RIP Umaga

Very sad, as he was only a year older than me.  You’d think that Eddie Guerrero’s death would have taught a lesson to a lot of people, but once again it seems that drugs + steroids = heart attack at a young age.  Makes you wonder how all the guys from the 80s could do the drugs they did and make it out alive, while the next generation is dropping off so fast? 

Edit to add:  Here’s WWE.com’s very heartfelt tribute to him: 

    WWE would like to express its deepest condolences to Mr. Fatu’s family, friends and fans on his tragic passing. Mr. Fatu was under contract with WWE at various time periods and most recently performed under the name "Umaga." Mr. Fatu’s contract was terminated on June 11, 2009.

    That’s right, make sure to note that he was fired BEFORE dying, just in case someone wants to link his death to WWE.  I’m surprised they didn’t add another paragraph about how they tried so hard to get him into rehab, but he gave them all the samoan spike and cut a promo on them before leaving the promotion or something.  There’s self-serving and then there’s just fucking heartless.

Also, it looks like Brock Lesnar is done for good according to Dana White, which is a gigantic blow to the UFC.  Bad day all around. 

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