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The original green Power Ranger Jason David Frank has sadly passed away. Frank is widely regarded as the most popular member of the long running children’s television series Power Rangers, having joined the cast of the original series, Mighty Mor…
The original green Power Ranger Jason David Frank has sadly passed away. Frank is widely regarded as the most popular member of the long running children’s television series Power Rangers, having joined the cast of the original series, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, in 1993. He also has the most appearances throughout the various iterations of…
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Jason David Frank, a professional fighter best known for his role as Tommy Oliver aka The Green Ranger on ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ has passed away. The result of the death is believed to be suicide. He was 49. Debuting in 1993, ‘Power Rangers’ took the world by storm. If you grew up in the […]
Jason David Frank, a professional fighter best known for his role as Tommy Oliver aka The Green Ranger on ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ has passed away. The result of the death is believed to be suicide. He was 49.
Debuting in 1993, ‘Power Rangers’ took the world by storm. If you grew up in the 90s, chances are you were one of the millions to tune in every week to see the adventures of Jason, Zack, Billy, Kimberly, and Trini. During the series’ first season, Jason David Frank was introduced as the Green Ranger, an evil version of the titular heroes tasked with destroying Angel Grove’s greatest defenders. By the end of the five-part ‘Green with Evil’ miniseries, the Green Ranger had changed his ways, officially joining the original five from then on.
Jason David Frank would go on to portray the Green Ranger and then later on the White Ranger for another three seasons totaling 123 episodes. He was also the star of ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Move’ released in 1995.
While JDF will always be best known for defeating the repeated attacks of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd on a weekly basis, the Texas native was a legitimate martial artist. Studying Taekwondo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Judo, Muay Thai, and many other styles, JDF parlayed everything he learned into his own art form called Toso Kune Do. In 2003, he was inducted into the World Karate Union Hall of Fame.
In 2010, Jason David Frank entered the world of mixed martial arts, competing as an amateur primarily in his home state. In four amateur bouts, he scored four first-round finishes, two via knockout and two by way of submission. That same year JDF would have his first and only professional MMA bout for Texas Cage Fighting in Houston. He earned another first-round submission defeating Jose Roberto Vasquez in 46-seconds.
JDF’s representative Justin Hunt released a statement to TMZ. “Please respect the privacy of his family and friends during this horrible time as we come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful human being. He loved his family, friends, and fans very much. He will truly be missed.”
Walter Jones who played the character Zack alongside Jason David Frank on ‘MMPR’ released a statement following the heartbreaking news.
“He was an inspiration to so many people,” Jones said. His presence will be dearly missed. It’s so sad to lose another member of our Ranger family.
“Jason was one of the biggest pranksters on the show. He had a wild sense of humor. We had our shares of ups and downs but I stayed consistent about being an ear if he needed one. My prayers go out to his family and all that will miss him.”
If you or someone you know is thinking of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.
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By Matt Saccaro
Did you hear? CM Punk might be headed to MMA.
Don’t worry if you haven’t heard until just now, it’s not as if MMA news outlets have been talking about it at all recently.
So, in case you missed it, here’s what happened:
In an interview with MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani, famed straight edge pro wrestler and former WWE champ CM Punk expressed an interest in taking an MMA fight, as well as thoughts about his doubtful future with the WWE. Punk left the WWE not long after this interview.
To MMA fans and pundits, the urge to connect the dots was too great. Punk departed the WWE shortly after he mentioned MMA. Therefore, he MUST have left the WWE to start fighting.
Cue the insanity.
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By Matt Saccaro
Did you hear? CM Punk might be headed to MMA.
Don’t worry if you haven’t heard until just now, it’s not as if MMA news outlets have been talking about it at all recently.
So, in case you missed it, here’s what happened:
In an interview with MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani, famed straight edge pro wrestler and former WWE champ CM Punk expressed an interest in taking an MMA fight, as well as thoughts about his doubtful future with the WWE. Punk left the WWE not long after this interview.
To MMA fans and pundits, the urge to connect the dots was too great. Punk departed the WWE shortly after he mentioned MMA. Therefore, he MUST have left the WWE to start fighting.
Cue the insanity.
Rampant speculation about CM Punk, his MMA abilities, his MMA “career” and his potential opponent—which many slated as former Power Ranger Jason David Frank since Frank issued a public challenge to Punk—polluted MMA headlines across the Internet.
You know what’s worse? Legit MMA promotions took this seriously. Bellator “expressed at least preliminary interest” in the weather-beaten 35-year-old professional wrestler. WSOF’s bombastic vice president and matchmaker Ali Abdel-Aziz, too, boarded the CM Punk hype train.
A whole lot of hype for something we knew for years already. In December 2012, Punk admitted that he’d tangle with the Green Ranger in an MMA fight if the opportunity arose. Earlier that year the former WWE superstar discussed potentially entering the MMA landscape.
Where was the egregious amount of hype then?
MMA didn’t need it quite as much when CM Punk first announced that an MMA fight was on his bucket list. There’s just not a whole lot of interest in the day-to-day affairs of MMA like there was in the past. Look at the numbers for the most recent TUF season—they’re horrific. Fans don’t care about low/mid-level UFC fighters and even some high level UFC fighters. We live in an era where one of the only ways to draw big interest (and big traffic) is to tease Brock Lesnar’s UFC return for the umpteenth time. GSP is gone and Zuffa is apparently going to bury him sooner rather than later. Rousey can always generate buzz, but Hollywood is poaching that cash cow. Talking grand about CM Punk fighting for real is one of the only ways to brighten the drudgery of “Two C-level guys got added to some UFC fight pass card in who cares where. Please donate your click” articles.
And regarding Punk’s actual future in MMA, he doesn’t have one. He’s a 35-year-old ex-pro wrestler with no combat sports experience (he’s trained, yes, but hasn’t competed). At best, he’ll participate in a handful of fights that get lots of hype and then retire from competition after fulfilling yet another goal in life while MMA media members roast him, a novice MMA fighter, for looking like a novice MMA fighter.