Cable news host Nancy Grace spoke about the Ultimate Warrior’s death on her show on Wednesday night and right off the bat, the narrative was that pro wrestling has lost another legend due to drugs.
“This isnβt the first time weβve seen wrestlers die young. Nancy Grace talks with Diamond Dallas Page, a former professional wrestler, about the death of Hellwig and other wrestlers.”
Grace continuously stated that “rumors are swirling” that steroids were a factor in Warrior’s death, and showed a scrolling list of wrestlers who died young and even mistakenly said that Owen Hart died from drugs. In fact, numerous people on the list died from circumstances completely unrelated to drugs:
- Mark Curtis (Stomach cancer, referee)
- Brady Boone (Car accident)
- Joey Marella (Car accident, referee)
- Chris Candido (blood clot following surgery)
- DJ Peterson (motorcycle accident)
Her segment set off a huge backlash on Twitter, with several of Owen’s friends pointing out the hurtful inaccuracy and slamming Grace:
https://twitter.com/realmickfoley/status/454237832824225792
Boycott @NancyGraceHLN ? Only people that watch her now are those who also enjoy having their balls nailed to a stepstool– #ObnoxiousBitch
— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) April 10, 2014
Hey @NancyGraceHLN you had Mark Curtis' name on your "death list" of wrestlers, he died of cancer, so on behalf of his friends FUCK YOU!
— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) April 10, 2014
Nancy Grace YOU FAT DUMB BITCH I beat the fuck out of you talk bad about my wrestling brother. GO FUCK YOURSELF YOU DEAD DOG WHORE
— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) April 10, 2014
If anybody receives an email entitled NANCY GRACE NUDE, do not open it. It's not a virus. It really is Nancy Grace nude. @NancyGraceHLN @WWE
— π»π£. π»π¦π₯ππ (@DirtyDMantell) April 10, 2014
Nancy Grace is a disgrace to her profession and knows nothing about WWE http://t.co/Zu0ctBqWko @jclayfield
β Layfield Report (@LayfieldReport) April 10, 2014