"I'M ACTUALLY WONDERING WHO'S NEXT? WHO'S NEXT TO DIE?" So asked wrestler Andrew "Test" Martin in 2005 after learning of the death of Eddie Guerrero, and today, the ring bell tolls ten times for Martin, found dead in his Tampa apartment at the age of 33. Martin had been fired from both the WWE and TNA wrestling organizations in recent years for violations of their "Wellness" policies and concerns over his health and his ability to pass a drug test. I suppose today's sad passing means that the concerns were well-founded, and that the policies protected the organizations but did not convince Martin to protect himself.
In related news -- though this is normally Alex's turf -- the 2009 inductee class for the WWE Hall of Fame has been announced, headlined by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and also including Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Terry and Dory Funk Jr., promoter Bill Watts and ... no, this can't be right, jobber-to-the-stars Koko B. Ware? Was it just for his recording of the song "Piledriver"? Fashion-wise, it must be noted, the early 1990s were not kind to him.
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