Axl Rotten

Brian Knighton (April 21, 1971 – February 4, 2016) also known as Axl Rotten was an American professional wrestler that wrestled for the original ECW and WWE. Rotten was trained by retired wrestler Jim Leon and former World Championship Wrestling jobber Joey Maggs. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

Rotten's body was found dead in a McDonald's bathroom in Linthicum, Maryland from a heroin overdose at the age of 44.^[1]^[2] He died of cardiac arrest. After his death, an autopsy revealed that Knighton had been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).^[3]

References

↑ "Professional wrestler Axl Rotten died from overdose in Linthicum, according to police report". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
↑ Axl Rotten passes away at 44
↑ "Jordan Parsons, Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney diagnosed with CTE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

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[1] "Professional wrestler Axl Rotten died from overdose in Linthicum, according to police report". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[2] Axl Rotten passes away at 44

[3] "Jordan Parsons, Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney diagnosed with CTE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

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