Axl Rotten

Brian Knighton (April 21, 1971 – February 4, 2016) also known as Axl Rotten was an American professional wrestler that wrestled for the original ECW and WWE. Rotten was trained by retired wrestler Jim Leon and former World Championship Wrestling jobber Joey Maggs. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

Rotten's body was found dead in a McDonald's bathroom in Linthicum, Maryland from a heroin overdose at the age of 44.Axl Rotten passes away at 44 He died of cardiac arrest. After his death, an autopsy revealed that Knighton had been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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