Brian Knighton, professionally known as Axl Rotten, was found deceased today in Baltimore, Maryland. According to sources we have spoken with, he was found by authorities in a motel. He had tweeted earlier today, so the belief is he passed away sometime in the last ten hours. Knighton was only 44 years old.
Sad news.
He and Ian Rotten brought the ultraviolent part of ECW out, which wasn't necessarily all ECW was about, but did become one of the ingredients in that melting pot. In a company that was a sum of it parts, he was certainly a part of it.
RIP