Bam Bam Bigelow Dies.

[Sanchez]

Because Bam Bam Bigelow passed away with little to no money left, several Northeastern wrestlers led by wrestling legend Afa started to raise money for his funeral. Afa was recently contacted by WWE (it's been rumored that he'll be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year along with Sika), and in the course of his conversation with Vince McMahon, McMahon agreed to pay for the funeral. There were two funerals for Bigelow, one in New Jersey and one in Florida. McMahon payed for the NJ one. Local wrestlers in Florida raised money for the Florida one. Several members from his old biker club were at the NJ one, along with wrestlers from the NJ area. Also, Mick Foley was there. DDP flew from California and Brother Ray flew from Florida to attend the funeral as well.
http://www.wrestlezone.com/article.php?articleid=172887336

goos gesture by vince.

 

[bartman]

I remember a story some years ago about Bigelow getting major burns after rescusing someone form a fire or something?

He sounded like a nice bloke, in a world too easily filled with a lot of ego. Wonder how he ended up with no money and how he actually passed away...

 

[bartman]

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Wikipedia just mentions he was suffering from "persistent infection and diabetes" at the time of his death. After he stopped wrestling he opened a restaurant that then closed, probably explains the financial situation, along with hospitalisation from a motorbike accident for he and his partner in 2004.