Former WWE Intercontinental champion Brodie Lee has passed away at 41 after battling a non-COVID related lung issue.
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The news was confirmed by his family who said Brodie Lee, real name Jon Huber, was “surrounded by love” as he battled the lung complications. Huber’s wife Amanda wrote in the following statement, “My heart is broken, He was my best friend, my husband, and the greatest father you would ever meet. The world saw him as the amazing [Brodie Lee] (formally known as Luke Harper) but he was my best friend, my husband, and the greatest father you would ever meet.”
Before his passing, Huber was a WWE superstar from 2012 to 2019 then moved on to the AEW earlier this year. He took a leave of absence from the organization due to his medical issues.
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The All Elite Wrestling company sent their condolences to Huber’s family and Amanda said they have been very helpful as she mourns the loss of her husband.
“The All Elite Wrestling family is heartbroken. In an industry filled with good people, Jon Huber was exceptionally respected and beloved in every way — a fierce and captivating talent, a thoughtful mentor, and simply a very kind soul that starkly contradicted his persona as Mr. Brodie Lee.”
SOURCE: TMZ