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Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff
Here's a list of wrestlers who died from heart attacks in their 40's, mostly likely all were from steroid use.
Bam Bam Bigelow
Eddy Guerrero
Hercules Hernandez
Big Boss Man
"Mr.Perfect" Curt Hennig
Road Warrior Hawk
Crash Holly
The Wall
Chris Candido
Eddie Gilbert
Brian Pillman
Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy
Russ Haas (Charlie's brother)
Rick McGraw
Rick Rude
"Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer
"British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith
Louie Spicolli
Moondog Spot (had the attack while wrestling)
Big John Studd (liver cancer from ???)
David Von Erich (the first prominent one in 1984)
Yokozuna
Jay Youngblood
All these wrestlers were under the age of 50 and some in thier 30's...very sad commentary from drug use
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Most of them were on way more than just steroids and a few were probably not even on steroids at all. They were all abusing painkillers, amphetamines, and sleeping pills back then. That is what being on the road wrestling matches 330 days a year will do to you.