{"id":8447,"date":"2016-01-18T13:38:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T19:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=8447"},"modified":"2016-01-18T17:03:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T23:03:20","slug":"8447","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/18\/8447\/","title":{"rendered":"Report &#8211; &#8220;Iron&#8221; Mike Sharpe dies at 64"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1837887682\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Former Canadian WWF wrestler &#8220;Iron&#8221; Mike Sharpe has reportedly died at the age of 64.<\/p>\n<p>Sharpe was found dead in his apartment in his home city of Hamilton, Ont., Canada, reports <a href=\"http:\/\/pwinsider.com\/article\/99097\/former-wwf-star-iron-mike-sharpe-passes-away.html?p=1\" target=\"_blank\">PWInsider<\/a>. Sharpe had been dealing with health issues for the last eight years, which impacted his quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday afternoon, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/inside\/iron-mike-sharpe-passes-away?sf19132610=1\" target=\"_blank\">WWE acknowledged Sharpe&#8217;s death<\/a>. WWE wrote: &#8220;WWE extends its condolences to Sharpe\u2019s family, friends, and fans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sharpe was a physically-imposing wrestler who famously called himself &#8220;Canada&#8217;s greatest athlete&#8221; and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/videos\/superstar-protection-iron-mike-sharpes-forearm-band-25038595\" target=\"_blank\">wore a black sleeve armband to the ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sharpe was a utility player in WWF during the 1980s and early 1990s, never holding title gold. He was a champion in Mid-South, the NWA, and Stampede Wrestling in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slam.canoe.com\/SlamWrestlingBiosS\/sharpe_ironmike-can.html\" target=\"_blank\">Slam Wrestling inducted Sharpe<\/a> into their &#8220;Canadian Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame&#8221; in April 2015.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2743451473\"><div id=\"pwtor-3253175251\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Former Canadian WWF wrestler &#8220;Iron&#8221; Mike Sharpe has reportedly died at the age of 64. Sharpe was found dead in his apartment in his home city of Hamilton, Ont., Canada, reports PWInsider. 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