10 wrestlers who are accused of killing people
Sep 7, 2016 at 12:53 PM
The world of wrestling is quite brutal, to be very honest. In previous days it used to be more dangerous with more hardcore matches. The wrestlers had to keep their nerve cool in the heated moments while attacking their opponents. But, there are always exceptions when despite being professional inside the ring, the pro-wrestlers were accused of killing people, allegedly. Here are those 10 instances.
Jimmy Snuka
The high-flyer is WWE Hall of Famer but was accused of murdering his girlfriend. He was charged with a third-degree murder and involuntary onslaught against Nancy Argentino, his former girlfriend.
Ox Baker
The superstar famous for his facial haircut is accused of murder, not only but twice. In 1971, he hit Alberto Torres with his finishing maneuver, heart punch causing death, 3 days later. The next year he followed the same tradition with Ray Gunkel by hitting him with the heart punch, again.
New Jack
ECW fans were familiar with seeing blood. In this case, Jack hit with a scalpel in Mass Transit’s head causing him 50 stitches in his head. Mass later died with gastric bypass surgery but believed the reason is Jack’ attack.
Verne Gagne
This wrestler went mad with his roommate and attacked him by body-slamming onto the floor, causing the death.
Jose Gonzalez
Jose attacked wrestler Brody with a knife in his stomach causing endless blood. The recovery went uneasy and Jose was accused of first-degree murder. However, the court declared that Jose used knife only for self-defense.
Brian Mcghee
This was a nasty murder case as the not so known pro-wrestler murdered his own girlfriend, Bianca McGaughey and decided to flee away. However, policed chased him and was able to catch him.
Akitoshi Saito
During a match, he performed a backdrop on Misawa causing him a spinal injury. Since Misawa was dealing with a serious neck injury, he died in the hospital at night.
Scott Hall
The WWE Hall of Famer used to be a bouncer at a nightclub before joining WWE. He involved in a fight and for self-defense purpose, he shot a man. However, later he was released due to lack of evidence and further agreement.
Chris Benoit
This was the infamous murder and suicide incident in the pro-wrestling circuit. The WWE superstar murdered his wife on Friday, his son the next day and finally committed suicide on Sunday.
The Great Khali
While training with Brian Ong, Khali hit him with a flapjack making him unconscious. He stopped the match but the APW officials told him to carry on. Later, he went unconscious for the second time which proved to be dangerous causing the life.