# RIP Paul Bearer (of WWE fame) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 6, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164 "2013-03-06T06:15:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/1 "2013-03-06T06:15:01Z")
[Dead at 58](http://www.tmz.com/2013/03/05/paul-bearer-dead-wwe-legend-dies-bill-moody/). Pretty young… ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/2 "2013-03-06T07:01:23Z")
Damn. Percy was one of the guys I’ve had the opportunity to interact with online. He usually used some variant of Percival Pringle (one of his earlier gimmicks) as his screen name at various forums. He was a genuinely nice guy. _BONG_ ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/3 "2013-03-06T08:43:17Z")
[Obit here.](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1555381-william-moody-aka-paul-bearer-passes-away-at-the-age-of-58) I remember when he first debuted as the Undertaker’s manager back in 1990/1991. He was creepy as hell and scared the living daylights out of my 8-year-old self, and to hear that he’s died is truly sad. _Rest… In… Peaaaaaaaaaaaaaacccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeee_, Paul. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/4 "2013-03-06T11:59:53Z")
Reported as duplicate - [RIP Paul Bearer (of WWE fame) - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=684337) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/5 "2013-03-06T12:03:09Z")
Merged threads. Oohhhhh yes. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/6 "2013-03-06T14:21:05Z")
Well, given his physical shape, I never figured he was going to live into his 80’s or anything. But yeah, sorry to hear it. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/7 "2013-03-06T15:02:40Z")
Shocking. He looked so healthy. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/8 "2013-03-06T15:09:27Z")
Quite a character. He was a big part of the Undertaker’s early success. RIP Bill/Percy/Paul. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/9 "2013-03-06T18:46:53Z")
Just heard the news. Apparently it happened yesterday. One of the last great practitioners of the forgotten art of managing. I put him in the same class as Heenan and Blassie, even if he had to work in the cartooniest era of wrestling. I remember being genuinely creeped out by him as a kid, and fascinated by the urn, and by the whole storyline he helped perpetuate. At the risk of sounding cheesy, rest in peace, Mr. Moody. _ding_ ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/10 "2013-03-06T19:51:51Z")
RIP ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/11 "2013-03-06T20:58:49Z")
Too bad this one’s likely to take, unlike the various times he was murdered by the Undertaker and/or Kane then miraculously he came back. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/12 "2013-03-07T00:16:37Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Too bad this one’s likely to take, unlike the various times he was murdered by the Undertaker and/or Kane then miraculously he came back. His last appearance in the WWE, where he got buried in concrete, provided the money he needed for gastric bypass surgery. Incidentally, he really was a licensed mortician. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/13 "2013-03-07T00:38:12Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > His last appearance in the WWE, where he got buried in concrete, provided the money he needed for gastric bypass surgery. > > Incidentally, he really was a licensed mortician. That wasn’t his last appearance. He came back at least 2-3 times after that. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/14 "2013-03-07T01:02:21Z")
[http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/william-moody-wwe-wrestling-fixture-known-as-paul-bearer-dies-030613](http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/william-moody-wwe-wrestling-fixture-known-as-paul-bearer-dies-030613) Rest in peace, Uncle Paul. ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/15 "2013-03-07T03:39:47Z")
Right, as I recall he reappeared after that and ended up getting pushed off a balcony by Edge and then eventually locked into a meat locker by Kane. I believe that was the last we saw of him. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/16 "2013-03-07T11:54:56Z")
See, I’m going to be out of town on Friday, but I really need to DVR Smackdown. They have to, have to, have an in-ring tribute with Taker and Kane. Bring back the druids. He seems to have a reputation as being one of the genuinely nice guys. ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/17 "2013-03-07T14:08:16Z")
Pall Bearer… :smack: Too soon I know but he did manage the Undertaker you know. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/18 "2013-03-07T14:13:27Z")
I don’t think it’s too soon. The whole point of his pseudonym is that it was a play on the term pall bearer. Before he managed the Undertaker he worked under the name Percy Pringle. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/19 "2013-03-07T15:40:32Z")
Huh. I posted mine in the Game Room, but on reflection I suppose it makes sense for wrestling threads to go in CS. ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164/20 "2013-03-07T16:09:41Z")
> [@Interrobang](#): > > See, I’m going to be out of town on Friday, but I really need to DVR Smackdown. They have to, have to, have an in-ring tribute with Taker and Kane. Bring back the druids. > > He seems to have a reputation as being one of the genuinely nice guys. Smackdown is taped on Tuesdays, so there won’t be anything going on there. Any tributes (other than an “In Memory Of” graphic or other inserted video packages) will be on Monday’s Raw. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-bearer-of-wwe-fame/652164.md?page=2)