ECW legend and four time ECW tag team champ John Kronus was found dead in his New Hampshire home on Wednesday. Dave Meltzer at the Wrestling Observer reported that no additional details are available at this time.

Kronus is fondly remembered by many fans of the original ECW for his tag team matches with Perry Saturn in the 1990s. Their team, The Eliminators, was best known for the Total Elimination maneuver which they used on everyone from New Jack to Sign Guy Dudley to Francine. Kronus was astonishingly agile given his size, frequently executing impressive back flips in the ring.

More details on Kronus’ wrestling career are available on Obsessed With Wrestling and Wikipedia.

Francine Fournier reacted to the news about John Kronus on her MySpace blog:

I really loved Kronus. We always got along great and I loved working with him (except when I had to take total elimination cause that really sucked). He was a funny, lovable guy who was sweet and caring. My hearts breaks right now because I only remember how goofy he was and that he always made me smile. He was a sweetheart and I’ll definitely miss him

You can see The Eliminators finishing Francine with The Total Elimination in this YouTube clip (at around the 6 minute mark):

We offer our heartfelt condolences to John Kronus’ friends and loved ones.