Indie Wrestler Jeff Cannonball Passes Away at 39 After Battle With ALS

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Independent wrestler Jeff Cannonball, real name Jeff Guerriero, has sadly passed away after battling ALS. He was 39.

Jeff Cannonball had announced his ALS diagnosis in May 2025 after a year of experiencing misdiagnosed health symptoms. He made his in-ring debut in 2010 and competed regularly in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions on the U.S. independent circuit, especially in the New Jersey-based promotion H2O Wrestling. Cannonball specialized in hardcore and Deathmatch wrestling styles.

Jeff Cannonball’s wife, Terra Calaway, shared the heartbreaking news of his passing on X/Twitter with an emotional tribute. She revealed that he passed away at 2 a.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2026.

“Wednesday night into Thursday morning, I put on Dirty Work on the TV to help lighten the mood of a rough day. Norm Macdonald and Artie Lange in a Bob Saget directed comedy movie. Jeff’s favorite movie with two of the three comedians he thought were the funniest men on the planet- Norm and Don Rickles. All it was missing was Tom Green. When Norm passed away in 2021, Jeff said that the funniest man on the planet was gone. He was wrong.

“Less than an hour after the end of the movie on Thursday, October 8th, 2026 at 2am is the day the funniest man on the planet has gone.

“Jeff Guerriero, the funniest, wittiest, most charismatic man I have ever had the privilege of knowing let alone get to marry, spend 10 years with, and create a little clone of in our son Milo, has passed away after his battle with ALS. His impact on his friends, his community, and the world is endless. Jeff Guerriero and Jeff Cannonball will live forever.

“I will mourn him for every single day of my life while honoring him by raising a son he would be so incredibly proud of. My soul and heart are broken beyond repair.

“I love you Jeff. 10 years was not enough, but they are years I will cherish forever. In every timeline, in every universe, in every life, I would do all of this over again as long as it meant I got that time with you.” she wrote.

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R.I.P.