Does being paid to build with legos full-time sound like a dream? Japanese artist Jumpei Mitsui is one of the 21 people in the world who get to do this, and he’s recently recreated a three-dimensional version of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” entirely in LEGO form. The project, now displayed permanently in the Hanyu Brick Museum in Osaka, Japan, took over 400 hours. It was built with more than 50,000 different LEGO blocks, and details the waves, boats and Mt. Fuji, spanning just over five feet.

富嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏 をレゴで立体化しました。 長年作りたいテーマで頭の中でイメージはできていたのですが、今回ついに具現化することができました。立体なので色んなアングルから楽しめる作品になっています。

今日から大阪の阪急三番街・HANKYU BRICK MUSEUMで常設展示しています！ pic.twitter.com/fHEXvxfYDT — 三井淳平 / Jumpei Mitsui (@Jumpei_Mitsui) December 11, 2020

Mitsui described on his Twitter the process of recreating the art in sculpture form, noting he had made one sketch, mostly to determine balance over being a “blueprint.” He said he also read several papers and watched hours of YouTube videos on waves to make sure he was getting the shapes and forms of them correct. The piece is of course inspired by the original Japanese artwork, created sometime in the 1820's and often considered one of the most recognizable pieces of Japanese art. Though the gift-giving holidays may have come and gone, if you're still looking to pick yourself up a LEGO set or two, be sure to check out our holiday 2020 LEGO guide. You can also check out IGN's experience building the LEGO Roman Colosseum, the biggest LEGO set ever (that you can purchase). And if you're looking for what's next in the world of LEGO games, check out our latest coverage of 2021's LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=we-build-the-lego-roman-colosseum&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Does being paid to build with legos full-time sound like a dream? Japanese artist Jumpei Mitsui is one of the 21 people in the world who get to do this, and he’s recently recreated a three-dimensional version of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” entirely in LEGO form. The project, now displayed permanently in the Hanyu Brick Museum in Osaka, Japan, took over 400 hours. It was built with more than 50,000 different LEGO blocks, and details the waves, boats and Mt. Fuji, spanning just over five feet.

富嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏 をレゴで立体化しました。 長年作りたいテーマで頭の中でイメージはできていたのですが、今回ついに具現化することができました。立体なので色んなアングルから楽しめる作品になっています。

今日から大阪の阪急三番街・HANKYU BRICK MUSEUMで常設展示しています！ pic.twitter.com/fHEXvxfYDT — 三井淳平 / Jumpei Mitsui (@Jumpei_Mitsui) December 11, 2020

