Wrestlers who died young

These 29 wrestlers died before the age of 60.

The list below is ordered by the person's age at the time of their death.

Lance Cade

Lance Kurtis McNaught
Died on Aug 13, 2010, at the age of 29.
Mixed drug intoxication.

Sara Lee

Died on Oct 5, 2022, at the age of 30.
Suicide by combined drug intoxication.

Crash Holly

Michael John Lockwood
Died on Nov 6, 2003, at the age of 32.
Suicide by overdose.

Test

Andrew Martin
Died on Mar 13, 2009, at the age of 33.
Accidental overdose of oxycodone.

Owen Hart

Died on May 23, 1999, at the age of 34.
Wrestling accident.

Big Dick Dudley

Alexander Rizzo
Died on May 16, 2002, at the age of 34.
Kidney failure due to painkiller abuse.

Yokozuna

Agatupu Rodney Anoaʻi
Died on Oct 23, 2000, at the age of 34.
Pulmonary edema.

Umaga

Edward Smith Fatu
Died on Dec 4, 2009, at the age of 36.
Heart attack.

Bray Wyatt

Windham Lawrence Rotunda
Died on Aug 24, 2023, at the age of 36.
Heart attack.

Eddie Guerrero

Died on Nov 13, 2005, at the age of 38.
Heart failure.

Shad Gaspard

Died on May 17, 2020, at the age of 39.
Drowned while saving his son's life.

The British Bulldog

David Smith
Died on May 18, 2002, at the age of 39.
Heart attack due to an enlarged heart.

Ashley Massaro

Died on May 16, 2019, at the age of 39.
TMZ reported that she hanged herself.

Chris Kanyon

Christopher Klucsarits
Died on Apr 2, 2010, at the age of 40.
Suicide by antidepressant overdose.

Rick Rude

Richard Erwin Rood
Died on Apr 20, 1999, at the age of 40.
Overdose from mixed medications.

Chris Benoit

Died on Jun 24, 2007, at the age of 40.
Committed suicide after murdering his wife and son.

Brodie Lee

Jonathan Huber
Died on Dec 26, 2020, at the age of 41.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Big Boss Man

Ray Washington Traylor
Died on Sep 22, 2004, at the age of 41.
Heart attack.

Viscera

Nelson Frazier
Died on Feb 18, 2014, at the age of 43.
Heart attack.

Giant Gonzalez

Jorge González
Died on Sep 22, 2010, at the age of 44.
Complications from diabetes type 1.

Curt Hennig

Curtis Michael Hennig
Died on Feb 10, 2003, at the age of 44.
Acute drug intoxication.

Peter Maivia

Died on Jun 13, 1982, at the age of 45.
Cancer.

Bam Bam Bigelow

Scott Charles Bigelow
Died on Jan 19, 2007, at the age of 45.
Toxic levels of cocaine and anti-anxiety drugs.

Andre the Giant

André René Roussimoff
Died on Jan 27, 1993, at the age of 46.
Heart failure.

Chyna

Joan Marie Laurer
Died on Apr 17, 2016, at the age of 46.
Accidental drug overdose.

Grand Master Sexay

Brian Christopher
Died on Jul 29, 2018, at the age of 46.
Hanged himself in a jail cell.

Rosey

Matthew Tapunu'u Anoa'i
Died on Apr 17, 2017, at the age of 47.
Congestive heart failure related to weight gain.

The Ultimate Warrior

James Brian Hellwig
Died on Apr 8, 2014, at the age of 54.
Heart attack.

Randy Savage

Randall Poffo
Died on May 20, 2011, at the age of 58.
Heart attack.

Statistics

A few statistics about the wrestlers above.

The average age that the wrestlers above died at was 40.
The median age was 40.
Suicide accounted for 21% of the deaths above.
Around 21% of them died from overdoses.