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The result was Delete, but one might want to create a new article about wrestlers who died "on the job". —Quarl ^(talk) 2007-02-18 08:08Z

List of deceased professional wrestlers[edit]

Given the size and scope of the pro wrestling world, there are literally hundreds of wrestlers who could be listed here. Creating a list of deceased ones is not only impossible to compile but impossible to maintain. Hemlock Martinis 01:44, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletions. -- SkierRMH 21:33, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions. -- SkierRMH 21:33, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Listcruft for sure. The fact is every pro wrestler will eventually end up on this list. What is the point. --Daniel J. Leivick 01:50, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This list could end up being infinite. It is useless to have them listed here. It's better to have a "deceased" or date of death status in the dead wrestler's article, rather than list them there. — ♥Tohru Honda13♥ 02:01, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per above. Eventually all wrestlers will be on here. What is the point of the Living people category when lists such as this are created? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dysepsion (talk • contribs) 03:21, 13 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]
Delete Similar articles (like List of dead actors) have been deleted for the same reason: it's listcruft. The number of dead wrestlers (as is the number of dead people in any profession) is huge and will only continue to get bigger over time. TJ Spyke 04:28, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Rest in peace. I've had enough of these dead people lists already. This is the rare case where I vote without actually checking the article. YechielMan 04:29, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - eventually, every professional wrestler will be on this list, won't they? Philippe Beaudette 04:51, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep but restrict to ones who in the course of the job I don't have a problem with keeping the list if it is restricted to wrestlers like Owen Hart who died "on the job". (I might also be willing to make an exception of notable mention for someone like Eddie Guerrero, whose untimely death at the height of his career had major repercussions in the wrestling industry.) Beyond that, though, everybody dies eventually, so there's no real reason to list people who were wrestlers but whose deaths aren't actually directly connected to wrestling. Dugwiki 20:19, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Useful information for wrestling fans. It should be transferred to a wrestling wiki. RobJ1981 23:03, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Rescope per Dugwiki to list of professional wrestlers who died while under contract to a major professional wrestling organisation. We have a category for American football players who died before retiring and I imagine the purpose of this list is similar. MLA 13:47, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. We're not a collection of arbitrary lists. And why on earth don't people use categories more often ? WMMartin 18:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Listcurft, the dead playboy playmates article got deleted recently. Booshakla 00:27, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Change I agree with MLA. The scope can't work, but can be altered. Something addressing active wrestler deaths would be more appropriate. Hopefully it would also have age at time of death and year, so it has more meaning. This one reads too much like a list and needs to be cleaned up. Bbagot 04:10, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Change Per above poster. Eenu (talk) 06:10, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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