Mitsui described on his Twitter the process of recreating the art in sculpture form, noting he had made one sketch, mostly to determine balance over being a “blueprint.” He said he also read several papers and watched hours of YouTube videos on waves to make sure he was getting the shapes and forms of them correct. The piece is of course inspired by the original Japanese artwork, created sometime in the 1820's and often considered one of the most recognizable pieces of Japanese art. Though the gift-giving holidays may have come and gone, if you're still looking to pick yourself up a LEGO set or two, be sure to check out our holiday 2020 LEGO guide. You can also check out IGN's experience building the LEGO Roman Colosseum, the biggest LEGO set ever (that you can purchase). And if you're looking for what's next in the world of LEGO games, check out our latest coverage of 2021's LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=we-build-the-lego-roman-colosseum&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Warner Bros. has officially confirmed that Wonder Woman 3 is in development with director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot set to return. Warner Bros. chairman Toby Emmerich announced the news following the "strong opening weekend performance of Wonder Woman 1984" that saw the film earn $16.7 million from 2,100 North American theaters alongside also being available on HBO Max. Globally, Wonder Woman 1984 brought in $36.1 million from 42 markets this weekend, bringing the worldwide tally to $85 million. Furthermore, it was the top post-pandemic domestic opening weekend for any feature film this year." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/26/ww84-ending-explained-how-wonder-woman-2-could-change-the-dceu"] As for HBO Max, "nearly half" of all subscribers to the service watched Wonder Woman 1984 on its launch day alongside "millions of wholesale subscribers who have access to HBO Max via a cable, wireless, or other partner services." HBO Max as a whole saw total viewing hours on Friday, December 25 "more than triple in comparison to a typical day in the previous month." “As fans around the world continue to embrace Diana Prince, driving the strong opening weekend performance of ‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ we are excited to be able continue her story with our real life Wonder Women — Gal and Patty — who will return to conclude the long-planned theatrical trilogy,” Emerich said. Wonder Woman 1984 was released on December 25, 2020, and in our review, we said it "is a film with a heart full of hope and love; a nostalgic look back to a beloved time that provides escapism from an exceptionally difficult year." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/26/wonder-woman-1984s-biggest-wtf-questions"] For more on Wonder Woman 1984, check out our 7 biggest WTF questions after watching the film and our explainer of the ending and how this film could change the DCEU. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Warner Bros. has officially confirmed that Wonder Woman 3 is in development with director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot set to return. Warner Bros. chairman Toby Emmerich announced the news following the "strong opening weekend performance of Wonder Woman 1984" that saw the film earn $16.7 million from 2,100 North American theaters alongside also being available on HBO Max. Globally, Wonder Woman 1984 brought in $36.1 million from 42 markets this weekend, bringing the worldwide tally to $85 million. Furthermore, it was the top post-pandemic domestic opening weekend for any feature film this year." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/26/ww84-ending-explained-how-wonder-woman-2-could-change-the-dceu"] As for HBO Max, "nearly half" of all subscribers to the service watched Wonder Woman 1984 on its launch day alongside "millions of wholesale subscribers who have access to HBO Max via a cable, wireless, or other partner services." HBO Max as a whole saw total viewing hours on Friday, December 25 "more than triple in comparison to a typical day in the previous month." “As fans around the world continue to embrace Diana Prince, driving the strong opening weekend performance of ‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ we are excited to be able continue her story with our real life Wonder Women — Gal and Patty — who will return to conclude the long-planned theatrical trilogy,” Emerich said. Wonder Woman 1984 was released on December 25, 2020, and in our review, we said it "is a film with a heart full of hope and love; a nostalgic look back to a beloved time that provides escapism from an exceptionally difficult year." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/26/wonder-woman-1984s-biggest-wtf-questions"] For more on Wonder Woman 1984, check out our 7 biggest WTF questions after watching the film and our explainer of the ending and how this film could change the DCEU. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Human production of materials such as plastic, asphalt, and metal now collectively outweighs every other living organism on Earth. Research from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, according to The Guardian, estimates how human-made mass has changed from 1900 to the present day. The results indicate that humans are doubling their mass imprint every 20 years and each individual person adds more than their own bodyweight to the world each week. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-sci-fi-movies-on-netflix&captions=true"] 2020 is the first year where human mass has hit about 1.1 trillion tons, which now exceeds the overall global biomass. In 1900, human-made mass only equaled about 3% of the global biomass. Humans have also wiped out about half of plant mass "since the first agricultural revolution," which National Geographic believes to be about 12,000 years ago. “While modern agriculture utilizes an increasing land area for growing crops, the total mass of domesticated crops is vastly outweighed by the loss of plant mass resulting from deforestation, forest management and other land-use changes," the authors of the study write. "These trends in global biomass have affected the carbon cycle and human health. Additional human actions, including livestock husbandry, hunting and overfishing, have also strongly affected the masses of various other taxa." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/14/signs-of-alien-life-found-on-venus-ign-now"] All land and sea creatures weigh about 4 billion tons, and plastic alone amounts to 8 billion tons. There was also a significant rise in human weight in the '50s. The study believes that it was humans making buildings out of concrete instead of brick, and paving more roads with asphalt that led to the increase. Notable cases of slow growth among human mass were during the decade of the Great Depression and the '70s energy crisis that greatly affected the western world. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/02/hunting-simulator-2-review"] For anybody looking to check out some virtual hunting can read up on the best ways to hunt in Red Dead Redemption 2 and IGN's review of Hunting Simulator 2. Also, check out the best city building games in case anybody wants to create their own world. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.

