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- canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+39wow, i haven't heard that name in years. i'm just picturing those hot rod tights now. another childhood memory joins the abyss. rip bam bam.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+27No 350+ lb. man could do cartwheels in the ring like him. RIP Beast from the East.
- DarkStalker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20About as low as someone who watches fake families in sitcoms and fake relationships in movies and plays in fake worlds in video games.
- harriman714, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12when you are that big heart attacks could be an issue
- Shando, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13I heard about this last night. Another wrestling legend gone. RIP Bam Bam :(
- straxus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Steroids? Have you ever actually *seen* Bam Bam?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8The dude had his whole head tattoo'd with flames! You have to be a complete bad ass to pull THAT off!
- WiZZLa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8The tattoo on his head proved he was hardcore and worked well for his character.
- elZoido, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Jake "The Snake" Roberts has outlasted another one.
RIP Bam Bam. - nerdvernacular, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I sat next to him on a prop plane once.. Good guy. One point after his heyday, he saved some people (in South Jersey IIRC) from a burning building. Guess the tattoo on his head was prophetic. Shame to see.
- DDRRE, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I only remember him as one of my favorite characters in the game WrestleMania.
RIP - toddsayshi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Wow, you're a dick.
- Desslok, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Was Bam Bam ever a confirmed steroid user? I don't think so, and he certainly didn't have the body of an abuser. He was just a big, big man, and unfortunately a hard life and his size caught up with him. It is possible, however, that pain killers or something like that could have made things worse, but I don't think he was the kind of guy to get addicted to that sort of stuff. He played a bad ass on tv, but was pretty upstanding in real life.
R.I.P. Bam Bam Bigelow, you will be missed. - mayurpatil, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I can clearly remember Bam Bam .He was my favourite wrestler on my sega 16bit..Wen he used the top ropes and successfully completed the jump his opponent would turn into a body of fire lying there for 2 seconds..He would beat every 1 ass out..Atleast on my sega and when i was BBB.. We will all miss him.RIP
- Lunarshadow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6His feud with Taz in ECW will always be my favourite feud of all time. He was an inspiration to big guys everywhere. RIP Bam Bam.
- Tropicalpalmdoc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6The deaths just since 1990 - Makes you happy not to be a wrestler . . .
1/7/90
Bronko Nagurski
Dies At Nursing Home
81
2/4/90
Billy Watson
Dies At Home
74
2/15/90
Mark Tendler
Dies Two Days After Being Shot
55
4/18/90
Gori Guerrero
Dies In El Paso, TX
??
8/16/90
Pat O'Conner
Cancer
65
12/31/90
Ed "The Bull" Gantner
Kidney Disease
31
6/30/91
Duke Keomuka
Heart Failure
70
8/25/91
Vivian Vachon
Car Accident
40
9/12/91
Chris Von Erich
Suicide
21
10/31/91
Gene Anderson
Heart Attack
58
11/10/91
Dick The Bruiser
Dies While Lifting Weights
62
12/27/91
Wilbur Snyder
Heart Failure
62
2/7/92
"Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer
Dies At Home
32
2/19/92
Tojo Yamamoto
Suicide
65
4/20/92
Jimmy Lennon, Sr.
Heart Failure
79
6/26/92
Buddy Rogers
Dies Four Days After Suffering Two Strokes
??
6/30/92
Stan Frazier
Diabetic Complications
54
9/24/92
Roy Hefferman
Heart Attack
67
1/27/93
Andre The Giant
Heart Attack
46
2/18/93
Kerry Von Erich
Suicide
33
3/11/93
Dino Bravo
Murdered
44
3/25/93
Wally Karbo
Heart Attack
77
6/14/93
Don Kent
Leukemia
61
10/26/93
Oro
Brain Aneurysm
??
11/13/93
Rufus R. Jones
Heart Attack
60
12/13/93
Larry Cameron
Heart Attack
41
1/14/94
Sam Menacker
Unknown
79
3/??/94
Ronnie Etchinson
Natural Causes
??
