Wrestler Scott Bigelow, a.k.a. “Bam Bam,” 45
Posted: Monday, January 22nd, 2007 5:38 pmHis name was Scott Charles Bigelow. But to the world he will al ways be “Bam Bam.”
In the end, Bigelow may not have wanted it that way. Retired from professional wrestling and facing a tightening squeeze of money and legal problems, he confessed to a Florida reporter in November 2005 that he wished his alter ego would disappear.
“I don’t know if it’s hiding or disappointment or what,” the Neptune native told the St. Petersburg Times. “But being Bam Bam Bigelow is a pain. … You did this the first half of your life and now this is the second half, and now you’re bruised and battered. So what the hell can you do?”
A tough question, given his appearance — his 6-foot-3 frame, his 325-pound girth and especially the signature tattoo that covered his entire scalp. He was also in the news at the time: A month earlier, he was allegedly drunk when his motorcycle crashed, severely injuring his girlfriend.
It was a question Bigelow apparently never resolved. The 45-year-old was found dead Friday morning by his girlfriend at her home in Hudson, Fla. He was awaiting trial for his role in the DWI crash, for which he was facing potential prison time. … Read full obituary
