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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Rikidozan, the deaths of Rob Reiner and Solomon Grundy, tons of injuries, McMahon lawsuits, Santo’s retirement, 2025 Awards thoughts, the full RAW report with the follow-up to John Cena’s loss, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Anniversary of Rikidozan’s passing, Solomon Grundy passes away, Rob Reiner murdered
11:19: WWE legal updates on Janel Grant, ring boy lawsuits
22:51: Injury updates on JD McDonagh, Damian Priest, Bobby Lashley, Leila Grey
25:35: John Cena’s last match finish fallout & ‘the time honored tradition’
37:10: NJPW reveals lineups for rest of the year, Wrestle Kingdom 20, New Year Dash
46:48: AEW heading to Canada in April for Dynasty, El Hijo del Santo retires
50:44: Tokyo Sports MVP Awards due soon, Observer Awards discussion
58:35: WWE Raw recap, lineups for the week

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Former wrestler Solomon Grundy passes away

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Solomon Grundy (Tim Hagood)– a wrestler from Texas who went on to become a memorable character in Mexico — has passed away.

Grundy’s death was announced today by wrestling historian Roy Lucier, who shared that Grundy passed due to a massive heart attack.

“It is with the deepest and saddest heart that I come to all of you this morning and bring the news of the passing of my close friend, Solomon Grundy aka Tim Hagood, who passed last night after a massive heart attack,” Lucier announced.

“An amazing career, started around Texas and ended up in Mexico, known as a lovable Hillbilly Jim type character. Personally, I loved the dude. I could stay on the phone with him for hours listening to stories about his time in CMLL in the early 90’s, during the Vampiro era and the stuff he was a part of. This one deeply hurts.”

Named after a comic book villain, Grundy competed in World Class Championship Wrestling and Memphis but found his most success in Mexico. He competed as a super heavyweight for EMLL/CMLL but lost a significant amount of weight after his days in the ring. While in Mexico, Grundy was part of a tag team with Mike Shaw (WWE wrestler Bastion Booger) where Shaw went by the name Aaron Grundy.

Grundy had been undergoing dialysis in recent years and was a caregiver to her mother before she passed away. He started a GoFundMe campaign in 2023 to help with the medical and financial difficulties he was facing.