Buddy Porter
January 5, 2005

A native of Rock Hill, Mr. Porter was a son of the late William Desport and Evelyn Beatrice Anderson Porter. He was a member of Cornerstone Assembly of God in York. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and received the Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars. He was a 1986 graduate of York Technical College and worked in the finance business.

Ray Villmer
January 9, 2005

He hailed from St. Louis, and what a great competitor Ray Vilmer was. Scientific wrestler with smooth moves for a big man.

Roy teamed up with Eddie Graham for some classic showdowns with the Von Brauners in the early 1960s, selling out the Armory in Tampa. Ray also teamed up with Pat O’Connor on his many visits to Tampa Bay.

Pez Whatley
January 18, 2005

During his career, "Pistol" Pez Whatley broke more than a few boundaries. Whatley, who died Tuesday at age 54, was the first black high school wrestling champion in Chattanooga and in Tennessee. He was then the first black wrestler at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

As a pro wrestler, he brought smiles to many faces in and out of the ring when he was a good guy as "Pistol" Pez or Willie B. Hurt; as the heel Shaska Whatley, he drew happiness from the fans' ire.

Tony Lanza
January 26, 2005

Tony Lanza, one of the first accomplished muscle magazine photographers in the country, was also a professional wrestler known in the ring as Lario Lanza, the Singing Wrestler.

Lanza worked with brothers Ben and Joe Weider in the late 1940s to create the International Federation of Body Builders.

"Not only was he a good wrestler, he was an outstanding photographer, the best in the world, who knew and photographed all the grand champions like Steeve Reeves, Ed Theriault and Leo Robert."

In 1950, Lanza won the Mr. Sante Quebec bodybuilding title, and started wrestling professionally. Intially, Lanza promoted himself as Lario Lanza, aping the name of a popular tenor, Mario Lanza. As Lario Lanza, Tony would burst into song before each wrestling match.

He had other eccentric personas: the Masked Strangler, the Masked Spider, and King Kong, the Gorilla Man.

In 1964, Lanza won the junior heavyweight wrestling championship title.

He opened a wrestling school in the basement of his house, where he taught until the late 1970s, when he retired.

Gary Lee Pearson
January 20, 2005

Known as the Resurrector. Born February 2, 1943, passed away from cancer on January 20, 2005 at the age of 61. Gary was the first person to start a fan club in the early 1960's for Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson. He later entered professional wrestling himself and was known as the Blonde Bomber. He wrestled for Johnny Weaver, Hawk and Hanson and he wrestled locally for Horace "Hoss" Strickland. After retiring from the ring, he became the manager to the Corpse. They were regulars in APW for about two years. Prior to his death, Gary was with IWA Flashfire. He managed several wrestlers including; The Corpse, The Confederates: Billy Starr & Roc Rowland, The Golden Eagle, The Elite Rednecks: Billy Starr, Panhead Nelson and Tommy Sawyer. In November 2004, Gary was inducted into the IWA Flashfire Hall of Fame.

Dave Levin
February 2005

Roger Mackay
February 19, 2005

Ex-pro wrestler Roger Mackay, 76, dies in S.L.

One of Utah's greatest wrestlers, Roger H. Mackay, died Saturday morning in Salt Lake City at the age of 76.

Mackay, who was the son of Salt Lake County Commissioner Lon Mackay, wrestled professionally for more than 20 years, beginning in 1949. He traveled nationally and internationally on a wrestling circuit that included Gorgeous George, Lord James Blears, Baron Michelle Leone, Freddie Blassie, Lou Thesz, Dick the Bruiser, Guy Brunetti, Joe Tangero and others.

He was noted for his scientific form of wrestling that featured quick moves and clever escapes.

Before becoming a wrestler, Mackay played football for the Navy and was scouted by the Chicago Bears. Due to a leg injury he was unable to accept a professional football contract.

Mighty Joe Esposito
February 20, 2005

George Culkin
Feb. 26, 2005,

He was 78. He was a professional wrestler and promoter for a number of years. From 1960 until 1968, he served as chief deputy sheriff under the late J.H. Henderson and Vernon O. Luckett.

