Wrestler Mike Mad Dog Bell Dies At 37

Mike Mad Dog Bell, on the left in the picture, was the older brother of producer Chris Bell. Mike wrestled in the Northeast and the West Coast, as well as being an enhancement wrestler with the WWE.

The movie "Bigger, Stronger, Faster," was a study of steroids in sports, as well as within Bell's family in looking at his brothers, Mike, his older brother, a pro wrestler with goals of making it to the WWE, and Mark, his younger brother, who also did some pro wrestling and was also a world class powerlifter.

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IHT reporting on the case of Mike Mad Dog Bel writes that "an autopsy was conducted but investigators couldn't immediately determine the cause of death, said Dan Akin, a supervising deputy at the Orange County coroner's division. The coroner is awaiting the results of toxicology tests, he said."

According to MSNBC 'Though he never signed a contract with the sports entertainment giant, "Mad Dog" Mike Bell, 37, wrestled on World Wrestling Entertainment's (formerly World Wrestling Federation) "Monday Night Raw" as a "jobber" – a fighter who takes falls to promote others – and grappled in the early 1990s with legends including "The Undertaker," Bret Hart and "British Bulldog."'

"He was always wrestling, he was a personal trainer, he was always pushing his body to the max," Chris Bell, Mike's brother, told the Orange County Register. He also said that it's hard to blame wrestling as it's a lifestyle. You use the painkillers to get to the next match.

Mike Mad Dog Bell was found Sunday at a Costa Mesa live-in rehabilitation facility, his family said.