Previous WWE grappler Melissa Coates, otherwise called Super Genie, died on June 23 because of undisclosed reasons. The 50-year-old previous grappler went through a leg removal last year to stop her corridors from being obstructed by blood clusters.
Coates is most famous for her time filling in as an on-screen supervisor for ECW symbol Sabu in IMPACT Wrestling and different advancements. Melissa Coates appeared in professional wrestling in 2002 after a short spell as a muscle head and wellness model.
She joined WWE in 2005 as a component of the Ohio Valley Wrestling formative area. Coates started her relationship with Sabu in 2014, and she has since shown up in IMPACT Wrestling as the ECW veteran’s Super Genie on various events.
Melissa Coates needed to have her left leg cutaway because of hazardous wounds in 2020, following a by and large effective few years. As a result, the IMPACT Wrestling veteran dispatched a GoFundMe mission to assist with her expanding doctor’s visit expenses.
Over the following three months, many concerned fans contacted Coates with cash. The information on her less than ideal demise left her previous associates from around the wrestling scene to voice their stun.
Referred to in the ring as ‘Super Genie’ and ‘Mile High Melissa,’ among different names, the previous muscle head’s reason for death is yet to be affirmed.
“This might be the hardest post I have at any point made… Just connected with [wrestler] Terry ‘Sabu’ Brunk that Super Genie Melissa Coates has spent away this evening,” they composed. “I additionally have addressed her sibling, JR Coates, and niece, Cassi.
They advised me to post this sad news.” The companion added that Sabu would not be accepting calls and requested to regard their protection and keep them all in your considerations and supplications.
Those in the wrestling industry, as well as fans, have paid tribute to Coates. Sabu even shared a tweet from the Cauliflower Alley Club (CAC), a non-profit group that helps ex-pro wrestlers.
“We convey our sincerest sympathies to her family, companions, and fans. May they discover solace in the recollections abandoned during this most troublesome time? R.I.P. Melissa.”
In Oct. 2020, Coates started encountering torment in her left leg, and upon additional assessment, it was discovered she had blood clusters impeding her supply routes.
Despite various systems, specialists had no real option except to sever her leg, and a GoFundMe page was set up to fund-raise for the medical procedure.
A reason for death has not been uncovered.