The professional wrestler Ice Train, actual name Harold Hogue, died on Jan 23 at the age of 56. The Houge family has kept the details confidential. The former wrestler’s cause of death has not been confirmed, although he died in a hospital in Los Angeles. The former wrestler most likely had an illness.
Harold, a former Central State University football player, began his professional wrestling career in 1991. The wrestler’s latest appearance was in 2019 for the European Wrestling Promotion versus Dave Taylor. The wrestler leaves behind his wife, Tiana, and four children: Mykal, Yuri, Bishop, and Myles.
Ice Train Wrestler’s Cause of Death
The former World Championship wrestler Ice Train, also known as MI Smooth, died on Tuesday at the age of 56. Harold was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital and died there. Igne Gullicksen established a Meal Train for the Houge family on January 21. In her message, Igne said that Harlods’ wife, Tiana, was on her way to see her husband in Los Angeles. In the meanwhile, their four children would live in Georgia. Igne launched the dinner train so that the four children would not be financially stressed. The $4200 objective was met in only a few minutes. Diamond Dallas Page, one of Hogue’s close friends, was the first to alert fans of the wrestler’s death.
On Tuesday afternoon, Page said on Instagram, “It was very sad to learn that one of my closest brothers is gone. Harold Houge, alias H, Ice Train, or Smooth, was a fighter and one of the nicest individuals I’ve ever met.”
Harold’s younger sister, Sanya L Weston, later published a message announcing her brother’s death. Sanya said that the wrestler died peacefully in his heavenly home, surrounded by his wife, children, and siblings, both physically and digitally. She went on to say, “He leaves a legacy of excellence in family, faith, football, professional wrestling, mentorship, and protecting his little sister.” According to what Igne and Sanya have revealed on their social media profiles, Harold seems to have been suffering from a sickness for quite some time, and the family may have been aware of the result.
Ice Train Wrestling Career
Ice Train was born and reared in Atlanta, Georgia, and made his professional wrestling debut at World Championship Wrestling in 1993. He would appear on WCW Worldwide and Saturday Night, rapidly becoming a fan favorite. After one year with WCW, Hogue joined the Catch Wrestling Association, where he remained for three years.
In 1996, he returned to WCW and established a tag team with Scott Norton. The two would become known as Fire and Ice. Norton symbolized fire, while Hogue represented ice. The two would defeat multiple teams and establish themselves as contenders for the World Tag Team Championship. But the two quickly split up, and Harlod returned to singles competition. After an 18-year hiatus, Hogue returned to wrestling in 2019 for a one-off contest against Dave Taylor. Harold is a football Hall of Famer at Central State University, in addition to being a well-known wrestler. In 2021, Central State University will induct Harold into its Hall of Fame. Harold was named an All-American three times while attending Central State University.
