live. He later received another opinion that was more optimistic. In a March 2017 interview on the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast, White explained that he regretted tweeting about his diagnosis. He said he would continue to wrestle and if the tests were proven to be true, he would like to die in the ring. In March 2018, White went in for heart surgery followed by another to treat an arrhythmia. White died on June 18, 2018 after a month-long hospitalization for pneumonia. He was 63 years old. In the months before his death, White was frequently visited and supported by fellow wrestler Sting. Championships and accomplishments All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (2 times) World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Williams Champion Carnival (1999) Catch Wrestling Association CWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 time) CWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) CWA Bremen Catch Cup (1987) Impact Zone Wrestling IZW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) New Japan Pro-Wrestling IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3 times) IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bam Bam Bigelow Super Grade Tag League (1991) – with Tatsumi Fujinami IWGP Title Tournament (1989) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Wrestler of the Year (1993) Ranked No. 2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993 Ranked No. 27 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 Ranked No. 36 of the top 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Bam Bam Bigelow in 2003 Pro Wrestling Noah GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scorpio GHC Tag Team Title Tournament (2001) - with Scorpio Tokyo Sports Best Tag Team Award (1998) with Stan Hansen Universal Wrestling Association UWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Union of Wrestling Forces International Pro-Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Best of the World Tournament (1994) World Championship Wrestling WCW World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) BattleBowl (1993) World Wrestling Federation/WWE WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2022) Slammy Award (1 time) Crime of the Century (1996) – Wrestling Observer Newsletter Best Heel (1993) Best Wrestling Maneuver (1993) Most Improved Wrestler (1999) Wrestler of the Year (1993) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996) Luchas de Apuestas record See also List of premature professional wrestling deaths References Bibliography External links 1955 births 2018 deaths 20th-century professional wrestlers 21st-century professional wrestlers American male