GoFundMe Page Set Up For Jocephus To Cover All Expenses );
As we reported last night here on eWn, NWA star Jocephus (aka The Question Mark) passed away suddenly on Wednesday due to an apparent stroke or aneurysm. A GoFundMe page has been set up at the link provided here. As of this writing, $16,166 has been raised, surpassing the original goal of $15,000. Cody Rhodes, Eli Drake (LA Knight) and Dave Lagana have all contributed so far, and the funds will be used to cover funeral and medical expenses. The remaining funds will go towards a trust fund set up for his son.
UPDATE: A memorial fund has been set up for NWA wrestler Josephus following his passing away late last night. As noted, the NWA roster member is believed to have passed away either due to a stroke or aneurysm.
The GoFundMe can be found here and has already reached $16,166 to surpass its initial $15,000 goal. Cody Rhodes, Dave Legana, and Eli Drake have all donated to the fund, which will cover his funeral and medical expenses. Funds collected above and beyond the goal will go into a trust fund for his son.
ORIGINAL: Late last night, Dutch Mantell sent out a tweet revealing that NWA wrestler Jocephus, who also competed as The Question Mark, has passed away. According to Mantell, Jocephus (real name Joseph Hudson) is believed to have died due to either a stroke or an aneurysm, but NWA President Billy Corgan suggested that the issue hadn’t been diagnosed yet.
Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman recently had The Bushwhackers on
the Wrestling Inc. Daily to discuss their careers, share old stories, and offer first-hand recounts of some wild pro wrestling shows.
Many of those wild shows came in Puerto Rico, which the WWE Hall of Fame tag team say got very violent in and outside the ring. Bushwhacker Luke detailed a match the two had with Carlos Colon, and how Colon had a bold idea of how to drum up heat for the duo before the match began.
“It was real crazy mate. I’m just going to give for instance,” Luke said. “You know, before we did a lot of angles, the first one we did, we were brought in and we had never been to Puerto Rico. This was 1980. And the promoter was the Hulk Hogan of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean: Carlos Colon. His sons have been in WWE and all that. You know the storyline. He said, ‘Show starts at 8:30, I’m going to be signing in the lobby at 7:30. You usually come in the back door, but this time I’m
By James Kurokawa on 2021-01-06 08:43:00
1/5/21 Results for New Japan Wrestle Kingdom from the Tokyo Dome
KOPW 2021 Trophy (4 way Match): Toru Yano vs. Chase Owens vs. BUSHI vs. Bad Luck Fale
BUSHI gets dropped by a Grenade Launcher by Fale and Owens. Owens goes to pin BUSHI. Fale breaks up the pin and tries to pin BUSHI. Fale pulls Owens off. They argue about who will get the pin. Yano sneaks up behind them and low blows them both. Yano pins BUSHI for the win! Toru Yano wins the KOPW 2021 Trophy. This looks like to be a comedy award for the undercard for upcoming New Japan events, especially with Yano as the winner.