WWE Posts Video Of The Late Killer Karl Kox

As noted yesterday, Killer Karl Kox, a headliner in the 1960s and 1970s, died Thursday morning at the age of 80 after suffering a fatal heart attack while hospitalized. He had been hospitalized due to a massive heart attack he suffered last month.

"Killer Karl Kox, who died today at 80, was an awesome wrestler," Jim Ross wrote on his Twitter yesterday. "His matches vs Dick Murdoch were text book classics. Blessed to see Karl at Cauliflower Alley Club," he wrote.

WWE posted the following video of Kox defeating WWE Hall Of Famer Rocky Johnson for the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship in 1976:

Ryan Clark contributed to this article.