Human production of materials such as plastic, asphalt, and metal now collectively outweighs every other living organism on Earth. Research from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, according to The Guardian, estimates how human-made mass has changed from 1900 to the present day. The results indicate that humans are doubling their mass imprint every 20 years and each individual person adds more than their own bodyweight to the world each week. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-sci-fi-movies-on-netflix&captions=true"] 2020 is the first year where human mass has hit about 1.1 trillion tons, which now exceeds the overall global biomass. In 1900, human-made mass only equaled about 3% of the global biomass. Humans have also wiped out about half of plant mass "since the first agricultural revolution," which National Geographic believes to be about 12,000 years ago. “While modern agriculture utilizes an increasing land area for growing crops, the total mass of domesticated crops is vastly outweighed by the loss of plant mass resulting from deforestation, forest management and other land-use changes," the authors of the study write. "These trends in global biomass have affected the carbon cycle and human health. Additional human actions, including livestock husbandry, hunting and overfishing, have also strongly affected the masses of various other taxa." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/14/signs-of-alien-life-found-on-venus-ign-now"] All land and sea creatures weigh about 4 billion tons, and plastic alone amounts to 8 billion tons. There was also a significant rise in human weight in the '50s. The study believes that it was humans making buildings out of concrete instead of brick, and paving more roads with asphalt that led to the increase. Notable cases of slow growth among human mass were during the decade of the Great Depression and the '70s energy crisis that greatly affected the western world. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/02/hunting-simulator-2-review"] For anybody looking to check out some virtual hunting can read up on the best ways to hunt in Red Dead Redemption 2 and IGN's review of Hunting Simulator 2. Also, check out the best city building games in case anybody wants to create their own world. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.

Steam has revealed its Best of 2020 lists, and while it doesn't rank the top games, they do give a glimpse as to what games earned the most gross revenue and had the most players. Steam's Best of 2020 lists include Top Sellers, New Releases, Most Played, Early Access Grads, Best of VR, and Controller Games and games like Cyberpunk 2077, Grand Theft Auto V, Destiny 2, Counter-Strike, and DOTA 2 appear in multiple categories. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/21/hades-igns-2020-game-of-the-year"] The Top Sellers category features Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers, but Steam doesn't detail what amount of gross revenue is needed to qualify for a certain level. The Platinum Top Sellers, in alphabetical order, are as follows;

• Among Us
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Destiny 2
• Doom Eternal
• DOTA 2
• Fall Guys
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Monster Hunter: World
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

The top New Releases are also measured by gross revenue, but aren't broken down into any special categories besides the top games and by month. The best-selling New Releases are as follows;

• Baldur's Gate 3
• Borderlands 3
• Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
• Crusader Kings III
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Death Stranding
• Doom Eternal
• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• FIFA 21
• Football Manager 2021
• Grounded
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
• Mafia: Definitive Edition
• Marvel's Avengers
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
• Persona 4 Golden
• Resident Evil 3
• Sea of Thieves
• Star Wars: Squadrons
• Temtem
• The Outer Worlds
• Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-and-worst-reviewed-games-of-2020&captions=true"] The Most Played category is measured by highest peak concurrent players and the top tier includes games that reached over 200,000 peak players. The games that reached that milestone are as follows;

• Among Us
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Destiny 2
• DOTA 2
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Life Is Strange 2
• Monster Hunter: World
• Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
• Terraria

The Early Access Grads category is filled with games that left Early Access and found a ton of success. Hades - IGN's 2020 Game of the Year - was one of the ten games that made the Platinum tier. The full list, as measured by gross revenue, is as follows;

