The ashes of late Harm’s Way guitarist/HardLore podcast host Bo Lueders made the trip to the grandest stage of them all in the professional wrestling business this weekend. The 38-year-old musician passed away on April 02nd. While a cause of death was not revealed, the official announcement of his untimely end noted mental health concerns.
Lueders‘ death rocked the metal scene, with fans and friends crowdfunding $164,000 for his final expenses. The excess funds donated via that campaign have since been earmarked for mental health services in his native Chicago, IL. Lueders‘ close circle of friends included several professional wrestlers, including his friend, Chicago native and (as of press time) current WWE World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, AEW star Brody King (also of God’s Hate), and a recent addition to the WWE roster, Danhausen. All three attended Lueders‘ funeral this month.
This weekend Lueders‘ HardLore co-host Colin Young and Lueders‘ significant other Taylor brought Bo‘s ashes to ‘WrestleMania 42‘ at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, in an urn that will be instantly recognizable to fan’s of WWE Hall Of Famer The Undertaker.
With the assistance of CM Punk, Bo‘s ashes were given the all-star treatment at the event, while also being taken out for some sightseeing with some his most beloved friends. Young described the fitting tribute as Bo‘s ‘last ride’ and you can see a gallery documenting that final adventure below.
