Lista de muertes prematuras en lucha libre profesional
People associated with professional wrestling who died before age 65
Según un estudio de 2014 de la Eastern Michigan University que examinó a luchadores profesionales que estuvieron activos entre 1985 y 2011, las tasas de mortalidad de los luchadores profesionales son hasta 2,9 veces mayores que la tasa de los hombres en la población general de los Estados Unidos. [1] Un informe de 2014 de John Moriarty de la Universidad de Manchester y Benjamin Morris de FiveThirtyEight también encontró que la tasa de mortalidad de los luchadores profesionales era significativamente más alta que la de los atletas de otros deportes. [2] [3] [4] Los expertos sugieren que una combinación de la naturaleza física del negocio, la falta de temporada baja y la carga de trabajo potencialmente alta (con algunos luchadores peleando más de 100 e incluso 200 combates por año), junto con la cultura de las drogas en la lucha libre durante los años 1970, 1980 y principios de los años 1990, contribuye a las altas tasas de mortalidad entre los luchadores. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Otro estudio atribuye la mayor tasa de mortalidad en gran medida a tasas más altas de enfermedades cardiovasculares en comparación con la población general, siendo los luchadores con obesidad mórbida los que corren un riesgo especial. [10] [11]
El concepto de muerte prematura de luchadores profesionales fue un tema frecuente de discusión en el programa Opie & Anthony . [16] Después de la muerte de Scott Hall en 2022, Bret Hart y Kevin Nash hablaron sobre la muerte prematura de varios luchadores, mencionando el daño mental y corporal como posibles causas. [17] [18]
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^Herman, Christopher W.; Conlon, Anna S. C.; Rubenfire, Melvyn; Burghardt, Andrew R.; McGregor, Stephen J. (November 5, 2014). "The Very High Premature Mortality Rate among Active Professional Wrestlers Is Primarily Due to Cardiovascular Disease". PLOS One. 9 (11): e109945. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j9945H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109945. PMC 4220919. PMID 25372569.
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^ Sansome, Jessica. "La estrella de Jackass y luchador Stevie Lee muere 'inesperadamente' a los 54 años". Manchester Evening News .
^ Hunt, Julia (11 de septiembre de 2020). "Celebridad: la estrella de 'Jackass' Stevie Lee muere a los 54 años". Yahoo Celebrity UK . Yahoo! .
^ "Fallece la leyenda de la lucha Emilio Charles Jr." PWInsider.com . 29 de diciembre de 2012.
^ "Muere un ex luchador campeón". Wisconsin State Journal . 4 de noviembre de 1919. pág. 13. Consultado el 29 de junio de 2018 – vía Newspapers.com .
^ "Un luchador 'inspirador' muere en su cumpleaños". BBC News . 5 de diciembre de 2018.
^ Mohan, Sai (5 de agosto de 2021). ""Beautiful" Bobby Eaton fallece a los 62 años". wrestlinginc.com . Consultado el 5 de agosto de 2021 .
^ Saperstein, Pat (10 de diciembre de 2020). "Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, actor y luchador de 'Friday', muere a los 62 años". Variety – vía Yahoo! .
Lectura adicional
Hamilton, Ian (2012). Gone Too Soon: Muertes que cambiaron la lucha libre . CreateSpace . ISBN 978-1-4775-4026-8.