By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
Longtime pro wrestler and booker Kevin Sullivan has died at age 74. The cause of death has not been disclosed. SlamWrestling.net credited Sullivan’s friend Barry Rose with sharing the news. “With the heaviest of hearts, we are devastated to have to report the passing of the legendary Kevin Sullivan,” Rose wrote. “May he RIP and his family, friends and fans find comfort in how much he was loved.”
Powell’s POV: Sullivan is survived by two sons and two daughters. Sullivan had a highly successful in-ring career and also had strong runs as a booker, including the early WCW Nitro years. My condolences to his family, friends, and countless fans.
Maybe the perfect B+ player both as a wrestler and a booker. If the occult angle had happened on WWF TV instead of Florida he probably would have even more highly thought of.
I remember Evad. His brother. Siding with hulkamania!
One of my favorite ideas of his was wrestling a local jobber in a WCW televised squash match – then letting the guy win, because Sullivan got him in the corner, and kept viciously stomping well past the 5 count. He was such a heel, it didn’t matter if he won or lost, his character just wanted to punish people. Creativity and characterization.