As Billy Corgan identified, Dane’s impression on the Nationwide Wrestling Alliance prolonged properly past the display. Actually, supervisor Pollo Del Mar, veteran Angelina Love, and NWA Ladies’s Champion Kenzie Paige have particularly given a nod to the kindness he prolonged backstage as properly.
“It is a actually arduous one. @TheJaxDane was such a sort, enjoyable, very good man. A tough employee, chief behind-the-scenes and intensely pleasant gentleman, I had the utmost respect and appreciation for him,” Del Mar wrote. “The whole @NWA Household will miss him tremendously.”
“My coronary heart is broke. One of many first massive guys to take me in. Please pray for the household,” Paige posted.
So extremely unhappy 😞 Jax was all the time a really sort gentleman and was beloved by everybody who knew him 🙏🏼 RIP my good friend. https://t.co/qbIjKksxSj
— Lauren/Angelina Love (@ActualALove) December 26, 2024
NWA broadcaster Kyle Davis posted a quartet of images of Dane, one in every of which confirmed Davis talking with the late performer moments after his second NWA Nationwide Championship win on the 2022 Crockett Cup occasion.
“Jax Dane…legit one in every of my favourite human beings, even laughed after I stole his gear to take promo pics as him in it (laughing pondering of it now.) A person with coronary heart that matched his muscle,” Davis wrote. “If there’s an afterlife, he’ll be its champion. Dane Occasion….here is to you brotha.”
Elsewhere in his profession, Dane notably wrestled for Ring of Honor, Ohio Valley Wrestling, and TNA/Influence Wrestling. Within the latter, Dane had the chance to work with AAA booker and former Latin American Xchange supervisor Konnan. “Nice man, passionate,” Konnan famous on X. “Set to work with him in Influence. All the time wished to be taught extra. all the time in a jovial temper…#RIP”
Nice man, passionate set to work with him in Influence all the time wished to be taught extra. all the time in a jovial temper…#RIP https://t.co/9FjiPbyxgp
— Konnan (@Konnan5150) December 26, 2024
Many different skilled wrestling figures have paid their respects to Dane, together with WWE star Luke Gallows, NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champion Jeremiah Plunkett, Royce Isaacs, and former NWA World Tv Champion Max The Impaler, who described Dane as “supportive and useful” person who all the time greeted them with a smile and hug.