AEW Star Brodie Lee passes away at 41

Jon Huber aka AEW Star and Dark Order leader Brodie Lee passes away at 41. The former TNT Champion of a non-Covid-19 related lung disease.  

AEW star Brodie Lee, real name Jon Huber, has passed away at the age of 41. The news was confirmed by AEW through an official statement on their social media. His wife has since confirmed that he was fighting “a non-[COVID-19] related lung issue.”

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

“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 soul that starkly contradicted his persona as Brodie Lee,” AEW wrote.

AEW Star Brodie Lee passes away at 41

His wife Manda Huber revealed that he died “surrounded by love ones” on her Instagram post about her late husband.

 

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“I never wanted to write out those words. My heart is broken,” she wrote. “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. 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.”

Jon Huber first broke into the public conscience after portraying the character of Luke Harper in the WWE. He was part of the Wyatt Family and won the Intercontinental and Tag Team Titles in the promotion. He later moved to AEW where he portrayed the role of Brodie Lee, the leader of Dark Order and also won the TNT title once.

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