Paul Bearer passes away at age 58, pro wrestling world reacts

One thing is certain, Paul Bearer was a very well liked and well respected person in the wrestling business as some of the biggest names in the history of the business took to Twitter to remember late last night and this morning.William Moody played the Paul Bearer character to a tee for many years. The last time Bearer had a full time type role for WWE was a few years back when Edge kidnapped him as he feuded with Kane.View the list »
Paul Bearer will be most remembered for managing The Undertaker off and on for the past 20 plus years. Bearer also managed some of Taker's biggest rivals, including Kane.

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In very sad news, Paul Bearer (real name William Moody) passed away last night at the age of 58. Paul Bearer was the longtime manager of The Undertaker and also managed the likes of Kane and Mick Foley. Many in the pro wrestling business took to Twitter to remember Moody, including Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Edge, Triple H, Jerry Lawler (who also posted a picture of himself and Moody from just ten days ago), Hulk Hogan and many more. Here are some of those Tweets:

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Hulk Hogan: Very sad about Paul Bearer,he was a great person and one of the original boys,he was what made wrestling great much love much respect HH

Shawn Michaels: I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of Paul Bearer. Our prayers go out to him and his family. God Bless!!

Jim Ross: Just informed via http://wwe.com Paul Bearer aka Percy Pringle passed away earlier today. I have no other details. RIP old friend.

Wrestling News World.com has many of the Tweets put together, which can be seen at http://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com/the-wrestling-industry-responds-to-paul-bearers-death/.

Kendra Bunyon of Wrestling News World.com has a lengthy piece remembering the life and career of Moody (who also was known as Percy Pringle during his wrestling career), which can be read at http://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com/flashback-paul-bearer-rip/.

Our thoughts and prayers go to out Moody’s family and friends.

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  • Paul Bearer will be most remembered for managing The Undertaker off and on for the past 20 plus years. Bearer also managed some of Taker's biggest rivals, including Kane.
  • William Moody played the Paul Bearer character to a tee for many years. The last time Bearer had a full time type role for WWE was a few years back when Edge kidnapped him as he feuded with Kane.
  • One thing is certain, Paul Bearer was a very well liked and well respected person in the wrestling business as some of the biggest names in the history of the business took to Twitter to remember late last night and this morning.
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A die-hard wrestling fan since he was two years old, Wes Sims loves writing, talking and watching professional wrestling. Aside from wrestling, he loves watching and playing football, baseball, basketball, hockey and golf. Contact Wes.

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