Pro wrestler Michael Durham aka Johnny Grunge has died
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There is a thread going in rec.sport.pro-wrestling, as well as a
listing in Wikipedia, that Michael Durham, who appeared in several
organizations under the the name 'Johnny Grunge', has died of
complications from sleep apnea. His age was not listed.
The Johnny Grunge character was a long-time partner of Rocco Rock (real
name Ted Petty) in a combination known as 'Public Enemy'. Petty passed
away September 21, 2002, aged 49.
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By JASON CLEVETT - SLAM! Wrestling
Johnny Grunge, front, and Rocco Rock as The Public Enemy
Former ECW and WCW tag team champion Johnny Grunge has passed away,
according to a report on wrestlingobserver.com. Grunge, real name Mike
Durham, was pronounced dead on arrival at an Atlanta area hospital this
morning.
Grunge formed the team "The Public Enemy" with "Flyboy" Rocco Rock (Ted
Petty) in 1993 and was soon part of Eastern Championship Wrestling,
which later became Extreme Championship Wrestling. The two were
extremly popular and revolutionized a hardcore tag team style,
including ample use of tables in feuds against The Gangstas, Mikey
Whipwreck and Cactus Jack and The Pitbulls.
The pair had a tryout before the Survivor Series in 1995 against The
Smoking Gunns, but instead moved to WCW in 1996, feuding with Harlem
Heat, The Nasty Boys and The American Males. They won the WCW Tag Team
Titles as well, but left the company to try their luck in WWF. Their
WWF run was less than memorable as the locker room didn't take to them
and they quickly left.
The tandem faded from the wrestling scene and Rocco Rock died on
September 21, 2002. Friends of Grunge have said that he hadn't been the
same since Rock's death. Grunge made an appearance at Hardcore
Homecoming on June 10, 2005 where he paid tribute to ECW wrestlers who
had passed on. He and Pitbull Gary Wolfe were attacked by Danny Doring
and Roadkill, and Grunge splashed Doring through a table.
The Kentucky Wizard
> There is a thread going in rec.sport.pro-wrestling, as well as a
> listing in Wikipedia, that Michael Durham, who appeared in several
> organizations under the the name 'Johnny Grunge', has died of
> complications from sleep apnea. His age was not listed.
>
> The Johnny Grunge character was a long-time partner of Rocco Rock
> (real name Ted Petty) in a combination known as 'Public Enemy'.
> Petty passed away September 21, 2002, aged 49.
These guys and gals better start living their lives in the wrestling ring,
where it's safe. Life doesn't seem to like them very much outside of the
ring.
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The Kentucky Wizard
> There is a thread going in rec.sport.pro-wrestling, as well as a
> listing in Wikipedia, that Michael Durham, who appeared in several
> organizations under the the name 'Johnny Grunge', has died of
> complications from sleep apnea. His age was not listed.
>
Durham was 39, according to reports on the various wrestling sites.
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