whos gonna die this year?
 

flair? Angle? Terry funk? Cena(hopefully)

You honestly think if Cena died the product would be better? Batista would wrestle in his memory or some shit.

My moneys on Savage. I hope for a death-free year, but I doubt that's possible.

I predict that someone who wrestled at least somewhat regularly in the original ECW will die this year.

Mixe Knox in a tragic beard-related fatality.

Iron Shiek

Jake Roberts

Jeff Hardy

Vince McMahon. Again.

Mae Young, obviously.

Dude, he's NOT alive.

Of course, he's going to show up anyway, having peformed a surgery on himself, becoming half man, half mop....

Lex Luger's not looking so legenstarish :(.

Who?

It will be someone like La Parka and some wrester from the 1950's, just like what happens every year pretty much.

I don't think Jim is gonna die.

What were 08's deaths, anyways? It doesn't seem to have been the bloodbath that '07 was...

Ha!

That bastard is never going to die.

<table width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td>Rollin’ Hard</td> <td> </td> <td>12/26/08</td> <td>Cancer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mike Bell</td> <td>37</td> <td>12/14/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>S.D. Jones</td> <td>63</td> <td>10/26/08</td> <td>Complications from Stroke</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lia Maivia</td> <td>81</td> <td>10/19/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pee Wee James</td> <td>75</td> <td>09/16/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rick Renslow</td> <td>53</td> <td>09/04/08</td> <td>Cancer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Walter “Killer” Kowalski</td> <td> </td> <td>08/30/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ron Hill</td> <td>73</td> <td>08/27/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sonny “Roughhouse” Fargo</td> <td>80</td> <td>08/20/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ole Olsen</td> <td> </td> <td>08/17/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alfonso Dantes</td> <td>65</td> <td>07/30/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lynn Toney</td> <td>83</td> <td>07/25/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Art Dominguez</td> <td> </td> <td>07/24/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Frenchy Roberre</td> <td> </td> <td>07/13/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Harold Harris</td> <td> </td> <td>07/08/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chief White Owl</td> <td> </td> <td>05/23/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Susan “Pebbles” Adams</td> <td> </td> <td>05/23/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ricky “Crusher” Cortez</td> <td>77</td> <td>05/16/08</td> <td>Heart Attack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Penny Banner</td> <td>73</td> <td>05/12/08</td> <td>Cancer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Leo Garibaldi</td> <td>78</td> <td>05/12/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Judy Grable</td> <td> </td> <td>05/08/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yvon Robert Jr. </td> <td> </td> <td>04/30/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wild Bill Savage</td> <td> </td> <td>04/12/08</td> <td>Alzheimers Disease</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sarah Lee</td> <td>76</td> <td>04/05/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ron Slinker</td> <td> </td> <td>03/28/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chase Tatum</td> <td>34</td> <td>03/23/08</td> <td>Drug Overdose</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Juan Manuel Rodriguez</td> <td>46</td> <td>03/20/08</td> <td>Liver Disease</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gary Hart</td> <td>66</td> <td>03/16/08</td> <td>Heart Disease</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don Curtis</td> <td> </td> <td>03/06/08</td> <td>Massive Stroke</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Johnny Weaver</td> <td>72</td> <td>02/15/08</td> <td>Natural Causes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>The Elephant Boy</td> <td>76</td> <td>02/06/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Babe Sharon (Armando Aro)</td> <td>55</td> <td>02/06/08</td> <td>Heart Problems</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arman Hussian</td> <td> </td> <td>01/??/08</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Randy Barber</td> <td>49</td> <td>01/01/08</td> <td>Heart Attack</td></tr></tbody></table>

:wtf:

Rhyming doesn't always equal funny.

Jake Roberts , X-Pac, and Mae Young for sure Lex Luger,

As for Randoms: Piper: I just get that feeling when I see him.

Matt Hardy or anyone one that hangs out over that the Hardy House: From alcohol poisoning to any other alcohol related death.

Cena: Murder Happens.

Cena will overcome the odds.

looking at that list, not alot of young guys died this year. Most of them appear to be in the 60-70 age range.

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan; I wish that it wasn't going to happen though.

In other news, Undertaker was Buried Alive at Survivor Series by Mr. McMahon. Only after the match, Vince McMahon was struck by lightning. Coincidence? I think not.

Does anyone else get a little sick placing unofficial bets like this?

I thought Raw was great both times Cena was gone. Orton took over in '07 and Jericho took over in '08. Fantastic.

Cena's not the problem, but the WWE is obviously intent on using him as their main guy, when the fans have quite clearly shown that they want a mixture of top talent, not one guy as their franchise.

As for the death list:
Mae Young, maybe.
Iron Sheik wouldn't surprise me.

I asked you a question

Mae Young is only NOW showing her age in the last couple years. It wasn't that long ago she was taking powerbombs through tables off the entrance ramp from Bubba Dudley. Well, okay, 9 years. But still... she was ancient then! I think she's got a decade left. (Coulda said the same thing about Moolah though...)

As for my tips:

some of the longterm heavy steroid guys... Hogan, McMahon, Warlord, Scott Steiner, Kane...

some of the old frail guys still wrestling regularly when they really probably shouldn't... Bill Eadie, Greg Valentine, Bob Armstrong, Terry Funk...

some of the out-of-shape fat guys whose hearts are ready to burst... One Man Gang, Kamala, Typhoon, Jim Ross, Dusty Rhodes, Blue Meanie, Abdullah The Butcher...

some of the classic substance abusers who are still partying hard into their twilight years... Sheik, Flair, Jake Roberts, Scott Hall, Michael Hayes, Marty Jannetty, Brian Knobs, Waltman, Chyna...

and some guys who have either suffered health issues, or have already had a good innings... Gene Okerlund, Bobby Heenan, Piper, Mae (go on then), Verne Gagne, Blackjack Mulligan...

Not gonna stake my reputation on any of them, but not one name on the list above would surprise me.

Doesn't mean I'd be any less sad to see any of the above leave this mortal coil.

I wouldn't call Kane a long term heavy steroid guy. He's obviously not on roids currently and he's still huge. I find it odd how you mentioned him and not HHH, Taker, Austin, or anyone else. I highly doubt he'll die this year or any time until he's an old man (unless he gets some sort of old person disease).

I still stand by my prediction of an at least somewhat ECW regular will die this year.

Most people are not as thin-skinned as you, Noid. However, there are enough that are that people are pretty much forced to walk on eggshells....

You guys are horible. Predicting whos gonna die and hoping that people will die :nono:

Matt Hardy is gonna die. With all the "I will NOT die" talk he'll jinx himself.

Just to say, the people who go off steroids are at a higher risk. However, Kane's always had a bit of weight on him atypical of a steroid user, so I wouldn't put him down as a heavy candidate. That doesn't completely rule him out (see also: Funaki), but it does make abuse seem significantly less likely.

The difference between his physical stature now, as opposed to the mid 90s-2003 makes it highly likely that Kane was using steroids during that period of time.

You can't totally discount the idea that perhaps injuries have made it harder for him to train and maintain his prior condition, but just compare the photos... it's fairly obvious really.

Okay, I named Kane and omitted the likes of HHH... maybe unreasonably singling out Kane above other more likely suspects, but if I named them all I'd be here all day.

Kane's still got an impressive stature. His definition has been changed, but it mostly looks like he's just carrying a little more weight, which can be attributed to any number of things. Along with that, the lack of telltale signs makes me think it's less likely. Doesn't mean he didn't, it does make me more skeptical of him than, say, Cena/Edge/Trips.

The Undertaker. Not die, but you know, continue to be dead.