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RIP Luke Harper/Brodie Lee, Dead at age 41
I have terrible news to report. Luke Harper/ Brodie Lee has passed away at age 41 due to a non-Covid related lung issue.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RipBrodieLee?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RipBrodieLee</a> <a href="https://t.co/wBdvPO5F9Y">pic.twitter.com/wBdvPO5F9Y</a></p>— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1343006487988342786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
Just crazy. WAAAAAAYYYYY too young
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Holy fuck.
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I was just saying to my sister yesterday that wrestlers seem to have a longer lifespan these days and that an active wrestler hasn’t died young in quite sometime. This sucks.
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Was wondering where he was... Didn't know it was that serious. Rip
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Any word on the cause of death?
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wtf...
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RIP
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I remember reading an news article about Lee being out in early December and AEW being EXTREMELY tight lipped about it.
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Holy fuck. RIP This isn't cool.
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Jesus Christ...
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What the fuck
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From his wife...
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Holy fuck, no :(
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Fuck...always appreciated his style.
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RIP.
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I thought he was out with an injury he’d recovered from and they were just waiting for the right moment to bring him back. Fuck.
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damn who is going to be number 3 dan hodge now brodie
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Just heartbreaking news. Feel so sorry for his friends and family.
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feel so much grief and sadness for his family first and foremost. 41 is no age for anyone to go...and I can’t imagine losing a father at that age.
Professionally, I feel gutted for the man and all his fans. He was outspoken about how unhappy he was being given mostly nothing to do for five years. He finally gets his big break, the chance to shine he deserves...and now he’s gone. Just a horrible tragedy. |
WTF.... damn. RIP
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This is the most shocking wrestling death I can remember since maybe Benoit
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Man he was so good too lately... this is shocking
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Very sad stuff.
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So so shocking. His poor family.
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Jeez i hate 2020. I loved Brodie Lee.
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what in the actual fuck. RIP :(
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I remember reading last week that Brodie Lee’s son got to pin Kenny Omega and win the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a> World Championship as a special dark segment following last week’s Dynamite tapings.<br><br>How beautifully heartwarming yet poignant is that news now?<br><br>RIP, Jon Huber.</p>— Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingGary/status/1343016206563999744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Damn that sucks. I thought he would have been immune to everything wearing that nasty tank top I the WWE
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I'm not trying to speculate but could he have had blood clotting issues?
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i am surprised they kept how bad he was from the media, good on them only the ones who needed to know knew.
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Probably my favorite big man in a long time. What an awful, awful situation. His poor family. Man that is terrible.
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Basically everyone he’s shared a locker room has been sharing their thoughts on Twitter. Everyone loved the dude.
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Felt like all the excess goofing around Dark Order have been doing on BTE was gonna lead to Brodie coming back like a raging lunatic :( dammit
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Was thinking about stuff from Lee's matches I enjoyed a lot and his big boot might be my favorite for that move.
The way he'd follow through with the motion after the kick made it look a lot more impactful and brutal than most big guys who did that move. |
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“Bonus Segment Kenny Omega loses the AEW title to Brodie Lee Kenny joins the Bucks in the ring and they offer a spot in The Elite to Brodie Lee Jr. (Brodie's 8 year old son). Dark Order comes out and starts a brawl that leads to Kenny and Brodie Jr. having a championship match. Brodie Jr. jumps on Kenny's back, taps him out with a rear naked choke, and is announced by Justin Roberts as the new AEW World Champion. Fun stuff that I'm guessing was a Christmas present for Brodie's kid. Could have been shot for some kind of fever dream segment for BTE or Dark Order's youtube stuff, but was probably just a fun thing for the kid.“ — But they really filmed it to pop him from his hospital bed :( |
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He was wearing socks with his son Nolan’s face.. <a href="https://t.co/iPRtHRr5jF">pic.twitter.com/iPRtHRr5jF</a></p>— Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) <a href="https://twitter.com/mookieghana/status/1343035023692345344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
I'm not crying you're crying.
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RIP.
