NoDQ.com > WWE > Former NWA champion Gene Kiniski dead at 81
Posted by Chris Kaufman on 04/14/2010 at 03:09 PM
The following is from SLAM! Wrestling:
Congestive heart failure hospitalized Gene Kiniski in early 2010, and he lost a lot of weight. The cancer which he had silently battled years before returned as well, eventually invading his brain. He passed away on the morning of Wednesday, April 14th, with family at his side.
While bed-ridden, he would complain about having to go out in such a way, but he never complained about the life he chose to live.
"I have one regret about the way I made a living — I wish I could do it all over again," he said in 2006. "I had so many goddamn perks and all that. I just couldn't see myself being a 9-to-5er, not that there's anything wrong with it. I've been all over the continent, the world, and made a beautiful living. Hell, I'm still reaping awards."
NO SOUND
Gene Kiniski vs Dory Funk Jr.
Posted by Chris Kaufman on 04/14/2010 at 03:09 PM
The following is from SLAM! Wrestling:
Congestive heart failure hospitalized Gene Kiniski in early 2010, and he lost a lot of weight. The cancer which he had silently battled years before returned as well, eventually invading his brain. He passed away on the morning of Wednesday, April 14th, with family at his side.
While bed-ridden, he would complain about having to go out in such a way, but he never complained about the life he chose to live.
"I have one regret about the way I made a living — I wish I could do it all over again," he said in 2006. "I had so many goddamn perks and all that. I just couldn't see myself being a 9-to-5er, not that there's anything wrong with it. I've been all over the continent, the world, and made a beautiful living. Hell, I'm still reaping awards."
NO SOUND
Gene Kiniski vs Dory Funk Jr.
