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1. Initially a heel after a face turn this mammoth man became one of the most beloved wrestlers of the 1960's and 1970's WWF. From the 1980's right until 1997 he was a popular color commentator and then WWF President. He died in 1999 at age 62 from complications of diabetes. Who was he?
2. This Texas Wrestler was the fifth son in a prominent wrestling family that unfortunately faced some horrible losses. He committed suicide in April 1987 at age 23, the third in his famous family to perish. Who was he?
3. This wrestler was way ahead of his time, he would have made an excellent addition to "The Attitude Era" had he lived. He called himself "The Handsome Half Breed" and died in January 1986 at age 28 of drugs. Who was he?
4. This wrestler was one of the last great ECW Heavyweight Champions during its waning days. He later went to WCW where he had a cool gimmick and then a forgettable one year stint with The WWF. He committed suicide in 2007 at age 42, who was he?
5. After some modest success as a wrestler this obnoxious man became one of the most successful managers of all time. From the early 1970's right thru the mid 1980's he was hated then embraced by the fans. He died of a heart attack at age 76 in October 2009, who was he?
6. This wrestler competed in Stu Hart's Stampede Promotion and for Eddie Graham in Florida in the late 70's/early 80's. In the late 1980's he had a stint in The WWF where he was famous for ditching his partners two years in a row at "The Survivor Series". Who was this loner who died of a heart attack in 2007 at age 63?
7. This star was literally larger than life and was a WWF mainstay for over seventeen years. His heel turn broke our hearts but he eventually did redeem himself. He died in January 1993 of heart failure at age 46, who was he?
8. This is a hard one. This wrestler was just getting going in the business when the promotion he worked for was going under. This former AWA Tag Team Champion died in 1993 at 33 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Who was he?
9. This former real life prison guard was able to parlay that into a very successful gimmick in The WWF in 1988. He died of a heart attack in 2004 at age 42, too soon. Who was he?
10. This female was way ahead of her time when she arrived in August 1985 in The WWF as the manager/valet for Randy Savage. She was a diva long before divas were even popular in the business. Sadly she died of an overdose in 2003 at age 42, who was she?
11. This wrestler was the "Big Man" in arguably the most famous of all wrestling trios. He had great success in WCCW and The UWF in addition to tag team team success with Steve Williams in Japan. He died of a heart attack which was caused by a blood clot in 2001 at the age of 40. Who was he?
12. This Canadian wrestler was a straight laced man for the better part of his career. In 1982 he shaved most of his head, refused to talk, painted his face green and became one of WCCW's premiere heels. He died in 2007 of kidney cancer at age 68, who was he?
13. This man was a member of one of the greatest tag teams the sport has ever seen. They burst onto the scene in 1983 and had success wherever they went. This man who will always be remembered by WWF fans for a certain phrase, died in November 2003 at age 46 of a heart attack. Who was he?
14. Next to Hulk Hogan this wrestler was arguably the most popular star of the mid 1980's boom in The WWF. Everyone loved him, he had a great entrance tune, an action figure and even appeared in a cartoon series. He died in June 1998 in an automobile accident at age 45, who was this beloved man?
15. This second generation star had held titles but it wasn't until his WWF debut in the summer of 1988 that he was "Perfect". One of the most gifted stars ever to compete he died of drugs in February 2003 at age 44, who was he?
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