This list includes 266 wrestlers that have died. This is not a complete list, there may be more to add to it, but, this is what i was able to come up with. This list includes wrestlers from many different countries and wrestling organizations. This list also includes people that work in the wrestling buisness including; referees, managment, owners, and trainers. This list is more accurate than any other obituary list online as most lists have false information, or are missing information. I put a lot of time researching each wrestler and making sure all the inforation is correct. However, I must inform you that there is 1 wrestler I could not find any information on their death and 3 wrestlers I could not locate an age for. If you can help me with the missing information, or if you find a mistake, make a post in the forum.

This list was not made for any specific reasons other than I am a fan of wrestling. I did not make this list for speculation of steroid use. This list is simply for additional wrestling knowledge.

At the bottom of this list there is interesting statistics for you to read through, including; Deadliest day, month, and year, and the life expectancy in being in the wrestling buisness.

This is a depressing list, and it was tough for me to compile as I grew up with wrestling and was fans of a lot of the wrestlers listed. I wouldn't blame you if you couldn't go through the whole list in a day.

Name - Age - Date of Death - Cause of Death
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Frank Gotch - 40 - Dec 17 1917 - Uremic Poisoning
Wayne Munn - 35 - Jan 09 1931 - Kidney Problems
William Muldoon - 81 - Jun 03 1933 - Natural Causes
Farmer Burns - 78 - Jan 08 1937 - Natural Causes
The Terrible Turk - 61 - Jul 12 1937 - Drowned
Gus Sonnenberg - 46 - Sep 09 1944 - Tuberculosis
Bull Montana - 62 - Jan 24 1950 - Natural Causes
Danno O'Mahoney - 38 - Nov 02 1950 - Road Accident
Jess McMahon - 72 - Nov 22 1954 - Natural Causes
Maurice Tillet - 51 - Aug 04 1955 - Heart Disease
Rikidozan - 39 - Dec 15 1963 - Murdered(Stabbed)
Gorgeous George - 48 - Dec 26 1963 - Heart Attack
Ed Lewis - 75 - Aug 08 1966 - Natural Causes
Sandor Szabo - 60 - Oct 16 1966 - Heart Attack
Primo Carnera - 60 - Jun 29 1967 - Diabetes and Liver Disease
Stanislaus Zbyszko - 88 - Sep 23 1967 - Heart Attack
George Hackenschmidt - 89 - Feb 19 1968 - Natural Causes
Wladek Zbyszko - 76 - Jun 10 1968 - Natural Causes
Mike DiBiase - 45 - Jul 02 1969 - Heart Attack
Skull Murphy - 39 - Mar 23 1970 - Heart Attack
Hercules Cortez - 39 - Jul 23 1971 - Automobile Accident
Dory Funk Sr. - 54 - Jun 03 1973 - Heart Attack
Bobby Shane - 29 - Feb 20 1975 - Airplane Crash
Jim Lindos - 78 - Aug 19 1975 - Heart Attack
Pepe Lopez - 39 - Jul 27 1976 - Automobile Accident
Antonino Rocca - 48 - Mar 15 1977 - Heart Attack
Chris Taylor - 29 - Jun 30 1979 - Heart Attack
Billy McGuire - 32 - Jul 14 1979 - Motorcycle Accident
Peter Maivia - 45 - Jun 13 1982 - Cancer
Frank Tunney - 70 - May 10 1983 - Heart Attack
The Grand Wizard - 54 - Oct 12 1983 - Heart Attack
El Santo - 66 - Feb 05 1984 - Heart Attack
David Von Erich - 25 - Feb 10 1984 - Heart Attack
George Zaharias - 76 - May 22 1984 - Heart Attack
Vincent J. McMahon - 69 - May 24 1984 - Cancer
Argentina Apollo - 46 - Aug 02 1984 - Heart Attack
Eddie Graham - 55 - Jan 21 1985 - Suicide(Gun)
Jay Youngblood - 30 - Sep 01 1985 - Heart attack
Rick McGraw - 30 - Nov 01 1985 - Heart attack
Tarzan Tyler - 55 - Dec 24 1985 - Automobile Accident
Gino Hernandez - 29 - Feb 01 1986 - Overdose on cocaine
Warren Bockwinkel - 74 - Mar 25 1986 - Alzheimer's Disease
El Solitario - 39 - Apr 06 1986 - Heart Attack
