Rose in Vancouver on March 10, 1980, before retiring from the ring that year. On November 5, 2005, he appeared at an event in Surrey, British Columbia, presented by Top Ranked Wrestling (prior to its purchase by NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling) to be honored in a special ceremony for his contributions to the sport. On May 20, 2006, he was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Amsterdam, New York. Personal life Jonathan was born in Hurricane, Utah and raised as a Mormon. His father was professional wrestler Brother Jonathan DeLaun Heaton, a man known for bringing a pet rattlesnake, named Cold Chills, into the ring and reciting Bible verses as he wrestled, earning the nickname “The Salt Lake Rattlesnake.” He played high school football and learned martial arts. Before entering the world of professional wrestling, Jonathan was a sailor in the United States Navy. He lived in Vancouver, British Columbia since 1963. He was married to a woman named Rose. After retiring from professional wrestling, he pursued a career in underwater inventions and exploration. He survived bladder cancer. In July 2016, Jonathan was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit was litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. A month before his death, US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant dismissed the lawsuit. Jonathan entered a hospital in Langley at the end of August 2018 and died there on October 13, aged 87. Championships and accomplishments Alex Turk Promotions NWA International Tag Team Championship (Winnipeg version) (2 times) – with Whipper Billy Watson (1) and Jim Hady (1) American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha) (3 times) Catch Wrestling Association CWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Cauliflower Alley Club Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2007) European Wrestling Union EWU World Super Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Grand Prix Wrestling GPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) International Wrestling Association (Montreal) IWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Maple Leaf Wrestling NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gene Kiniski Midwest Wrestling Association (Ohio) MWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ray Stern NWA All-Star Wrestling NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (18 times) – with Kinji Shibuya (1), Roy McClarty (1),