WWEHall of Famer Kevin Nash is mourning the death of his son, Tristen Nash.Tristen died at the age of 26, professional wrestling reporter Sean Ross Sapp announced via Twitter on Thursday.“On behalf of Kevin and Tamara Nash, I have to unfortunately report that their son Tristen Nash has tragically passed away at the age of 26,” the statement began.It added, “Tristen recently started working on Kevin’s new podcast and the two enjoyed their time together. The Nash family asks if you could please respect their privacy during this time.“His cause of death has not been made public.Kevin has not publicly spoken on the loss as of Thursday afternoon.HisKliq Thispodcast co-host, Sean Oliver, reacted to the news on Twitter.Tristen Nash/Instagram"I met a great young manthis year named Tristen. He worked with me and his dad on a podcast we have, and proved to be smart, sweet, savvy, witty, and mature beyond his mere handful of years. There were big things coming for him, but it was not to be,” wrote Oliver.He continued, “The unfairness of our short timeon earth rears it’s ugly head again & we are rendered speechless. To steal a heart so pure, full of potential, is cruelty beyond understanding. Won’t try. I have his last text to me: “Love you man.” I read it 50 times in 2 days &, T, I’m gonna read it a lot more.#T"Kevin and Oliver’s firstKliq Thisepisode premiered in July.RELATED VIDEO: Mississippi State Football Player Samuel Westmoreland Dead at 18: ‘A Tremendous Young Man’Justdays before his death, Tristen shared a photo of his father appearing to record an episode, sitting at a table with headphones on in front of a computer.“Doin’ that thang.#kliqthis#podcast#nash,” he captioned the photo.Kevin Nash/InstagramIn the comment section, he alluded to having a close bond with his dad when one fan asked, “Who’s legs are those? 😍😍😍"Tristen replied, “just a big strong guy that I have tattooed on my leg.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.When another commenter credited Tristen as the podcast’s executive producer, he wrote, “I’m just one of the workers. I make it work on the Nash end.“In April,Kevin sharedan Instagram photo of Tristen and said he was “My reason for living.”
WWEHall of Famer Kevin Nash is mourning the death of his son, Tristen Nash.
Tristen died at the age of 26, professional wrestling reporter Sean Ross Sapp announced via Twitter on Thursday.
“On behalf of Kevin and Tamara Nash, I have to unfortunately report that their son Tristen Nash has tragically passed away at the age of 26,” the statement began.
It added, “Tristen recently started working on Kevin’s new podcast and the two enjoyed their time together. The Nash family asks if you could please respect their privacy during this time.”
His cause of death has not been made public.
Kevin has not publicly spoken on the loss as of Thursday afternoon.
HisKliq Thispodcast co-host, Sean Oliver, reacted to the news on Twitter.
Tristen Nash/Instagram
“I met a great young manthis year named Tristen. He worked with me and his dad on a podcast we have, and proved to be smart, sweet, savvy, witty, and mature beyond his mere handful of years. There were big things coming for him, but it was not to be,” wrote Oliver.
He continued, “The unfairness of our short timeon earth rears it’s ugly head again & we are rendered speechless. To steal a heart so pure, full of potential, is cruelty beyond understanding. Won’t try. I have his last text to me: “Love you man.” I read it 50 times in 2 days &, T, I’m gonna read it a lot more.#T”
Kevin and Oliver’s firstKliq Thisepisode premiered in July.
RELATED VIDEO: Mississippi State Football Player Samuel Westmoreland Dead at 18: ‘A Tremendous Young Man’
Justdays before his death, Tristen shared a photo of his father appearing to record an episode, sitting at a table with headphones on in front of a computer.
“Doin' that thang.#kliqthis#podcast#nash,” he captioned the photo.
Kevin Nash/Instagram
In the comment section, he alluded to having a close bond with his dad when one fan asked, “Who’s legs are those? 😍😍😍”
Tristen replied, “just a big strong guy that I have tattooed on my leg.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
When another commenter credited Tristen as the podcast’s executive producer, he wrote, “I’m just one of the workers. I make it work on the Nash end.”
In April,Kevin sharedan Instagram photo of Tristen and said he was “My reason for living.”
source: people.com
