WWE legend Killer Khan who wrestled Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant dies aged 76 after suffering ruptured artery
The retired pro wrestler reportedly lost consciousness and was rushed to hospital
He was not on the list.
A WWE legend who wrestled Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant has died aged 76.
Masashi Ozawa, also known as Killer Khan, passed away shortly after 10pm on Saturday reportedly due to a ruptured artery.
Ozawa lost consciousness at the counter of Kanchan's Jinjo Sakaba in Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo, and was rushed to hospital, local media reported.
The Japanese legend, native of Niigata Prefecture, turned to professional wrestling in 1971.
He competed against fellow WWE legends Andre the Giant and the "Superman" Hulk Hogan, and was active as a main eventer in Japan and the United States.
Ozawa retired in 1987 and opened his business Izakaya Kanchan' in Shinjuku Ward, which closed in 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The retired wrestler had also made his debut as a singer in 2005 with Furusato Makaka (Japan Crown), and released songs such as Shinjuku Sanhyakugoya.
Khan had a role as a bodyguard in the movie 3 Ninjas Kick Back, and a cameo in 2006 Japanese special effects action series Lion-Maru G. Khan currently owns a restaurant in Tokyo, Japan. He is married to Cindy Ozawa of Lutz, Florida, though the two live on separate continents. He has three children: Yukie, Yoshiko, and David Masato. All of them reside in the United States.
On December 9, 2020, around 5:00 PM, Khan was involved in a hit and run at his hometown of Tokyo, Japan. According to authorities in the Shinjuku Ward, he allegedly struck a woman who was riding a bike in the Hyakunincho area, then fled the scene. The woman suffered a broken tooth in the accident and sustained other injuries that took about a month to heal. Khan later apologized for the incident and stated that he was in a hurry to get to his restaurant. He was not charged nor prosecuted.
Khan died from an aortic dissection on December 29, 2023, at the age of 76.
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