TMZ.COM reported that William Moody, the man who portrayed the character of Paul Bearer and who passed away on Tuesday night, was diagnosed with a blood clot just days before his death.

The news came from a representative of the Cauliflower Alley Club, who told TMZ that Moody was admitted to a hospital on Sunday after he appeared at an event in a wheelchair.

The event was the annual Gulf Coast Wrestlers Reunion, which is held every year in Mobile, Alabama, and Moody was a member of the Board of Directors.

There was no official cause of death released yet.