Axl Rotten, a professional wrestler who died earlier this month, died via an accidental overdose, according to a report.
The Baltimore Sun reported that the wrestler, born Brian Knighton, was found unconscious on the bathroom floor of a McDonald’s in Linthicum, Maryland.
An online fundraising page that was set up before his death detailed Knighton’s physical ailments due to his wrestling career.
“On October 30th 2014 his back gave way from years of bumping and he was left in agony on the floor. Since then he has been hospitalized at Peninsula Regional Medical Centre reserving physical therapy daily. Originally it was in the hopes he could resume his career, and walk again. Sadly doctors have now informed him that surgery is unavoidable and he requires two spinal surgeries on his cervical vertebrae. If these surgeries are not a success then spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair is a very realistic possibility,” it read.
