February 14, 2007 Observer Newsletter: Bam Bam Bigelow bio, EliteXC

Scotty Bigelow, as his friends called him, had absolutely nothing going for him when he stumbled into pro wrestling except great athletic ability. And soon after the ride of some 15 years of stardom had expired, he ended up being the latest high-profile statistic.

“I destroyed my youth, my health and my marriage, lost my fortune,” he said in a Tampa Tribune article a few months before his death, as he was trying to give advice to wrestlers at an area independent show. “I’m trying to teach these guys about the mistakes I made. There are ways to do things without getting hurt. I don’t want them to feel like I do at 45.”

Scott Bigelow’s physical pain and financial condition, which friends said paled to the emotional pain of losing contact with the children he adored, ended when he was found dead by his girlfriend at her home in Hudson, FL, on 1/19.

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