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The Associated Press is reporting that despite
the fact the Hillsborough County medical examiner's office performed an
autopsy on the body of Brian "Crush" Adams, no specific cause of death
can be determined yet.
Here is the link to the Associated Press story: Wrestler's Death Still a Mystery.
AP
Wrestler's Death Still a Mystery
Tuesday August 14, 6:10 pm ET
Autopsy Fails to Show What Killed Pro Wrestler Adams
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- An autopsy on pro
wrestler Brian "Crush" Adams failed to show a specific cause of death,
the Hillsborough County medical examiner's office said Tuesday.
The office will now conduct tissue and toxicology studies to try to
determine what killed the 44-year-old Adams, who wasn't breathing when
his wife found him unconscious in their Tampa home Monday morning. A
completed autopsy report is expected in six to eight weeks.
Adams' body showed no visible signs of injury and foul play was not suspected, police said.
Adams, a former world tag team
champion, last performed for the World Wrestling Federation in 2001 and
served intermittently on the roster beginning in 1990, World Wrestling
Entertainment said.
After leaving the WWE in late 2001,
Adams competed in Japan and then attempted a career in boxing, the WWE
Web site said. He wrestled his last match in January 2003 when a spinal
injury forced him into retirement.
Adams' death comes less than two
months after pro wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife and son before
hanging himself on the cable of a weight machine in his Georgia home.
Prescription anabolic steroids were found in the family's home, raising
questions about whether the drugs played a role in the killings.
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