Final week, former NFL player-turned-WWE wrestler Darren Drozdov handed away on the age of 54. Regardless of wrestling for lower than two years earlier than an in-ring accident paralyzed him and ended his profession in October 1999, he was a memorable character for numerous causes, most famously his potential to vomit on command, which was “showcased” within the 1999 documentary “Past the Mat.” 

On Monday, whereas co-hosting SiriusXM’s “Busted Open Radio,” Drozdov’s former WWE colleague Mark Henry took a couple of minutes to eulogize him.

“I attempt my greatest to maintain it constructive, take into consideration the positives and the humorous issues that occur,” Henry started. “It was all the time hilarious to us [how Droz would throw up]; I’ve a weak abdomen, too. When any individual begins speaking about one thing gross, [I know I have] to simply tune it out, and simply stroll away. Darren, man, that dude simply couldn’t tune it out. He may simply throw up on the drop of a hat. I imply [the nickname] ‘Puke’ was the actual deal. He did it in sports activities, he did it in wrestling, he did it in locker rooms, he did it on the bars, he did it on the fitness center. Something that was repugnant would make Darren throw up, and he would amuse the hell out of us.”

Henry additionally famous that Drozdov lived for much longer than was anticipated after his accident, which he made essentially the most of.

“He was 54, so he lived 20-plus years over the expectation that they gave to him,” he added. Droz would normally seem at wrestling fan conventions for meet and greets whereas reporting again on who he caught up with there and would ship previous photographs when he discovered them, as he did with some pictures he took of Henry and Paul Wight sporting afro wigs that Henry tweeted on Friday.