NASCAR star who won WWE 24/7 Championship passes away
NASCAR star Kyle Busch has sadly passed away. It was confirmed last night that the driver passed away following a short illness at the age of 41. Busch had made several appearances on WWE programming in the past, including winning the 24/7 Championship.
“On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch.” NASCAR said in a statement. “Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans.”
Kyle Busch WWE 24/7 Champion
Busch appeared on WWE programming multiple times, including guest hosting WWE Raw way back in 2009 and then returning in December 2019.
You can see the moment that Busch won the 24/7 title below, rolling up R-Truth to get the belt on the December 2nd, 2019 episode of WWE RAW:
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