Wrestling PPV Cards with Highest Number of Deceased Participants

rank	card	deaths	percentage of wrestlers now deceased	deceased wrestlers
1	WWF The Wrestling Classic Thu, Nov 7th 1985	12/18	66.67%	Adrian Adonis, Corporal Kirchner, Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid, Junkyard Dog, Moondog Spot, Nikolai Volkoff, Paul Orndorff, Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, Terry Funk, The Iron Sheik
2	WWF WrestleMania 2 (CA) Mon, Apr 7th 1986	6/10	60.00%	Adrian Adonis, Hercules Hernandez, Junkyard Dog, King Kong Bundy, Terry Funk, Uncle Elmer
3	WWF WrestleMania 2 (IL) Mon, Apr 7th 1986	15/28	53.57%	Andre the Giant, Big John Studd, Bill Fralic, Bruno Sammartino, Corporal Kirchner, Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid, Ernie Holmes, Harvey Martin, Jim Neidhart, Nikolai Volkoff, Pedro Morales, Russ Francis, The Fabulous Moolah, The Iron Sheik
4	WWF WrestleMania 2 (NY) Mon, Apr 7th 1986	4/8	50.00%	George Steele, Paul Orndorff, Randy Savage, Roddy Piper
5	WWF WrestleMania Sun, Mar 31st 1985	11/22	50.00%	Andre the Giant, Big John Studd, Junkyard Dog, King Kong Bundy, Matt Borne, Nikolai Volkoff, Paul Orndorff, Roddy Piper, Special Delivery Jones, The Executioner, The Iron Sheik
6	WWF SummerSlam '90 Mon, Aug 27th 1990	13/26	50.00%	Bad News Brown, Dusty Rhodes, Earthquake, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Mr. Perfect, Nikolai Volkoff, Randy Savage, Rick Rude, Sapphire, Sensational Sherri, The Texas Tornado, The Ultimate Warrior
7	WWF No Holds Barred: The Match/ The Movie Taping Tue, Dec 12th 1989	2/4	50.00%	Randy Savage, Zeus
8	Jericho Cruise/ROH Chris Jericho's Rock N Wrestling Rager At Sea - Day 4 Tue, Oct 30th 2018	1/2	50.00%	Jay Briscoe
9	WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules - Part 2 Taping Thu, Jul 16th 2020	1/2	50.00%	Bray Wyatt
10	WWF WrestleMania III Sun, Mar 29th 1987	19/38	50.00%	Adrian Adonis, Andre the Giant, Butch Reed, Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid, Harley Race, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Junkyard Dog, King Kong Bundy, Little Beaver, Little Tokyo, Lord Littlebrook, Nikolai Volkoff, Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, The Haiti Kid, The Iron Sheik, Tom Zenk
11	WWF SummerSlam '91 Mon, Aug 26th 1991	13/27	48.15%	Animal, Big Boss Man, Bushwhacker Butch, Colonel Mustafa, Earthquake, General Adnan, Hawk, Hercules, Mr. Perfect, The British Bulldog, The Texas Tornado, The Ultimate Warrior, Virgil
12	WWF WrestleMania VI Sun, Apr 1st 1990	17/36	47.22%	Andre the Giant, Bad News Brown, Big Boss Man, Dino Bravo, Dusty Rhodes, Earthquake, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Snuka, Mr. Perfect, Nikolai Volkoff, Randy Savage, Rick Rude, Roddy Piper, Sapphire, Sensational Sherri, The Ultimate Warrior
13	WCW Slamboree '93 Sun, May 23rd 1993	15/32	46.88%	Big Van Vader, Blackjack Mulligan, Bobby Eaton, Brad Armstrong, Brian Pillman, Chris Benoit, Davey Boy Smith, Dick Murdoch, Ivan Koloff, Jimmy Snuka, Nick Bockwinkel, Paul Orndorff, Rick Rude, Tom Zenk, Wahoo McDaniel
14	WWF SummerSlam '88 Mon, Aug 29th 1988	13/28	46.43%	Andre the Giant, Bad News Brown, Big Boss Man, Davey Boy Smith, Dino Bravo, Dynamite Kid, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Junkyard Dog, Nikolai Volkoff, Randy Savage, Rick Rude, The Ultimate Warrior
15	NWA StarrCade '88 Mon, Dec 26th 1988	10/22	45.45%	Animal, Bam Bam Bigelow, Bobby Eaton, Dick Murdoch, Dusty Rhodes, Eddie Gilbert, Hawk, Ivan Koloff, Junkyard Dog, Ray Candy, Russian Assassin #1, Steve Williams, Tommy Rogers
16	WWF WrestleMania X Sun, Mar 20th 1994	9/20	45.00%	Bam Bam Bigelow, Crush, Earthquake, Luna Vachon, Mabel, Owen Hart, Randy Savage, Razor Ramon, Yokozuna
17	WWF SummerSlam '92 Sat, Aug 29th 1992	9/20	45.00%	Animal, Bushwhacker Butch, Crush, Earthquake, Hawk, Kamala, Randy Savage, The British Bulldog, The Ultimate Warrior, Virgil