Mr. Culkin worked in the chancery clerk's office for the late J.L. "Pewee" Hudgins and was a Warren County election commissioner. In 1973, he was elected circuit clerk of Warren County, retiring in 1988

Chief Black Eagle
April 2005

Chief Black Eagle wrestled from the 1950's until 1983. He could be seen in the ring across the country and internationally in Japan, Puerto Rico and Canada. Many of those years he was with the well known National Wrestling Alliance or N.W.A.

Mad Mike Allen
April 2005

Bobby Whitlock
April 3, 2005

Referee

Chris Candido
April 28 2005

Christopher B. Candito, 33, of Matawan, a longtime resident of Spring Lake, died suddenly Thursday, April 28, 2005, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

Born in Edison, he lived in Spring Lake until moving to Matawan 10 years ago. He had attended H.W. Mountz Grammar School, Spring Lake, and Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank, and had attended the University of Tennessee. He was involved in wrestling competitively since he was 14 years old. He was a former communicant of St. Catharine's and St. Margaret's Parish, Spring Lake.

Chris was a professional wrestler for many years. His family wrote this of Chris: Chris Candito will be regarded as one of, if not the best professional wrestlers in the history of the sport. He held more titles than can be counted, including the WWE tag team titles, ECW tag team titles, WCW cruiserweight title, and the NWA world title, just to mention a few. He wholeheartedly loved the art of professional wrestling and passed on at the peak of his career. To know him was to love him, as he was a passionate, determined, and ever-benevolent human being. He is seen as an angel by many, proving the old adage "only the good die young." He will live on eternally as a "legend of the squared circle." Truly one of a kind, as a person, he was the kindest, most caring and giving individual you would ever want to meet. His legacy has only just begun. All who knew "No Gimmicks Needed" would agree that nobody does it better. "CC, We miss you already."

He is survived by his wife, Tamara Sytch; his father and stepmother, Donald and Gisele Candito of Middletown; his mother and stepfather, Margaret "Peggy" and Gregory Rea of Spring Lake; two sisters, Amanda and Amy Rea, and a brother, Jonathan Rea, all of Spring Lake; and his grandmother, Margaret Kunak of Nazareth, Pa.

Christopher B. Candito Foundation, c/o Bank of New York, 1310 Third Ave., Spring Lake, NJ 07762, for the establishment of a scholarship to benefit a student at his alma mater, H.W. Mountz Grammar School, Spring Lake, who demonstrates excellence by his/her performance during the academic year.

Visit the memorial pages of Chris Candido at WrestlingClothesline.com

Chris Kreski
May 9, 2005

Chris Kreski, who was one of the original WWE writers who replaced Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara, died yesterday of cancer at age 42.

Kreski was not known to have cancer when he worked for WWE. After he left the company, citing burn out and other opportunities, Stephanie McMahon replaced him as head writer in 2002.

Kreski was head writer during WWE's best drawing period, credited with being a strong writer who also benefited from the table being set with top stars and a deep roster that was over.

Kreski had previously written for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Beavis & Butt-Headd, and Remote Control. After working for WWE, he was involved with the NFL Kickoff Concert (2003) and the MTV Movie Awards (2002).

Maurice Catarcio
May 16 2005

Maurice Catarcio, a former professional wrestler and weightlifter who gained national fame after he was diagnosed with cancer in his later years, has died. He was 76.
Mr. Catarcio died of cancer at his home in Del Haven on Thursday.
Mr. Catarcio began putting on public displays of strength after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1991.
At 65, the 5-foot-11, 210-pound man swam the backstroke while tugging an 80-foot sightseeing boat across a lake.
At 72, he dragged a 27,000-pound bus down a New York City street on ''The Late Show with David Letterman."
Mr. Catarcio's feats landed him in ''The Guinness Book of Records."
Mr. Catarcio competed in the World Wrestling Federation from 1957 to 1960.
He was known then as ''The Matador," complete with a bullfighting cape

Guy Joe Brunetti
5/8/02005

The wrestling career of Guy Joe Brunetti, who died Sunday May 8 2005 at age 75 in Phoenix, Arizona, was always tied into his "brother" Joe Tangaro, who wrestled as Joe Brunetti. Altogether, the Brunettis worked as a team for about 15 years
NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Champion(3)
NWA (Minneapolis) Tag Team Champion(2)
NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Tag Team Champion(2)
AWA Tag Team Champion(2)
Stampede International Tag Team Champion

Dan "Spider" Quirk
05/26/05

New England Wrestler and Independent stand out Dan “Spider” Quirk was tragically killed in an in ring accident in Taunton Massachusetts on May 26 2005 while working for Ultimate Championship Wrestling. Eye Witness say that Quirks opponent preformed a reverse plancha on him while he was prone on the outside of the ring. According to several witnesses He had taken the full brunt of his opponents weight and driving his head into the floor. A large amount of blood loss was visible and the match was immediately stopped. Medical personnel were summoned. All attempts to revive him failed.

