Pro wrestler Big Cat Scott Henson, who wrestled most of his 22-year career in British Columbia, Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, is dead at the age of 40. The six foot and three-inch-tall wrestler made fans pay attention by wearing gloves on his hands that resembled cat paws. Henson wrestled both in singles competitions and in tag teams. Drew Smith who wrestles under the name Sarian Soft Paws was Henson’s wrestling partner throughout different time periods of his career. Here is a portion of what Smith posted on X about his friends’ death.

“Today was the first day I woke up knowing I didn’t have my tag team partner, my best friend, the funniest, most outrageous and ridiculous person I’ve ever met in my life. I spent almost 24 hours straight with you and in the very few hours after we parted ways, you were gone.

Everyone always says it doesn’t feel real when they lose someone close. I now understand that. I saw you for almost a 24-hour period straight. Then in the few hours we were apart, you were gone. I don’t know how I’m going to live the rest of my life without you.

For now, I’m just going to keep telling myself that this is all a rib. That you’re playing a mean prank on me at which I’ll laugh very hard when you show up at my house & act like nothing happened.

I love you Scott William Henson. You were my best friend & I will love you forever.”

The cause of Henson’s death has not been released at the time of this writing.

(Scott Henson on the left of photo, and Drew Smith is on the right.)