Hey everyone, it’s your boy, back again with another wild story from the trenches. Today, I wanna talk about Ralphus, yeah, that Ralphus from WCW. You know, the dude who used to roll with Chris Jericho back in the day? Man, those were some times.
So, I was just chilling, right? Browsing through the internet, and I stumbled upon Chris Jericho’s “Saturday Night Special”. It’s a stream he does, pretty cool stuff. Anyway, he’s talking, and bam, he drops the news. Ralphus, our beloved, slightly off-kilter security guy, apparently kicked the bucket last year.
I was like, “What? No way!” It hit me like a ton of bricks. I mean, I hadn’t thought about Ralphus in ages, but still, it was a shock. Jericho didn’t give out all the details, just said he found out about it last year. And from what I gathered, nobody really knows how it happened. It’s all kind of hush-hush.
This got me digging, you know? I started going down the rabbit hole, trying to find out more. Turns out, Ralphus’s real name was John Riker. Who knew, right? He was like a legend in the wrestling world for a minute there. Jericho and Ralphus, they were a pair, always getting into some kind of shenanigans.
I spent hours looking for any detail and I didn’t find a lot, but man, the memories just came flooding back. WCW back then was the wild west of wrestling, and Ralphus was right in the middle of it all. It’s crazy to think he’s gone. It’s like a piece of that era just vanished.
Here’s what I managed to piece together from my late-night internet deep dive:
- Ralphus, real name John Riker, passed away sometime in 2019.
- Chris Jericho, who used Ralphus as his personal security in WCW, broke the news on his Saturday Night Special stream.
- The cause of death is unknown.
- He disappeared for years after his role in WCW.
It’s a bummer, man. Another one bites the dust. But hey, at least we have the memories, right? And those old WCW tapes. So, pour one out for Ralphus, folks. He may be gone, but he’ll never be forgotten. Until next time, keep it real, and keep those memories alive. Peace out!
