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The wrestling world is paying tribute to former Joe Koff in the wake of his passing. The former ROH executive passed away this morning after a battle with cancer. Cody Rhodes paid tribute to Koff, writing, “Joe Koff. Really great man that I learned a lot from and was always happy/lucky to be in his presence. All love to his family.” Our Dave Meltzer wrote: “Very saddened to hear about the death of Joe Koff, who passed away this morning due to cancer. Koff was one of the key people in keeping ROH alive both brokering the deal with Sinclair and as COO of the company under that ownership group. He was an absolute pleasure to deal with, honestly among my favorite main administrators ever. He helped the Young Bucks & Cody Rhodes do All In when he could stood in their ways and that show was monumental in hindsight in pro wrestling history.” Ian Riccaboni wrote, “I’d love to share the dozens of Joe stories I have. But the conversation always came back to our families, the pulse of the crew, and usually Battle o

This article first appeared on F4WOnline.com and was syndicated with permission.

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