WWE Superstars Who Died Too Soon

9.Big Daddy V
Died-February 18, 2014 (aged 43)

Nelson Frazier, Jr. was an American professional wrestler, born on february 14, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee. He wrestled under many ringnames, but best known as Viscera and Big Daddy V. Frazier won a total of ten championships under WWE. Big daddy V died on february 18, 2014, four days after turning 43, due to a heart attack.


8.Mike Awesome
Died-February 17, 2007 (aged 42)


Michael "Mike" Lee Alfonso, born on january 24, 1965 , was an American professional wrestler. Mike Awesome was a three-time World Heavyweight Champion. On February 17, 2007, he was found hanging in his Tampa home by his friends.It was determined that his death was due to suicide.


7.Big Boss Man
Died-September 22, 2004 (aged 41)


Raymond "Ray" W. Traylor best known as Big Boss Man, Jr., born May 2, 1963 in Marietta, Georgia, was an American professional wrestler.He won the WWF World Tag Team Championship once and the WWF Hardcore Championship four times.Traylor died due to a heart attack at his home in Dallas, Georgia on September 22, 2004.


6.Test
Died- March 13, 2009 (aged 33)

Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin was a Canadian professional wrestler. Martin won six championships in the WWF/E, Intercontinental and European Championships once each, Hardcore Championship twice and the Tag Team Championship twice.Just 4 days before his 34th birthday, martin was found dead in his Tampa, Florida home on March 13, 2009.Autopsy report revealed tha martin had severe chronic traumatic brain injury associated with wrestling, which is an Alzheimer's-like form of brain damage, caused by repeated concussions and subconcussive head injuries.

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5.Umaga
Died-December 4, 2009 (aged 36)


Edward Smith "Eddie" Fatu, born on March 28, 1973 in San Francisco, California, was a Samoan-American professional wrestler.Fatu wrestled under many ring names during his career, but was best known as umaga. He's a one-time Intercontinental Champion.On December 4, 2009, Fatu was found not breathing with blood coming out of his nose, and was rushed to the hospital. He had suffered a heart attack, and was pronounced dead after suffering a second heart attack.Reports says that his cause of death was acute toxicity due to combined effects of hydrocodone, carisoprodol, and diazepam.


4. Andre the Giant
Died-January 27, 1993 (aged 46)

André René Roussimoff, best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler. Roussimoff was a one-time WWF Champion and a one-time WWF World Tag Team Champion.He was one of the highest paid wrestler in th 70s. Roussimoff died in his sleep of congestive heart failure on January 27, 1993, in Paris.He was the inaugural inductee into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1993.

3.Eddie Guerrero
Died -November 13, 2005 (age 38)


Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero Llanes was an American professional wrestler, born on October 9, 1967 in El Paso, Texas, U.S. He's from the famous Guerrero wrestling family.Guerrero won an impressive 23 titles during his career, including the prestigious WWE Championship. But outside wrestling he encountered various substance abuse problems, including alcoholism and an addiction to painkillers, throughout his career.On November 13, 2005, Guerrero was found unconscious in his hotel room by his nephew, Chavo. Chavo attempted CPR, but Guerrero was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived at the scene. Post-mortem  reports revealed that Guerrero died as a result of acute heart failure due to underlying atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 1, 2006.


2.Chris Benoit
Died-June 24, 2007 (aged 40)


Christopher Michael Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler, born on May 21, 1967 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.He's popular by his ring name Chris Benoit. Benoit is a two-time world champion: a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion.He is also a record-tying five-time WCW/WWE United States Champion.On June 25, 2007, police officers found the bodies of Benoit, his wife Nancy, and their 7-year-old son Daniel from his house.Upon investigating, it was determined that benoit murdered his wife and son on June 22, 2007, and subsequently hanged himself on June 24, 2007.According to medical reports, severe brain damage and steroid abuse lead to his actions.


1.Owen Hart
Died-May 23, 1999 (aged 34)


Owen James Hart, born on May 7, 1965 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was a Canadian professional wrestler.He wrestled under both his own name, and ring name The Blue Blazer.He's from the Hart wrestling family.Hart is a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, a one-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WWF European Champion, and a four-time WWF World Tag Team Champion. He was also the winner of the 1994 WWF King of the Ring. He died on May 23, 1999, while doing his entrance stunt from the rafters of Kemper Arena in  Kansas City, due to equipment malfunction, hart fell from the 78 feet rafters, landing chest-first on the top rope, throwing him into the ring.He was severly injured and taken to the hospital but was pronounced dead.