411Mania writer Larry Csonka passes away

[Steveweiser]

Larry wrote reviews for so many years, and they were for the most part very entertaining, and he had a great online rep, I've even spoken with him a few times. Larry lost a leg in the last year or so, and was pretty much right back doing reviews shortly afterwards. He even did a review less than a day ago. He'll be sorely missed in the community.

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That was his last tweet. Whatever it was that made him feel that way was what probably took him. RIP =/




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[The Kevstaaa]

This is nuts to me. Like, we talk weekly and he got me started.

[chrom]

Tragic

[Facetious]

This hits way too hard. I read his reviews every week. It was the main way I kept up on stuff I don't watch.

[Joe Neglia]

RIP Larry

[chrom]

He wrote and uploaded a column last night. Whatever it was it had to be fast and sudden.

[polarbearpete]

Wow this is devastating. He was pretty much the premiere wrestling reviewer, and reviewed pretty much every show in every organization. Thoughts and prayers to his family, especially his wife and kids.

[Crappler El 0 M]

Damn. Been writing about wrestling forever and always came out quick with reviews and star ratings. RIP.

[Cyno]

This is a shock. I always liked reading Larry's writing even when I didn't agree with it. This is all so sudden and a devastating loss.

RIP Larry

[msc]

Terrible news. I knew he'd been unwell (he was in hospital at the start of the year in a bad way) but had assumed since he was back to writing seemingly full time he was on the mend.

[Malibu Albino]

This hurts, Larry did a lot to keep my interest in wrestling alive by showing me that WWE was not the only game in town. He reviewed anything and everything he could find and it was always entertaining to read his thoughts and check out the matches he recommended. This year f***ing sucks.

[Lance Uppercut]

I didn’t follow too much of his stuff but knew of him from the Sunday night main event program. I believe he lost his leg from a combo of accident and diabetes so it’s possible he had some complications

[edgestar]

RIP to him. Hopefully he wasn't in a lot of pain before he passed. Random question, was he one of the American Gladiators hosts?

[BorneAgain]

Guy was a pillar of wrestling reports and columns for longer than I can remember. For retro reviews and opinion pieces he was often one of my favorite writers.

RIP to a talented and diligent personality.

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

May 18, 2020 13:38:01 GMT -5 Lance Uppercut said:

I didn’t follow too much of his stuff but knew of him from the Sunday night main event program. I believe he lost his leg from a combo of accident and diabetes so it’s possible he had some complications

Hasn't he also had a litany of heart issues?

Nonetheless, Larry will be missed, as his writing was how many kept up with the wrestling product. RIP Larry Csonka.

[polarbearpete]

May 18, 2020 13:38:38 GMT -5 edgestar said:

RIP to him. Hopefully he wasn't in a lot of pain before he passed. Random question, was he one of the American Gladiators hosts?

That was the former football player with the same name.

[Milkman Norm]

Like Mike Sempervive just said he been around for a long time, he's one of the first bylines I remember readings when I started getting into the news sites. RIP Larry.

[cabbageboy]

RIP Larry. Man, I just read his Dynamite and Smackdown reviews this past week.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Wow, RIP. When I look for reviews to read when I don't watch shows his was always a named that came up on Google and his reviews were fun reads.