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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 3, 2017 10:01:48 GMT -6
www.pwinsider.com/article/112661/the-voice-of-memphis-wrestling-lance-russell-passes-away.html?p=1THE VOICE OF MEMPHIS WRESTLING, LANCE RUSSELL PASSES AWAY By Mike Johnson on 2017-10-03 09:20:00 The voice of Memphis Wrestling, Lance Russell has passed away at the age of 91. We are told Lance passed away, peacefully about 2:30 AM this morning. Lance was not only one of the best wrestling announcers and personalities of all time, but behind the scenes, was one of the finest and nicest people to ever grace professional wrestling. I'll be writing more about him as soon as I can. Right now, I am completely saddened and broken-hearted for the Russell family, who also lost Lance's daughter several days ago. In the wake of her passing, Russell fell and broke his hip and had been hospitalized the last several days. Lance posted the following photo on Twitter last month, alongside the Muhammad Ali to his Howard Cosell, Jerry Lawler: On behalf of everyone at PWInsider.com, we issue our deepest condolences to the Lance's family and friends as well as the generations of fans who grew up with Lance as the definitive voice of professional wrestling. I can't even properly convey this with words, but there will never be another like him.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 3, 2017 11:15:29 GMT -6
www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/memphis-wrestling-legend-lance-russell-passes-away-91-years-old-243896MEMPHIS WRESTLING LEGEND LANCE RUSSELL PASSES AWAY AT 91 YEARS OLD BY JOSEPH CURRIER | @josephcurrier | OCT 3, 2017 7:54 AM The pro wrestling world lost one of its most treasured voices this morning. Lance Russell passed away at 91 years old after complications from a fall. He was hospitalized after breaking his hip in a fall on Friday, which was the second time he had fallen last week. Russell's daughter also passed away on Friday after battling cancer. We all send our thoughts to the Russell family during this difficult time. Aside from being the host and voice of Memphis wrestling, Russell was considered one of the nicest people to ever be part of the pro wrestling business. He was also a television program director, putting wrestling in its Saturday morning time slot in Memphis where it had tremendous success. Russell worked for WCW and Smoky Mountain Wrestling towards the end of his career as well. Jerry Lawler first announced Russell's passing on Twitter and the Russell family then confirmed the news. They thanked everyone for their thoughts and prayers and wrote that Russell was surrounded by family when he passed. Dave Brown, Russell's broadcast partner in Memphis, wrote, "My lifetime friend, Lance Russell died early this morning. I cannot express how sad I am. He was responsible for my tv career success."
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