Jaimoe Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Even though he's from one of the professions that often produces short lifespans (along with rap/rock musicians, porn stars and football players) Bam Bam's death still comes as a bit of a shock:Pro-Wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow Dies At Age 45January 23, 2007 11:58 a.m. ESTPete Flies - All Headline News Sports ReporterHudson, FL (AHN) - Former pro-wrestler and actor Scott 'Bam Bam' Bigelow died over the weekend. The 45-year-old was found dead in his home, according to an announcement made by his brother Todd Bigelow. The wrestler retired from the sport in 2004 and appeared in four movies from 1992 to 2000.An autopsy did not find any signs of foul play. Todd Bigelow mentioned that his brother was battling diabetes and an infection. Bigelow took his nickname from the cartoon, 'The Flintstones,' and a character named Bamm Bamm Rubble. His weight was billed at 360 pounds, and he was sometimes listed at 400 pounds. Early in his career, he went by the names Crusher Yurkov, Crusher Bigelow and Bruce Bigelow before using Bam Bam. He often played the part of the "heel," or villain in the wrestling ring for the entertainment of the audience. His heavily tattooed body and scalp added to his villainous appearance, and wrestled the likes of crowd favorites Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant.Bigelow won the World Championship Wrestling Hardcore Championship once and was a two-time Tag Team champion. He was named the 1986 rookie of the year by Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 I've become so jaded about wrestler deaths. If you asked me before this news broke whether or not Bam Bam was alive I wouldn't have been able to tell you. Sad.My favourite Bam Bam stuff was probably his run in New Japan with Big Van Vader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 My money on Scott Hall or Sean Waltman kicking it next.Jake Roberts is on borrowed time as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 What, you didn't love his feud with Lawrence Taylor, Ollie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Everyone frakin dies Jaimoe. We don't need to hear about every single B or C list sports figure and how "shocking" it is to you. In fact the more often you say it's shocking the less believable it becomes. In fact, how is this shocking? It aint!The irony is that had someone else posted this, you would have responded with "I already heard about this"Guess what. Most of us were emailing one another 2 days ago about it. Who cares?(My condolences to any friend or family member that may be reading this.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 What, you didn't love his feud with Lawrence Taylor, Ollie? I almost mentioned it as his career highlight but thought that was kind of sad. What a dark day that was for wrestling fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 (edited) Here are some Bam Bam Bigelow vids I found on Youtube:Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Big van VaderBam Bam introduces his new managerBam Bam Bigelow vs. Rob van Dam Edited January 27, 2007 by Low Roller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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