Mr. Excellent dies at age of 60

VCW Championship Wrestling announced the passing of Dan "Mr. Excellent" Excellent (aka Daniel Charles Fritz) at 62 years old. He returned to the ring in 2021 for some pre-show matches. He debuted in 1995, after having trained with Dory Funk, Jr. and Ken Spence. Recently, he was wrestling in the independent circuit in North Carolina.

Pro Wrestling Wiki notes:

He has wrestled in many promotions such as Alternative Pro Wrestling and New Dimensions Championship Wrestling. Mr. Excellent has had feuds with Ricky Morton of the The Rock 'n' Roll Express, Bobby Fulton of The Fantastics, Chris Mantell of the Mavericks, "Pretty Boy" Pat Friday, "The Beast Master" Rick Link and "Pistol" Pez Whatley.

Outside of professional wrestling, he has coached football, track and field, is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Virginia State University and also founded and presently runs the Ten Tigers of TaeKwondo and Self Defense Dojang.

RIP Mr. Excellent.

A video of a match involving The Scorpion and Mr. Excellent is below.