Various News: ESPN Covers the Death of Mitsuharu Misawa, Cause of Death Announced, Referee Ted Tanabe Passes Away

– ESPN has an article up on the passing of Mitsuharu Misawa, which you can read here.

– The Mainichi Daily has an article up on the passing of Mitsuharu Misawa, stating that the cause of his death was damage to his cervical spinal cord. You can read the full article here.

– In another bit of sad news out of Japan, one of the country’s best known referees, Ted Tanabe, passed away today due to a heart attack. Tanabe suffered the heart attack while officiating in a match on a Sunday show for Osaka Pro Wrestling. He was then rushed to the hospital and passed away the next morning at the age of 46. [Credit: Wrestlingobserver.com]