• Deep Rock Galactic
• DJMAX RESPECT V
• Factorio
• Golf With Your Friends
• Hades
• Noita
• Risk of Rain 2
• Skater XL
• Torchlight 3
• Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/04/the-best-pc-gifts-holiday-gift-guide-2020"] The Best of VR category is also split between Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze and is also measured by gross revenue. The full list is as follows;

• Arizona Sunshine
• Beat Saber
• Blade & Sorcery
• Boneworks
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
• Pavlov VR
• Pistol Whip
• Superhot VR
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
• The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners
• VR Kanojo

2020's top Controller Games are the top games that support... well... controllers. They are also split into Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze and are measured by daily active controller players. The full list is as follows;

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Dark Souls 3
• Destiny 2
• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
• Fall Guys
• FIFA 21
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Hades
• Monster Hunter: World
• NBA 2K20
• Persona 4 Golden
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-modern-pc-games-summer-2020-update&captions=true"] To see how Steam's top games compare to IGNs, check out all the winners from our Game of the Year Awards 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Steam has revealed its Best of 2020 lists, and while it doesn't rank the top games, they do give a glimpse as to what games earned the most gross revenue and had the most players. Steam's Best of 2020 lists include Top Sellers, New Releases, Most Played, Early Access Grads, Best of VR, and Controller Games and games like Cyberpunk 2077, Grand Theft Auto V, Destiny 2, Counter-Strike, and DOTA 2 appear in multiple categories. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/21/hades-igns-2020-game-of-the-year"] The Top Sellers category features Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers, but Steam doesn't detail what amount of gross revenue is needed to qualify for a certain level. The Platinum Top Sellers, in alphabetical order, are as follows;

• Among Us
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Destiny 2
• Doom Eternal
• DOTA 2
• Fall Guys
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Monster Hunter: World
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

The top New Releases are also measured by gross revenue, but aren't broken down into any special categories besides the top games and by month. The best-selling New Releases are as follows;

• Baldur's Gate 3
• Borderlands 3
• Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
• Crusader Kings III
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Death Stranding
• Doom Eternal
• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• FIFA 21
• Football Manager 2021
• Grounded
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
• Mafia: Definitive Edition
• Marvel's Avengers
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
• Persona 4 Golden
• Resident Evil 3
• Sea of Thieves
• Star Wars: Squadrons
• Temtem
• The Outer Worlds
• Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-and-worst-reviewed-games-of-2020&captions=true"] The Most Played category is measured by highest peak concurrent players and the top tier includes games that reached over 200,000 peak players. The games that reached that milestone are as follows;

• Among Us
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Destiny 2
• DOTA 2
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Life Is Strange 2
• Monster Hunter: World
• Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
• Terraria

The Early Access Grads category is filled with games that left Early Access and found a ton of success. Hades - IGN's 2020 Game of the Year - was one of the ten games that made the Platinum tier. The full list, as measured by gross revenue, is as follows;

• Deep Rock Galactic
• DJMAX RESPECT V
• Factorio
• Golf With Your Friends
• Hades
• Noita
• Risk of Rain 2
• Skater XL
• Torchlight 3
• Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/04/the-best-pc-gifts-holiday-gift-guide-2020"] The Best of VR category is also split between Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze and is also measured by gross revenue. The full list is as follows;

• Arizona Sunshine
• Beat Saber
• Blade & Sorcery
• Boneworks
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
• Pavlov VR
• Pistol Whip
• Superhot VR
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
• The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners
• VR Kanojo

2020's top Controller Games are the top games that support... well... controllers. They are also split into Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze and are measured by daily active controller players. The full list is as follows;

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Dark Souls 3
• Destiny 2
• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
• Fall Guys
• FIFA 21
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Hades
• Monster Hunter: World
• NBA 2K20
• Persona 4 Golden
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-modern-pc-games-summer-2020-update&captions=true"] To see how Steam's top games compare to IGNs, check out all the winners from our Game of the Year Awards 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

We've got some sad news to share with you this weekend as All Elite Wrestling posted a message on its social media accounts that wrestler Brodie Lee -- real name Jon Huber -- has died at age 41. Here is the post that went out regarding Huber's untimely passing...

