Cause of Death Revealed For ECW Legend Balls Mahoney

August 16, 2016

According to The Asbury Park Press, former WWE and ECW star Balls Mahoney, real name Jonathan Rechner, passed away from natural causes back on April 12th of this year.

The Monmouth County, NJ Prosecutor’s Office furthers that Mahoney suffered a sudden death at home due to hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or a heart attack.

Rechner was 44 when he passed, and was survived by his mother Suzanne, devoted companion of 13 years Gayle and their son Christopher, who was Jonathan’s “pride and joy,” according to his obituary.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.