Cory Maclin Dies

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For those that don't know Cory Maclin, here's an excerpt from WMC-TV, where USWA and Memphis Wrestling aired for such a long time.

MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol confirms Corey Maclin, Memphis wrestling personality and former local sports anchor, died Tuesday night in a car crash.

Maclin's vehicle rolled on Interstate 55 in Panola County around 11 p.m.

The father of six was known around Memphis for his role in the wrestling community. When he left the wrestling scene behind, it was to run for the office of Shelby County Court Clerk in 2010. He lost to Republican candidate Wayne Mashburn.

A spokesman for the Maclin family released the following statement Wednesday:

We are grateful and dearly touched for the overwhelming outpouring of support and concern from our community concerning the loss of our beloved Corey. Corey Maclin loved Memphis and Memphians, and he dedicated his life to bringing joy and happiness to the whole Memphis community through the venues of news, entertainment, and through public service.


Obviously, this is a time of great grief and sadness for us. We appreciate you keeping us in your prayers while our family embraces each other and tries to find some comfort at this unexpected and devastating loss of such a great man. We thank you in advance for respecting our privacy.


We will issue a statement regarding memorial and funeral arrangements at a later date.

Here's a link to the WMC-TV website where you can watch reactions to this news from Dave Brown, his long-time partner in commentary for Memphis Wrestling alongside Lance Russell.

Link To Cory Maclin Story

A big loss for me personally as he was one of the main commentators when Lance Russell left for a stint and it was Dave Brown and Maclin.

 

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Here's some of his work in Memphis... he wasn't too shabby at his job.

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Can't honestly say I know him or of him but it's always sad when people go before their time. Hopefully he rests in peace.