Huber fought for WWE and more recently for All-Elite Wrestling (AEW). His wife, Amanda Huber, said on Instagram that her husband “passed around in love after a tough battle with a lung problem unrelated to COVID.” According to Huber’s wife, doctors at the Mayo Clinic treated him.
Amanda Huber wrote:
I never wanted to write those words. My heart is broken. The world saw him as the amazing @brodielee (fka Luke Harper), but he was my best friend, my husband and the oldest dad I would ever meet. No word can express the love I feel or the broken I am right now. He happened to be surrounded by loved ones after a tough battle with an unrelated lung problem with Covid. @Mayoclinic is literally the best team of doctors and nurses in the world that surrounded me with a constant love. “
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“In an industry full of good people, Jon Huber was exceptionally respected and loved in every way: a fierce and captivating talent, a thoughtful mentor, and simply a very kind soul who totally contradicted his personality as Mr. Brodie Lee.” , AEW wrote a tribute to Huber.
The WWE said Huber “found success at every stop of his sports entertainment career, as his soft but imposing presence helped him create countless inspiring moments in the ring.”
Huber fought for the WWE for eight years, most of the time as a member of the Wyatt family, before making his AEW debut in March as the leader of The Dark Order faction.
WWE brand director Stephanie McMahon said, “I’m very sorry for the loss of Jon Huber. We related to our children’s love. He was a real family man.”
AEW President Tony Khan said: “I am devastated by the loss of Jon Huber, known to fans as Mr. Brodie Lee, before Luke Harper. Jon was a great man. His family was the first, his loving wife Amanda and his children Brodie. + Nolan. He loved wrestling and he did very well, you loved your fans. Please keep it in your heart. “
Huber is a former NXT Tag Team champion, intercontinental champion and SmackDown Tag Team champion in the WWE. He won the TNT championship at AEW.
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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CNN contributed to this report.
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