Eric Priest, a legend from the Chicago wrestling circuit who is a former AAW Heavyweight Champion, has sadly passed away.

On Twitter, AAW Wrestling shared the unfortunate news. Mustafa Ali, who is from Chicago, shared his tribute to Priest.

Eric Priest was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the Chicago independent wrestling scene. Rest easy, brother. https://t.co/bWILtZSH6U

— Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) February 23, 2025

Priest was trained by Ace Steel and Danny Dominion. In addition to AAW, he competed for ROH and TNA Wrestling during their early days.

Priest also appeared on the post-WrestleMania 22 edition of WWE Monday Night RAW, where he lost a squash match to Chris Masters.

We here at eWrestlingNews.com would like to share our condolences to Priest’s friends, family and fans at this sad time.