Former WCW star Van Hammer passed away on April 18, 2026, at the age of 66 in Boynton Beach, Florida, with his former colleague Marc Mero sharing the sad news on social media, with no cause of death disclosed. However, Pro Wrestling Stories has since spoken to Van Hammer’s widow, Diane Hildreth, who has divulged that he died jobless and alone, with the autopsy listing the official cause of death as complications of chronic ethanolism. This wou…
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