Darren Drozdov, who wrestled as Droz in WWE, died on Friday at age 54, according to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com. The cause of death has not been revealed.
Droz played three seasons in the NFL and became a pro wrestler after his football career ended. He debuted for WWE in 1998 and used the name “Puke” because he was able to vomit on command and did so on a football during a game before the center snapped the ball to the quarterback. This led to the legendary Beyond The Mat scene of Drozdov vomiting into a trashcan per Vince McMahon’s request while Vince gleefully yelled, “He’s gonna puke.” Drozdov’s in-ring career ended when he was paralyzed while taking a powerbomb from D-Lo Brown on October 5, 1999.
I respect Droz for not being angry forever at D-Lo Brown when he ended his wrestling career in 1999. Darren seemed like a good dude, so RIP to Puke.
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I was in the audience live at Nassau Colosseum when Droz got paralyzed. Ill never forget the sound of that "bump". It was so much different than the normal bump sound. Alot of us in the audience that day new instantly something went wrong. I remember looking down the ramp while the medics were working on Droz, and I remember Mick Foley standing in the entrance way looking in the ring. I felt so bad for him as they stretchered him out. You just knew it was really bad, but you hoped not THAT bad.I respect the guy, he never seemed bitter about it and I thought he would have been a pretty big star during the 2000shad he made it. RIP
Seemed like a great guy who did his best with the silly stuff they gave him (Puke, the LOD angles) and also kept going after that tragic night, seems he did a lot of stuff even in a wheelchair. I read that his family is making a scholarship in his name. I hope he can inspire others. RIP
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