Umanga WWE

The WWE website issued the following statement on Friday evening:

Umaga passes
WWE would like to express its deepest condolences to Mr. Fatu’s family, friends and fans on his tragic passing. Mr. Fatu was under contract with WWE at various time periods and most recently performed under the name “Umaga.” Mr. Fatu’s contract was terminated on June 11, 2009.

We Also would like to express our deepest condolences to Mr Fatu’s family for this terrible loss.

WWE Andrew "Test" Martin

According to The UK Sun, the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner in Tampa, FL has announced the official cause of Andrew “Test” Martin’s death. Andrew Marten died from an overdose of the painkiller Oxycodone. Oxycodone is an addictive ingredient found in the painkillers OxyContin, Percoset and Percoden.

Martin was found dead in his Tampa apartment just 4 days shy of his 34th birthday on March 14, 2009 after a nosey neighbor reported that he had appeared motionless for several hours.

Oxycodone, also known as “Hillbilly heroin”, has also been linked to the death of fellow wrestler “Sensational” Sherri Martel, and Oscar-winning actor Heath Ledger.

To read the full story from The Sun, click here.

WWE Steve Doll a.k.a Steve Dunn

The Associated Press has written an article regarding the death of Steve Doll, also known as Steven Dunn, as part of the tag team Well Dunn in the early 90’s. The AP says that Doll passed away from surgical complications earlier this week.

For those who have not followed the story, Pro wrestler Steve Dunn has died from surgery complications in Nashville, TN.

The AP article after the jump.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Professional wrestler Steve Dunn, who competed with various tag team partners across the country during his career, is dead in Nashville at age 48.
Dunn, whose real name was Steven Lyle Doll, wrestled with the World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling, the United States Wrestling Association and Pacific Northwest Wrestling.
According to an obituary published Wednesday in The Tennessean, he was part of tag teams Well Dunn, the Southern Rockers and the Volz.

He died Sunday of complications from surgeries.

Steve Doll is survived by his wife, parents and a sister. Funeral services will be Thursday in Nashville. And an obituary for Doll ran in The Tennessean today and can be viewed at the following link.

TNA has issued the following statement on their website:

A TRAGIC ACCIDENT FOLLOWING TNA’S SLAMMIVERSARY

A tragic accident following TNA’s “Slammiversary” Pay-Per-View event at the Desoto County Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi, resulted in the death of an employee of a TNA independent production contractor.

The accident occurred following the conclusion of the event as technical crews worked to disassemble the TNA set. Currently, TNA is working in cooperation with local authorities to investigate the details surrounding the accident.

TNA is deeply saddened by this tragedy. We ask our fans across the world to join us as our thoughts and prayers are with the family in their time of loss. TNA was scheduled to have a meeting with their roster and staff regarding the incident prior to tonight’s Impact taping.

Our hopes go out to the family for such a loss.