The German wrestling federation wXw has announced that former Unified World Wrestling Champion Karsten Beck has passed away following his battle with brain cancer.

Karsten Pitann aka Karsten Beck has passed away this morning after battling brain cancer for years. We say farewell to a Hall of Famer wrestler, a Unified World Wrestling champion, a World Triangle League winner, our director of sports, our colleague, our companion, our friend. pic.twitter.com/c0F2FjN2de

, wXw Germany (@wXwGermany) October 15, 2020