FORMER WWE AND WCW STAR CHRIS KANYON FOUND DEAD
by Mike Johnson @ 11:01 AM on 4/3/2010

Former WCW and WWE star Chris Kanyon was found dead this morning. We are waiting on further details at this time. On behalf of everyone at the site, we issue our deepest condolences to Kanyon's family, friends and fans during this sad time.

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Solid worker, very innovative at times. Never got a good push, God Bless Chris and thank you.

Oh no! I really liked Kanyon. This is sad news
RIP Chris

Wow. Major shocker. I always thought Chris deserved a better push. Mortis was a great character.

Chris Kanyon (a/k/a Christopher Klucsaritis) was found dead of an apparent suicide on Friday night. Although details are still sketchy, it is believed that he was in New York at the time of his death. A longtime friend reports that a pill bottle and several notes were found close to the body.

Kanyon also worked as the Mortis character in WCW and also had a run with WWE starting with the Invasion angle. He made headlines after his WWE run concluded by going public with his homosexuality. He appeared on the Howard Stern radio show several times as a result of his admission. Although he retired from wresting at one point, he had returned to the ring again recently and worked a couple of matches this year.

Powell's POV: Kanyon has battled severe depression issues over the years. He told one friend as recently as Monday that he was having problems and was contemplating suicide. The friend is said to have contacted one of Kanyon's family members to express his concern despite the fact that he and several of Kanyon's friends have heard similar statements over the years. One friend said this morning that he's expected this type of news for years, yet it was still surprising and clearly painful for this person. My deepest sympathies go out to Kanyon's friends and family.

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I always liked Kanyon in WCW, he was a decent worker and decent character. I dont think he could ever have been a top star, but he was a good midcarder and good in the lackey role

Extremely underated worker. RIP

R.I.P Kanyon

Page looks old and strange

Yeah, Page looks old. But, he looks good for someone in his mid 50s. The look must be whatever he is filming.

RIP Kanyon. He did some good stuff in WCW. Mortis had some cool qualities. I thought it was cool when he did the "Alliance MVP" thing. Didn't know he had a degree making that much and then dropped that to be a wrestler.

Its sad to hear how he died.