The News About WCW Wrestler, Chase Tatum, Found Dead

Chase Tatum a former WCW wrestler was found dead Sunday in his Buckhead home of an apparent overdose. His father, Roy Tatum said, "He was in the process of getting his life back together". Chase was recovering from back surgery 10 days earlier to repair a degenerative disc. According to his father Chase Tatum had been battling painkiller dependence for years and had made plans to enter a rehabilitation facility in Miami.

Chase began a career as a personal trainer, which he continued doing until his death. It was one of his clients who was a WCW personality who encouraged him to audition for the WCW. Chase was accepted on his first try, debuting in 1999 and quickly gained notice.

Chase Tatum retired after about two-and-a-half years of wrestling. The brief stint left him battling severe back problems and without health insurance to pay for the surgery. His father said the painkillers kept him going. Despite his dependence, Chase found success as an actor. He landed a substantial role in the low-budget comedy, "Who's Your Caddy?" in 2007 alongside costar rapper Big Boi of Outkast. He also worked as a road manager and personal assistant with Outkast. Chase had also just landed a major role in a movie that was to be filmed in New York.

I did a couple of post last year on one of my other blogs of wrestlers dying from steroid use. At least this isn’t that, but it does still have to do with drugs.

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The News About Hulk Hogan’s Affair With Daughter’s Friend

As we all know, Hulk Hogan’s wife, Linda filed for divorce last November after 25 years of marriage to the wrestling great. It had seemed the reality show, “Hogan knows Best”, might have had a toll on the marriage, but news has now surfaced of an affair that may have been the cause of the breakup.

It seems that the Hulkster had an affair with a friend of his daughter Brooke. 33-year-old Christiane Plante told The National Enquirer that she had an affair with Hulk Hogan about a year after working with Brooke on her 2006 album. Plante said the couple was already having problems with their marriage at the time and that Linda had already left Hulk. She claims the affair started while she was consoling Hulk Hogan through his problems.

Understandably Brooke is very upset about this and wrote a s scathing post on her Myspace blog, which was later removed.

Hulk Hogan is a big star in the wrestling world and I’m sure he will remain so even through this scandal. It’s to bad he may no longer be a big star in his family’s eyes.

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