Balls Mahoney Passes Away

[WarMachine1]

Johnny Candido, brother of Chris Candido, broke the unfortunate news that ECW Original Balls Mahoney, real name Jonathan Rechner,has passed away.

Details are unknown at this point, but Candido said Rechner, who turned 44 years old on Monday, says a friend who lives near Rechner’s home told him about ambulances and police vehicles parked in front of the house. When he called to see what was going on, Rechner’s wife answered, and told him the unfortunate news.

Condolences go out to Rechner's family, friends, and fans.

Whoa. Talk about completely out of left field. Both of the "The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks" are now dead, and two months from each other. They were one of my favorite ECW acts and it's so sad to see this news and so unexpected too.

RIP

 

[Roadster]

Damn. I was in legit shock.

 

[Neptune]

I hate hearing about people dying so young...

 

[Swift]

R.I.P

 

[CM Punk]

Rest in peace. :sad1:

I hate hearing about people drying so young...

drying?

 

[C.M. Shaddix]

Rip the chair king

 

[Neptune]

Rest in peace. :sad1:

drying?

Gotta love late night typos

 

[Stopspot]

Honestly surprised Balls lasted as long as he did.

Dude lived a hard life

 

[Jacob Fox]

Honestly surprised Balls lasted as long as he did.

Dude lived a hard life

Absolutely agree.

Wow. Balls was without a doubt the nicest and most appreciative wrestler I ever met in my life. I'll never forget how he spent over an hour outside this little arena in Racine, WI signing pieces of a broken table and taking the time to talk to every fan out there. He was all smiles and just genuinely a nice guy.

 

[Stopspot]

Absolutely agree.

Wow. Balls was without a doubt the nicest and most appreciative wrestler I ever met in my life. I'll never forget how he spent over an hour outside this little arena in Racine, WI signing pieces of a broken table and taking the time to talk to every fan out there. He was all smiles and just genuinely a nice guy.

When not being batshit insane and injecting blood into his arms then? Because Balls did that.

 

[Jacob Fox]

When not being batshit insane and injecting blood into his arms then? Because Balls did that.

I completely agreed with you that he lived a hard life and did crazy shit but that has zero bearing on him nice guy. I met him at least five times and he was just a really kind guy who took the time to show his fans that he appreciated them.

 

[Stopspot]

I completely agreed with you that he lived a hard life and did crazy shit but that has zero bearing on him nice guy. I met him over five times and he was just a really kind guy who took the time to show his fans that he appreciated them.

I don't doubt that he was a nice guy. Even the kindest of person has quirks so to speak.

It's just a shame that he's another one in the long list of wrestlers who fell victim to his vices. I don't think there's a cause of death out yet but it would sadly not surprise me to see it be drug related

 

[Jacob Fox]

I don't doubt that he was a nice guy. Even the kindest of person has quirks so to speak.

It's just a shame that he's another one in the long list of wrestlers who fell victim to his vices. I don't think there's a cause of death out yet but it would sadly not surprise me to see it be drug related

Absolutely right on all counts. Wouldn't surprise me at all and it makes me pretty sad.

Hell in his late 20s he looked like he was in his late 50s

 

[Roadster]

Balls fit the ECW style perfectly. He was the shits as a wrestler, but a goddamn entertainer. Sucked that his WWE run and life ran so short. I loved his original ECW stint. Long Live Balls.