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‘The Queen Of Soul’ Aretha Franklin Passes Away At 76, What Were Her Ties To Wrestling?

By Dominic DeAngelo

‘The Queen Of Soul’ Aretha Franklin Passes Away At 76, What Were Her Ties To Wrestling?
Aretha Franklin attends the 2017 Bardavon Gala: An Evening With Aretha Franklin at the 1869 Bardavon Opera House on March 12, 2017 in Poughkeepsie, New York.

WrestleZone is saddened to learn that legendary singer and Motown icon, Aretha Franklin, passed away today at the age of 76 after battling pancreatic cancer which was confirmed by her niece Sabrina Owens. “The Queen Of Soul” was put in hospice care at her home a few days ago.

Franklin indeed had her wrestling ties as she sang “America The Beautiful” at WrestleMania III & WrestleMania 23. WWE had the following statement to share on the late, great “Queen Of Soul”:

WWE is saddened to learn that legendary singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin has passed away. The multi-time Grammy Award winner performed a rousing rendition of “America the Beautiful” at WrestleMania III and again at WrestleMania 23. WWE extends its condolences to her family, friends and fans.

We here at WrestleZone would like to send our deepest condolences to the family, friends and fans of Aretha Franklin during this time. Her talents truly transcended music.

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Dominic DeAngelo
Dominic DeAngelo

Dominic started at WrestleZone in April of 2018.
He is a book reviewer for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, loves Penguins hockey, Pirates baseball and the lowly New York Jets.
Dominic also hosts a weekly Pittsburgh comedy podcast with his brother called The Keystone Cast and runs a Pittsburgh-based sports & pop culture blog called The Keystone Statement.
He lived in Philadelphia for five years before setting up shop back in Pittsburgh.
Feel free to rip him on Twitter @DominicDeAngelo.

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