Mike “Mad Dog” Bell: Former Wrestler Dead At 37
Mike “Mad Dog” Bell was found dead on Sunday at a Newport Beach live-in rehabilitation facility, his family said.
The former wrestler turned personal trainer talked about his struggle with substance abuse in his 2008 documentary “Bigger, Stronger, Faster” but it wasn’t revealed what caused his untimely death at the age of 37.
Bell never actually signed a contract with the World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly World Wrestling Federation) company but he could be seen on “Monday Night Raw” in the early 90s fighting big names like “The Undertaker” and the “British Bulldog.”
Reportedly, Bell had an up and down battle with his addictions to prescription drugs and alcohol and was 60 days clean when a roommate found his body.
“You can’t really blame wrestling, but it’s kind of the lifestyle,” Chris Bell, Mike’s brother said.
“You have a couple of painkillers to get to the next match, have a couple drinks night to night and it gets out of hand.”
“He was always wrestling, he was a personal trainer, he was always pushing his body to the max,” Bell added.
The coroner is currently awaiting the toxicology reports so they can figure out what caused Mike Bell’s death.
The WWE issued a statement saying: “Although Mr. Bell was never under a WWE contract, WWE extends its deepest condolences to the Bell Family.”
This may be a stoopid question, but how is Jay Cutler’s image related to the article?
That picture is Jay Cutler, the top bodybuilder in the world right now. Certainly not Mike Bell
Umm….the picture is of Jay Cutler, professional body builder.