4 WWE Wrestlers That Died In 2021 (Photos)

1. Delbert Wilkes

Delbert Alexander Wilkes, professionally known by his ring name The Trooper and The Patriot, was an American professional wrestler and college footballer.

During his professional career in the world of wrestling, Wilkes wrestled for the American Wrestling Association, the Global Wrestling Federation, All Japan Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

Wilkes died of a heart attack three months ago in Newberry, South Carolina, United States of America at the age of 59.

2. Paul Orndorff

Paul Parlette Orndorff was an American professional WWE wrestler.

After spending seven years working around the National Wrestling Alliance, Orndorff became a WWE superstar in the 1980s, and appeared with manager Bobby Heenan and champion Hulk Hogan extensively in the main events of the first WrestleMania and Survivor Series.

After his retirement from WWE in 2000 at the age of 51, he trained potential wrestlers. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame sixteen years ago and the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame twelve years ago.

Orndorff died two months ago at the age of 71 in Fayetteville, Georgia, shortly after his diagnosis with dementia.

3. Butch Reed

Bruce Franklin Reed, professionally known by his ring name Butch Reed, was an American professional wrestler and footballer.

Butch Reed was trained by a professional wrestler, Ronnie Etchison. He made his first professional wrestling appearance in 1978.

Reed and his associate wrestler, Slick, signed with the WWE and were brought in as a package. He had an initial altercation with fellow wrestler, Tito Santana, and made his first pay-per-view appearance at WrestleMania III, where he defeated Koko Ware in a fight.

Reed competed in the first Royal Rumble match thirty three years ago. Two months later, he was eliminated in the first round of the WrestleMania championship tournament in the first round by eventual tournament winner, Randy Savage.

Fourteen years ago, Reed made a cameo appearance backstage at the September 14 edition of WWE SmackDown during a segment involving his former manager and SmackDown General Manager, Theodore Long.

Reed died 8 months ago at the of 66 in Warrensburg, Missouri, United States, due to complications from two heart attacks.

4. Bobby Eaton

Bobby Lee Eaton was an American professional WWE wrestler.

During his professional wrestling career, Eaton performed extensively for many wrestling promotions.

Eaton was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twelve years ago and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame two years ago.

He died last month in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 63.