Dan was only 22 years old.

Anyone who would like to send a donation to the Daniel Michael Quirk
Memorial Scholarship Fund, may make their donations and send them to the
following address:

Daniel Michael Quirk Memorial Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 15
Shelton, CT 06484

Rod Trongard
6/15/05

Rod Trongard, a long-time pro wrestling announcer in the 70s and 80s, mostly with the AWA, passed away earlier today from liver cancer. He was 72.

Trongard, a member of the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame, began as a radio announcer in 1953. He announced for Verne Gagne, and in the 80s, worked for the WWF during a period when Vince McMahon attempted to raid everyone who worked for Gagne. He did not do well in WWF, and didn't last long there.

He had been a sportscaster in Mankato, MN for the past 23 years.

Kevin "Damian Houston" Mailhot
6/15/05

Kevin Mailhot, a San Diego computer software salesman, fell and hit his head on the rear wheel of the sport utility vehicle just after 5 p.m. on New Salem Street at Deering Street, north of Mira Mesa Mall, San Diego police said.

Mailhot was westbound at 50 to 60 mph in a 30 mph zone when the driver of an eastbound Toyota Sequoia turned left onto Deering, putting the SUV in the path of the motorcycle, police said.

Mailhot braked hard, skidded and fell off the bike. His head struck the Sequoia's right rear tire, causing massive injuries in spite of his helmet. The blow flattened the tire.

Mailhot died a short time later in a hospital. He is survived by his mother, who lives in Maine.

Eric Ackers
07/04/05

Eric Ackers, the longtime promoter of Coliseum Championship Wrestling in Evansville IN, passed away over the weekend as a result of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. Ackers promoted weekly shows on Wednesday nights in Evansville at the Evansville Coliseum.

Shinya Hashimoto
07/11/05

Shinya Hashimoto passed away at approximately 9:30 a.m. Monday morning in Yokohama, Japan. His death is believed to have been due to a brain aneurism. He collapsed suddenly and was rushed to the hospital and is believed to have been dead on arrival. No other details are available at this moment. He was 40. Hashimoto, a many time IWGP champion and Hall of Famer, had, along with Hulk Hogan, headlined more successful huge live pro wrestling events than any wrestlers in the history of the business. He had been out of action for several months due to a shoulder injury and the collapse of the original Zero-One promotion. He was recovering from surgery in December.

Jose Miguel Perez Sr
7/16/05

Jose Miguel Perez Sr., who was half of the best drawing tag team in McMahon promotions history with Argentina Rocca. Perez, 68, died of a massive heart attack while taking a morning shower. Rocca & Perez teamed throughout the world, but headlined most of the shows in MSG in the late 50s, during the strongest tag team era in the history of the building. They never lost a match in the building, and were always the main event, probably working more main events than anyone in history except Bruno and Backlund.

Lord Alfred Hayes
7/21/05

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By GREG OLIVER - Producer, SLAM! Wrestling

Remembering Lord Alfred Hayes -- who died Wednesday at age 77 -- as just the buffoon second-banana on the WWF Tuesday Night Titans is to do a huge injustice to one of the greatest wrestlers ever to come out of the United Kingdom.

Beginning to wrestle in the early 1950s in Britain, the 5-foot-9, 238-pound "Judo" Al Hayes was a top-notch heel wherever he wrestled in the 1960s and 1970s, including Florida, the Central States territory and Texas. He was usually billed as being from Windermere, England.

Then, in 1982, he joined the expanding WWF under Vince McMahon Jr., and upped the Britishness of his act. He was in countless skits on Tuesday Night Titans, The Bobby Heenan Show and the various WWF programs, as well as serving as commentator on matches on those shows. He recalled the skits in a 2000 interview with the Wrestling Perspective newsletter. "Yeah, I didn't mind doing those at all. They were good. One or two of them I didn't because I didn't want to and that was okay. Vince [McMahon] said, 'Okay, we'll get somebody else to do that.'"

