A tribute to the wrestlers who left us early

WWE had some good and some bad moments. The deaths of a few famous wrestlers at a young age were a few of the bad moments. Have a look at some of the wrestlers who died at an early age:

Chris Benoit (May 21, 1967–June 24, 2007)

Chris Benoit and his family (wife and son) were found dead in their home in 2007. He suicided and cause of death was reported to be hanging. Many say it was because of relationship problems with his wife.

A match involving him was scheduled for the ECW World championship at Vengeance just before the day he died. Watch a Tribute Video of Chris Benoit:

Yokozuna (October 2, 1966 – October 23, 2000)

One of the heaviest wrestlers of all time, Yokozuna died in 2000 because of some fluid in his lungs that caused a heart failure. He won the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania IX after beating Bret Hart.

Eddie Guerrero (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005)

The Latino Heat died because of a drug overdose. Eddie was very famous among WWE fans.

Andre the Giant (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993)

The 7’4″(2.24m) tall former WWE Champion died of a heart failure. He had a great match against Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania. Watch a tribute for Andre:

Owen Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999)

He died after falling 50 feet from the ceiling to ring at ‘Over The Edge’. In his era, Raw was known as “RAW IS WAR”. After his death, the show was named RAW IS OWEN.

‘Macho Man’ (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011)

This member of the NWO died in a car crash. He had a massive heart attack when he was driving. He was the greatest loss to the WWE in 2011.

Umaga (March 28, 1973 – December 4, 2009)

As reported Umaga died because of a heart attack.That was his second heart attack that day. The reasons for the heart attacks were said to be a mixture of painkillers, tranquilizers & muscle relaxant. Watch a match of his against John Cena: