MIKE AWESOME HAS DIED

[SalTheButcher]

Former ECW world champion Mike Awesome, 42, has passed away. His real name was Mike Alfonso.

According to reports, Awesome was found dead on Saturday morning in the Tampa Area. Friends were coming to his home in Tampa to pick him up and go out Saturday night at about 10:30 p.m. and he never answered the door and found him hanging in the home. It is believed the death was due to suicide pending results of the autopsy.

In addition to working in the U.S., he also worked for FMW in Japan. He will probably be most remembered as the ECW champion that signed with WCW when he still held the title.

[yoitsdan]

another wrestler prematurely dies.

[gally]

R.I..p man something needs to be done to control the way these wrestlers are training and living, most of them are lucky to make it to 50

[Oggie]

Sucks... I remember him from ECW. He had some great matches with Masato Tanaka!

[Tysonbruno]

Steroids should be banned its obvious wrestlers use them i think they should be tested and if they fail they are out till they are clear they are killing themselves to look good for our viewing pleasure such a shame

[SalTheButcher]

awesome was a big guy but steroids didnt kill him, he hung himself

[WWatt]

I remember him from FMW and IWA.

[WWatt]

Wrestlers are dying left, right and centre in recent times man.