{"id":91543,"date":"2009-09-15T22:51:02","date_gmt":"2009-09-16T04:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wrestling.insidepulse.dev\/?p=91543"},"modified":"2009-09-16T21:43:08","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T03:43:08","slug":"indie-wrestler-dies-in-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/2009\/09\/15\/indie-wrestler-dies-in-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Wrestler Dies In Training (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"

CBS 3 in Philadelphia<\/a> reports that indie wrestler Matt “Riot” Lowry died Tuesday night following an incident during training at the ECW Arena on Monday night. <\/p>\n

According to the article, there are conflicting reports about the cause of Lawry’s death; police say he died of severe head injuries, while an anonymous trainer claims that Lowry suffered an aneurysm while warming up for his training session. An autopsy to determine the cause of death is scheduled for Wednesday.<\/p>\n


\nPWI’s Mike Johnson<\/a> points out that the Arena’s website<\/a> lists CZW as the company holding training sessions on Mondays.<\/p>\n

Pulse Wrestling offers its condolences to Lowry’s friends and family.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/b> CZW has issued the following statement on its site<\/a>… <\/p>\n

Combat Zone Wrestling has received many inquires about the death of independent wrestler Matt \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Riot\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Lowry. We would like to clarify:<\/p>\n

Matt Lowry had no position with Combat Zone Wrestling LLC, nor was he a student. He was in town to work for another promotion and came to the Arena in South Philadelphia where our performers gather to work out. He joined in some warm up activities, including running, squats and push-ups. After which, he sat in a chair and said something like “I feel dizzy”. He fell over and 911 was called immediately. A local fire company responded and they called for an ambulance. CZW Owner David \u00e2\u20ac\u0153DJ Hyde\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Markland and other wrestlers followed the ambulance to the hospital. CZW contacted Lowry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s father and had wrestlers stay at the hospital until he arrived from Ohio. We were told Lowry died of a brain hemorrhage and that there was no evidence of acute head trauma or that his work out caused his death. CZW wishes to extend its condolences to Matt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s family and hopes that our fans will keep them in their thoughts and prayers.<\/p>\n

We at Combat Zone Wrestling LLC, remind fans that pro wrestling is a dangerous activity; however we strive to protect the safety of our students and performers through proper training and discourage anyone from attempting to imitate our performers. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CBS 3 in Philadelphia reports that indie wrestler Matt “Riot” Lowry died Tuesday night following an incident during training at the ECW Arena on Monday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2613,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1130],"tags":[107819,111322],"zone":[121870],"series":[],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/feed\/podcast\/inside-pulse","embedCode":"

Indie Wrestler Dies In Training (Updated)<\/a><\/blockquote>