WRESTLERS DEAD

In the last ten years many WWF/WWE wrestlers have died. Some died from natural causes but most had came to an early death as a result of the business they’re in.The good guys and the bad guys each have their days in the sun, and their die hard fans.It’s a shame that so many have died in the name of entertainment and are now forgotten about.MORE than 100 wrestlers have died before reaching the age of 50 in the last 12 years.Of the 106 wrestler who passed away between 1997 and 2009, 42 were full-time professionals who worked regularly for a large promotion or territory in the United States and Canada.In the ring, professional wrestlers are on top of the world. It's what brings them back, over and over again, despite the vigorous, brutal nature of the sport--or entertainment franchise, if you will.Outside of the ring, it's a different story, a world of underpaid performers, steroid and drug abuse, bad managers, cruel bosses, and occasionally darker things, as the murder/suicide story of Chris Benoit showed the country. Here's a look at three professional wrestlers, other than Benoit, whose lives took a sad and tragic turn.