Johnny Grunge Passed Away

[Hosp]

From wrestlingobserver.com: <span class="content"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="600" border="0"><tr><td><font>Former ECW star Grunge passes away</font><br /></td></tr></table><font />Dave@wrestlingobserver.com<br /><br />Mike &quot;Johnny Grunge&quot; Durham was pronounced dead on arrival at an Atlanta area hospital this morning.<br /><br />The only available details were he was at a friend's house in Peachtree City, GA, and was gasping for air and rushed to the hospital. The preliminary diagnosis from the hospital is that it was said to have to do with complications from sleep apnea.<br /><br />Grunge and the late Rocco Rock (Ted Petty), as the tag team of Public Enemy, were the first major stars created by ECW in a program against The Funk Brothers. They became ECW's most popular act, to the point they were subject to a bidding war of sorts between WCW and WWF. However, taken out of the ECW environment, they weren't as successful.<br /><br />Grunge, whose age is believed to be 39, was said by friends to have never been the same since Petty's death.&nbsp;<br /></span><span class="content"><p /></span><p><table width="100%" border="0"><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Hosp on 2-16-06 @ 2:58 PM</span>

[BoondockSaint]

These just don't even surprise me anymore and that's what is sad.

[Tenbatsuzen]

<p>Ladi dadi, we like ice cream.</p>

[imbegginya]

<strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Ladi dadi, we like ice cream.</p><p>That don't rhyme and we don't care</p>

[Heather 8]

Sleep apnea... as a former sufferer, that hits home.<br />

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Peachy on 2-16-06 @ 5:25 PM</span>

[CYYYFYYY]

<p>Its at the point when you watch a wrestling video from 10 years ago there are more dead guys then alive guys</p>

[JustJon]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Peachy</strong> wrote:<br />Sleep apnea... as a former sufferer, that hits home.<span class="post_edited"><br /></span><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I hope you didn't treat it with non-prescription meds...&nbsp;</p>

[Heather 8]

<p>Odd.. I know a few people here would wish I did just that.&nbsp; <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/rolleyes.gif" /><br />
</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Oh, and proof/confirmation, please?&nbsp; </p><p>(Yes, I am in a bitchy mood.&nbsp; No, I don't apologize.)&nbsp;</p>

[Hosp]

Proof/Confirmation that people want you dead?

[Heather 8]

Nah.&nbsp; That I already know.&nbsp; <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" /><br />

[DirtyJersey]

Is it me or does sleep apnea affect alot of wrestlers and pro football players. Is it a big guy thing cause Im a hypochondriac and now Im scared.

[cougarjake13]

<strong>DirtyJersey</strong> wrote:<br />Is it me or does sleep apnea affect alot of wrestlers and pro football players. Is it a big guy thing cause Im a hypochondriac and now Im scared. <p>&nbsp;typically it will affect people who are bigger then average and/or overweight</p><p><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Darren%20Jakobsen/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/cougarsigpic2.JPG" align="absBottom" border="0" /></p>

[Hosp]

Will wwe.com do? <p><strong>Johnny Grunge&nbsp;passes away<br />Feb. 16, 2006</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img class="left" height="120" hspace="0" src="http://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/344364/grunge160.jpg" width="160" align="left" border="4" />Mike Durham, known to sports-entertainment fans as Johnny Grunge of Public Enemy, passed away Thursday morning at the age of 39.&nbsp; </p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal">Along with partner Rocco Rock, Grunge made a name for himself in ECW in the mid-1990s. Public Enemy was known for their hardcore style, as well as their &ldquo;Drive-By&rdquo; finishing maneuver that saw Grunge propel Rock like a cannonball into their opponent, usually placed on top of a table. </p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal">Public Enemy held the ECW Tag Team Championship four times, defeating the likes of Tazz, Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko and Mick Foley to capture the gold. They were part of one of the most infamous moments in ECW history as well; after a victory over The Gangstas, Grunge &amp; Rock invited the fans to celebrate with them in the ring, and the weight caused the ring to collapse. </p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal">Public Enemy moved on to WCW in 1996, where they defeated Harlem Heat to capture the WCW Tag Team Championship that September. After spending three years in WCW, Public Enemy jumped to WWE in early 1999. After a short stay, they left WWE and resurfaced in WCW for a short time later that year. </p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;Johnny was a pioneer in the early stages of ECW,&rdquo; said former ECW Superstar Tommy Dreamer. &ldquo;Public Enemy helped put ECW on the map, and they were our first home-grown main eventers. He&rsquo;ll be missed.&rdquo; </p><a href="http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/021606grungepasses">http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/021606grungepasses</a>

[Heather 8]

Um, yeah, I know he passed away, I wasn't questioning that.&nbsp; My
question is whether any news source says it has anything to do with
drugs, as another poster insinuated.&nbsp; Nothing I've read even
hinted at anything other than sleep apnea.<br />