RIP Eddie "Umaga" Fatu

[Pushed To The Left]

http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news/wrestling/5438/eddie_umaga_fatu_passes_away

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Condolences to his family...

...however, leotards are NOT his friend.;)

[Ohio Joe]

2. RIP

Yet another wrestler gone too soon. Something really should be done.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtKaVXpzf0CgcGVOd1l3REtoLUlXbWhGY1gtN3BZTVE&hl=en

[rcrush]

3. For some of these guys it was too late

Only after the whole Benoit thing happened did Vince start actually doing something about the steroids and other hard drugs being used. Its been going on for decades. Eddie Fatu was even fired for failing a WWE Wellness test recently. But WWE is also known to let certain people slide on their tests to. And a lot of others have been taking Vince up on his offer for free rehab.


Its becoming commonplace now with wrestlers dying. He was only 36. It wont be the last to happen. Guys like Jeff Hardy need to learn something from this.

[AndrewP]

4. It's industry wide

These guys run too hard and party too hard.

I'm not claiming to be any expert on what should be done, just saying that there are way too many that die before 40 years of age.

[Ohio Joe]

5. I agree completely

It sucks. I enjoy watching wrestling, I have for many years. I've also had to watch too many wrestlers die at a very early age because of the "sport". Something beyond self regulation needs to be done.