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Pro wrestler dies at age 44 after 10-year cancer battle

Pro wrestler dies at age 44 after 10-year cancer battle

Published by Daniella Wilson

Retired pro wrestler Joe Doering has died at the age of 44. “It is with great sadness that we share Joe passed away peacefully this morning, June 26, at 9:13 a.m. He was comfortable and not in any pain,” a statement from his family on a GoFundMe read. “Please keep Joe’s family and friends in your thoughts during this difficult time. Thank you all for your love, support, and kindness—it has meant so much to us.” It concluded: “We love you, Joe. You will be forever in our hearts and deeply missed.” © Getty ImagesJoe Doering enters the ring during the Pro-Wrestling – Jumbo Tsuruta Memorial in 2022 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) also announced his passing in a statement that read: “We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Joe Doering. A commanding in-ring performer and a wonderful person, he will never be forgotten. We offer our deepest condolences to his fans, his friends and his family”. Joe began his career in 2004 with TNA and had a dominant run across the years with All Japan …

A new start after 60: I became a wrestler, 50 years after falling in love with the sport | Wrestling

A new start after 60: I became a wrestler, 50 years after falling in love with the sport | Wrestling

Published by Sam Flores

On the night of her 60th birthday, Sally Goldner climbed on to the top rope of the wrestling ring, to the roars of the crowd, and launched herself on to her competitors with a missile dropkick. The crowd roared. For a second, she was completely airborne, before landing on her opponents. “‘Wow, I’m doing this,’” she thought. “Exhilarating. I couldn’t think of anything I’d rather be doing on my birthday.” She had seized her moment in an Alpha Pro battle royal, a multi-competitor elimination match. As her opponents – all men – threw her out of the ring, they wished her a happy birthday. Goldner, who lives in Melbourne, Australia, has been a lifelong fan of wrestling. As a child, she watched it on TV and at the city’s Festival Hall. “I was always fascinated by it,” she says. She remembers exactly where she sat in the arena to watch Harley Race and Ron Miller do battle in 1977. Back home, she would shift the coffee table and roll around the lounge floor or bounce …