The following is a list of professional wrestlers, staff members, officials, agents and more, both male and female, who passed away in 2011. Notable names on the list include Mark “Bison” Smith, Randall “Macho Man Randy Savage” Poffo, Donna Christanello, “Killer” Karl Kox, Larry Sweeney, Sir Oliver Humperdink and more.
Note from Wayne: If there is anyone in the business that I have forgot on this list, please feel free to contact me.
Umanosuke “Mr. Ito” Ueda – Passed away on December 21st aged 71
Sharon Valentine – Passed away on December 1st aged 67
Jim Hussey – Passed away on November 30th aged 87
Mark “Bison” Smith – Passed away on November 22nd aged 38
“Killer” Karl Kox – Passed away on November 10th aged 80
Venus LaRue – Passed away on November 9th aged 76
Doctor X – Passed away on October 11th aged 43
Chris Drake – Passed away on September 26th aged 72
“Handsome” Johnny Barend – Passed away on September 20th aged 82
Little Tokyo – Passed away on September 6th aged 71
Mando Lopez – Passed away on August 26th aged 63
Donna Christanello – Passed away on August 25th aged 69
Tony Cosenza – Passed away on August 17th aged 93
Bobby Fields – Passed away on August 13th aged 77
Scott LeDoux – Passed away on August 11th aged 62
Malcolm Cormier – Passed away on August 9th aged 74
Terry Yorkston – Passed away on August 7th aged 78
James “J.T. Lighning” Haase – Passed away on August 4th aged 41
Duncan McTavish – Passed away on June 5th aged 80
Betty Wagner – Passed away on June 3rd aged 98
“Macho Man” Randy Savage – Passed away on May 10th aged 58
Larry Sweeney – Passed away on April 11th aged 30
Pierre Morrison – Passed away on April 1st aged 52
Sir Oliver Humperdink – Passed away on March 19th aged 62
Hahn Lee – Passed away on March 2nd aged 80
Nick “The Greek” Spillios – Passed away on February 1st aged 79
Johnny Heidman – Passed away on January 27th aged 90
Shawn Osborne – Passed away on January 26th aged 34
Jose Luis “El Vagabundo” Garcia – Passed away on January 20th aged 61
Tiki Tapu – Passed away on January 19th aged 40
Guy Coffee – Passed away on January 8th aged 86
Big Val Puccio – Passed away on January 7th aged 45
Verne Langdon – Passed away on January 1st aged 69
