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Gay Professional Wrestler Found Dead


Chris Klucaritis/Courtesy: Gerweck.net

New York Police are investigating the death of a gay, former professional wrestler after his body is discovered inside his apartment over the weekend.

According to the Associated Press, authorities said that a man who identified himself as one of the first openly gay professional wrestlers was found dead of an apparent suicide in his New York City apartment.

Police said Chris Klucsaritis was found by his brother in the living room of his apartment Friday. A suicide note has been recovered.

The 40-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Medical Examiner’s office is investigating to determine the exact cause of death.

Klucsaritis wrestled under the name Chris Kanyon.

He started his career in the late 1990s and was part of the championship tag team “Men at Work.”

He later joined World Wrestling Entertainment.

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Posted in News 5 months ago at 8:58 pm.

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  1. Sumo wrestling is my all time favorite. i always watch it a lot in Japanese channels.*:”

  2. i like to watch wrestling on TV and i have always been a fan of WWE-:;


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