Daniel Moody, the son of legendary WWE manager Paul Bearer who wrestled on the independent scene as DJ Pringle, died Monday night. He was 39.
A GoFundMe that was first posted seeking help with medical costs said that Moody “suffered a major health crisis” after undergoing a procedure on Nov. 7. The donation page is now looking for assistance for Moody’s funeral costs.
“Daniel was the son of Paul Bearer — a man whose voice, presence, and character became part of wrestling history forever. And like so many second-generation names, Daniel carried that connection with him, while also being his own person in the wrestling world,” Steve Stasiak of the Book Pro Wrestlers agency wrote on Facebook.
Daniel Moody, son of WWE legend Paul Bearer, died Monday at age 39. Facebook/Daniel Moody
“For those who met him, worked with him, or simply followed along over the years, this one hits on a different level. There’s history there. There’s family there. And there’s a bond to the business that never really leaves.
“Moments like this remind you how small the wrestling world really is… and how deep those roots go.”
Moody’s wrestling name was inspired by his father, who rose in the business as Percy Pringle before taking on the urn-carrying Paul Bearer character, who was the manager to The Undertaker in 1990.
Moody once wrestled Robert Gibson, one half of the legendary Rock ‘n’ Roll Express tag team, in 2010 at the Bayou La Batre Community Center in Irvington, Ala., according to AL.com.
Paul Bearer, whose real name was William Moody and who was Daniel’s father, died in 2013. WWE via Getty Images
Daniel Moody (l.) and brother Michael (r.) at their father Paul Bearer’s WWE Hall of Fame induction in 2014. WWE
Bearer, real name William Moody, died in 2013 of a heart attack at age 58. His wife, Dianna, died in 2009 after battling breast cancer.
Moody and his brother, Michael, attended their late father’s WWE Hall of Fame induction in 2014. Michael died later that year.
Moody has a daughter, Danielle, according to the GoFundMe page.
