The "which famous person died today" thread

[N1985]

Probably doesn't mean too much to many here, but late 90's WWF wrestler 'Droz' died today.
He was only in his relative infancy as a wrestler when he was paralysed in October 1999 due to an in-ring move going wrong; a botched running powerbomb saw him land on his head, and he would never walk again.

Apparently the footage of that accident, along with the footage of the death of Owen Hart, are both filed away in the WWE vaults, never to see the light of day.

Former WWE star Darren ‘Droz’ Drozdov dead at 54

Darren Drozdov wrestled in WWE in the late 1990s and played nose tackle in the NFL, appearing in six games for the Broncos in 1993.

nypost.com

Terrible news this. Was only watching him on Dark Side of the Ring the other day and thought he doesn't look like he's going to carry on much longer. Amazingly talented wrestler, could have happened to any of them.

 

[PinkFinal]

Randy Meisner, Bassist, Vocalist and Founding Member of the Eagles, Dies at 77

He sang lead on their first big hit, "Take It to the Limit," after starting out with Rick Nelson’s Stone Canyon Band and Poco.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[PinkFinal]

Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies

Reubens was quoted in a post on his Instagram account apologising for "not going public" with what he has faced over the last six years and saying he has "loved" all his supporters.

news.sky.com

 

[Sam Armstrong]

Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies

Reubens was quoted in a post on his Instagram account apologising for "not going public" with what he has faced over the last six years and saying he has "loved" all his supporters.

news.sky.com

Hats off to him for dealing with it privately.

 

[PinkFinal]

Flamboyant Welsh wrestler Adrian Street dies at 82

Performer dressed like a glam rocker, even wearing lipstick, and once, he said, ‘beat the crap’ out of Jimmy Savile

www.theguardian.com

 

[mexico1970]

Flamboyant Welsh wrestler Adrian Street dies at 82

Performer dressed like a glam rocker, even wearing lipstick, and once, he said, ‘beat the crap’ out of Jimmy Savile

www.theguardian.com

He said: “I ripped his hair out of his head … I drop kicked him so hard he landed on his head. I beat the crap out of him. I kicked him and smashed him and stomped on him. I put a submission on him that nearly broke his back. They shovelled him out of the ring and that ended the contest and he never ever wrestled again.”

 

[Shrimp]

He said: “I ripped his hair out of his head … I drop kicked him so hard he landed on his head. I beat the crap out of him. I kicked him and smashed him and stomped on him. I put a submission on him that nearly broke his back. They shovelled him out of the ring and that ended the contest and he never ever wrestled again.”

I so hope that's all true (and not invented to sell a book).

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Hats off to him for dealing with it privately.

Pity he didn’t keep his wanking private

 

[Bill Walker]

George Lassiter, he wrote a book called "How not to be Noticed" the book was so good nobody noticed it, or him.

 

[quincunx]

Pity he didn’t keep his wanking private

aren't cinemas private?