Wrestler Jon Huber aka Brodie Lee passes away at 41 due to lung issue

American professional wrestler Jon Huber has passed away due to a non-COVID-related lung issue.

His wife Amanda Huber announced the sad news on Sunday through an Instagram post.

"My best friend died today. I never wanted to write out those words. My heart is broken. The world saw him as the amazing @brodielee (fka Luke Harper) but he was my best friend, my husband, and the greatest father you would ever meet," Amanda wrote in the caption of her post sharing photos of her husband's memories.

"No words can express the love I feel or how broken I am right now. He passed surrounded by love ones after a hard fought battle with a non Covid related lung issue," she added.

 

 

 

 

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Huber is known as Luke Harper in WWE and Brodie Lee in All Elite Wrestling (AWE).

AEW also released a statement to mourn the passing of Huber.

"The All Elite Wrestling family is heartbroken. In an industry filled with good people, Jon Huber was exceptionally respected and beloved in every way — a fierce and captivating talent, a thoughtful mentor and simply a very kind should that starkly contradicted his persona as Mr. Brodie Lee," a part of the statement read.

#RipBrodieLee pic.twitter.com/wBdvPO5F9Y

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 27, 2020

As of this writing, #RipBrodieLee is trending on Twitter with over 151,000 tweets with netizens mourning his loss.

The American wrestler is survived by his wife, Amanda, and two children, Brodie and Nolan.

— Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News