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Old 08-15-2011, 07:18 PM   #3151
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Originally Posted by CorneringArtist View Post
RIP. Maybe the personal issues were a factor in his death, but he will always be remembered for trying to fight guys twice his size.
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I'd say it's more than a "maybe". The guy had some pretty serious mental issues, which actually explains his suicidal tendencies to fight bigger guys. Also explains the incident where he went after a fan... It got to the point where he couldn't even play any more, which is pretty bad, and I guess the time off didn't help at all.

Anyone know if Ripper ever had concussion problems? If so, this is just another suicide/overdose in a looooooooooooooong line of very sick, depressed athletes and pro wrestlers. If not, the poor guy was just ill
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