It's being reported by The Cauliflower Alley Club and PWInsider.com that former WWE Superstar Rick Bognar has passed away at the age of 49.

Longtime WWE fans may remember him as the fake Razor Ramon character in 1996. After Scott Hall (the original Razor Ramon) and Kevin Nash (Diesel) left WWE for WCW, WWE brought in Rick Bognar and Glenn Jacobs (later known as Kane) to portray the "new" Razor Ramon and Diesel. Glenn Jacobs had previously portrayed the Dr. Isaac Yankem, D.D.S. character as Jerry "The King" Lawler's evil dentist during Lawler's rivalry with Bret Hart. Rick Bognar had previously competed for the FMW and WAR organizations in Japan, and also had a brief stint in ECW before signing with WWE.

After leaving WWE, Bognar returned to Japan for a few more years before leaving the wrestling business.

WNS would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of Rick Bognar.