By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-06-15 15:00:24 | Updated at 2026-06-16 21:03:39
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Only months after he made a return to the ring, a rising star in the independent wrestling scene has died in a head-on car crash on Long Island.
Jordan Nasir was driving his 2012 Nissan Altima on the Bethpage State Parkway last Friday morning when a driver behind the wheel of a Hyundai crashed into him, according to News12.
The driver of the Hyundai crossed into oncoming traffic before hitting the Nissan driven by Nasir.
While the Hyundai driver was left seriously injured, Nasir was killed. He was 23 years old.
Nasir, a native of Patchogue, wrestled under multiple indie promotions as 'Black Flash' Jordan Saint.
He returned to in-ring competition earlier this year after a few months away from work.
Jordan Nasir, a wrestler competing under the name Jordan Saint, has died at 23
Saint died in a car crash when a driver crossed into oncoming traffic and struck him head-on
'No fancy promo. I'm back fr,' Saint said when announcing his return. 'Professional wrestling was the only real love of my life. I didn't want to step away, but life lifed [sic].'
Saint took to the ring at Shooting Star Fest in Las Vegas, a wrestling event that ran during the same week in the same city as WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania.
Pandemonium Pro Wrestling executives described Saint as 'a very talented wrestler' and a 'truly unbelievable human.'
'He was the finest example of what truly loving pro wrestling looked like. Nobody I've ever come across has loved pro wrestling more than Jordan Saint,' the Texas-based promotion said.
'He touched so many people with his kindness, his passionate, his personality and his charm. Jordan never folded & never changed for anyone if it meant it sacrificed who he was. He wore his heart on his sleeve at all times and we loved him for it.'
Saint was set to be on the card for Pandemonium's 'Burst and Decay' event in Austin, Texas on August 2.
Naptown All-Pro Wrestling, another promotion Saint worked with, remembered him as being 'hardheaded and dedicated to his craft.'
'That passion for the art & sport of pro wrestling bled through in every action, and if you took the time to really be in his presence, the zeal he had for the squared circle was infectious,' organizers said.
Saint recently made a return to wrestling after taking an absence from the sport
He was widely remembered as an eager learner and a rising talent in the sport
The statement continued, 'Jordan exemplifies everything we want Naptown All Pro to be. An unrelenting desire to be oneself, an overwhelming commitment to community, a calling to uplift what's right in the world, and a deep-rooted love for professional wrestling.'
TNA wrestler Bear Bronson said Saint's death 'broke' his heart.
'This dude was ALWAYS smiling. ALWAYS happy, ALWAYS so polite. And man, did he have incredible ability that blew away everyone in the room,' he wrote.
'He loved learning & absorbing information. A beautiful soul gone way, way too soon.'