Pretty crazy and still got close to a week left in 2020. |
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bray Wyatt’s Instagram tribute to Brodie Lee 💔 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPBrodieLee?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RIPBrodieLee</a> <a href="https://t.co/Qm7eKDyMoJ">pic.twitter.com/Qm7eKDyMoJ</a></p>— Jessi Davin (@jessithebuckeye) <a href="https://twitter.com/jessithebuckeye/status/1343046982802223104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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First of all, R.I.P. to a guy who more or less overperformed all expectations of him. He was a big man who was agile. He was a decent talker and had incredible facial expressions. You believed the guy was nuts, which is hard to do in an era where everyone is edgy and it's all play and pretend. And so much of his shit looked devastating and brutal.
I remember when it was Brothers of Destruction vs. Two Members of the Wyatt Family I joked "OK, so who's teaming with Harper?" Because he was such a good worker. Call me a cynical asshole, but if this somehow turns into some attack on Cornette because he was joking about how Lee was missing for a while (not knowing he was sick), the parties involved can go fuck themselves sideways with a chainsaw. |
Wow, I know he has been off TV but damn. Wonder if he had lung cancer or Sarcoidosis. I have to think he would have had to pass a physical to sign with AEW, so whatever it was it was fast. RIP
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He would’ve had a physical yes but unfortunately not all cancers are created equal. Some are barely detectable until they become advanced and therefore far harder to manage/operate on.
No idea what happened to him but he might’ve been a dead man walking for most/all of his AEW run. And the fact is it could happen to anyone and that’s what makes it such scary shit. |
If it was cancer related, could have been something that was in remission until recently like what happened with Roman Reigns and his leukemia a couple years ago. In Reigns' case, he was very lucky it was detected very quickly and was the treatable type.
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A crowbar to my heart
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It's sad when a Pat Patterson or Danny Hodge pass away, but this is much worse for all the obvious reasons. |
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just saw this on my phone. FUCK
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Fuck. I can't believe it. i'm super drunk after watching a few Samara Weaving movies, hot tub, beers, liquors. but fuck
41 years young. fml legit emotional |
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If RAW doesn't do a salute to him, I hope Vince and his wife burn alive. I pray to baby jesus they burn in this life.
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I would legit pick up Creature of the Night at his mom's
We would drive up to Nerfect/Noid's home Creature could throw his soiled underpants at Noid's home ALL IN THE NAME OF Jonathan Huber RIP |
Holy shit was my first reaction.
So, so sad. RIP. |
RIP :(
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Damn, he ruled in AEW... was one of my fav parts of the show...
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I caught my local weatherwoman saying something that a wrestler died and jumped on here. Didn't think it would be Brodie Lee.
R.I.P. |
What a strange world we live in now that his wife made it a point to say it was "Non-Covid related". What a weird friggen year.
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People on the web starting rumors that he died from popcorn lung due to vaping even though that doesn't actually cause popcorn lung.
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Say what you will about Dynamite but the crowds were red hot pretty much every week for the first five and a half months before the pandemic shows.
Gutting that he never got to perform in front of one of those crowds in AEW. |
His match with Mox for the title was one of my favorite matches of the year. When he smashed Cody I was so hyped. I wished his reign would've been longer. I am looking forward to knowing the details and timeline of his illness. Jon Silver said he was waiting daily for a positive update. I vaguely remember when he was taken off TV Meltzer said he was taking time off for a non injury related illness if I remember correctly. I was definitely looking forward to his return to Dynamite and his next story. This really sucks.
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Luke Harper should have been in the WWE Title match at WrestleMania 33.
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But then instead of being involved in the main event in any way he just disappeared from TV for many months only to re-emerge tagged with Rowan again. |
This is sad. I liked him in The Wyatt Family. You always felt he was underused. It’s also bizarre.
