Indy Wrestler Passes Away
Apr 6, 2004 18:01:02 GMT -5
Post by JimSteel on Apr 6, 2004 18:01:02 GMT -5
John Coggeshall, who wrestled for Main Event Wrestling in Rhode Island, lost consciousness during a match on Saturday night and passed away Sunday evening.
Coggeshall wrestled as "Dr Destruction" and was one of the founders of Main Event Wrestling, a group that started out as a backyard federation but more recently ran charity shows in the Rhode Island area.
Coggeshall was involved in a spot where another wrestler, 19 year old Matthew Gilbert, jumped from the ropes and landed on him. Both men fell to the mat and landed on another wrestler, 18 year old Jeremy Kappler. The other two men reportedly began to get up and continue the match, but noticed Coggeshall wasn't moving. Coggeshall was unresponsive when police and rescue crew arrived and he was transported to Rhode Island Hospital.
No cause of death has been announced, but doctors told his family that he had died of cardiac arrest, according to a report in The Newport Daily News.
John Coggeshall was 34 years old and was a computer programmer and part time wrestler.
Coggeshall wrestled as "Dr Destruction" and was one of the founders of Main Event Wrestling, a group that started out as a backyard federation but more recently ran charity shows in the Rhode Island area.
Coggeshall was involved in a spot where another wrestler, 19 year old Matthew Gilbert, jumped from the ropes and landed on him. Both men fell to the mat and landed on another wrestler, 18 year old Jeremy Kappler. The other two men reportedly began to get up and continue the match, but noticed Coggeshall wasn't moving. Coggeshall was unresponsive when police and rescue crew arrived and he was transported to Rhode Island Hospital.
No cause of death has been announced, but doctors told his family that he had died of cardiac arrest, according to a report in The Newport Daily News.
John Coggeshall was 34 years old and was a computer programmer and part time wrestler.