Mike Von Erich - 23 - Apr 12 1987 - Suicide(overdose on Placidyl)
Malcolm Kirk - 50 - Aug 24 1987 - Heart Condition
Adrian Adonis - 34 - Jul 04 1988 - Decapitated/automobile accident
Pat Kelly - ?? - Jul 04 1988 - Automobile Accident
Dave McKigney - 56 - Jul 04 1988 - Automobile Accident
Bruiser Brody - 42 - Jul 17 1988 - Murdered(stabbed)
Leroy Brown - 38 - Sep 06 1988 - Heart Attack
Leroy McGuirk - 77 - Sep 09 1988 - Heart Attack
Mildred Burke - 73 - Feb 14 1989 - Stroke
Paul Boesch - 76 - Mar 07 1989 - Heart Attack
Happy Humphery - 62 - Mar 14 1989 - Heart Attack
Eduardo Perez - 61 - Sep 07 1989 - Heart Attack
Haystacks Calhoun - 55 - Dec 07 1989 - Diabetes
Bronko Nagurski - 81 - Jan 07 1990 - Natural Causes
Whipper Billy Watson - 74 - Feb 04 1990 - Heart Attack
Gory Guerrero - 69 - Apr 18 1990 - Heart Attack
Pat O'Connor - 65 - Aug 16 1990 - Cancer
Ed Gatner - 31 - Dec 31 1990 - Suicide(Gun)
Duke Keomuka - 70 - Jun 30 1991 - Heart Failure
Vivian Vachon - 40 - Aug 25 1991 - Road Accident
Chris Von Erich - 21 - Sep 12 1991 - Suicide(Gun)
Gene Anderson - 58 - Oct 31 1991 - Heart Attack
Dick the Bruiser - 62 - Nov 10 1991 - Internal Bleeding
Wilbur Snyder - 62 - Dec 25 1991 - Leukemia
Buzz Sawyer - 32 - Feb 07 1992 - Heart faliure due to overdose
Tojo Yamamoto - 65 - Feb 19 1992 - Suicide(Gun)
Jimmy Lennon Sr. - 79 - Apr 20 1992 - Heart Failure
Buddy Rogers - 71 - Jun 26 1992 - Stroke
Uncle Elmer - 54 - Jul 01 1992 - Kidney Failure
Danny McShain - ?? - Jul 14 1992 - Natural Causes
Roy Heffernan - 67 - Sep 24 1992 - Heart Attack
Andre the Giant - 46 - Jan 27 1993 - Congestive heart failure
Kerry Von Erich - 33 - Feb 18 1993 - Suicide(Gun)
Dino Bravo - 44 - Mar 11 1993 - Murdered(shot)
Wally Karbo - 77 - Mar 23 1993 - Heart Attack
D.J. Peterson - 33 - May 25 1993 - Motorcycle crash
Don Kent - 59 - Jun 14 1993 - Leukemia
Brazo de Oro - ?? - Oct 26 1993 - Brain Aneurysm
Rufus R. Jones - 60 - Nov 13 1993 - Heart Attack
Larry Cameron - 41 - Dec 13 1993 - Heart Attack
Eddie Creatchman - 66 - Mar 09 1994 - Heart Attack
Ray Candy - 43 - May 23 1994 - Heart Attack
George Cannon - 62 - Jul 01 1994 - Cancer
Joey Marella - 30 - Jul 04 1994 - Fell asleep driving
Boris Malenko - 61 - Aug 27 1994 - Cancer
Art Barr - 28 - Nov 23 1994 - Unknown circumstances
Jerry Blackwell - 45 - Jan 22 1995 - Pneumonia
Eddie Gilbert - 33 - Feb 18 1995 - Heart attack
Big John Studd - 46 - Mar 20 1995 - Liver cancer and Hodgkin's disease
Ilio DiPaolo - 68 - May 10 1995 - Hit by a car
Karl Krupp - 62 - Aug 24 1995 - Heart Attack
Little Beaver - 61 - Dec 04 1995 - Emphysema
Ray Stevens - 60 - May 03 1996 - Heart Attack
Dick Murdoch - 49 - Jun 15 1996 - Heart Attack
Missouri Mauler - 65 - Jul 20 1996 - Heart Attack
Herb Abrams - 41 - Jul 23 1996 - Cocaine Overdose
Neil Superior - 33 - Aug 23 1996 - Altercation with police
Sapphire - 61 - Sep 10 1996 - Heart Attack
Dr. Jerry Graham - 58 - Jan 24 1997 - Stroke
Bulldog Brown - 58 - Feb 05 1997 - Heart Attack
Dr. Bill Miller - 69 - Mar 24 1997 - Heart Attack
Stan Stasiak - 60 - Jun 19 1997 - Heart Failure
Larry O'Dea - 53 - Jun 30 1997 - Liver Cancer
Plum Mariko - 29 - Aug 16 1997 - Brain Aneurysm
Jeep Swenson - 40 - Aug 18 1997 - Heart failure
Dale Lewis - 62 - Aug 30 1997 - Leukemia
Fritz Von Erich - 68 - Sep 10 1997 - Brain and Lung Cancer
Bulldog Brower - 63 - Sep 15 1997 - Surgery Complications/Diabetes
Brian Pillman - 35 - Oct 05 1997 - Undetected heart disease
Big E Sleaze - 22 - Oct 26 1997 - Suicide
Stanley Blackburn - 80 - Nov 20 1997 - Natural Causes
Bobo Brazil - 73 - Jan 20 1998 - Heart Problems
Louie Spiccoli - 27 - Feb 15 1998 - Overdose on Soma and Wine
Junkyard Dog - 45 - Jun 02 1998 - Fell asleep driving
