Hurricane Helms Talks WCW Ladder Match And More, Wrestlers Who Passed Away In 2014
- In the video above, former WWE and WCW star "Hurricane" Shane Helms talks to Title Match Wrestling about his famous Ladder Match at WCW Starrcade 2000 against the Jung Dragons, the WWE Network and more. Helms said the three-way ladder match at Starrcade 2000 was the best Ladder Match in WCW history.
Helms also talks about the success of OMEGA Championship Wrestling with Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy. The next OMEGA event takes place on February 28th at Northern High School in Durham, NC. The Hardys, Helms, CW Anderson and others have been announced.
- Mike Mooneyham of The Post & Courier has a great article at this link that remembers wrestlers who passed away in 2014. Mooneyham listed the following wrestlers who passed away last year:
Don Chuy, Jan. 6, age 72; Mae Young, Jan. 14, 90; George Scott, Jan. 20, 84; Gloria Barattini, Jan. 27, 84; Vic Rositanni, Feb. 6, 74; Ryu Nakata, Feb. 15, 51; Viscera (Nelson Frazier Jr.), Feb. 18, 43; Billy Robinson, March 3, 74; Jerry Kozak, March 5, 79; Lorenzo Parente, March 15, 78; The Ultimate Warrior (Jim Hellwig), April 8, 54; Lee Marshall, April 26, 67; Joe Turner, May 1, 74; Larry Nelson (Larry Shipley), June 23; Ken Lucas, Aug. 1, 73; Ted Heath, Aug. 17, 80; Bonnie Watson, Aug. 21, 82; Don Green, Aug. 29, 84; Sean O'Haire (Sean Haire), Sept. 8, 43; Rikki Starr (Bernard Herman), Sept. 20, 83; Don Manoukian, Sept. 23, 80; Cowboy Bob Kelly, Oct. 12, 78; Dr. Ken Ramey, Oct. 16, 84; Ox Baker (Doug Baker), Oct. 20, 80; Johnny Angel (Johnny Lee Clary), Oct. 21, 55; Bob Geigel, Oct. 30, 90; Brad Batten, Nov. 18, 56; Rodger Kent (Rodger Vogel), Nov. 24, 90; The Mighty Wilbur (Randall Lee Buchanan), Nov. 26, 57; Jimmy Del Ray/Jimmy Backlund (David Ferrier), Dec. 6, 52.