Bruiser Brody Don Kernodle Dennis Condrey Gene Petit Pez Whatley January 1 - Stan Hansen Deaths February 10 - Everett Marshall, 67 March 8 - Bill Malone (broadcaster), 48 April 1 – Jim Crockett, 63 June 3 – Dory Funk, 54 July 21 - Wild Red Berry, 66 July 31 - Azumafuji Kin'ichi, 51 December 1 – Black Guzmán, 57 December 17 - Kazuo Okamura, 62 References professional wrestling