HUDSON, Fla. - Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow, the tattooed heavyweight professional TV wrestler, has died. He was 45.

He was found dead in his home on Friday, his brother Todd Bigelow said Monday.

Preliminary autopsy results did not show signs of foul play, but a cause of death will not be known until toxicology tests are completed in a few weeks, Pasco County sheriff's spokesman Doug Tobin said.

Bigelow had been struggling with a persistent infection and diabetes, his brother said.

Bigelow wrestled with Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant during his two decades as a sports entertainer. Bigelow's flame-tattooed scalp and 6-foot-2, 400-pound frame made him recognizable in and out of the ring. He retired in 2004.

A service is planned for Friday in his hometown of Neptune, N.J.

Bam

Anyone remember a WWF wrestler from the mid-80s - homely, had a beard, kinda' ole-timey miner look, used to carry around a 2x4 and an American flag and had a weird strut.

I once met him in an Albany hotel lobby/bar. Nice guy. Bought me a drink!

Hacksaw Jim Duggan, motherfuckers.

That's him!!!

Really cool dude!

'The Beast From The East' RIP

He had a great run in ECW which I will always remember fondly, like pressing and launching Spike Dudley from the ring into the crowd, or his ring and walkway breaking matchups with Taz.

Shame wrestling is so crap now....

It always sux when a sports figure like that dies. I just hope he finds his peace. You'd think he had everything.

r.i.p. BBB