The Spoiler - 56 - Jun 20 1998 - Heart Failure
Shane Shamrock - 23 - Aug 17 1998 - Altercation with police
Terry Garvin - 60 - Aug 17 1998 - Cancer
Giant Haystacks - 55 - Nov 29 1998 - Cancer
Brady Boone - 40 - Dec 15 1998 - Automobile accident
Sam Mushnick - 93 - Dec 31 1998 - Internal Bleeding
Shohei Baba - 61 - Jan 31 1999 - Cancer
The Renegade - 33 - Feb 23 1999 - Suicide(Gun)
Kurt Von Hess - 56 - Mar 13 1999 - Heart Attack
Rick Rude - 41 - Apr 20 1999 - Heart failure
Owen Hart - 34 - May 23 1999 - Fell 70+ feet to his death
Donnie York Sr. - 50 - May 25 1999 - Diabetes
Jackie Sato - 41 - Aug 09 1999 - Stomach Cancer
Mark Curtis - 38 - Sep 08 1999 - Stomach and bowel cancer
Gorilla Monsoon - 62 - Oct 06 1999 - Diabetes
Tony Rumble - 43 - Nov 13 1999 - Heart Attack
Hiro Matsuda - 62 - Nov 27 1999 - Cancer
Gary Albright - 34 - Jan 07 2000 - Heart Attack
Al Costello - 80 - Jan 22 2000 - Pneumonia
Bobby Duncum Jr. - 34 - Jan 24 2000 - Accidental Overdose
Liz Chase - 45 - Feb 29 2000 - Surgery Complications
Masakazu Fukada - 27 - Apr 19 2000 - Brain Bleeding
Tom Renesto - 72 - Apr 25 2000 - Heart Failure
Jumbo Tsuruta - 49 - May 13 2000 - Surgery Complications
Gordon Solie - 71 - Jul 27 2000 - Throat Cancer
Tony Parisi - 58 - Aug 19 2000 - Heart Attack
Toru Tanaka - 70 - Aug 22 2000 - Natural Causes
Chris Duffy - 36 - Aug 25 2000 - Seizure
Bill Soloweyko - 68 - Oct 03 2000 - Bulbar Palsy
Leo Nomellini - 76 - Oct 17 2000 - Stroke
Yokozuna - 34 - Oct 23 2000 - Heart Attack
The Blue Demon - 78 - Dec 16 2000 - Heart Attack
Benny McGuire - 54 - Mar 26 2001 - Heart Attack
Red Shoes Dugan - 89 - Mar 26 2001 - Parkinson's Disease
Johnny Valentine - 72 - Apr 24 2001 - Natural Causes
Terry Gordy - 40 - Jul 16 2001 - Heart Attack
Bertha Faye - 40 - Jul 27 2001 - Drug Overdose
Dennis Coraluzzo - 48 - Jul 29 2001 - Stroke
Chris Adams - 46 - Oct 07 2001 - Murdered(shot)
Chief Dave Foxx - 44 - Oct 28 2001 - Heart Attack
Helen Hart - 77 - Nov 04 2001 - Organ Failure
Russ Haas - 27 - Dec 15 2001 - Heart Failure
Mike Davis - 46 - Dec 25 2001 - Heart Attack
Mighty Igor - 71 - Jan 07 2002 - Heart Failure
Nelson Royal - 70 - Feb 02 2002 - Heart Attack
Swede Hanson - 68 - Feb 20 2002 - Alzheimer's Disease
Wahoo McDaniel - 63 - Apr 18 2002 - Renal Failue and Diabetes
Lou Thesz - 86 - Apr 28 2002 - Surgery Complications
Randy An derson - 41 - May 05 2002 - Cancer
Erich Kulas - 22 - May 12 2002 - Surgery Complications
Big Dick Dudley - 34 - May 16 2002 - Kidney failure
Shoichi Arai - 36 - May 16 2002 - Suicide(Hanged)
Davey Boy Smith - 39 - May 18 2002 - Heart Attack
Rocco Rock - 49 - Sep 21 2002 - Heart Attack
Edward Cholak - 72 - Oct 31 2002 - Pneumonia
Billy Joe Travis - 40 - Nov 22 2002 - Heart Attack
Jeff Peterson - 22 - Nov 29 2002 - Cancer
Tim Woods - 68 - Nov 30 2002 - Heart Attack
The Original Sheik - 76 - Jan 18 2003 - Natural Causes
Curt Hennig - 44 - Feb 10 2003 - Suicide(overdose)
Tony Altomare - 74 - Feb 20 2003 - Heart Attack
Hiromichi Fuyuki - 42 - Mar 19 2003 - Cancer
Sailor Art Thomas - 79 - Mar 30 2003 - Cancer
Ray Mendoza - 73 - Apr 17 2003 - Natural Causes
Miss Elizabeth - 42 - May 01 2003 - Overdose
Freddie Blassie - 85 - Jun 02 2003 - Heart and Kidney Failure
Giant Ochiai - 30 - Jul 08 2003 - Brain Injury
Pitbull #2 - 36 - Sep 25 2003 - Overdose on homemade Oxycontin
Stu Hart - 86 - Oct 16 2003 - Stroke
Hawk - 46 - Oct 19 2003 - Heart Attack
Crash Holly - 32 - Nov 06 2003 - Overdose on Soma
Dick Hutton - 80 - Nov 24 2003 - Natural Causes
Moondog Spot - 51 - Nov 29 2003 - Heart Attack
The Wall/Malice - 36 - Dec 06 2003 - Heart Attack
Danny Fargo - 44 - Dec 26 2003 - Lung and Liver Cancer
Jack Tunney - 68 - Jan 24 2004 - Natural Causes