18	WWF WrestleMania VII Sun, Mar 24th 1991	16/36	44.44%	Animal, Big Boss Man, Crush, Dino Bravo, Earthquake, Hawk, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Snuka, Koji Kitao, Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage, The British Bulldog, The Texas Tornado, The Ultimate Warrior, Virgil
19	WWF In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede Sun, Jul 6th 1997	7/16	43.75%	Animal, Brian Pillman, Hawk, Jim Neidhart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Vader
20	WWF King of the Ring '94 Sun, Jun 19th 1994	7/16	43.75%	Bam Bam Bigelow, Crush, Mabel, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, Roddy Piper, Yokozuna
21	WWF In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies Sun, Apr 28th 1996	6/14	42.86%	Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, Skip, The British Bulldog, The Ultimate Warrior, Vader
22	WWF In Your House 17: Ground Zero Sun, Sep 7th 1997	9/21	42.86%	Animal, Brian Christopher, Brian Pillman, Crush, El Torito, Hawk, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, The Patriot
23	WWF Survivor Series '89 Thu, Nov 23rd 1989	17/40	42.50%	Andre the Giant, Bad News Brown, Big Boss Man, Bobby Heenan, Bushwhacker Butch, Canadian Earthquake, Dino Bravo, Dusty Rhodes, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Snuka, Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage, Rick Rude, Roddy Piper, The Ultimate Warrior, Zeus
24	i-Generation Rodman Down Under Sun, Jul 30th 2000	5/12	41.67%	Animal, Curt Hennig, Hawk, Johnny Grunge, Rocco Rock
25	Heroes Of Wrestling Heroes Of Wrestling Sun, Oct 10th 1999	9/22	40.91%	Bushwhacker Butch, George Steele, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Snuka, King Kong Bundy, Nikolai Volkoff, The Iron Sheik, Tommy Rogers, Yokozuna
26	ECW November To Remember '97 Sun, Nov 30th 1997	9/22	40.91%	Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Candido, John Kronus, New Jack, Pitbull #2, Tommy Rogers, Tracy Smothers
27	NWA The Great American Bash '90 Sat, Jul 7th 1990	13/32	40.63%	Big Van Vader, Bobby Eaton, Brian Pillman, Buddy Landell, Butch Reed, Doug Furnas, El Gigante, Harley Race, Junkyard Dog, Mr. X, Paul Orndorff, The Iron Sheik, Tom Zenk, Tracy Smothers
28	WWF In Your House 6: Rage In The Cage Sun, Feb 18th 1996	4/10	40.00%	Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, Skip, The British Bulldog, Yokozuna
29	WWF Royal Rumble '90 Sun, Jan 21st 1990	16/40	40.00%	Andre the Giant, Bad News Brown, Big Boss Man, Bushwhacker Butch, Dino Bravo, Dusty Rhodes, Earthquake, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Snuka, Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage, Rick Rude, Roddy Piper, The Genius, The Ultimate Warrior
30	WWF Royal Rumble '91 Sat, Jan 19th 1991	17/44	38.64%	Animal, Big Boss Man, Bushwhacker Butch, Crush, Davey Boy Smith, Dino Bravo, Dusty Rhodes, Earthquake, Hawk, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Snuka, Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage, The Texas Tornado, The Ultimate Warrior, Virgil
31	WWF King of the Ring '97 Sun, Jun 8th 1997	6/16	37.50%	Animal, Crush, Hawk, Jim Neidhart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog
32	WWF Survivor Series '90 Thu, Nov 22nd 1990	15/40	37.50%	Animal, Big Boss Man, Bushwhacker Butch, Crush, Dino Bravo, Dusty Rhodes, Earthquake, Hawk, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Snuka, Mr. Perfect, Nikolai Volkoff, The Texas Tornado, The Ultimate Warrior
33	WWF WrestleMania XII Sun, Mar 31st 1996	6/16	37.50%	Owen Hart, Roddy Piper, The British Bulldog, The Ultimate Warrior, Vader, Yokozuna
34	WCW The Great American Bash '92 Sun, Jul 12th 1992	6/16	37.50%	Big Van Vader, Brian Pillman, Rick Rude, Shinya Hashimoto, Steve Williams, Terry Gordy
35	WWF In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks Sun, Jul 23rd 1995	6/16	37.50%	Bam Bam Bigelow, Davey Boy Smith, King Mabel, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, Skip, Yokozuna
