Cinderella Guitarist Jeff LaBar dead at 58. Similar to the professional wrestlers (at one point a couple years ago), seems like a lot of the members from the 80s Hair Band Era are dying off.
I ran into Mr. Wonderful over a quarter century ago in Atlanta. This was not too long after the Horsemen ended his career. In reality, his was at the end and it was a segment or storyline to cover for the fact that he was done as an active full-time wrestler. Naturally he was in pretty good shape & you couldn’t tell. That’s the case with football players and other athletes where they in better shape post-career than most at their peak.
The CTE thing is tough and sad; his health had been declining for some time. While these guys know what they’re signing up for, it’s tough to see all the legends go. Fortunately, there is more awareness as it relates to the health and safety of everyone involved.
While Hogan vs Orndroff would’ve paled in comparison to Hogan vs Andre, that would’ve been a rather good & underrated main event at WM III. It would’ve come full circle, given both their teammates from the original Wrestlemania fought in the previous year’s event.
Speaking of which, I’m glad Paul, along with Piper, Mr. T, and Hogan got together for the 30th anniversary of Wrestlemania, hard to believe we’re nearly a decade removed from that 30th annual event.
