The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) announced yesterday that wrestler Jax Dane died earlier this week. He was only 48. The reported cause of death was complications from a recent heart attack. In addition to the NWA, New Japan offered condolences on Dane’s death, noting he competed in the promotion between 2013-2015, making his first appearance on November 9, 2013 where he & Rob Conway beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima and Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. in a 3-way to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship for the first time. That’s quite a 3-way looking back given TenKoji are legendary as a team and individually (Kojima is still going strong well into his 50s and winning championships worldwide, Tenzan still competes occasionally but has slowed down a lot due to injuries), Archer has had success worldwide and now is a regular in All Elite Wrestling and Smith, the son of the legendary “British Bulldog” has made quite a name for himself in Japan and elsewhere and is now the All-Japan Triple Crown Champion. Dane also participated in the 2013 & 2014 World Tag League with Conway before becoming NWA World Heavyweight Champion when he claimed the “10 Pounds Of Gold” in August 2015.
I join New Japan, the NWA, their rosters, fans and others in sending my deepest condolences on the passing of Dane.