Hard Boiled Haggerty - 78 - Jan 27 2004 - Natural Causes
Hercules Hernandez - 45 - Mar 06 2004 - Heart Disease
Pepper Gomez - 77 - May 06 2004 - Kidney Failure
Billy Redwood - 28 - Jul 04 2004 - Auto Accident
Pat Bomber Roach - 67 - Jul 17 2004 - Throat Cancer
Ken Timbs - 53 - Aug 01 2004 - Cardiomyopathy and heart failure
Dr. Wagner Sr. - 68 - Sep 12 2004 - Heart Attack
Jim Barnett - 80 - Sep 18 2004 - Cancer and Pneumonia
Big Boss Man - 42 - Sep 22 2004 - Heart Attack
Marianna Komlos - 35 - Sep 26 2004 - Breast Cancer
Dandy Jack Donovan - 76 - Nov 27 2004 - Construction Accident
Pez Whatley - 54 - Jan 18 2005 - Heart Attack
Chris Candido - 33 - Apr 28 2005 - Post-surgery blood clot
Ron Trongaurd - 72 - Jun 17 2005 - Liver Cancer
Shinya Hashimoto - 40 - Jul 11 2005 - Brain Aneurysm
Lord Alfred Hayes - 76 - Jul 21 2005 - Stroke
Chris Tolos - 75 - Aug 13 2005 - Cancer
Chri$ Ca$h - 23 - Aug 18 2005 - Motorcycle Accident
Moondog King - 56 - Aug 26 2005 - Taxi Cab Crash
The Crusher - 79 - Oct 22 2005 - Natural Causes
Eddie Guerrero - 38 - Nov 13 2005 - Acute heart failure
Chad Floyd - 37 - Dec 10 2005 - Heart Failure
El Texano - 47 - Jan 15 2006 - Lung Failure
Ricky Romero - 74 - Jan 15 2006 - Diabetes
Black Cat - 51 - Jan 28 2006 - Heart Attack
Emory Hale - 36 - Jan 28 2006 - Kidney failure
Johnny Grunge - 39 - Feb 16 2006 - Sleep apnea complications
Victor Quinones - 46 - Apr 02 2006 - Natural Causes
Sammy Mokuahi - 71 - May 02 2006 - Alzheimer's disease
Apache Bull Ramos - 71 - Mar 27 2006 - Shoulder Infection
Earthquake - 42 - Jun 07 2006 - Bladder cancer
Crazy Luke Graham - 58 - Jun 23 2006 - Heart Failure
Tiger Khan - 33 - Jun 28 2006 - Heart Related
Bob Orton Sr. - 76 - Jul 16 2006 - Heart Attack
Karl Von Stroheim - 78 - Aug 08 2006 - Heart Attack
Antonio Pena - 57 - Oct 05 2006 - Heart Attack
Jumping Joey Maggs - 37 - Oct 15 2006 - Heart Problems
Kintaro Ohki - 77 - Oct 26 2006 - Heart Attack
Daniel Garcia - 80 - Nov 01 2006 - Heart Attack
Sputnik Monroe - 77 - Nov 03 2006 - Natural Causes
Dennis Conway Sr. - 74 - Nov 13 2006 - Stroke
The Original Spoiler - 66 - Dec 16 2006 - Heart Attack and Leukemia
Bam Bam Bigelow - 45 - Jan 19 2007 - Overdose
Mike Awesome - 42 - Feb 17 2007 - Suicide(Hanged)
Bad News Brown - 63 - Mar 06 2007 - Heart Attack
Black Shadow - 85 - Mar 08 2007 - Pneumonia
Ernie Ladd - 68 - Mar 10 2007 - Cancer
Arnold Skaaland - 82 - Mar 13 2007 - Natural Causes
Angel Azteca - 43 - Mar 18 2007 - Heart Attack
Abe Coleman - 101 - Mar 28 2007 - Kidney Failure
Mephisto Lephanto - 31 - May 05 2007 - Heart Attack
Sonny Myers - 83 - May 05 2007 - Natural Causes
Sandy Barr - 69 - Jun 02 2007 - Heart Attack
Sherri Martel - 49 - Jun 15 2007 - Accidental overdose
Nancy Benoit (Woman) - 43 - Jun 22 2007 - Murdered
Boogie Woogie Brown - 54 - Jun 23 2007 - Lupus
Biff Wellington - 42 - Jun 24 2007 - Heart attack
Chris Benoit - 40 - Jun 25 2007 - Suicide(Hanged)
John Kronus - 38 - Jul 18 2007 - Heart failure
Ronnie P Gossett III - 64 - Jul 23 2007 - Colon Cancer
Killer Tor Kamata - 70 - Jul 23 2007 - Heart Disease
Karl Gotch - 82 - Jul 28 2007 - Natural Causes
Bronko Lubich - 81 - Aug 12 2007 - Natural Causes
Brian Adams (Crush) - 43 - Aug 13 2007 - Overdose
The Missing Link - 68 - Aug 16 2007 - Cancer
Karloff Lagarde - 79 - Aug 31 2007 - Stroke
Enrique Torres - 85 - Sep 10 2007 - Natural Causes
Isak Rain - 22 - Oct 10 2007 - Car Accident
The Fabulous Moolah - 84 - Nov 02 2007 - Heart Attack
Juan Chavarria Galica - 64 - Nov 15 2007 - Diabetes
The Angel of Death - 54 - Nov 24 2007 - Heart Failure
Mr. Gills - 44 - Dec 23 2007 - Heart Attack
Arman Hussein - 61 - Dec 31 2007 - Natural Causes
Recorded Deaths = 266

