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Post by The Hammer on Feb 16, 2006 14:21:35 GMT -5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.wrestlingobserver.comMike "Johnny Grunge" Durham was pronounced dead on arrival at an Atlanta area hospital this morning. The only available details were he was at a friend's house in Peachtree City, GA, and was gasping for air and rushed to the hospital. The preliminary diagnosis from the hospital is that it was said to have to do with complications from sleep apnea. Grunge and the late Rocco Rock (Ted Petty), as the tag team of Public Enemy, were the first major stars created by ECW in a program against The Funk Brothers. They became ECW's most popular act, to the point they were subject to a bidding war of sorts between WCW and WWF. However, taken out of the ECW environment, they weren't as successful. Grunge, whose age is believed to be 39, was said by friends to have never been the same since Petty's death. RIP JOHNNY
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Post by natureboy14 on Feb 16, 2006 16:22:24 GMT -5
RIP JOHNNY GRUNGE, now the public enemy are together again wreaking havoc and destroying plunder, so long johnny and rocco
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Post by Jack_InYourHead on Feb 16, 2006 17:45:36 GMT -5
RIP Johnny. I read he was 39, that's too young
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Post by bobbyryates on Feb 16, 2006 17:45:38 GMT -5
very sad.
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Post by slayerfan on Feb 16, 2006 19:31:07 GMT -5
R.I.P.
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Post by kyle on Feb 16, 2006 20:04:34 GMT -5
I had the opportunity to meet both Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge at a show in Myrtle Beach several years ago. They were sitting at a table signing autographs before the show eating Italian Ice. They were taking a lot of abuse from a "fan" that was telling them how they had sold out leaving ECW and stupid for quitting the WWF & WCW. Finally Johnny snapped and let the guy have it and told him off, then Rocco joined in. The "fan" took off with him tail between his legs. You have to be there to see how funny the whole thing was. I stood around and talked with them for a while after that. Both were really nice guys and appreciated the fans that were there, except for the one guy. Just hard to believe that they are both gone now.
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Post by ssteward on Feb 16, 2006 20:36:40 GMT -5
Public Enemy was one of the best things in wrestling in 1994-1995. That's how I will remember them. Sad that both are gone.
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Post by bluedevil71 on Feb 16, 2006 21:20:41 GMT -5
RIP, Johnny Grunge
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Post by natureboy14 on Feb 17, 2006 6:52:48 GMT -5
i had the privilege to meet rocco & johnny after a show in dayton ohio one night, both seemed fan friendly and took time to chat for a few minutes and sign autographs for me
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Post by rlb147 on Feb 21, 2006 12:22:49 GMT -5
REST IN PEACE
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