Paul Orndorff

Paul Parlette Orndorff Jr.  (October 29, 1949 – July 12, 2021) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Orndorff was nicknamed Mr. Wonderful. He was born in Winchester, Virginia.

Orndorff was honored into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.

In January 2011, Orndorff was diagnosed with cancer. Seven months later in August, he announced it was gone.

In May 2021, Orndorff was moved to a medical care center for dementia caused by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in Fayetteville, Georgia. He died two months later on July 12, 2021 at the age of 71.

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