Legendary Wrestling Manager William ‘Paul Bearer’ Moody Dies

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="William Moody and Jon Palmer (credit: Jon Palmer)" src="http://cbsphilly.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/paul-bearer.jpg?w=300" /><em style="border: 0px; color: #2c2d2e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">By Spike Eskin</em><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2c2d2e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">PHILADELPHIA (CBS) –</em> As the Undertaker is making his annual return to the WWE just in time for Wrestlemania, the wrestling world mourns the loss of his long-time manager. William Moody, known to wrestling fans as Paul Bearer, passed away, the WWE announced. No cause of death was given.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2c2d2e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Moody was also well known as “Percy Pringle,” was 59 years old.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2c2d2e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Moody was known for his ghostly white skin, and bringing an urn to the ring while managing The Undertaker and Kane.</div><div class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_384192" style="border: 0px; clear: none; color: #bcbcbc; display: inline; float: left; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 12px; margin: 7px 0px 0px; max-width: 450px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 250px;"><a href="http://cbsphilly.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/paul-bearer-jimmy-hart.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #266ec4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="William Moody, FMQB's Joey O., KYW's Andre Bennet, Jimmy Hart" class=" wp-image-384192 " height="160" src="http://cbsphilly.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/paul-bearer-jimmy-hart.jpg?w=240&h=160" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Legendary Wrestling Manager William Paul Bearer Moody Dies" width="240" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #7c7b7b; line-height: 20px; margin-right: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">William Moody, FMQB’s Joey O., KYW’s Andre Bennet, Jimmy Hart</div></div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wrestling legends took to Twitter to remember Moody.</div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ted DiBiase said, “The wrestling world lost a good man today and I lost a good friend. Paul Bearer, rest in peace my friend.</em></div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brian “Road Dogg” James said, “Today I pray for strength for the family of Paul Bearer or Percy. I pray they have precious memories! #talkingandrelaxing God bless you!”</em></em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kofi Kingston said, “Very saddened to hear about the passing of Paul Bearer. What a good dude. Condolences to his family.”</em></em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wade Barrett said, “RIP Paul Bearer. A legendary performer and a very nice chap.”</em></em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></em></em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">AJ Lee said, “#RIPPaulBearer When I first met Paul Bearer I completely marked out & and he was kind enough to humor me. So sweet & humble. Such a legend.”</em></em></em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Triple H said, “Rest in peace, Paul Bearer. You will never be forgotten. There will never be another.”</em></em></em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">John Cena said, “I think most everyone in WWE has a great story about Paul Bearer. I have many, and I will always cherish them. #RIPPaulBearer.”</em></em></em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The WWE will induct members into its Hall Of Fame in April, the night before Wrestlemania. Many are speculating that Moody could be a late addition to the inductions. Mick Foley, Bob Backlund, Trish Stratus, Bruno Sammartino and Donald Trump are all scheduled to be inducted.</em></em></div><br /><br /></div>

Paul Bearer Legendary Wrestling Manager William ‘Paul Bearer’ Moody Dies

By Spike EskinPHILADELPHIA (CBS) – As the Undertaker is making his annual return to the WWE just in time for Wrestlemania, the wrestling world mourns the loss of his long-time manager. William Moody, known to wrestling fans as Paul Bearer, passed awa…

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