to breathe on his own yet was unable to talk and remained under intensive care. Death On August 5, 2020, Harris tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi and was hospitalized. He likely contracted it from one of his numerous weekly visits to the dialysis center, his wife said. Due to COVID-19, he started to experience complications from his diabetes. He went into cardiac arrest on August 9, 2020, before dying later that afternoon, at the age of 70. Shortly after his death, a GoFundMe page was started to help Harris's family pay for his funeral expenses. The fundraiser ended up surpassing its original goal of $25,000, raising a total of $32,664. Impact Wrestling executive Scott D'Amore donated $2,500 to the cause and fellow wrestler Chris Jericho made a $5,000 donation. This was not the first time that Jericho had donated to a cause involving Harris – in April 2019, a GoFundMe was started by B. Brian Blair, former WWF wrestler and president of the Cauliflower Alley Club, to raise money to prevent Harris from losing his home due to unpaid taxes. Jericho donated $5,000 to this fundraiser as well, pushing the amount raised substantially past the stated goal of $12,750. Bibliography Kamala Speaks: The Official Autobiography of WWE Wrestler James "Kamala" Harris (January 17, 2015) – with Kenny Casanova Championships and accomplishments Continental Wrestling Association AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Great Lakes Wrestling Association GLWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Mississippi NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Tri-State NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) – with Oki Shikina Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him #144 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003. Southeastern Championship Wrestling NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (1 time) Southeastern Xtreme Wrestling SXW Hardcore Championship (1 time) Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2012 United States Wrestling Association USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (4 times) World Xtreme Wrestling Hall of Fame (2013) References External links 1950 births 2020 deaths 20th-century professional wrestlers 21st-century African-American people 21st-century professional wrestlers African-American male professional wrestlers American amputees American male professional wrestlers Deaths from diabetes Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi Fictional Ugandan people People from Senatobia, Mississippi People with paraplegia Professional wrestlers from Mississippi Stampede Wrestling alumni The First Family (professional wrestling) members USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champions Wheelchair users