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Walter "Killer" Kowalski passes away at 81

Posted: Mon Sep 1, 2008 4:48 am
by sh00n
Man, surprised no one posted this. I just found out. Sad to see; but at least the man lived his life and it wasn't cut short like so many other wrestlers. RIP Killer.

Wrestling legend Walter "Killer" Kowalski passed away yesterday morning at 2:15 a.m, according to numerous sources. He was 81 years old.

Kowalski had been taken off life support nearly two weeks ago following a massive heart attack on Friday, August 8.

Kowalski has a legendary career as a heel in professional wrestling, which lasted from 1947 to 1977. He for numerous promotions during his career, including the NWA and WWWF,

Following his in-ring career, Kowalski trained a number of wrestlers including Triple H, Big John Studd, Chyna, Frankie Kazarian, Roxxi Laveaux, April Hunter, Kenny Dykstra, Chris Nowinski, A-Train and Perry Saturn.

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Re: Walter "Killer" Kowalski passes away at 81

Posted: Mon Sep 1, 2008 5:27 pm
by A.J.
Wow, thats a sad story. I didnt really know him personally, but I heard he trained some of the best wrestlers such as HHH and others. RIP.