Overview
- Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling and Doering’s family confirmed he died at 9:13 a.m. on Friday, June 26, peacefully and surrounded by loved ones.
- Family updates posted to a verified GoFundMe said he was moved into hospice care days before his death and asked fans for visits and prayers.
- Doering fought brain cancer for nearly ten years, first diagnosed in 2016, with a recurrence in 2022 and a third tumor announced in late 2025; scans in May 2026 showed growth and doctors stopped chemotherapy in favor of steroids.
- He debuted in 2004 and built an international career in All Japan Pro Wrestling and TNA, winning the AJPW Triple Crown and multiple tag titles, with a brief WWE developmental stint in 2010.
- Promotions and peers issued tributes, TNA dedicated a Slammiversary salute, and Doering’s verified GoFundMe — the main public fund for his remaining expenses — had raised just over $22,000 at the time of reporting.