, like you mentioned, Misawa's body was soooo wrecked, he likely would have died in the ring regardless of who he was working with.

          But hey...these guys aren't really hurting each other, it's all fake. /shtick


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          • Juggernaut
            Sitting on the Sidelines
            • Dec 2008
            • 5669

            #6
            You got the big names. From what I've read, Ion Croitoru likely killed at least 1 person.

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            • Warner2BruceTD
              2011 Poster Of The Year
              • Mar 2009
              • 26141

              #7
              Ion Croitoru (Bruiser Bedlam/Johnny K-9) - Charged with murdering at least three people, never convicted. Associated with multiple motorcycle gangs over the years, and it's generally believed that he is responsible for the deaths of, at minimum, three people.

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              • Warner2BruceTD
                2011 Poster Of The Year
                • Mar 2009
                • 26141

                #8
                Ox Baker - During a match in the early 70's, Alberto Torres passed away after being hit with Baker's "heart punch" finisher. Similar to Misawa, it was determined that Torres had a pre existing condition, and his death was likely imminent anyway.

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                • Loco
                  Noob
                  • Aug 2010
                  • 320

                  #9
                  Kane killed some chick back in the day, you know what was the worst part though? During her funeral he had sex with her dead body, what a piece of shit!

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                  • SHOGUN
                    4 WR 1 RB 0 TE. 24/7/365.
                    • Jul 2009
                    • 11416

                    #10
                    Katsuyori Shibata - Killed Masakazu Fukuda with an elbow drop in a match.

                     
                    "Sometimes I just want to be with my family and watch movie and eat some popcorn. But when I step on the mat I know there is no other place I'd rather be." - Marcelo Garcia

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                    • FedEx227
                      Delivers
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 10454

                      #11
                      When I was walking into Raw on Monday some guy said Benoit was set-up because the WWE couldn't handle Ruthless Aggression.

                      ...I'm dead serious.
                      VoicesofWrestling.com

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                      • LiquidLarry2GhostWF
                        Highwayman
                        • Feb 2009
                        • 15428

                        #12
                        The Ring at Over The Edge 99.

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                        • FedEx227
                          Delivers
                          • Mar 2009
                          • 10454

                          #13
                          Does former WCW champion Vince Russo count?
                          VoicesofWrestling.com

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                          • ThomasTomasz
                            • Jan 2025

                            #14
                            Originally posted by FedEx227
                            When I was walking into Raw on Monday some guy said Benoit was set-up because the WWE couldn't handle Ruthless Aggression.

                            ...I'm dead serious.
                            I suppose that is no different from any other conspiracy theories, except for the fact that VKM appeared on TV the day after the Raw tribute and took it all back.

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                            • FedEx227
                              Delivers
                              • Mar 2009
                              • 10454

                              #15
                              There's really no conspiracy though, everything is pretty obvious to see. There shouldn't be any debate.
                              VoicesofWrestling.com

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