Memories Of John Tolos (by longtime Tolos Brothers fan club president Dr. Mike Lano)

I ran his fan club in the 60’s and 70’s and any of us who stayed close to him all those years to current are devastated by this. Last time we spoke about three weeks back, he sounded very weak on the phone. You could make out everything he said, but he was tired. And no doubt in a bit of a funk since in the last few years his near 100 year old beloved mom and brother Chris died (who he named his son after). Then the stroke that cruelly took away one of his many gifts- his speaking and promo skills; but he fought hard ala Bret to regain the speech and won.

Losing Buddy Rogers, Lou Thesz, Classy Freddie Blassie, The Sheik, Killer Kowalski-all long, long friends of his really hit hard too. At his last Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion he lamented losing so many good friends like Monsoon, etc and it was very poignant. His favorite promoter of all time to work for was Paul Boesch, where he took several trips away from Lebell and enjoyed himself he said for the first time in a long time, with a promoter.

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May 23, 1999.
For any fan of wrestling, this is a day that will be remembered and a day marked with tragedy, as this is the day that Owen Hart left us, the fans, his friends and his family.

It was 10 years ago this May 23 that Owen Hart was killed at the Kemper Arena, in Kansas City, MO during the WWF pay per view “Over The Edge” while performing his “Blue Blazer” ring entrance from 50 feet above the ring.

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AS I SEE IT
Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com

It’s four years now that Chris Candido passed away.

It still sucks to remember that fact, even four years later. Like so many wrestler’s death, the news of his death came on my computer screen early one morning.

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BREAKING NEWS
by Mike Aldren
(Wrestling Globe Newsletter)

Playboy Buddy Rose (Paul Perschmann) was found dead on Tuesday at his home in Vancouver, WA. I believe he was 56. According to Buddy’s wife, Tammy, she came home from work at about 4pm and found Buddy non-responsive in his favorite chair. No cause of death has been determined, although he had long standing issues with diabetes.

Rose wrestled primarily for the AWA, WWF, and for promoter Don Owen in Portland. He trained by Gene Anderson: “Gene taught me a lot. He was tough. I worked my ass off for a year and a half training before I worked in front of a live crowd. We went over moves time after time until he knew I was ready. Once he had me doing back drops in the ring over and over and wasn’t even watching me. I asked one of the guys later what that was about and he told me Gene was listening. I said ‘listening.’ He said, ‘Yes. He can tell if you’re doing it right by the sound you make when you land on the mat.’” Rose later honed his craft with Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson in Minneapolis.

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BREAKING NEWS:
ANDREW MARTIN CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALEDby Mike Aldren and Simon Rothstein

The Hillsborough County medical examiner announced just a few minutes ago that the cause of death in the case of Andrew “Test” Martin was oxycodone intoxication, and ruled the manner of death was accidental overdose, we can reveal.

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AS I SEE IT
Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com

The endless list continues…

I woke up Saturday morning to read about the passing of Andrew “Test” Martin. who was found dead by a neighbor early Saturday in his apartment in Tampa. While nothing’s been announced publicly as of yet, it won’t be hard to figure out the reason.

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Funk’s Corner – Blue Chipper Report – Andrew Martin – “Never Quit”

Report from WWE Funking Dojo 1998, Trainers Dory Funk Jr. and Tom Prichard

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Press Release For immediate Release:

We Here at False Count Radio Don’t Want To Mourn The Loss of Such A Great Wrestling Talent, Instead We Will Be Remembering This Great Superstar. On March 13th, 2009 The Wrestling World Was Shockened By The Death of Former World Wrestling Entertainment/Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling Superstar “The Punisher” Andrew “Test” Martin.

Andrew “Test” Martin Was Born On March 17th, 1975 And Passed Away March 13th, 2009, four days short of His 34yr Birthday. Tonight We Celebrate The Life of Andrew “Test’ Martin & We Invite you to Join Us March 17th, 2009 At 7pm Est/4pm Pst

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Andrew Martin, who wrestled as “Test” in WWE, was found dead in his Harbor Place apartment last night, just days before his 34th birthday, by police in Tampa, FL, according to information from The Tampa Bay Tribune Online.

Police say there is no indication of foul play at this time.

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