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Brian Knighton
Pro Wrestler Axl Rotten Died From Heroin Overdose, Medical Examiner Says
Brian Knighton
Professional wrestler Axl Rotten — real name Brian Knighton — died earlier this month from a heroin overdose, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore told TheWrap on Wednesday. Police had suspected heroin use, due to the discovery of a “brownish” substance in an unmarked pill bottle found alongside Knighton’s unconscious and unresponsive body in a Linthicum, Md., McDonald’s bathroom. Additionally, Knighton had placed drug paraphernalia and a broken burnt tablespoon with a “crystalline residue” on the restroom’s infant changing table. Knighton was pronounced dead at the scene on Feb. 4. He was 44. Also Read: Axl Rotten, Former WWE Wrestler,...
See full article at The Wrap
  • 2/17/2016
  • by Tony Maglio
  • The Wrap
Exclusive Details On The Final Days Of Axl Rotten
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“I have been hounded for the past ten years to put my outrageous life in book form. I have no knowledge of how to get published. My book and story involves child abuse, drug addiction, recovery, homelessness, paralysis, and losing a contract with WWE. It’s a story that needs to be told but I need someone to do it interview style over the phone. When I tell the stories you get the full picture. I firmly believe with the way pro wrestling books sell this will be a hit. I have NY Times Best Sellers Mick Foley and Chris Jericho on board to write a forward for this project. My working title is Wrestling with Heroin – Axl Rotten’s Struggle to Survive Pro Wrestling.

Thanks,

Brian Knighton aka Axl Rotten”

That email above was the first contact I had with Brian Knighton, sent exactly three months to the day before he died.
See full article at Obsessed with Film
  • 2/9/2016
  • by James Dixon
  • Obsessed with Film
14 Things You Didn’t Know About Axl Rotten
ImpactWrestling.com

Being a wrestling fan is often hard. For those of us who have been watching this great sport for decades many of the heroes from our youth are no longer with us. They have given us memories that we will cherish forever and look back on with warm nostalgia, but we have also been forced to deal with the tragedy of their early demise. While the death of a childhood favourite is always upsetting, nothing hits harder than the passing of a close friend.

Brian Knighton, better known to wrestling fans around the world as Axl Rotten, was a close friend of mine. I didn’t get to know him until the final stages of his life, when he reached out to me and asked me to help him pen his autobiography in the latter months of last year.

In truth I wasn’t all that excited about the prospect at first,...
See full article at Obsessed with Film
  • 2/5/2016
  • by James Dixon
  • Obsessed with Film
Brian Knighton
Axl Rotten, Former WWE Wrestler, Dies at 44
Brian Knighton
Axl Rotten, a former WWE and Ecw superstar, has died at the age of 44. Rotten, whose real name was Brian Knighton, was found dead in Baltimore on Thursday night. WWE confirmed the news on its website. The cause of his death has not yet been disclosed. “WWE is saddened to learn of reports that Brian Knighton, best known for competing in Ecw as Axl Rotten from 1993 to 1999, has passed away,” the company wrote. “WWE extends its condolences to Knighton’s family, friends and fans.” Also Read: 'Iron' Mike Sharpe, Former WWE Superstar, Dies at 64 Rotten started out on the independent wrestling circuit in the.
See full article at The Wrap
  • 2/5/2016
  • by Joe Otterson
  • The Wrap
Ecw Original Axl Rotten Dies, Aged 44
WWE.com

Ecw Original Axl Rotten has tragically passed away, according to a report from PWInsider.

The 44 year old, real name Brian Knighton, was found yesterday in a McDonald’s, next to a Baltimore motel in which he was believed to have been staying.

Knighton was active on Twitter some 10 hours before he was found – implying that his death was sudden. His last post read:

‘The way I do things may not be the way you do things but you will find out there is only 1 way. My away! #AxlsTruth’

Knighton made his professional wrestling debut in 1988, and was best known for his time in Ecw, a period which spanned six years from 1993 to 1999. In 1995, he enjoyed an intense feud with brother Ian, a rivalry Pwi named ‘Feud of the Year’. He also briefly appeared in WWE, brawling with the Blue World Order at the inaugural One Night Stand pay...
See full article at Obsessed with Film
  • 2/5/2016
  • by Jack G King
  • Obsessed with Film
Brian Knighton
Former Professional Wrestler Brian 'Axl Rotten' Knighton Dead at 44
Brian Knighton
Brian Knighton, known for his professional wrestling career under the name Axl Rotten, has died, WWE confirms. He was 44. "WWE extends its condolences to Knighton's family, friends and fans," the company said in a statement. According to Bleacher Report, the cause of his death is still unknown. Most famous for being one of the original cast members of Ecw in the nineties, Knighton also reportedly participated in all of the major promotions across the United States. Knighton was also the focus of a 2015 documentary in which he discussed injuries sustained in his wrestling career that left him confined to a wheelchair,...
See full article at PEOPLE.com
  • 2/5/2016
  • by Naja Rayne, @najarayne
  • PEOPLE.com
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