3/9/94
Eddie Creatchman
Heart Attack
66
5/23/94
Ray Candy
Heart Attack
43
7/4/94
Joey Marella
Car Accident
30
9/1/94
Boris Malenko
Cancer
61
11/23/94
Art Barr
Drug-Related Causes
28
1/22/95
Jerry "Crusher" Blackwell
Complications From Pneumonia
45
2/18/95
Eddie Gilbert
Heart Attack
33
3/20/95
John Studd
Liver Cancer
46
5/10/95
Ilio DePaulo
Struck By A Car
68
10/2/95
John Ayres
Liver Cancer
42
12/4/95
Little Beaver
Emphysema
61
5/5/96
Ray Stevens
Heart Attack
60
6/15/96
Dick Murdoch
Heart Attack
49
7/23/96
Herb Abrams
Drug Overdose
??
8/23/96
Neil Superior
Altercation with Police
33
9/10/96
Sapphire
Heart Attack
61
1/3/97
Rick Martello
Unknown
38
2/7/97
"Bulldog" Bob Brown
Unknown
??
3/1/97
Frank "Gorilla" Marconi
Unknown
??
3/24/97
Dr. Bill Miller
Unknown
??
6/30/97
Larry O'Day
Unknown
53
6/??/97
Stan Stasiak
Heart Attack
60
8/15/97
Plum Mariko
Head Trauma During A Match
29
8/31/97
Dale Lewis
Leukemia
??
9/11/97
Fritz Von Erich
Cancer/Brain Tumor
68
10/5/97
Brian Pillman
Heart Attack
36
1/??/97
Juanita McMahon
Unknown
??
1/25/98
Bobo Brazil
Unknown
73
2/15/98
Louie Spicolli
Asphyxiation From A Mix of Pain Killers & Alcohol
27
6/2/98
Junk Yard Dog
Car Accident
45
6/29/98
Jose Rivera
Leukemia
45
8/17/98
Brian Hauser
Shot By Cops
23
1/31/99
Giant Baba
Liver Failure
61
2/25/99
Renegade
Suicide
33
4/20/99
Rick Rude
Heart Attack
39
5/23/99
Owen Hart
Fell From The Rafters
34
9/8/99
Brian Hildebrand
Cancer
??
9/9/99
Naoko "Jackie" Satoh
Stomach Cancer
41
10/6/99
Gorilla Monsoon
Complications From A Heart Attack & Diabetes
62
11/27/99
Hiro Matsuda
Cancer
??
1/??/00
Al Costello
Unknown
79
1/??/00
Raul Reyes
Unknown
60
1/24/00
Bobby Duncum, Jr.
Overdose of Pain Killers
34
10/22/00
Yokozuna
Heart Failure
34
12/16/00
The Blue Demon
Heart Attack
78
3/26/01
Benny McGuire
Heart Attack
54
3/26/01
"Red Shoes" Dugan
Parkinson's Disease
??
4/24/01
Johnny Valentine
Natural Causes
73
5/16/01
Jumbo Tsuruta
Complications From Hepatitis
49
7/16/01
Terry Gordy
Heart Attack
40
7/27/01
Rhonda Singh
Unknown
40
7/29/01
Dennis Coraluzzo
Stroke
48
10/7/01
Chris Adams
Shot To Death
46
10/28/01
Chief Dave Foxx
Heart Attack
44
11/4/01
Helen Hart
Complications From Diabetes
76
12/15/01
Russ Haas
Heart Attack
27
12/25/01
Mike Davis
Heart Attack
46
1/7/02
Mighty Igor
Heart Failure
60's
2/4/02
Nelson Royal
Heart Attack
70
2/20/02
Swede Hanson
Heart Failure
68
4/18/02
Wahoo McDaniel
Stroke
63
4/28/02
Lou Thesz
Natural Causes
86
5/7/02
Randy Anderson
Natural Causes
41
5/14/02
Mass Transit
Unknown
22
5/16/02
Big Dick Dudley
Unknown
34
5/16/02
Shoichi Arai
Suicide
36
5/17/02
Davey Boy Smith
Heart Attack
39
9/21/02
Rocco Rock
Heart Attack
49
10/31/02
Edward Cholak
Natural Causes
72
11/22/02
Billy Joe Travis
Heart Attack
??
