Russ Haas obituary, Smackdown supermarket, Knoble update, more Submitted by William Martinez on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 11:48 PM EST
Russ Haas' Houston Chronicle obituary article:
THOMAS RUSSELL "Russ" HAAS, 27, died Saturday, December 15, 2001. He was born March 11, 1974 in Little Rock, AR. He graduated from Edmond Memorial High School, Class of '93 in Edmond, OK. He attended Seton Hall University in S. Orange, NJ.
Russ was a professional wrestler with the WWF with his brother Charlie D. Hass, under the tag team names "Haas Brothers: and "Haas of Pain". He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Madeline and Hugh Devore. He is survived by his wife, Deedra Haas; parents, Charles and Noreen Haas; brother, Charlie D. Haas; sisters, Cara Marie Haas and her fiance, Rick, Kelly Marie Church and husband, Jason; grandparents, Virginia Haas and Harlan Haas.
A Vigil Service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2001 in the Memorial Oaks Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel, 13001 Katy Freeway. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 20, 2001 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, 11720 Joan of Arc with Rev. Francis Macatangay as celebrant. Rite of Committal Services will follow in Memorial Oaks Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to The Russ Haas memorial fund c/o Bank of America, 777 N. Eldridge Parkway, Houston, Texas 77079 Attn: Jeannie Gray, in Russ's memory.
Friday's Raw taping in Miami, Florida is sold out with nearly 13,000 seats filled for a gate of over $300,000. This marks the highest-ever gate in the Miami-Dade area.
To woman who appeared on Raw in the confessional with Booker T certainly left an impression on the wrestlers backstage. No word on if this will lead to a full-time offer from the WWF.
Reportedly, the Green Frog supermarket, which was the site the Austin/Booker T brawl from last week's Smackdown, received a $12,000 check from the WWF.
As of right now, it appears that Jamie Knoble suffered a back injury at last night's HWA show and should be alright.
