Hmmm. Well, I'll wait until I see other sources confirm, but I wouldn't doubt it. He's never been the same after he had a stroke years back. And yes, definitely the most famous ref OAT in the mainstream. He owes his fame to reffing the Bite Fight, and subsequently, he became really famous among young people due to Celebrity Death Match.
Not to sound morbid, but I feel like either Merchant or King will go in 2023. Not saying I wish it on either, just have a hunch that at least one of those two will pass next year.
IMO Lane often took too much role in his fights and played favorites too, but overall he was a solid ref
Probably because he suffered a stroke 20 years ago, and his quality of life was poor from then until his death. So it's kind of deceiving that he "lived" 85 years. His healthy life died when he was 65.
Yep. Lane actually was quite charismatic in that. The case itself of course was ludicrous and the theme song was unintentionally comical
Yup. I remember the show well. Used to watch it all the time. In the late 90s there was like 20,000 different court room shows airing during the day in the U.S.