11/29/02
Jeff Peterson
Cancer
22
11/30/02
Tim Woods
Heart Attack
??
1/18/03
The Sheik
Natural Causes
??
2/10/03
Curt Hennig
Heart Attack
44
3/18/03
Kodo Fuyuki
Cancer
42
3/20/03
Art Thomas
Cancer
79
4/17/03
Ray Mendoza
Natural Causes
73
5/1/03
Miss Elizabeth
Drug Overdose
42
6/2/03
Freddie Blassie
Natural Causes
85
9/26/03
Anthony Durante
Drug Overdose
36
10/16/03
Stu Hart
Complications From Diabetes/Pneumonia
88
10/19/03
Road Warrior Hawk
Unknown
46
11/6/03
Crash Holly
Unknown
34
11/24/03
Dick Hutton
Natural Causes
80
12/1/03
Moondog Spot
Unknown
51
12/6/03
The Wall
Heart Attack
36
1/24/04
Jack Tunney
Natural Causes
68
1/28/04
Don Haggerty
Natural Causes
78
3/6/04
Hercules Hernandez
Heart Attack
45
5/6/04
Pepper Gomez
Kidney Failure
77
7/3/04
Billy Redwood
Car Accident
??
7/17/04
Pat "Bomber" Roach
Cancer
67
8/1/04
Ken Timbs
Heart Attack
53
9/12/04
Dr. Wagner, Sr.
Heart Attack
68
9/17/04
Jim Barnett
Cancer & Pneumonia
80
9/22/04
Ray "Big Boss Man" Traylor
Heart Attack
42
10/4/04
Marianna Komlos
Breast Cancer
35
11/27/04
Dandy Jack Donovan
Accident At Construction Site
76
1/18/05
Pez Whatley
Heart Failure
54
4/28/05
Chris Candido
Blood Clot After Surgery
33
6/17/05
Ron Tronguard
Liver Cancer
72
7/11/05
Shinya Hashimoto
Brain Aneurysm
40
7/21/05
Lord Alfred Hayes
Stroke
77
8/13/05
Chris Tolos
Natural Causes
75
8/18/05
Chris Cash
Motorcycle Accident
23
8/25/05
Moondog King
Unknown
56
10/22/05
The Crusher
Natural Causes
79
11/13/05
Eddie Guerrero
Heart Failure
38
- Eastlygod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Bocked Spamer.
- bongo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I remember going to a WWF event when I was a kid, and my friends and I taunted Bam Bam. He turned around and pointed at us. We were thrilled. RIP, Bam Bam.
- tafkase7en, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9The best from the east!
- barryiggins, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRPTbCizuC8
RIP Bam Bam - srneu71, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I saw him wrestle when I was in middle school and he was doing a local small-time wrestling circuit. I was thrilled when I saw him a year later in the WWF.
RIP BBB - Burrito, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Lawrence Taylor wins.
- jet3004, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Bam Bam's two best partners:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_White
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_%28wrestler%29 - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Don't forget Luna Vachon!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_Vachon - grapfx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Yes he was the biker bully for hire.
- Smitty41, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Nooooo!!!! He was the reason I learned how to cartwheel!
- JustinPM, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3My condolences to the family, of all the years that Bam Bam was in the business of entertainment, he did not leave a tarnish on it. I have never heard anything negative of him.
- Thorpe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I remember him as a great Legend on WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007.
