This Week in Wrestling 2023 Week 19 May 13, 2023.Easy As 1-2-3! The Birth of The Kid May 16, 2023.Grappling With Tragedy: Rufus Jones May 17, 2023.Dennis Clary was just 31 years old at the time of his death.Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The autopsy revealed that Clary died from an undiagnosed brain tumor.Ĭlary was recently cleared medically by a number of doctors in El Paso, Phoenix and Tucson and was okayed to wrestle. Dennis Clary was then rushed to a nearby hospital, where he ultimately died three days later. Less than two minutes into the match, Clary collapsed in the ring and Bey quickly covered Clary for the victory. On Januin Tucson, Arizona…Clary was booked in a match against wrestler Ali Bey. Lizdenis took the ring name of ‘Dennis Clary’ and wrestled all over the west coast including California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. He was a veteran of World War II and after receiving an honorable discharge began training as a pro wrestler. He was born Vincent Lizdenis in Los Angeles, California and before embarking on a professional wrestling career, was a weightlifting instructor. Grappling looks more at particular tragic incidents that have in some instances altered pro wrestling in some way. It is unlike the ‘Wrestling with Sin’ series that deals more with the seedier side of wrestling like arrests, murders and suicides. Grappling with Tragedy is a series of articles that deal with unfortunate, tragic incidents that have occurred throughout the history of professional wrestling.

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