Wrestler Jon Huber, dead at 41

[Doomsday]

I'm simply stunned and feel like I'm hit below the belt. Brodie Lee, dead suddenly at age 41

 

[InternetKing]

Wikipedia info:

Brodie Lee:

Huber as Harper in April 2015

Birth name: Jonathan Huber
Born: December 16, 1979 in Rochester, New York, U.S.
Died: December 26, 2020 (aged 41) in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Spouse(s): Amanda Huber (m. 2008)
Children: 2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s):

Brodie Lee
Harper
Huberboy #2
Jon Huber
Mr. Brodie Lee
Luke Harper

Billed height: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Billed weight: 275 lb (125 kg)
Billed from:

Buffalo, New York
Butte, Montana
Lincoln, Nebraska
Rochester, New York

Trained by:

Kirby Marcos
Rik Matrix
Tony Mamaluke

Debut: October 7, 2003

Brodie Lee - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[InternetKing]

Wrestler Jon Huber - aka WWE's Luke Harper and AEW's Brodie Lee - Passes Away - IGN

At age 41, Huber was a former Intercontinental Champion and a three-time former tag team champion.

www.ign.com

Tributes pour in for AEW wrestler Mr. Brodie Lee who passed away at 41

AEW Wrestler Jon Huber aka Brodie Lee Has Passed Away, Age 41

News broke on Saturday evening that AEW wrestler Jon Huber aka Brodie Lee had passed away at age 41 from "a non-Covid related lung issue."

bleedingcool.com

Jon Huber, Wrestler Known as Brodie Lee, Dies at 41

Huber's wife announced on Instagram that he died from a non-COVID-19 related lung issue.

www.si.com

 

[InternetKing]

his wife Instagram announcement:



her profile:

https://www.instagram.com/mandahuber/

Jon Huber Instagram profile:

https://www.instagram.com/brodielee/

 

[InternetKing]

some photos of him...

 

[InternetKing]

WWE Superstars and Legends remember Jon Huber

The tragic and sudden passing of Jon Huber, known to WWE fans as Luke Harper, has inspired an outpouring of moving stories and emotional memories from WWE talent both past and present.

www.wwe.com

 

[Dodger12]

Too young when you have children. I wonder what the cause of death was and if there were any contributing factors. Covid will probably be listed on his death certificate......

 

[Maveric]

Too young when you have children. I wonder what the cause of death was and if there were any contributing factors. Covid will probably be listed on his death certificate......

It says on his wife's Instagram post a non-Covid related lung issue. He's been off tv for a while, and she mentions the staff at the Mayo Clinic, so I would take that to mean they've been seeking treatment options for a while.

 

[Doomsday]

I never was a huge fan of him but then again he was at WWE which is 98 percent garbage at all times.

He comes to AEW where they allow the performers to craft their own gimmick and support them in every way in the story telling and product, and he flourishes and was really coming into his own both creatively and his in-ring performance. As a heel Brute and cult leader type he was getting up there with the greats of the business in that regard. Channeling Bruiser Brody with a touch of Manson, he was oozing intimidation and brutality but mixing it with his fantastic agility and athleticism. And was fun to watch.

Right at the pinnacle of his craft he worked so hard at, he gets sick and dies. Right when everything he deserved was coming his way, his number gets called. It's a gut punch because I was really coming to admire him and his work.

Still ain't fully processed it.

 

[Doomsday]

Here's from a coupla months ago, Dark Order leader Brodie Lee after he and some of his minions put an ambush beat down on AEW champ Jon Moxley.

 

[Doomsday]

Too young when you have children. I wonder what the cause of death was and if there were any contributing factors. Covid will probably be listed on his death certificate......

Covid hasn't been a factor at all for AEW, since it really was the innovator of the "bubble" strategy so many other organizations including the NBA and WWE, adopted. AEW quickly responded ending all road house shows and instead creating a bubble based on Daily's Place at the Stadium there in Jacksonville. Owner of AEW is the same guy who owns the Jaguars. They do their shows in the open air plaza at Daily's. Fans are allowed, masks and distancing required and it's just 20 bucks to get to be there for the Wednesday night Dynamite broadcast.

They led the way on covid response for sports organizations, they haven't had any covid cases but the downside was they had to miss some of their foreign talent like PAC who was not allowed to leave GB for months due to government travel bans, and Kris Statlander who was quarantined in her home country unnecessarily as was Riho, who wasn't allowed to leave Tokyo.

Here's good catch-up reading on AEW itself:

All Elite Wrestling - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Doomsday]

He's been off tv for a while

I knew something was way wrong when after Lee destroyed Cody Rhodes in a 2 minute brutal beatdown for the TNT championship, then just two weeks later Cody comes back and beats Brodie Lee for the title in a match that could only be described as bizarre, the storyline was Cody had "Beefed up" some and had intensive coaching from Arn Anderson, but as soon as the broadcast was over they announced Brodie Lee would be gone for awhile due to an unspecified "injury" allegedly sustained early in the rematch. He never returned.

Weird too was, AEW has a policy they don't do rematches when a champ loses his/her title so this was definitely a swerve to even have that rematch. I think Lee got diagnosed and plans had to change so the simplest thing to do was put the title back on Cody for a bit. He lost it two weeks later anyway, it's Darby Allin's now.

 

[Maveric]

More on Brodie Lee's Passing and Recent Hospitalization

Brodie Lee was reportedly hospitalized in the weeks leading up to his passing. As noted, Lee passed away on Saturday at the age of 41, from a non-COVID-19

wrestlingheadlines.com

 

[Doomsday]

It really sucks.

 

[InternetKing]

Here's from a coupla months ago, Dark Order leader Brodie Lee after he and some of his minions put an ambush beat down on AEW champ Jon Moxley.


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Dooms, this ur photo you took?

 

[Doomsday]

Dooms, this ur photo you took?

Nah it's a stock photo from AEW.

 

[Doomsday]

They've changed the card for tomorrow night's Dynamite broadcast.



Wednesday's show will celebrate the life of Lee, with tributes and a special card of matches dedicated to the leader of The Dark Order. Khan said the night is intended to honor Lee, but is also for his wife Amanda, and their sons Brodie Jr. and Nolan.

Tony Khan indicated that the favorite wrestlers of Brodie Jr. will team together this Wednesday night for various matches, for one night only. The following matches were announced for Wednesday's special tribute show on TNT:

* Cody, Orange Cassidy and Preston "10" Vance vs. Team Taz

* Colt Cabana and AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks vs. Matt Hardy and Private Party

* Hangman Page, Alex Reynolds and John Silver vs. MJF, Santana and Ortiz

* Anna Jay and Tay Conti vs. Dr. Britt Baker and Penelope Ford

* Lance Archer, Stu Grayson and Evil Uno vs. Eddie Kingston, The Butcher and The Blade (With The Bunny)

 

[Doomsday]

One of his early squash matches in AEW.

 

[Doomsday]

The venue during covid.

 

[Doomsday]

The opening of tonight's AEW Dynamite jerked tears for me. They had all the performers on stage for a ten bell salute...