Mike 'Mantaur' Halac Dead at 55
Mike Halac, known as Mantaur in WWF passed away this week at the age of 55, according to an online announcement from Halac’s daughter who revealed Halac passed away peacefully in his sleep.
Halac debuted in WWF as Mantaur in 1995 and was briefly managed by Jim Cornette. Halac also played the role of Tank, a member of The Truth Commission stable, in 1997. Outside of WWE, Halac also competed in ECW and the independent circuit as Bruiser Mastino.
Halac’s official cause of death has not been publicly announced at this time.
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Fox Recategorizes Smackdown
WWE Smackdown is now recognized and measured as an entertainment program, as opposed to a sports program as it traditionally was viewed, according to Fox Sports’ President of Analytics and Insights Michael Mulvihill this week.
Mulvihill reported on Twitter that this change was made effective on the July 7th episode of Smackdown and resulted in that episode being ranked as the #1 entertainment program of the week for adults aged 18-49.
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Brad “Lodi” Cain Suffers Heart Attack After Wrestling Match
Former WCW wrestler Brad “Lodi” Cain survived a five-hour quintuple bypass surgery last month after suffering a heart attack during a wrestling match, according to a report from Queen City News this week.
Cain was reportedly wrestling at an event in Mooresville, North Carolina and could tell something was wrong. Cain drove to a nearby hospital following the event where the doctors discovered he had two arteries completely blocked, and a third one at 90% blocked, and performed the bypass procedure.
Cain says he is going to rehab and work on getting better, but still plans to continue his professional wrestling career.
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Megan Morant Donates Kidney
WWE personality Megan Morant donated a kidney yesterday, according to an online announcement from Morant.
Morant says a close friend of hers required a kidney transplant in November, and that she really wanted to donate her kidney to this friend. Unfortunately test results showed Morant and her friend were not a blood type match and therefore Morant’s kidney could not be accepted by her friend.
Morant says this caused her to keep looking for an opportunity to donate a kidney if ever possible. A week later Morant learned that the wife of a former associate needed a transplant.
Although this person and Morant were also not a blood type match, Morant was able to enroll in the National Kidney Registry’s joint donor program, where she can donate her kidney in advance for a person with her blood type and secure a kidney for her former associate’s wife in return.
Morant spoke online about the process saying, “It’s truly the honor of my life, and it reminds me why we are all here: to help and be there for each other.”
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