Three former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstars died on the same day due to different causes. Nikolai Volkoff, Brian Lawler and Frederick "Brickhouse Brown" Seawright all breathed their last on Sunday. Out of the three, Nikolai Volkoff was the WWE Hall of Famer. Volkoff, whose real name was Josip Nikolai Peruzovic, was quite a hit during the 1970s and 1980s. In 2005 Volkoff, who was 70 years of age, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

Brian Lawler was known by his stage-name Grand Master Sexay or Brian Christopher. Lawler attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself in his jail cell after he was arrested on a DUI (driving under the influence) charge, reports mirror.co.uk. He was later placed on life support and eventually died aged 46. Lawler was the son of WWE's Hall of Fame commentator Jerry 'The King' Lawler.

Brickhouse Brown was another wresting later, who passed away. He was 57 and was suffering from prostate cancer. Following the demise of these stars, the wrestling community took to Twitter and shared their thoughts. WWE icon Kurt Angle wrote, “sorry to hear the passings of Nikolai Volkoff, Brian Christopher and Brickhouse Brown. A very sad day in the history of Sports Entertainment.”

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross and commentator Jim Ross wrote: “so saddened today re: the deaths of @WWE HOFER Nikolai Volkoff, #BrickhouseBrown, once targeted to replace #JYD, and #BrianChristopher, the talented son of the great, @JerryLawler#RIPGentlemen #CondolencesToAll.”

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