According to PWInsider.com, former NWA World Tag Team Champion and WWE Star Don Kernodle has recently passed away at the age of 71. Dan Kernodle had reportedly been dealing with a number of health issues in the past few years, but no confirmation has been made yet on his actual cause of death.
Kernodle made his pro wrestling debut back in 1973 with Jim Crockett Promotions, and regularly teamed with WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter at one point as he was a member of Sgt. Slaughter’s Cobra Corp. Kernodle has worked with a number of promotions throughout his pro wrestling career such as WWE, Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and the NWA, among other promotions.
Despite not officially signing with the WWE, Kernodle was involved heavily with the promotion when he defeated several enhancement talents over the years, and would later lose a number of matches to push Stars such as Tito Santana and WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson.
After his pro wrestling career, Kernodle worked as a Sergeant for Immigration Customs Enforcement for Alamance County, North Carolina, and was later a deputy sheriff in Alamance County.
You can check out the videos below from Kernodle’s pro wrestling career:
