Overview
- Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling announced Friday that Doering passed away peacefully at 9:13 a.m., surrounded by his family.
- Doering battled brain cancer for nearly a decade with an initial diagnosis in 2016, a recurrence that led to surgery in 2022, and a third tumor disclosed in 2025 before he entered hospice this month.
- He debuted in 2004 and built an international career in Japan and the United States, winning AJPW’s Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship and multiple tag titles in TNA/Impact.
- Promotions including TNA and AEW and many fellow wrestlers posted public tributes that recalled his size, in-ring presence and personal courage.
- Doering is survived by his wife Lindsay and family, and fans and colleagues worldwide are remembering his career and long fight with illness online.