- steveoco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3It's a shame, wrestlers just seem to die...
I am not sure if its substance abuse which seems to be rampant in the industry but look at the list...
Bam Bam Bigelow, Sammy Steamboat, Earthquake, Eddy Guerrero, Big Boss Man, Curt Hennig, Miss Elizabeth, Road Warrior Hawk, Crash Holly…
And that’s just in the last few years. There not that old but just seem to pass away, it’s a shame because of the cool memories you have of them.
RIP Bam Bam - musicbear, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@lippsy
"...I wonder if Bam Bam still thinks dying in his forties was a fair trade-off for the fame and fortune he received..."
As he's deceased I don't he really thinks about it one way or the other...
Also... he received a lot more fame than fortune... His legend will always be there, I can only hope he put away some of the money he received in WCW and WWE. - UglieJosh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3That was crude, tasteless and......... absolutely hilarious......
It's funny 'cause its true. - daedalus779, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I think i remember this guy from the original WWF game on the NES.
- rimz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2R.I.P used to really love watching him wrestle
- barryiggins, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Still pretty badass that he even tried MMA. Most pro wrestlers, let alone folks like me and you, would even consider it.
- thebuggman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The best matches Bam Bam Bigelow ever had (in my opinion) was in his days of ECW:
When he put Taz, along with himself, through the stage.
When he teamed with Chris Candido (RIP) and The Franchise Shane Douglas as part of the Triple Threat!!!!!
When he threw Spike Dudley into the crowd!!
RIP dude! - thephosphorbox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Damn he was young.. I remember watching him when I was a kid on Saturday morning wrestling :( I met him in a K-Mart once in West Long Branch, NJ.. he was shopping for camping gear with his son.
Rest in peace, Bam Bam. - dmoney22, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Oh man those guys bring back memories.
- DjManner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hall of Fame introduction should happen
R.I.P. Bam Bam - guerrilla_suit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Rest in Peace, Bam Bam.
- bioskope, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I remember when he and Vader used to go at it. This man was a legend everywhere he went. Especially in Japan. Watch the ***** he did in Puroresu and you'd be amazed at how agile he was. Plus from what I remember from back in my fanboi days, he was one of the most awesome guys to work with in the ring according to most top wrestlers. Even though he had size he always made sure that the 'face' looked good in his victory. If you would have rented any of those tapes from olden era like Tatankas, Lugers, Harts, Razor Ramons, Michaels etc you would have been able to see just how Bigelow used to make all of them look better than they were in the ring
- SA007, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1lol wtf
http://unemplus.info - jmdajr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Man...wrestlers have it rough....
- tombomb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Damn, that list brings a tear to my eye. So many great wrestlers who have gone before their time. Owen hart, Eddie Guerrero...
- gerriediaz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1he was a cool dude. i talked to him a couple of times. his son shane was on my lil bro's little league baseball team and bam bam wouldnt miss a game. he had some nice whips and his ex-wife was hotter than Janis. OT represent.
- Zaphrod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I used to live in Hudson Fla, He's probably better off now.
- nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I never heard of him until he opened a burger joint a few miles away from where I live in Pennsylvania. That was a few years ago. They closed. A shame - they were damn good burgers. Don't know why he picked that place - it's in the middle of fricking nowhere. He also lived in the same private gated community I live in, "The Hideout", in Lake Ariel, PA (mostly retired people and vacation homes).
- mklopez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'll make an exception to the "do not cross-link digg stories" rule on this case...
I found a very good retrospective+tribute article on Bigelow:
http://digg.com/other_sports/Tribute_Wrestler_Bam_Bam_Bigelow_Dead_at_45
Direct link:
http://www.onlineonslaught.com/columns/oo/20070120.shtml - Woody925, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0RIP Bam Bam
- Eastlygod, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Not that quick, it was announced 18 hours ago.... Wiki would have been updated within 10 minutes.
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