This is very sad, but not unexpected.
Brian ‘Grandmaster Sexay’ Christopher was going through a lot lately and decided to end his life in jail.
Former WWE Tag Team Champion Brian ‘Grandmaster Sexay’ Christopher, has died. Multiple sources report he was rushed to hospital last night after hanging himself in jail, where he later passed away, as confirmed by The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer. He was just 46 years old.
The son of Memphis wrestling legend Jerry Lawler, Brian Christopher was born Brian Lawler in 1972. Following in his father’s footsteps, he spent a decade working in Memphis’ USWA under the name ‘Too Sexay’, feuding with many of the territory’s top stars – including ‘The King’ himself – before making the switch to WWE in 1997. At first drafted in to bolster the fledgling Light Heavyweight Division, Christopher eventually found his feet pairing with Scott “Too Hot” Taylor as ‘Too Much’.
Lawler had endured a troubled personal life over the past few years. This past week, it was revealed he had been arrested for a second time as a result of a DUI, following an incident last June in which he and a friend failed to pay a hotel bill. It was in jail where his life came to a tragic end.
Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.