36	WWF WrestleMania IV Sun, Mar 27th 1988	18/48	37.50%	Andre the Giant, Bad News Brown, Bam Bam Bigelow, Bobby Heenan, Butch Reed, Davey Boy Smith, Dino Bravo, Dynamite Kid, George Steele, Harley Race, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Junkyard Dog, Nikolai Volkoff, Randy Savage, Rick Rude, Ron Bass, The Ultimate Warrior
37	WWF Royal Rumble '92 Sun, Jan 19th 1992	16/43	37.21%	Animal, Big Boss Man, Bushwhacker Butch, Colonel Mustafa, Earthquake, Hawk, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Snuka, Nikolai Volkoff, Owen Hart, Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, The British Bulldog, The Texas Tornado, Virgil
38	WWF SummerSlam '89 Mon, Aug 28th 1989	11/30	36.67%	Andre the Giant, Big Boss Man, Dusty Rhodes, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Snuka, Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage, Rick Rude, The Ultimate Warrior, Zeus
39	NWA The Great American Bash '88 Sun, Jul 10th 1988	8/22	36.36%	Animal, Bobby Eaton, Dusty Rhodes, Hawk, Ivan Koloff, Steve Williams, The Russian Assassin, Tommy Rogers
40	WWF Survivor Series '87 Thu, Nov 26th 1987	18/50	36.00%	Andre the Giant, Bam Bam Bigelow, Butch Reed, Davey Boy Smith, Dino Bravo, Donna Christanello, Dynamite Kid, Harley Race, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, King Kong Bundy, Nikolai Volkoff, Paul Orndorff, Randy Savage, Rick Rude, Ron Bass, Sensational Sherri, The Fabulous Moolah
41	WWF WrestleMania V Sun, Apr 2nd 1989	14/39	35.90%	Andre the Giant, Bad News Brown, Big Boss Man, Bobby Heenan, Bushwhacker Butch, Dino Bravo, Hercules, Jim Neidhart, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage, Rick Rude, The Blue Blazer, The Ultimate Warrior
42	WWF In Your House 5: Season's Beatings Sun, Dec 17th 1995	5/14	35.71%	Buddy Landel, King Mabel, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, Skip, The British Bulldog, Yokozuna
43	NWA Bunkhouse Stampede Sun, Jan 24th 1988	5/14	35.71%	Bobby Eaton, Dusty Rhodes, Ivan Koloff, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk
44	WCW Slamboree '95 Sun, May 21st 1995	7/20	35.00%	Big Bubba Rogers, Dick Murdoch, Paul Orndorff, Randy Savage, Road Warrior Hawk, Vader, Wahoo McDaniel
45	WWF Survivor Series '92 Wed, Nov 25th 1992	9/26	34.62%	Big Boss Man, Earthquake, Kamala, Mr. Perfect, Owen Hart, Randy Savage, Razor Ramon, Virgil, Yokozuna
46	World Wrestling Legends 6:05 - The Reunion Sun, Mar 5th 2006	9/26	34.62%	Bob Armstrong, Bobby Eaton, Brad Armstrong, Jimmy Snuka, Kamala, Kanyon, Mike Graham, Mr. Jones, Nikolai Volkoff
47	WWF Survivor Series '91 Wed, Nov 27th 1991	11/32	34.38%	Animal, Big Boss Man, Bushwhacker Butch, Colonel Mustafa, Earthquake, Hawk, Hercules, Roddy Piper, The British Bulldog, The Texas Tornado, Virgil
48	NWA WrestleWar '90 Sun, Feb 25th 1990	8/24	33.33%	Animal, Bobby Eaton, Brian Pillman, Buzz Sawyer, Hawk, Norman The Lunatic, Ole Anderson, Tom Zenk
49	WWF In Your House 14: Revenge Of The 'Taker Sun, Apr 20th 1997	4/12	33.33%	Animal, Doug Furnas, Hawk, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog
50	ECW Heat Wave '97 Sat, Jul 19th 1997	9/27	33.33%	Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Candido, John Kronus, New Jack, Rick Rude, Terry Funk, Tracy Smothers

Why is this list here?

The number of early deaths in professional wrestling is sadly way too high.

This list was originally created in the week after the passing of Macho Man Randy Savage. An article followed soon after on Yahoo! Sports that highlighted over 25% of the wrestlers at WrestleMania VII had since died. Pretty much every wrestling journalist has weighed in with views on the topic of deaths in pro wrestling at one time or another.

This list isn’t intended to be morbid; it’s simply here to highlight the number of well-known wrestlers with PPV exposure that have died before their time.