29 Wrestlers Who Died In 2019

10. Atsushi Aoki (3 June)

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All Japan Pro Wrestling's Atsushi Aoki passed away on 3 June, following a motorcycle accident in Tokyo. He was 41 years old.

The Jun Akiyama-trained wrestler got his start in the business in 2005. Pro Wrestling NOAH was his first home, and he became a two-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion there, before departing for AJPW with Akiyama and three others in January 2013.

The NOAH invaders formed a stable named Burning, and Aoki would go on to reign as a three-time All Asia Tag Team Champion and a three-time Junior Heavyweight Champion, with his last title win coming on 20 May. He was still holding the singles belt at the time of passing.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.