Post by Super Machine on May 28, 2008 22:36:20 GMT -5
Just thought I would pass this along someone on these boards may have known him or heard of him. Thank-you!!
The reigning Fire Pro Wrestling and Powerhouse Wrestling Incorporated Heavyweight Champion "Diehard" Steve Szoke, also known as "Botch" of Crown Point, IN passed away on May 27th after a long battle with colon cancer. He was only five days shy of his 33rd birthday and leaves between a wife and daughter. Szoke despite the illness and chemo treatments remained active in the ring all the way through the end of April.
Szoke was a graduate of Lincoln Christian College (1998) and a minister at Impact Christian Church of which he started in March 2007 in Crown Point. He was also the promoter of Fire Pro Wrestling for the past two years.
His career in the ring spanned eight years and competed from Chicago to Tennessee winning numerous titles including the All American Wrestling (Berwyn) tag titles and the Pro Championship Wrestling (Chicago) tag titles with Machine as the Gravediggers. He also was regular tag partners with Cyanide as the Horror Show.
Thoughts and prayers are with the Szoke Family.
The reigning Fire Pro Wrestling and Powerhouse Wrestling Incorporated Heavyweight Champion "Diehard" Steve Szoke, also known as "Botch" of Crown Point, IN passed away on May 27th after a long battle with colon cancer. He was only five days shy of his 33rd birthday and leaves between a wife and daughter. Szoke despite the illness and chemo treatments remained active in the ring all the way through the end of April.
Szoke was a graduate of Lincoln Christian College (1998) and a minister at Impact Christian Church of which he started in March 2007 in Crown Point. He was also the promoter of Fire Pro Wrestling for the past two years.
His career in the ring spanned eight years and competed from Chicago to Tennessee winning numerous titles including the All American Wrestling (Berwyn) tag titles and the Pro Championship Wrestling (Chicago) tag titles with Machine as the Gravediggers. He also was regular tag partners with Cyanide as the Horror Show.
Thoughts and prayers are with the Szoke Family.