Pro Wrestling Deaths Occurring at an Alarming Rate

The pro wrestling industry has seen several deaths that were mainstream stars coming at such an alarming rate that is actually pretty scary. More wrestlers have been dying rather young before the age of 50. I know that there are multiple causes of deaths but something must be done to slow it down. There is no chance of that as death is inevitable. This year alone has seen deaths of stars that I actually remember in my youth back in the late 1980s and 1990s. Several names like Bam Bam Bigelow, Bad News Brown, Mike Awesome, Sherri Martel, Chris Benoit, and Nancy "Woman" Benoit. If I forgot a name that used to wrestler for WWE, WCW, ECW, or currently TNA, I do apologize as I tried to get that off memory. Other than Bad News Brown, the rest of the wrestlers have died before the age of 50.

I realize that some of the causes can be drug-related like overdose or perhaps suicide. Something like that should be taken care of immediately. It is something that should never be done. Killing yourself really is not the way to go no matter how right it may seem like at the time. There will be a justified reason for doing such a thing. It is hard to get into someone's mind as to why they would do that. For Mike Awesome, I think it was the case of something must have really put so far down in the dumps that he felt he had no choice but to take his own life. I don't know what caused it exactly. The other one was Chris Benoit, who somehow hung himself after allegedly killing his wife and son. I stress the word allegedly as there is an investigation still going on and hopefully the facts will come in rather soon.

Some have been in the case of a drug overdose whether it was intentional or accidental. The wrestlers themselves have to make choices and that is not a good choice but the reason I think it's because of that tough road schedule and to ease the pain. Sometimes it does get abused and that is true. Steroids I know have been associated with wrestling and are automatically called the reason for all these deaths or a contributing factor. In the case of Bam Bam Bigelow I really don't get that one at all. I'm not sure what actually would lead him to do it. You can't exactly put the blame on the WWE for this one, as they are not the only wrestling company around. There are many other smaller companies as well. However, there is an idea that could be done to slow it down to a degree so it's no longer going at such an increasing alarm rate.

I'm going to suggest a more reduced schedule. It would give the wrestlers time to heal up there bodies as each human body can only stand so much pain and stress put on it, that it needs to rest and recuperate before going back on the road for another tour. There are about 300 days a year for the WWE wrestlers, not sure about the independents so much. I think if the WWE decides to reduce the schedule or let some guys go in a rotation and have them take time off, it might help them more so than before.

If there are any problems whatsoever, have them either rehab or seek counseling perhaps. Give the wrestlers and divas alike to take care of any major personal issues before it gets out of control. Sometimes it would be best to do something like that. I speak on that mainly when it involves suicide problems or drug/alcohol related problems. I really believe something like this could ease up the deaths.

For the record, I am not trashing WWE at all as they have great talent. I am simply thinking of ways that could benefit the future in the industry so maybe then there won't be a fear of dying before hitting 50. I pray that it can be done and fixed to a degree. I really do and I believe it can be done. As a fan, I don't like to hear the news of another wrestler suddenly dying. It's just not cool at all. It's horrible.

In closing, it is something that is going to take a lot of work and a lot of time. Whether or not it gets put into making wrestling a better place is another story. I sure hope so.