Nelson Frazier Jr., who wrestled in WWE as Big Daddy V, had lost around 100 pounds at the time of his death according to his wife, Cassandra. Frazier, who suffered from high blood pressure and diabetes, had been trying to get into better health and had seen his blood pressure come down to a healthy level. You can read more at TMZ.com/2014/02/20/big-daddy-v-viscera-wwe-dead-heart-attack-lost-100-pounds/.

Shore's Slant: This hits really close to home as my father had dropped an enormous amount of weight when he died of a sudden heart attack as well. The damage, however, had already been done to the heart and it sounds like that is what happened here as well. My prayers are still with the Frazier family.

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