Chesapeake
Posts: 1,603
Dec 4, 2009 5:08pm
I enjoyed the 3 minute warning gig.
Bischoff: Did somebody say 3 minutes?
Bischoff: Did somebody say 3 minutes?
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Dec 4, 2009 5:10pm
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Mr Pat
Posts: 519
Dec 4, 2009 5:27pm
RIP Big Man...
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Dec 4, 2009 5:35pm
Mr. Kennedy is speaking on his twitter and using Umaga in the "past tense" so it sounds like he knows something even though there hasn't been a official press release by WWE or his Family
http://twitter.com/secondpower
http://twitter.com/secondpower
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King Curtis
Posts: 391
Dec 4, 2009 5:41pm
Bobby Lashley has a tweet up saying that today is a very sad day with a good friend gone.
I would say that would imply that Umaga has indeed died.
I would say that would imply that Umaga has indeed died.
KnightXC1
Posts: 1,031
Dec 4, 2009 5:52pm
Still nothing official but sad news to say the least. Umaga was about as agile a 400 pound man that you will ever see. Too bad WWE killed his push since he could have been abig time heel for a long time.
MANAZE
Posts: 1,055
Dec 4, 2009 6:15pm
I just hope WWE does something more for him than just his pic and bells. Even though he wasn't "working" for them right now he was still a member of their "family" and deserves to be honored for what he did in the short amount of time he wrestled. RIP Big Man.
osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Dec 4, 2009 6:29pm
Trueblue23
Posts: 7,463
Dec 4, 2009 6:34pm
Umaga killed his own push by failing drug tests.KnightXC1 wrote: Still nothing official but sad news to say the least. Umaga was about as agile a 400 pound man that you will ever see. Too bad WWE killed his push since he could have been abig time heel for a long time.
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enigmaax
Posts: 4,511
Dec 4, 2009 7:55pm
So I don't go to the wrestling pages because I'm on a work computer. What happened exactly?
Lovejoy1984
Posts: 5,277
Dec 4, 2009 8:00pm
Looks like a massive heart attack.
Trueblue23
Posts: 7,463
Dec 4, 2009 8:50pm
Hey brother..enigmaax wrote: So I don't go to the wrestling pages because I'm on a work computer. What happened exactly?
Apparently Umaga's wife found him uncon. this morning with blood coming out of his nose.. heart attack is my guess as well.
goosebumps
Posts: 1,058
Dec 4, 2009 9:08pm
He was kicked out of WWE earlier this year for failing a second drug test. I'd imagine that had something to do with his heart attack. Most drugs abused by professional wrestlers can cause heart problems.
Sad to see. He was fun to watch a couple of years ago.
Sad to see. He was fun to watch a couple of years ago.
Tigerfan00
Posts: 3,427
Dec 4, 2009 10:43pm
He also refused rehab and thats when they terminated him.
Sad to see happen especially when you leave behind a family
Sad to see happen especially when you leave behind a family
Flash
Posts: 1,035
Dec 4, 2009 11:02pm
You don't get a bloody nose during a heart attack. You might get one from snorting cocaine and then getting a heart attack, never the less, too bad this happened.
LocoEngineer66
Posts: 790
Dec 5, 2009 1:10am
Trueblue23
Posts: 7,463
Dec 5, 2009 1:12am
Reports say he had a heart attack last night, and another one today while at the hospital.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Dec 5, 2009 1:44am
Yeah....very sad news....and yet another unhappy ending to a pro wrestler. As someone who's watched the action for 20-25 years, it just gets depressing knowing that everyone you get entertained by will either die (too many to name), become insane (Hogan, Savage, Warrior) or both (Benoit) at any time.
The Rock was smart to leave the industry to go to Hollywood. He has a legit shot to make it to 50.
The Rock was smart to leave the industry to go to Hollywood. He has a legit shot to make it to 50.
Red_Skin_Pride
Posts: 1,226
Dec 5, 2009 2:26am
^The Rock will definately make it well past most WWE superstars, as will Steve Austin, because they were smart enough to get out at the peak of their careers and either retire, or use their fame as a jumping off point for other, less crazy lifestyles.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Dec 5, 2009 2:33am
Well I wouldn't necessarily say Austin was smart enough..that was more of a "oh shit I gotta retire or I can become paralyzed for the rest of my life" retiring decision b/c of his neck. Rumors floating around of a possible Rock return though.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Dec 5, 2009 2:45am
Yeah, the big impetus for the "STONE COLD" success he had was that neck injury, as it caused him to switch from a technical wrestler to a more brawling-style one, which fit his character perfectly. And then, as he became more slow due to recurring injuries, he was smart enough to get out while he still could.
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mtrulz
Posts: 2,905
Dec 5, 2009 9:51am
Trueblue23
Posts: 7,463
Dec 5, 2009 12:43pm
Guys like HBK, Sting, Undertaker, HHH..Heretic wrote: Yeah, the big impetus for the "STONE COLD" success he had was that neck injury, as it caused him to switch from a technical wrestler to a more brawling-style one, which fit his character perfectly. And then, as he became more slow due to recurring injuries, he was smart enough to get out while he still could.
They will be lucky to even be able to get out of bed.
I might be wrong about the Stinger though.. he turned 50 this year and has quite a few long breaks.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Dec 5, 2009 2:00pm
What's the deal with Kennedy? I haven't followed wrestling in ages, but I thought he was a future star in the making. Why isn't he with the WWE anymore?osu45804 wrote: Sad, Sad news..... I'm hoping the WWE will release a statement
Former WWE Wrestler Kennedy posted this on his twitter page:
Enforcer
Posts: 2,140
Dec 5, 2009 2:02pm
He got hurt every other day, And WWE released him