Besides his work as a wrestler and announcer, Hayes served as a heel manager in the American Wrestling Association as well.

"I did some managing that I didn't really want to do, but I did it up in Minneapolis. Verne Gagne persuaded me to," Hayes said in Wrestling Perspective. "I said to him, 'No, I don't want to be a manager because when you?re a manager, you go in and you do the main event and the wrestler gets the money and you who do all the work and all the talking get nothing.' So he said, 'I'll pay you what the main event gets.' So that's how much he wanted me to manage."

After his time in the WWF came to an end in 1995, he faced a number of health challenges. At the 2001 Cauliflower Alley Club reunion, he was in a wheelchair.

For the last number of years, Hayes lived on his own in Dallas, Texas. When a stubbed toe led to an infection, which led to gangrene, he had to have part of a leg amputated.

Chris Tolos

Chris Tolos, one half of the greatest tag teams of the 50s and 60s, passed away yesterday in Ontario at age 75 following a battle with cancer. He and brother John made up the Canadian Wrecking Crew. As a team they were recognized as world champs in Florida, Detroit, and Vancouver, and held the top tag title in the WWWF, defeating Killer Kowalski and Gorilla Monsoon in 1963. John went on to have a good singles run during the 70s and worked briefly for the WWF as Coach in 1991. As a singles Chris worked as a prelim guy for Frank Tunney in Toronto until 1980.

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PETER "Slick the Butcher" SMITH
6/11/2005

After along bout with cancer,7 year Indy Star passed away on 6/11 from
heart failure.

AL KASHEY
7/17/2005

Son of KING KONG KASHEY. In Tulsa Oklahoma Al Kashey became the NWA light heavyweight champion on November 30 1957. Kashey worked up and into the 80's

Kunimatsu Matsunaga
8/19/2005

Former All Japan Women's boss Kunimatsu Matsunaga, 63, has reportedly committed suicide by jumping off the 7th floor of a building in Shinagawa, Tokyo. You may have known Kunimatsu under the ring name as "Jimmy Kayama," a referee. AJW closed its doors on 4/17 after being in debt for millions of dollars.

Chri$ Ca$h
8/19/2005

Chri$ Ca$h - Christopher Bauman Jr. passed away last night after being involved in a motorcycle accident near his home in South Jersey. On behalf of the CZW family we would like to send our condolences to the Bauman family who are mourning Chris as are we. The thoughts and prayers of the CZW family are with them and those of the CZW fans also are.

Moondog King
8/27/2005

Sailor Ed White, who wrestled all over the world, most well known in Eastern Canada and South Africa, passed away at the age of 56. He was WWF tag team champion as one of the original Moondogs with Randy Culley, until being caught with drugs at the Canadian border made it so he couldn't return to the U.S. Andre the Giant suggested that the late Larry Booker, who he had seen wrestling in Memphis, had a good Moondog look and he was brought in as Spot and given a belt like nothing had happened.

Lou Pitoscia
7/28/05

As a professional wrestler, he made his opponents scream in pain. As a comedian with Wayne and Shuster, he made Canada scream with laughter.
Louis "Big Lou" Pitoscia, the ultimate cigar-chomping bruiser, died peacefully at the age of 76.

His career saw him move from professional wrestling in the Maple Leaf Gardens of the 1940s to playing tough-guy roles in movies and television.

But he's best remembered for decades of sketch comedy send-ups of gangsters, hoods and prison inmates as a regular on Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster's CBC television show.

Johnny Stone
9/10/05

Independent wrestler Johnny Stone died on Saturday, September 10th. The source reports that Stone was killed in an automobile accident in Louisville, KY on the way to Alabama. Stone had previously worked for NWA-FL and UPW.

Scotty Thompson
8/17/05

In wrestling parlance, a "carpenter" is someone who builds up an opponent. Frank "Scotty" Thompson, who died Wednesday at age 84, was a carpenter's carpenter. And he was proud of it.

