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TNA Wrestling star Frankie Kazarian recently shared a piece of unfortunate news online. He took to social media to inform fans that he had lost a good friend due to a serious illness.
The 46-year-old star is a fan of music, especially the heavy metal genre of rock music. His favorite band is Metallica. He is in a band called VexTemper, in which he plays bass guitar.
Frankie Kazarian recently took to X/Twitter and shared a tweet where he disclosed that his friend, Rick "Lixx Candy" Chaffee, who was a lead guitarist of the Gutter Candy band has passed away.
He also informed fans that his late friend had been battling cancer for a long time, and expressed his grief over losing such a great human being and a brilliant musician.
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"Very saddened to hear my friend and original @guttercandyrock lead guitarist Rick 'Lixx Candy' Chaffee has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Rick was a great musician, but an even better person. As laid back and cool as it gets. I will miss him a lot. Godspeed sir," Frankie Kazarian shared.
Check out his tweet below:
It is indeed heartbreaking news for the former AEW World Tag Team Champion.
Frankie Kazarian is open to a WWE return
Frankie Kazarian had a brief run in WWE in 2005. He signed with the Stamford-based company in February 2005 and was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). However, he left the company in August of the same year.
After being away from WWE for around 18 years, the TNA Wrestling star has shown some interest in returning to the Stamford-based promotion. He recently teased a comeback on X/Twitter, saying that he had some unfinished business in the company.
"If #WWENXT wants to [sic] king to appear, they have to just say his name 😉 I have some unfinished business there as the OFFICIAL representative of @ThisIsTNA," Frankie Kazarian shared.
Check out his tweet below:
Frankie Kazarian made a one-off return appearance on the June 18, 2024, episode of WWE NXT, where he competed in a 25-man Battle Royal in an unsuccessful attempt to get a shot at the NXT Championship.
We at Sportskeeda Wrestling would like to extend our condolences to Frankie Kazarian at this tough time.
