as a salesman. Early in the fall of 1990, Gantner's mental health began to falter even further, as he started calling his parents late at night. He would get dressed for work, make it to his car, and sit there for a half-hour with the keys in the ignition, before going back in his house. When his mother finally decided to bring him home in Orlando, she found him in a dark room, sitting down, rocking on his bed. Back home with his parents in Orlando, Gantner would not eat, sleep, or work out. He would shower constantly and pace all night long. When his mother tried to take him for a haircut, he made her drive all over town, and at each stop, he refused to leave the car. By November 1990, Gantner was admitted to a psychiatric ward at a Florida hospital, where he stayed until after Christmas. During this time, he began casting about for solutions and new truths—meditation, vitamins, even faith healing with Rev. Benny Hinn. On December 31, 1990, Gantner was discovered lying motionless in the kitchen of his parents' home in Orlando, Florida. He was pronounced dead upon arrival when taken to the hospital, and his death was ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the heart. He was 31 years old. Championships and accomplishments Championship Wrestling From Florida NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time) See also List of premature professional wrestling deaths References External links American male professional wrestlers 1959 births 1990 deaths Suicides by firearm in Florida 20th-century American male actors Kidney transplant recipients Tampa Bay Bandits players 1990 suicides 20th-century professional wrestlers NWA Florida Heavyweight Champions