Tammy Marie Kelly; they were married from 1990 until his death in 2009. They had a daughter, Alexia; two grandchildren, Luke and Sofie. Rose also had a brother named Gary. Rose enjoyed Motown music and had two dachshunds, Prince and Penny. Rose battled drug addiction, which caused him to gain weight and repeatedly shoot himself in the foot, which got him in trouble. He later went to rehab as an outpatient for six weeks. Death On April 28, 2009, Rose was found dead in his chair in front of his television at his home in Vancouver, Washington by his wife. The medical examiner attributed his death to natural causes. Rose, who had struggled with his weight since the late 1980s, experienced problems with blood sugar and diabetes. Championships and accomplishments 50th State Big Time Wrestling NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with John Studd American Wrestling Association AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Doug Somers Cauliflower Alley Club Other honoree (2004) NWA All-Star Wrestling NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 time) – with Chris Colt (1) and Rip Oliver (1) NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) NWA San Francisco NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (2 times) NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time) – with Ed Wiskoski Oregon Professional Wrestling Federation OPWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) OPWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Buddy Wayne Pacific Coast Championship Wrestling PCCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - Buddy Wayne Pacific Northwest Wrestling NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (8 times) NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (12 times) – with Jesse Ventura (2 times), Colonel DeBeers (4 times), Rip Oliver (2 times), Stan Stasiak (1 time), Brian Adias (1 time), Curt Hennig (1 time), and Avalanche (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him # 265 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1992. Ring Around The Northwest Newsletter Tag Team of the Year (1978, 1981, 1994) with Ed Wiskwoski, Rip Oliver and Buddy Wayne Wrestler of the Year (1980–1981) Universal Independent Wrestling UIW Heavyweight Championship (2 times) WWE WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2019) References External links 1952 births 2009 deaths American male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Nevada The Heenan Family members WWE Hall of Fame Legacy inductees 20th-century professional wrestlers AWA