Mirai
09/13/05

Chiemi Kitagami, formally known to wrestling fans as Joshi talent Mirai, passed away Tuesday afternoon from injuries resulting from a car accident. In September of 2001, Mirai made her debut for the Japanese-based AJW promotion, but decided to leave the business a few months later. In 2002, she returned to in-ring action for AJW before departing in March of 2005. The twenty-two year old was scheduled to make an appearance for the Japanese Breath show, which is slated to occur next week.

Trae Keller
09/20/05

Trae Keller, a long-time wrestler in Tennessee and who worked all over the U.S., was found dead in his apartment in Brownsville, TN yesterday at the age of 36. Keller is believed to have died from a heart attack pending autopsy results. He may have been dead since Saturday.

He worked a lot of Memphis TV over the years and also did a German gimmick as Heinrich Von Keller, and had done TV work for WWF as well.

Gene "Mr. America" Stanlee

According to Scott Teal -- Gene "Mr. America" Stanlee passed away on September 23rd. No further details available at this time.

Gene's real name was Eugene Stanley Zygoiwicz, born on January 1st.

He held NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship and Ohio Heavyweight Championship.

Gene teamed with his brother Steve. Gene Stanlee was a health nut, longtime vegetarian, still sold a line of supplements..

BOB "LEGS" LANGEVIN
10/08/05

Bob "Legs" Langevin passes away Oct. 08, 2005

A valued member of the sports-entertainment community, Bob “Legs” Langevin, passed away Saturday, Oct. 8 at the age of 91.

Langevin had an extremely long and successful career spanning from the 1930s into the 1970s. He wrestled the likes of Lou Thesz, Killer Kowalski, Strangler Lewis and even professional boxer Joe Louis.

Langevin received his nickname of “Legs” due to the enormous strength he had in his legs. He was capable of splitting a bag of flour simply by squeezing it with his legs. It was only natural that he went on to use the Airplane Scissors as his finishing maneuver.

After his career as a wrestler was over, he was a bodyguard. Among the people who retained his services were the Prime Minister of Canada, Louis St. Laurent, Elizabeth Taylor and Princess Soroya, the wife of the Shah of Iran.

Langevin’s contributions to sports-entertainment were recognized by WWE when the company honored him at a 1995 show in Montreal.

A note from Flipper:
The most amazing thing about "Legs" was never mentioned.Bob underwent a colostony in the early 70's.He was given 10 to 15 years to live.A truly inspiring man.

Russ Hardman
10/12/05

We're very sorry to report the news that Russ Hardman, who wrestled as Sweet Stevie Lee in the Midwest, passed away at 2:30 a.m. at Akron (Ohio) General Hospital this morning from complications of a brain aneurysm over the weekend. He worked for numerous companies in the Ohio and Michigan area, and appeared many times on WWE Heat and Velocity.

Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski
10/23/05

Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski, one of the most colorful performers in the history of the wrestling business passed away last night at the age of 79.

Crusher was a top box office attraction in 60s and 70s in the AWA and is best known for his famous tag team with Dick the Bruiser.

According to a report by Mike Aldren, Crusher had been ill for past several months battling stomach cancer and a brain tumor.

Bobby Black
10/24/05

It is never easy to make post like this, but we received a call from Charlie, Bobby Black's (Bobby Bosold, Jr.) son at 7:12 AM today October 23, informing me that Bobby has passed away.

Bobby Black (ring name) was one of our referees, then Announcer, and then Manager for 4 + years, and has been battling brain cancer for the last 2 years.

Bobby's Son will post more information later on the World Wide Wrestling Alliance web site when it is available.

Please keep Charlie, Debbie, Bobby's wife and the rest of Bobby's family in your thought and prayers.
-WrestlingClothesline.com 

Eddie Guerrero
11/13/2005

From WWE.com

Eddie Guerrero passes away
Nov. 13, 2005

WWE is deeply saddened by the news that Eddie Guerrero has passed away. He was found dead this morning in his hotel room in Minneapolis. Eddie is survived by his wife Vickie and daughters Shaul, 14, Sherilyn, 9, and Kaylie Marie, 3.


Here are some more details coming out in regards to Eddie Guerrero's premature passing.

Eddie was staying at the Marriott City Center hotel in downtown Minneapolis. He had an early wake-up call shortly after 7:00 a.m. local time. Eddie didn't answer the door. He was traveling with Chavo Guerrero, who called the room and couldn't get an answer. When several knocks on his hotel room door went unanswered, security got the door open and Eddie was found dead in the bathroom. The police were quickly called at around 7:30 a.m. local time. Attempts were made to revive him, but they couldn't summon Eddie back to life.

