Bam Bam Bigelow

Last Sunday, I was sitting at the computer chatting to my friend. Joey lives in New Jersey and is a wrestling fan. For a split second I wondered how far from Asbury Park he lived.

Asbury Park, New Jersey is the place that reminded me of Bam Bam Bigelow. The wrestler who wore a suit emblazened with fire. His body as well as the top of his cranium were filled with tattoos.

Joey joked that it was quite far away and that he was too scared to go there because of Bam Bam.

Then, last night, I was chatting to him again and I clicked onto the Wrestling Observer website and was shocked to read the main story read 'Wrestler Bigelow Passes'.

I brokes the news to my friend. We were both shocked.

I saw Bam Bam wrestle three times during my visits to wrestling shows over the years. If you recall, when Earthquake passed away last year I told the story of how they were both grappling each other but something happened in the match and they broke character and were laughing with each other. It's kind of spooky that they both died a few months apart.

I would say that the highlight of Bam Bam's career was when he main evented Wrestlemania XI against former American footballer Lawrence Taylor.

Because headlining the biggest show on the wrestling calendar is the dream of everyone in the business it just shows that Bam Bam will always be remembered as a legend.