RIP: Big Boss Man

[Megatomic]

I met Ivan Koloff a few months ago. He's pretty old and still alive and kicking. His joints are bad but he's in otherwise good condition.

Nice guy, too.

 

[C'DaleRider]

Originally posted by: HamSupLo
these wrestlers sure have short lifespans.

Like Red Dawn said:

Steriods are a hell of a drug!

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
I met Ivan Koloff a few months ago. He's pretty old and still alive and kicking. His joints are bad but he's in otherwise good condition.

Nice guy, too.

Was this at Walmart?

I've seen him there before, signing autographs

 

[Megatomic]

Indeed it was. While I was in there no one else recognized him. Not even guys. This gave my family the opportunity to monopolize his time for a good 15-20 minutes.

 

[Ausm]

Who?

Ausm

 

[raystorm]

What's with the steroids talk?? Have you seen Big Boss Man??? He was hardly buff at all. Now if you said "painkillers" that is something different. A few wrestlers (Brian Pillman, I think Rick Rude) died due to overuse of painkillers. He did have a bad knee so maybe it could have been that? Could be a heart attack as well.

I enjoyed Bossman's first WWF run when he had matches against Hulk Hogan, Mountie. How about his hilarious feud with the Big Show that culminated in that hilarious funeral scene! I was dying of laughter when Bossman drove away dragging the casket with Big Show on top of the casket.

His WCW run on the other hand was awful.. the Guardian Angel??? Big Bubba Rogers??!! eh...

42 is way too young.


update: It was a heart attack that did him in. (from pwinsider.com)

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: C'DaleRider

Originally posted by: HamSupLo
these wrestlers sure have short lifespans.

Like Red Dawn said:

Steriods are a hell of a drug!

The dude probably had a cholesterol level of 400 and a BP of 220/150 or some astronomically high number along those lines.

 

[HamSupLo]

if it's not the roids, it's probably all the booze and blow. I liked it when he used to handcuff the guy and beat him with the nightstick.

 

[PanzerIV]

Never heard of him but still 42 is too young to go.

 

[jmgonzalez]

It's made the WWE home page - here's the direct link:

http://www.wwe.com/news/headlines/1277702

 

[Zim Hosein]

42!

R. I. P. BBM!

 

[Liviathan]

WOW...can't believe how they all just drop like that.

I saw either Rowdy Rodie Pipper is next or the Ultimate Warrior.