John "Xavier" Jirus, who was a former ROH World Heavyweight Champion, passed away earlier today at the age of 43.
Xavier was set to return to ROH to face Jay Lethal earlier this year at an event called "Past vs. Present" that was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
It's currently unknown what the cause of death was.
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