Overview
- Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling and Doering’s family confirmed he died peacefully at 9:13 a.m. on Friday, June 26, 2026, surrounded by his wife and relatives.
- Doering first underwent surgery for a brain tumor in 2016, had a recurrence that required another operation in 2022, and was diagnosed with a third brain tumor in late 2025.
- Family updates said he was hospitalized in May after the latest tumor grew, doctors shifted treatment to steroids, and by June he had been moved to hospice care.
- Doering was a decorated heavyweight who won major titles in All Japan Pro Wrestling and TNA, including two AJPW Triple Crown championships and multiple tag-team belts.
- Promotions and peers publicly paid tribute to Doering and his family’s GoFundMe — set up to cover medical and caregiving expenses — had raised just over $22,000 at the time of reporting.