Statistics
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Causes of Death
Heart Problems : 101
Cancer : 28
Natural Causes : 26
Vehicle Accident : 19
Suicide : 12
Overdose : 12
Stroke : 9
Diabetes : 8
Surgey Problems : 6
Kidney Problems : 6
Brain Problems : 6
Murder : 5
Pneumonia : 5
Alzheimer's : 3
Leukemia : 3
Internal Bleeding : 2
Police : 2
Tuberculosis : 1
Lupus : 1
Infection : 1
Drowning : 1
Parkinson's : 1
Uremic Poisoning : 1
Emphysema : 1
Falling death : 1
Seizure : 1
Bulbar Palsy : 1
Other Accidents : 1
Sleep Apnea : 1
Unknown : 1

Conclusion: Heart Attacks and other Heart Problems are the leading cause of wrestling deaths.
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Age at Death Count
Unknown Age: 3
21 : 1
22 : 4
23 : 3
25 : 1
27 : 3
28 : 2
29 : 4
--------20-29 = 18
30 : 4
31 : 2
32 : 3
33 : 7
34 : 6
35 : 3
36 : 5
37 : 2
38 : 5
39 : 7
--------30-39 = 44
40 : 9
41 : 5
42 : 7
43 : 5
44 : 5
45 : 7
46 : 8
47 : 1
48 : 3
49 : 4
--------40-49 = 54
50 : 2
51 : 3
53 : 2
54 : 7
55 : 4
56 : 4
57 : 1
58 : 5
59 : 1
--------50-59 = 29
60 : 6
61 : 7
62 : 9
63 : 3
64 : 2
65 : 3
66 : 3
67 : 2
68 : 9
69 : 4
--------60-69 = 48
70 : 5
71 : 5
72 : 5
73 : 3
74 : 5
75 : 2
76 : 8
77 : 6
78 : 5
79 : 4
--------70-79 = 48
80 : 5
81 : 3
82 : 2
83 : 1
84 : 1
85 : 3
86 : 2
88 : 1
89 : 2
--------80-89 = 20
93 : 1
--------90-99 = 1
101: 1
--------100-109 = 1

