Ex-WWE Wrestler Del 'The Patriot' Wilkes Passes Away At 59 (VIDEO)

Andy H. Murray & Phil Chambers on The Patriot's death, Vince McMahon's WWE PC visit, and more!

by Andy H Murray

Join WhatCulture's Andy H. Murray and Phil Chambers as they bring you Friday's rundown of all the latest wrestling news.

We begin today's video on some unfortunate news, as former WWE and WCW wrestler Del 'The Patriot' Wilkes passes away at 59 years old (00:38), having suffered what local press have described as a "massive heart attack." Rest in peace to The Patriot, and our thoughts go out to his family.

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From there, we talk Vince McMahon's visit to the WWE Performance Center yesterday (02:25), which has been described as a "breath of fresh air" despite a few pre-trip concerns.

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We've got some bold words from Roman Reigns after that, as he waxes lyrical on being "the best wrestler in the world" (04:24).

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Finally, it looks, unfortunately, like WWE's recent run of cuts is about to become a more common occurrence as the company passes into a new era (06:57), having already shed dozens of personnel in 2021.

As always, today's news video finishes with all your Twitter questions.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.