It was reported to me yesterday via text message from sports entertainment corespondent Jay B, that another larger than life wrestler from the mid 80's to mid 90's era had passed away. Scott Charles Bigelow, better known as Bam Bam Bigelow died of unknown causes,(pending autopsy), at the age of 45. This is a terribly sad trend that has seen the passing of way too many talented dedicated men well before their time. These guys work on the road 300 days a year, Bigelow had only officially retired in 2004, giving him 2 years to enjoy his family. I know a lot of you are probably thinking well that's what they get for taking all those steroids. Look at the picture does he look like a steroid addict. "The Beast of the East's" talent was his incredible speed for a man so large, he didn't need bigger muscles. That is not to discount the fact that there was excessive recreational drug usage in these days. These guys put their bodies through decades of torture, finishing matches after concussions, ears being ripped off, ear drums being popped, ACL's torn... And in Bam Bam's day, if you stopped working you stopped getting paid. Again, I am not accusing him of drug usage, I don't know. Hell, you can't discount the fact that he lived his life North of 300 Lbs.
Career highlights include wrestling Lawrence Taylor in Wrestlemania XI, where Bam Bam earned 250,000 while L.T.got 1,000,000. Hardly fair as I'm sure Bigelow had to carry him to make the match at all watchable. Maybe Jay could enlighten us about this match.
I believe he also once flew on a New York Air flight that my sister was a flight attendant on, do you remember this Coll'?
Anyway R.I.P. big guy.
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Actually, L.T. was probably the best of the "Celebrity Wrestlers". Taylor, along with Denis Rodman, were at least passable in the "Squared Circle". Unlike yer boys David Arquette, Jay Leno & K-Fed.
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