{"id":85495,"date":"2021-01-26T10:38:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T16:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=85495"},"modified":"2021-01-26T10:38:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T16:38:36","slug":"vince-mcmahons-brother-rod-died-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2021\/01\/26\/vince-mcmahons-brother-rod-died-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Vince McMahon&#8217;s brother Rod died last week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-288611611\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Rod McMahon, the older brother of Vince McMahon, died on January 20 at age 77. The cause of death was not disclosed. His obituary is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legacy.com\/obituaries\/courier\/obituary.aspx?n=roderick-james-mcmahon-rod&amp;pid=197577661&amp;fhid=10998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legacy.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Rod was scheduled to appear on WWE television as part of the Vince McMahon funeral angle. Plans changed due to the Benoit family tragedy. 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