R.I.P Del Wilkes aka "The Patriot" at age 59
 

Looks like from a heart attack

Dang man, RIP

I am a huge Del Wilkes fan. I thought his run in WWF was a standout and was always sad it didn't last longer. Also a big fan of him with Marcus Bagwell and his AWA work as The stripper.


LOL I meant The Trooper

RIP

I remember enjoying him coming in as someone for Bret Hart to beat

The man who used Kurt Angle’s theme before Kurt Angle! RIP

RIP

Ground Zero Bret vs Patriot was good

He was pretty good in All Japan with Jackie Fulton.


I HATED the Patriot because I was a 15 year old good ol Canadian boy who hated those God Damn Americans!

I looked him up recently and he looked pretty dang healthy. A shame.

And his death just coincidentally happened on Canada Day...🤔:shifty:

We finally won the war

There was a lot of good talent that came out of GWF (Global Wrestling Federation). Like, a lot a lot. Like, without GWF, we may have never gotten Alex Porteau (not much of a loss, but it could have been worse). or Buff Bagwell (like I said, it could have been worse. He was Handsome Stranger.) or JBL (He worked as John Hawk). or Raven (Scotty Anthony, later Scotty Flamingo). Or the Patriot. Or Jerry Lynn (his big program here helped redefine Indy Wrestling) Or the Godfather (as Soultaker, IIRC). Or X-Pac (as Lightning Kid, who feuded with Jerry Lynn). Or Booker T (as a G.I. Bro & as 1/2 of the Ebony Experience)

Or Francis "Crybaby" Buxton

So fork over my money for lifting it for you... Bux-ton!

Bret intentionally spent the last 20+ years suffering from concussions, strokes, cancer, Covid, bee stings, stubbed toes and every other ailment known to man just to make the comeback more impactful. What a worker.

RIP TO A TRU PATRIOT