Late Monday night a member of the WWE Class of 2005 Hall of Fame, Verne Gagne was found dead at age 89. His official cause of death is uncertain as of now, but many have already taken to social media to pay their respects.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>Our hearts go out to Verne Gagne's family and friends. <a href=”http://t.co/BLRko4RLO8″>pic.twitter.com/BLRko4RLO8</a></p>— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) <a href=”https://twitter.com/VinceMcMahon/status/592899483505156097″>April 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>WWE is saddened to learn that <a href=”https://twitter.com/WWE”>@WWE</a> Hall of Famer Verne Gagne passed away Monday at the age of 89. <a href=”http://t.co/kb4gttzgQr”>pic.twitter.com/kb4gttzgQr</a></p>— WWE (@WWE) <a href=”https://twitter.com/WWE/status/592894625179918337″>April 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>Sad to hear of the passing of Verne Gagne.He was always very nice and complimentary to me when I met him in the '90's in WCW with son Greg.</p>— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) <a href=”https://twitter.com/RealKingRegal/status/592888730874159107″>April 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>Saddened to hear of the passing of Verne Gagne. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrueLegend?src=hash”>#TrueLegend</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pioneer?src=hash”>#Pioneer</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/HallofFamer?src=hash”>#HallofFamer</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPVerne?src=hash”>#RIPVerne</a></p>— Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=”https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/592890668927873024″>April 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>Sad to hear Verne Gagne passed away Great Wrestler & Promoter I enjoyed the AWA very much. RIP</p>— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) <a href=”https://twitter.com/THETOMMYDREAMER/status/592882608746430468″>April 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>Saw on Twitter & confirmed by <a href=”https://twitter.com/TheGeneOkerlund”>@TheGeneOkerlund</a> that the great Verne Gagne passed away today. Condolences to Verne's family & friends. RIP</p>— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) <a href=”https://twitter.com/JRsBBQ/status/592883782644031490″>April 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>On a plane and just heard the news about Verne Gagne. This one hits close and hurts. My thoughts, prayers and gratitude are with his family.</p>— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) <a href=”https://twitter.com/EBischoff/status/592888364531089409″>April 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>Sad to hear of the passing of Verne Gagne. He was one of the great performers that I saw, and then got to know. RIP…</p>— Howard Finkel (@howardfinkel) <a href=”https://twitter.com/howardfinkel/status/592900077225652224″>April 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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