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Professional wrestler Jon Huber, currently working in All Elite Wrestling under the ring name Brodie Lee, died at the age of 41.
On Instagram, Huber’s wife, Amanda, said he died from a “non-COVID related lung issue.”
Some additional info on the passing of Brodie Lee, aka former WWE star Luke Harper, via his wife’s IG. #RIPBrodie Gone way too soon. This one hurts. The guy had so much more to give.
My condolences to all of you who knew him. My heart hurts for all of you. Hang in there. pic.twitter.com/3ZJksm1JDJ
— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) December 27, 2020
AEW has issued a statement on Huber:
#RipBrodieLee pic.twitter.com/wBdvPO5F9Y
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 27, 2020
On social media, some of Huber’s fellow wrestlers offered condolences:
#RipBrodieLee pic.twitter.com/wBdvPO5F9Y
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 27, 2020
I love and miss you Jon. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me and my family. We all love you so very much. You were such a great man. It’s been my pleasure and privilege to know and work with you. Your family is our family now. We will watch over them. Rest now friend. 💔 https://t.co/aJ3TUntfoH
— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) December 27, 2020
The world has lost a great one.
One of the absolute best.
In every way. #RIPBrodieLee
— Kevin (@FightOwensFight) December 27, 2020
In March, Huber made his AEW debut as Lee, The Dark Order’s leader. He had his first major feud against Jon Moxley, leading to Double or Nothing receiving an AEW championship match.
For the TNT Championship, Huber was engaged in a feud with Cody Rhodes over the summer. In the Aug. 22 episode of Dynamite, the Exalted One defeated Rhodes to win the title.
The most recent appearance of Huber on Dynamite was in a dog collar match for the TNT title against Rhodes. The belt was won back by Rhodes, with Huber being written off TV due to injury. Last month, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t Fightful’s Jeremy Lambert) reported that Huber was dealing with a “possible ankle injury.”
Huber spent seven years working as Luke Harper in WWE prior to joining AEW. He worked primarily with Erick Rowan as a tag team wrestler. The duo won titles for the NXT tag team and once won titles for the WWE SmackDown tag team.
In November 2014, Huber also won the intercontinental championship when he defeated Dolph Ziggler.
