23 Wrestlers Who Have Died In 2019

13. Wally Yamaguchi

Kaientai WWE
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As the villainous leader of Kaientai, Yusuke 'Wally' Yamaguchi (known as Yamaguchi-san on screen) was a diminutive fellow who visibly appeared to be loving his role. He's the one who threatened "I choppy choppy your pee pee" to Val Venis in 1998, if anyone's wondering.

Yamaguchi wasn't only a wrestling manager though; he worked as a journalist for Japan's Gong Magazine too. Wally passed on 9 March this year.

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