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Meltzer reporting Lee had been suffering with this lung issue for some time
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What’s extra sad is that in the outpouring of colleagues mourning him, barely any of them have brought up his career. He was obviously very talented...but it’s clear he meant a lot more to a lot of people. Always talked about his wife and kids, and was a great friend to everyone he worked with.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The “dirty” tank tops Brodie wore in the ring were actually very clean and smelled tremendous. He put a lot of work and pride in keeping them clean but looking dirty. He would get so mad if somebody (oops) would yank at them or tear them... <a href="https://t.co/57ybH7xXql">pic.twitter.com/57ybH7xXql</a></p>— Cesaro (@WWECesaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWECesaro/status/1343327118495776770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Expectation is that all participation in this week’s Dynamite and Dark tapings will be optional. AEW still deciding whether or not to do a video package etc for him and keep the rest of the episode as is, or just pause storylines for a week and do a full blown tribute show with talent that want to participate.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pro Wrestling Tees has announced that all of the proceeds from purchases made on Brodie Lee's store will be going to his family. <br><br>If you can, get yourself a t-shirt. Here's the link to his store. <a href="https://t.co/1S679Bgm8C">https://t.co/1S679Bgm8C</a></p>— _denisesalcedo (@_denisesalcedo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_denisesalcedo/status/1343309239360450560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This also includes his AEW Shop page. Here is the link to that as well. <a href="https://t.co/dDS3ReeSTF">https://t.co/dDS3ReeSTF</a></p>— _denisesalcedo (@_denisesalcedo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_denisesalcedo/status/1343309640314941440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Been wanting to get a new wrestling shirt for some time ever since the Dark Order shirt I own shrank too much to comfortably wear anymore because I forgot a few times to not put it in a dryer. |
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Damn, that came out of nowhere.
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2020 has felt like forever. It wasn't until today I realized Brodie was only in AEW for like 6 or 7 months. I started thinking about his WWE performances because of the ongoing tweets. This guy was apart of some fantastic stuff in WWE. Yes of course the ladder match, that was amazing. But also the amount of great tag team matches with Rowan and arguably the best six man tags of all time with The Wyatt Family. Those matches I think started against Punk, Bryan and Kane... Maybe Ryback was involved too I can't really remember. But then with The Sheild. They developed a match formula that WWE relied on for a few years to get through a large chunk of 3 hours of Raw in an exciting way.
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Brodie made BTE. (Tribute to all his BTE stuff)
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Dude had so much personality. I understand his look made him a great fit as a Wyatt but man, whether it was 2017 or that first time the Wyatts disbanded in 2014 or whatever it would've been cool to see him turn face proper and become the lovable Big Rig he was on the indies.
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I hope the WWE does something really nice for him tonight.
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I think it would be cool if Bray came out as Wyatt Family Bray and maybe Rowan and Braun maybe? In tribute to Luke Harper. Maybe have Bray cut a promo as Wyatt family Bray.
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AEW confirms their planned card for this week is moved to next week. Wednesday will feature tributes and matches that probably won’t be canon.
Cody, Orange Cassidy, and Pres10 Vance (apparently all three are Brodie Jr’s favorites) vs Team Taz Young Bucks and Colt Cabana vs. Matt Hardy and Private Party Adam Page, Alex Reynolds, and John Silver vs. MJF, Santana, and Ortiz Anna Jay and Tay Conti vs. Britt Baker and Penelope Ford Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, and Lance Archer vs. Eddie Kingston, The Butcher, and The Blade |
Fine by me, seriously if any fan has a problem with pushing things a week back, has some serious issues.
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Bruce Mitchell doubling-down on being a huge loser...
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Big E and many others have been sharing stories about him, it's all over Twitter... RIP Brodie
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! ♥️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERAW?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERAW</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZrJmxcgs3X">pic.twitter.com/ZrJmxcgs3X</a></p>— WWE on BT Sport (@btsportwwe) <a href="https://twitter.com/btsportwwe/status/1343764601696116737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Also this. :heart: New Day
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The New Day speak on Brodie Lee's passing during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RawTalk?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RawTalk</a> <a href="https://t.co/syvoTtl8Eu">pic.twitter.com/syvoTtl8Eu</a></p>— HeelByNature.com (@HeelByNatureYT) <a href="https://twitter.com/HeelByNatureYT/status/1343774827870564354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
Always loved the YyyyyeeeeaahhhhyyyeeeeeahhhhhYYYYYeeeeAAAAhhhhhh
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Also goddammit that Woods bit got me :'(
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fucking hell
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