Don A. Evans
11/28/05

Don A. Evans, 88, of Martville, died Monday, November 28, 2005 at Sunrise Nursing Home in Oswego.

Born in South Kortright, NY he resided in Kingston, NY for many years before moving to Martville in 1986.

Mr. Evans was a professional wrestler for 30 years.

After retiring from wrestling, he became a union activist, past president and life member of the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers.

He was a life member of the Weedsport Rod and Gun Club.

Mr. Evans was predeceased by his wife, Annette Helen Evans in 1992.

He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Donald J. and Jean Evans of Hannibal; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

John Lakey
12/09/05

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John Lakey fought many battles as professional wrestler "Jack Carter" in the 1930s through the '50s, but on Tuesday, he lost his fight with cancer. Lakey died at the home of his former wife in Sarasota at age 90.

Born the son of a barber in Auckland, New Zealand, Lakey said in a July interview he learned how to wrestle as a young man and worked his first matches there in the '30s. After serving on troop transport ships during World War II, Lakey turned to wrestling full time, earning his living in his native country and Australia. He emigrated to the United States in 1948, and eventually traveled to 45 states to work in the ring.

Lakey spent much of his early career wrestling in the west, including Oregon, California, Idaho and Utah where he once held the Inter-Mountain Junior Heavyweight Championship. "I used the pile driver a lot; that was a favorite," he said.

He eventually settled in Chicago, where he bought a gas station but continued taking matches through the 1950s. He was there when wrestling became a popular on television. He worked with stars of the period such as "Gorgeous George" Wagner, Nature Boy Buddy Rogers and Verne Gagne.

Lakey retired when the road became too much for him and eventually settled in Florida.

Even though his career ended half a century ago, Lakey was remembered by Chicago-area wrestling fans. In July, the Web site WrestlingClassics.com posted a link to a Sun article on Lakey that drew several responses from fans.

"Carter was a good solid performer in the Midwest during the '50s, often appearing in the main event or semi-final bouts on the smaller weekly shows held around the horn in armories and ballrooms," wrote a fan identified as Crusher Bolo. "Once in Milwaukee he fell out of the ring during his bout and spent the evening in the hospital with rib injuries. He definitely was one of the many wrestlers who were really the backbone of the sport."

Carter is survived by his former wife, Ruth Lynn Rupolo of Sarasota; his daughter, Karen Lakey McCay of Village of Holiday Lake; and a sister and brother in New Zealand.

Jennings Funeral Home in Sarasota is in charge of arrangements. Plans for a memorial service had not been finalized Tuesday.

MYRTLE BEACH | Chad J. ''Chaz Rocco'' Floyd, 37, was called to eternal rest, Dec.10, 2005 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center after a long illness.

Born April 15, 1968 in Clarendon County, he was a son of Marsha Webster Baker of New Zion, and Henry J. Floyd of Barrineau. He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Ashton Webster of New Zion; and paternal grandparents, Herbert and Ida Mae Floyd of Barrineau.

He graduated from East Clarendon High School and attended Francis Marion University. He was former Champion wrestler ''Chaz Rocco'' and co-owned the ACW Wrestling League and the Strand Tan Tanning Salon.

Besides his parents, Chaz is survived by his wife, Son H. Park Floyd; a son, Alex Floyd of Florence; a brother, Nicholas Lynn Floyd of Charlotte, N.C.; a beloved grandmother, Virginia Webster of New Zion; a niece, Keena Floyd of Columbia, and a nephew, Brian Floyd of Barrineau; and special cousin, Renea Lowder of Lake City.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13 at McMillan-Small Funeral Home, Myrtle Beach. Burial will follow at New Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, New Zion at 3 p.m. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

An online guest book is available at www.MSFH.net  or at www.MyrtleBeachOnline.com. 

Lobo Rubio (Edmundo Arenas), one of the biggest rudo stars of the 70s and 80s, passed away this past week at the age of 60 after contracting a virus. He was a former Mexican National Middleweight, Mexican National Welterweight, Mexican National Trios and three-time UWA Middleweight Champion. He also held Deportivo Tepito Welterweight Title, Distrito Federal Welterweight Title,

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