Bart Batten obit

Bart Batten Passes Away At 67

 He was not on the list.

Bart Batten, best known as one half of The Batten Twins, has died at the age of 67. PWInsider reports that Bobby Fulton announced the news, with no cause of death disclosed in the initial report. Batten spent much of his career alongside twin brother Brad, with the team becoming especially well known for its work in the Central States territory and Puerto Rico during the 1980s and early 1990s.

“Bobby Fulton announced the passing of Bart Batten, one half of the Batten Twins tag team in the 1980s, at 67 years old.” – PWInsider.com

Bart and Brad were trained by Angelo Poffo and his sons, Randy Savage and Lanny Poffo, before beginning their careers in International Championship Wrestling. They later became regulars in Central States, working against teams including The Midnight Rockers, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty, as well as combinations featuring Akio Sato and Sheik Abdullah the Great.

The Batten Twins also spent significant time with the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, where they held the WWC World Tag Team and Caribbean Tag Team championships. Bart later appeared for Smoky Mountain Wrestling, WCW and independent promotions before retiring in 2005. Brad died in 2014 following a heart attack, leaving Bart as the surviving member of the team for more than a decade.