Reported by Mike Aldren:

The Harris County (Texas) Medical Examiners office officially listed the death of Edward “Umaga” Fatu as accidental, caused from acute toxicity due to the combined effects of Hydrocodone, Carisoprodol and Diazepam.

Fatu, 36, suffered two heart attacks, the first on the evening of December 4 at his home in Spring, Texas, and the second in the hospital the next day while on life support. All three drugs under various brand names are reportedly drugs of choice for a number of pro wrestlers used to kill pain, ease anxiety, aid sleep, or when abused simply taken for recreation purposes. Fatu, who was under contract to WWE from 2002-2003 and 2005-2009, was released in June 2009 following a second Wellness Program violation and his subsequent refusal to attend a rehabilitation facility.

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Source : BAQ, L’Album Universel July 19 1902, volume 19 no 12  page 287

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Contact: Bobby Lashley
Phone: 303-366-0629
Address: 11091 E. Mississippi, Aurora, Co 80012
Official website: http://www.attaltitude.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/attaltitude

ATT ALTITUDE GYM GRAND OPENING THIS SATURDAY MARCH 6
Come Join MMA Fighter Bobby Lashley for a Day of Music, Food, and Fun
Aurora, CO, March 3, 2010 – After several months of establishing itself as an up and coming elite gym for everyone, ATT Altitude is ready to celebrate with a Grand Opening on March 6th, 2010 from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

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Hot on the heels of their huge announcement last week, Maximum Pro Wrestling (MaxPro) has finally announced their touring schedule for March and April.  MaxPro, the amalgamation of Canada’s two biggest independant wrestling promotions, BSE Pro and Border City Wrestling, will be travelling all over Ontario!
 
The inagural tour “March Break Down” starring TNA superstar “The War Machine” Rhino, takes place March 18th in Niagara Falls at St Antoine’s Hall with a 7:30pm belltime.  The following night, March 19th in Chatham, Rhino gores his way into the CAW Hall with a 7:30pm start time. Finally, Rhino’s path of destruction ends March 20th in Georgetown, at the West 7 Entertainment Complex for a 3pm matinee.

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FOUR JOSHI STARS HEADED TO SHIMMER & JAPW DURING APRIL!
 
Management of both SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES and the JERSEY ALL PRO WRESTLING WOMEN’S DIVISION are proud to announce the addition of four of the top young female professional wrestlers from Japan to our upcoming live events.

Freelance star AYUMI KURIHARA, as well as S-Ovation Co. Ltd. talents HIROYO MATSUMOTO, MISAKI OHATA, and TOMOKA NAKAGAWA will make their United States debuts on events promoted by both SHIMMER and JAPW during the month of April 2010.

These four joshi puroresu athletes will participate in SHIMMER’s Vols. 29-32 tapings on Saturday, April 10th and Sunday, April 11th at the Berwyn Eagles Club, 6309 26th Street, in Berwyn, IL. Bell time on 4/10 is 2pm, and bell time on 4/11 is 1pm. Visit www.SHIMMERwrestling.com for tickets. General admission seating is still available for both days, and a handful of front row tickets still remain for the Sunday, 4/11 event.

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!BANG! TV Report – WWE Hall of Fame Inductee, Antonio Inoki vs Dory Funk Jr.

A meeting was arranged in Las Vegas in the fall of 1969. At the meeting was Japan Pro Wrestling Representative, Charley Moto, my father, Dory Funk Sr., NWA President, Sam Muchnick and Myself. Mr. Moto made a financial offer to NWA President Sam Muchnick and I for the NWA World Championship Match, Dory Funk Jr. vs Antonio Inoki and we accepted. We took him at his word as in those days there were no contracts.

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“Right After Wrestling” hosted by Arda Ocal with Corey Erdman interviewed New Ring of Honor Champion Tyler Black. Highlights include:
 
- Crying like a baby after the title win backstage
- Cary Silkin and the boys giving him words of encouragement
- The pressure he feels being champion of ROH
- Mood in the locker room with changes going on in TNA 
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AS I SEE IT
Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com

From last week’s column:

I hope one thing that happens with this rebranding is a way in which wrestlers like Bryan Danielson …be used the right way. When Vince McMahon finally took a chance on presenting a unque character … and let CM Punk be CM Punk, it worked pretty well…. I hope McMahon lets someone like Danielson, a character who actually uses submissions and brags about being “best in the world” actually use the gimmick people know Danielson for using.

Looks like McMahon’s not starting very well. Neal Jones at InYourHeadonline.com reported last Friday that there’s already been a minor name change of Bryan Danielson this past week on Florida Championship Wrestling to “Daniel Bryan”. (more…)

Funk’s Corner – Breakfast with WWE Hall of Fame Inductee, the “Million Dollar Man, Ted Dibiase and Family

Monday night on Raw, one of my early students of professional wrestling, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted Dibiase was announced as the first inductee to the WrestleMania 26 Hall of Fame.

After the loss of his father, Iron Mike Dibiase of a heart attack in the ring in Lubbock, Texas, Ted Dibiase said to me, “If this business was good enough for my mom and dad, It is good enough for me. This is what I want to do.” (Ted’s mother was one of the most beautiful Ladies in the wrestling business, Helen Hilde. Iron Mike Dibiase, Amateur wrestler from University of Nebraska, was one of the toughest men in the business)

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Memories of The Great One, Jack Brisco
By Mike Lano

Just after losing wrestling’s greatest friend, Georgie Makropoulos, we’ve now lost it’s modern-day greatest athlete with those amazing amateur credentials of his that Kurt Angle told me in 2001, “blew me away.” This guy was and will always be an incredible talent.

I had the pleasure of knowing Jack Brisco, from his times coming into my home base territory (Los Angeles/Lebell) and kept in touch with him ever since. I worked as one of the ringside photogs for our program sold to the fans and Jack had perhaps the greatest ever 10 minute broadway in Feb 1973 against Terry Funk underneath Sheik and Victor Rivera. They were the opening match if you can believe it, for a No. 1 contender’s tournament for Rivera’s America’s Title, which Terry actually went on to win.

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