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Balls Mahoney

Balls Mahoney, or Jon Rechner, was known for his appearance in the late 1990s and early 2000s. From 2008 to 2016 Jon was still appearing on the independent circuit in the wrestling world. In April of 2016, Jon died suddenly while at home watching Jeopardy! While the cause of death was a heart attack it was later discovered that he was also suffering from CTE chronic traumatic encephalitis. Four months previous to his death, Jon was last in the ring and was still expected to be active in the wrestling world. Jon died one day after his forty-fourth birthday.