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ROTTEN/MAHONEY DIAGNOSED WITH CTE Posted: 121316
Former Bellator fighter Jordan Parsons and ECW stars Brian Knighton (Axl Rotten) and John Rechner (Balls Mahoney) were diagnosed with CTE based on brain examinations by Dr. Julia K. Kofler at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian. The family of Knighton is involved in a lawsuit against the WWE. Knighton and Rechner often took repeated chair shots to the head along with other massive amounts of punishment in the ring. Both had major health problems before they died. Knighton died of an accidental heroin overdose while Rechner died after a heart attack.
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Former
Bellator fighter Jordan Parsons and ECW stars Brian Knighton (Axl Rotten) and
John Rechner (Balls Mahoney) were diagnosed with CTE based on brain examinations
by Dr. Julia K. Kofler at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Presbyterian. The family of Knighton is involved in a lawsuit against the WWE.
Knighton and Rechner often took repeated chair shots to the head along with
other massive amounts of punishment in the ring. Both had major health problems
before they died. Knighton died of an accidental heroin overdose while Rechner
died after a heart attack. 
