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As noted yesterday, former WWE International Tour Manager Davey Coates passed away following a battle with cancer. Tributes to Coates have continued to pour in:
Sad to hear about the passing of Davey Coates.
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) March 15, 2026
Davey was instrumental in making WWE’s international tours happen and always took great pride in helping our talent wherever we were in the world.
He was kind enough to call me a month ago to talk about his health. I’m grateful we…
Davey Coates was the man. A real hidden gem and one of the biggest personalities behind the scenes on our international tours. We will all miss him massively. Best wishes to his family. Cheers Davey ???????? https://t.co/qZ2LOVZKjI
— Stu Bennett ???????????????????????????????????? (@StuBennett) March 14, 2026
I’m beyond deeply saddened to hear my close friend and colleague Davey Coates has passed. We’ve been on tour with WWE for 20+ years in over 20 countries. We shared the same interests in British sub cultures and music. We laughed harder than anyone has the right to. We’ve shared…
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) March 14, 2026
Rest peacefully Davey Coates https://t.co/Khcx8JbPMS
— John Cena (@JohnCena) March 14, 2026
Sorry to hear about Davey Coates passing.
— Michael PS Hayes (@MichaelPSHayes1) March 14, 2026
Davey, like so many unsung hero's we have at WWE that are extremely valuable, yet not a household name to the public.
Davey was Europe!!
Davey was TV, Live Events and everything in between.
Davey will be missed.
RIP DAVEY!!
Davey Coates did more for British Wrestling behind the scenes than most people will ever know. And that’s exactly how he wanted it.
— Flash Morgan Webster (@Flash_Morgan) March 15, 2026
As humble as he was hardworking. He lit up every room and made you a better person for knowing him.
Gone, but truly will never be forgotten x pic.twitter.com/veVGPQkvGp
RIP Davey Coates
— Brooks Jensen (@BrooksJensenWWE) March 14, 2026
Always appreciated you taking care of Briggs, Fallon, and myself back in NXT UK and thank you for not only your contribution to the WWE but to also being one of kindest human beings in this world#WWENXT
PWInsider.com sends our deepest condolences to Davey Coates' family and friends.
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