Brian Pillman
Pillman was a wild personality inside and outside of the ring, who died at age 35 because of heart failure. His death, unlike Owen Hart's, did not come as a surprise to those who followed his career. He had been a candle burning too quickly, an excess user of growth hormones and drugs. Born with throat cancer that resulted in 31 different operations before the age of three and left him with a raspy voice, Pillman had been plagued with problems all his life. He made the most of his physical talents, proving he had a bigger heart than athletes/performers blessed with bigger and stronger bodies in separate careers in professional football and wrestling. He lived life to the extreme and ultimately paid the price for his excess behavior.
Most famous for this part in The Hollywood Blonds tag team with "Stunning" (now "Stone Cold") Steve Austin.
Best matches were against Ric Flair and Jushin "Thunder" Liger, and had a heated feud with "Goldust" (Dustin Runnels) in the WWF.
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Brian Pillman "The Loose Cannon" / "The Ticking Timebomb" left us way too soon, like many others. Perhaps Brian's greatest attribute was his will to succeed. One of the most interesting characters in the history of professional wrestling.
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