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Arturo Diaz Mendoza a.k.a. Villano III passes away at 66

August 21, 2018 John Pollock

Arturo Diaz Mendoza, who wrestled the majority of his career as ‘Villano III’, has died at the age of 66. We look back at his incredible career that spanned over four decades, including one of the most famous Lucha matches of the modern era that was named ‘match-of-the-year’ in 2000.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Ian “Doc Dean” Brown passes away at the age of 48

August 14, 2018 John Pollock

Ian “Doc” Dean has passed away at age 48, more notes on the passing of Jim Neidhart, Natalya issues a statement on her father’s passing, Renee Young comments on her performance Monday, updated card for SummerSlam, Elias to perform at the show, UFC releases Tom Lawlor & Gleison Tibau.

Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart passes away at 63

August 13, 2018 John Pollock

Jim Neidhart has passed away at the age of 63, we take a look at the career of Neidhart from his start in Stampede Wrestling, his many runs with the World Wrestling Federation, going to WCW in 1998 and health issues he had been dealing with.

Nikolai Volkoff passes away at 70

July 29, 2018 John Pollock

Josip Peruzovic, who was better known throughout his wrestling career as Nikolai Volkoff and Bepo Mongol, has passed away at the age of 70. Peruzovic headlined Madison Square Garden numerous times with Bruno Sammartino and is well-remembered for his time during the WWF’s national expansion during the 80’s.

Mexican legend Rayo de Jalisco passes away at 85

July 19, 2018 John Pollock

Legendary Lucha Libre figure Rayo de Jalisco (Max Linares) has died, according to several reports.

Masa Saito passes away at 76

July 16, 2018 John Pollock

Masa Saito passed away over the weekend at the age of 76, following a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. After representing Japan in the 1964 Summer Olympics, Saito had a storied career that included major runs with New Japan Pro Wrestling, the AWA and held the WWWF tag titles twice.

Matt Cappotelli passes away at age 38

June 29, 2018 Wai Ting

Former professional wrestler Matt Cappotelli passed away on early Friday morning following an extensive battle with brain cancer. He was 38 years old.

The Life & Career of Leon ‘Vader’ White

June 20, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock examines the career and life of the late Leon ‘Vader’ White with exclusive comments from Jim Ross and Bret Hart, reflecting on one of the greatest ‘big men’ in the history of professional wrestling.

Nick “Big Bully” Busick passes away at 63

May 8, 2018 John Pollock

Nick “Big Bully” Busick has passed away at the age of 63 following several battles with cancer. The news was announced Tuesday by his wife Lorie with her husband recently in hospice care. Busick wrestled in Pittsburgh and Atlanta, in addition to his time spent in the GWF and the World Wrestling Federation.

Motoko Baba passes away at age 78

April 23, 2018 John Pollock

It was revealed in the press that Motoko Baba, the widow of Shohei “Giant” Baba, and former owner of All Japan Pro Wrestling died earlier this month.

Paul Jones passes away at the age of 75

April 19, 2018 John Pollock

It was reported on Wednesday by the Mid-Atlantic Gateway website that Paul Jones (real name Paul Frederik) recently passed away, although details of his death are unknown.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 1/8 – Johnny Evans a.k.a Reginald Love Passes Away at 90

January 8, 2018 John Pollock

Former tag wrestler Johnny Evans a.k.a Reginald Love of The Love Brothers team has passed away, preview of Raw for Memphis, the latest team for “Mixed Match Challenge”, Michael Elgin issues a statement over inappropriate comments, CWF Mid-Atlantic severs ties with head booker and lead announcer and IPW U.K books match between a New Japan and WWE champion.