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Old 03-14-2009, 01:13 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Phaneuf View Post
Wow. RIP, I used to watch WWE/F religiously for about 6 years and it sucks that he's gone. He really wasn't my favourite, but it's just shocking to see someone so young die like that.
Is it really shocking anymore? It seems now every few months we hear about one of these guys going belly up. I stopped watching it after the Owen Hart tragedy myself. It would be intersting to see the actual mortality rate of proffesional wrestlers, I bet it would rank as one of the most dangerous proffesions in the world. Imagine if any other "sport" had a young mortality rate as high as these guys, US congress would be involved. But because it is percieved as a bit of a freak show / fringe culture thing I think it just enables the promotions to stay more or less out of the limelight.
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