Posted February 5, 20169 yr comment_5725483 From WWE.com: Axl Rotten passes awayBY WWE.com staff February 04, 2016 WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of Axl Rotten.WWE is saddened to learn of reports that Brian Knighton, best known for competing in ECW as Axl Rotten from 1993 to 1999, has passed away. WWE extends its condolences to Knighton’s family, friends and fans. http://www.wwe.com/inside/axl-rotten-passes-away
February 5, 20169 yr comment_5725487 Shitty. I know he had some health problems but last I heard it sounded like he was getting his life back together.
February 5, 20169 yr comment_5725521 So that means that he was 19 when he was in WCW then. I always thought he was quite a lot older, which makes it even more sad. RIP.
February 5, 20169 yr comment_5725534 Another ECW guy goes quite young, right after Hack Myers. I enjoyed Axl with Balls; and his series with Ian was like the Guerrero-Malenko series for death matches.
February 5, 20169 yr comment_5725536 Does anybody know what the cause of death was? I heard he was found in a McDonalds!? (According to my FB feed anyway.)
February 5, 20169 yr comment_5725537 Does anybody know what the cause of death was? I heard he was found in a McDonalds!? (According to my FB feed anyway.) PW Insider said hotel room. EDIT: Actually, they corrected it - he was indeed found in a McDonald's near the hotel he was staying in.
February 5, 20169 yr comment_5725542 I know the guy was trying to keep clean, so I'm really hoping it wasn't a relapse. I'd really hate to see that for his lasting memory. I told Terry Simms this one day: the more I learn about the business, the more I hate it.
February 5, 20169 yr comment_5725549 I told Terry Simms this one day: the more I learn about the business, the more I hate it. Screw wrestling, that's life in general.
February 18, 20169 yr comment_5727605 Very sad: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/pro-wrestling/ring-posts-blog/bal-axl-rotten-wrestling-accidental-overdose-20160216-story.html
February 18, 20169 yr comment_5727631 Axl was on Cabana's podcast maybe a year ago now, talking about overcoming his addiction problems. This seems particularly tragic in that light.
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