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CAUSE OF DEATH FOR BAM BAM BIGELOW ANNOUNCED

By Mike Johnson on 2007-03-05 00:40:00

The Tampa Tribune reported over the weekend that former WWF, WCW, and ECW star Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow death was caused by toxic levels of cocaine and the antianxiety drug benzodiazepine in his system. The death was ruled accidental by the Pasco-Pinellas Medical Examiner's Office. A contributing factor in Bigelow's passing was arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, narrowing of small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart.

Bigelow, a former ECW World champion, was found dead at home by by his live-in girlfriend this past January.

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