Conclusion: 40, 62, and 68 are the ages with the most wrestler deaths with 9 each. Also, most wrestlers died between the ages of 40 and 49 with 54 deaths
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Dealiest Day of the Month
1st : 8
2nd : 10
3rd : 5
4th : 9
5th : 7
6th : 8
7th : 9
8th : 6
9th : 5
10th : 12
11th : 2
12th : 7
13th : 11
14th : 5
15th : 12
16th : 12
17th : 9
18th : 12
19th : 9
20th : 10
21st : 3
22nd : 9
23rd : 16
24rd : 14
25th : 10
26th : 10
27th : 9
28th : 8
29th : 6
30th : 6
31st : 7

Conclusion: The deadliest day of the month is the 23rd day with 16 wrestlers dieing on it.
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Dealiest Month of the Year
January : 23
February : 21
March : 23
April : 13
May : 20
June : 25
July : 29
August : 28
September : 19
October : 20
November : 25
December : 20

Conclusion: The deadliest month of the year is July with 29 wrestler deaths.
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Dealiest Year
1917: 1
1931: 1
1933: 1
1937: 2
1944: 1
1950: 2
1954: 1
1955: 1
1963: 2
1966: 2
1967: 2
1968: 2
1969: 1
1970: 1
1971: 1
1973: 1
1975: 2
1976: 1
1977: 1
1979: 2
1982: 1
1983: 2
1984: 5
1985: 4
1986: 3
1987: 2
1988: 6
1989: 5
1990: 5
1991: 6
1992: 7
1993: 9
1994: 6
1995: 6
1996: 6
1997: 13
1998: 9
1999: 11
2000: 15
2001: 11
2002: 15
2003: 17
2004: 12
2005: 11
2006: 20
2007: 31

Conclusion: 2007 was the dealiest year for wrestlers with 31 deaths.
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Life Expectancy in Wrestling
54.9 Years

Conclusion: Compared to the life expectancy in the United States, which is 68 for men and 74 for women, 54.9 is really low.