AAW Pro Wrestling recently announced that former AAW Heritage Champion Eric Priest passed away at 50.
Priest, who started his career in 1999 and retired from in-ring competition in 2020, worked for several promotions during his career, including AAW Pro Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), NWA Midwest, IWA Mid-South, WWE, ROH, and TNA Wrestling.
Priest held several titles during his career, including the AAW Heritage Championship, NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship, NWA Revolution Championship, and NWA Wisconsin Heavyweight Championship.
On behalf of PWMania.com, we would like to express our condolences to Eric Priest’s family, friends, and fans.
It is with great sadness that we report former AAW Heritage Champion and Chicago legend, Eric Priest has passed away.
Eric Priest was a staple of Chicago wrestling for many years and ruled the early 2000s as THE guy in Chicago.
He helped many along the way and helped shape what… pic.twitter.com/mCiIqYzunm
— AAW Wrestling (@AAWPro) February 23, 2025
