Top 5 Deaths of WWE Superstars

Chris Benoit

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1.Chris Benoit

You knew this was coming didn’t you? How can this list full of tragedies be complete without the name of Chris Benoit?
Personally speaking Benoit was one of those wrestlers that I grew up watching and had a great impact on me. The way he won the Royal Rumble, the moment he cried when he won the WrestleMania match against Triple H and Shawn Michaels, his crippler cross face, those jumps from the pods of Elimination Chamber, the way he collapsed after Eddie’s death all still remains in the head as memories of this great wrestler.
Though it was concluded that he murdered his family and committed suicide it’s yet to be proven with credible evidence. Keeping that tragic climax apart, the life of Benoit as a wrestler is one that could be inspiration for everyone out there. And even know wrestler like Daniel Bryan and many more follow the style for which Benoit was known for.
It was one of the shocking losses to the professional wrestling world as well and every time his name comes across, I always imagine what WWE would’ve looked like if he was still in the roster.


2- Owen Hart (Age -34)

Owen Hart

One of the most gifted wrestlers from the Hart Family, Owen had a great career ahead of him if it wasn’t for the WWE’s decision to make him slide down into the ring from an awkward height, Bret Hart might’ve not been the biggest name from the Hart Family.
Hart fell to his death from a height of 78ft while making his entrance in the Over The Edge pay-per-view of 1999. The show went on despite his death and the company later gave a two hour tribute show for the late great with the storyline paused for paying homage.
One of the greatest highlight of Hart’s career was the heel turn which he pulled off perfectly against his brother Bret and this lead to an epic match between the two at WrestleMania X which still reminds the fans of what they lost.
Hart later went on to be known as a great person rather than a wrestler which is quite an achievement in a business like professional wrestling.


3- Eddie Guerrero (Age-38)

Eddie Guerrero

Before finding his way into WWE, Eddie was known to be among the wrestlers who bought technical skills into a hardcore based promotion like ECW.
He then soon rose from there and went through WCW before finally ending up in Vince McMahon’s yard. Eddie soon turned out to be a fan favorite there also with both the heel and face alignments and even went on to win the WWE title and headline WrestleMania.
Known for his incredible charisma and special in ring skills, Guerrero had no trouble fitting into anything which was thrown at him. The guy was also known for fighting out the personal demons and rising to rule the hearts of fans by documenting a spectacular comeback story.
But unfortunately, Eddie passed away at a young age of 38 years due to an acute heart failure. The drug problems that he had at some points before his death were blamed for the incident and Eddie’s death still leave a big void in the business which is yet to be filled.


4- Bruiser Brody (Age- 42)

Bruiser Brody

Brody had a luxurious career that spanned almost two decades which saw him establish himself as the greatest brawler that United States has ever seen till then. However, outside the ring he was known as a family man who had a nice eye for getting an extra dime whenever possible.
He often had the worst relationship with his promoters because of this business minded approach and soon it cost him his life as Jose Gonzalez, a promoter in Puerto Rico stabbed Brody to death in the locker-room after an argument broke out between the two.
The murder soon turned out to be a black mark in the Puerto Rican promotions as none of the American wrestlers were ready to work there. Along with this, it also marked a legacy of wrestlers keeping their guards up even in the locker rooms because after what happened to Brody you never know.



5- David Von Erich (Age-25)

David Von Erich

The Von Erich family is quite arguably the most controversial and talked about wrestling families in the history of the business for all the wrong reasons and one prominent reason among that was David.
Back in the territory days of wrestling in 1980s, a particular promotion name WCCW in Dallas was catching attraction for bringing breakout shows for the fans. ran by Fritz Von Erich, the main feud in that promotion was the one involving Fritz’s sons. From the three sons he had, David was the most talented, he was even touted to be the next NWA World Champion after being groomed heavily at WCCW.
However, tragedy soon struck the Erichs as David was found dead in a hotel room due to intestinal enteritis which was because of the drug overdose that he had.
Kerry and Mike, David’s brothers, also passed away in a span of 6 years after David’s death and the promotion soon began to slip into the abyss. It never reached the levels that it was enjoying back when David was alive and soon the NWA decided to leave their hand from WCCW which proved to be the final nail in their coffin.