Christopher Klucsaritis

WrestlingInc.com By Ryan Clark April 03, 2010 Chris Klucsaritis, who competed as Chris Kanyon, was found dead Friday night at his apartment in the Sunnyside section of Queens, New York. He was 40 years old. Klucsaritis’ death is believed to be suicide as a longtime friend reports that a pill bottle and several notes were found close to his body. He had been vocal about suffering from a bipolar disorder and had threatened suicide many times in the past according to those close with him. He...Read Full Story

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A former WWE wrestler was arrested Tuesday in connection with a strong-arm robbery. St. Johns County deputies said Travis Tomko threatened a pharmacist at a CVS store in St. Augustine and left with three bottles of prescription painkillers. According to a police report, Tomko entered the store and told the pharmacist, “Don’t make me hurt you,” and had his hand under his shirt pointing something at the man. Deputies said Tomko got the three bottles of oxycodone, said...Read Full Story

Chris Klucsaritis, who competed as Chris Kanyon, was found dead Friday night at his apartment in the Sunnyside section of Queens, New York. He was 40 years old. Klucsaritis’ death is believed to be suicide as a longtime friend reports that a pill bottle and several notes were found close to his body. He had been vocal [...]Read Full Story

Former WWE wrestler Gertrude “Luna” Vachon was found dead today at her mother’s home in Florida. Information about Vachon’s cause of death and the circumstances surrounding her passing was scant, but the WWE released a statement expressing condolences to the female wrestler’s family and briefly summarizing her career: Ms. Vachon was under contract with WWE at various times from 1993 through 2000, and performed under the name “Luna” Vachon. She last performed for WWE in early 2000. Vachon...Read Full Story

Former WCW and WWE wrestler and openly gay Chris Kanyon is believed to have committed suicide after his body was found on Saturday in his New York apartment. Kanyon overdosed on medication and had been having depression problems for years. Kanyon admitted he was gay after leaving the WWE in 2004 thinking that perhaps his homosexuality could be used in a wrestling angle, but he wasn’t hired by any of the wrestling organizations. He supposedly told a friend as recently as last Monday that he...Read Full Story