10 Wrestler Deaths Ignored By WWE
WWE don't acknowledge every wrestler's passing
1. Crash Holly
A lot of performers and personnel deserve to share credit for the success of the Attitude Era, but one of the unsung highlights of WWE television during that era was Crash Holly.
Hardcore Holly’s hot-headed cousin was a riot, whether he was weighing in at ‘allegedly well over 400 pounds’ or trying to escape with his Hardcore Championship still in his possession after implementing the 24/7 rule.
Entertaining, hardworking and versatile, Crash’s WWE career nonetheless stalled when the Hardcore division was discontinued and he was released in June of 2003 amid rumours that he was unhappy with his (lack of) creative direction.
He resurfaced in TNA as Mad Mikey but, sadly, the despondent star (who was in the midst of going through a bitter divorce) was found dead of an overdose at the house of close friend Stevie Richards on November 6, at the age of just 32.
Not only did WWE not acknowledge his passing on either the next Raw or SmackDown, they actually removed a mention of it from their website and edited Stevie’s tribute from an episode of Sunday Night Heat off the broadcast.
Holly (under his real name Mike Lockwood) did get recognised during the ‘ECW Remembers’ video at the original One Night Stand, but he deserved so much more.