#RipBrodieLee pic.twitter.com/wBdvPO5F9Y

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 27, 2020

That statement reads: "The All Elite Wrestling family is heartbroken. In an industry filled with good people, Jon Huber was exceptionally respected and beloved in every way — a fierce and captivating talent, a thoughtful mentor and simply a very kind soul that starkly contradicted his persona as Brodie Lee. Jon’s love for his wife Amanda, and children Brodie and Norman, was evident to all of us who were fortunate enough to spend time with him, and we send our love and support to his beautiful family, today and always. Jon’s popularity among his peers and influence on the wrestling world was worldwide and transcended AEW, so this loss will be felt by many for a long time. We were privileged at AEW to call Jon Huber a brother, a friend and one of our own." Huber, who joined AEW just this past year after a multi-year stint in WWE as Luke Harper, a member of Bray Wyatt's Wyatt Family stable, was last seen on AEW TV in October when he lost the TNT Championship to Cody Rhodes. Here is Cody's tweet, remembering the man who friends knew as "Big Rig"...

Thank You pic.twitter.com/gbBD49IwDH

— Cody (@CodyRhodes) December 27, 2020

Huber's wife posted the following on Instagram, citing the cause of death as "a non Covid related lung issue." "I never wanted to write out those words. My heart is broken. The world saw him as the amazing @brodielee (fka Luke Harper) but he was my best friend, my husband, and the greatest father you would ever meet. No words can express the love I feel or how broken I am right now. He passed surrounded by love ones after a hard fought battle with a non Covid related lung issue. The @mayoclinic is literally the best team of doctors and nurses in the world who surrounded me with constant love." In WWE, Huber was a former Intercontinental Champion and a three-time former tag team champion. Many more from the wrestling world have passed along their love and condolences to the Huber family while remembering Jon as a one-of-a-kind man.

WWE is saddened to learn that Jon Huber, known to WWE fans as Luke Harper, passed away today at age 41. WWE extends its condolences to Huber’s family, friends and fans.https://t.co/hZnBguE4Mj

— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2020

I’m devastated by the loss of Jon Huber, known to fans as Mr. Brodie Lee, formerly Luke Harper. Jon was a great man. His family came first, his loving wife Amanda & their sons Brodie + Nolan. He loved wrestling & was great at it, he loved you fans. Please keep him in your hearts.

— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) December 27, 2020

I hope you all get to know someone like Jon. He was the biggest family man & someone who made me laugh daily. I’ll miss him every day for the rest of my life. I love you, Brodie, and I thank you so much for loving me.

— Florida Man (@WWEBigE) December 27, 2020

I’m so deeply sorry for the loss of Jon Huber. We bonded over the love of our children. He was a true family man. #RIPBrodieLee

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) December 27, 2020

The world has lost a great one.

One of the absolute best. In every way. #RIPBrodieLee — Kevin (@FightOwensFight) December 27, 2020

Words do not describe the sadness we all feel today. He was special both in and out of the ring. #RipBrodieLee https://t.co/crt5jiHJgT

— Tony Schiavone (@tonyschiavone24) December 27, 2020

Gutted to hear about Jon passing away. He saved me from a broken neck. He would get so mad when I pulled up a chair for him to sit in and referred to him as ‘Taker-sir.’ “You’re gonna get me heat, kid.”

Condolences to his family and peers that loved him dearly. #RIPBrodieLee — Mustafa Ali / Adeel Alam (@AliWWE) December 27, 2020

It doesn’t feel real posting this...

This is one of my favorite pictures that I’ve never posted. #RipBrodieLee pic.twitter.com/uuRC0w2mHD — Mr. Fun Size (@realmarkostunt) December 27, 2020

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

We've got some sad news to share with you this weekend as All Elite Wrestling posted a message on its social media accounts that wrestler Brodie Lee -- real name Jon Huber -- has died at age 41. Here is the post that went out regarding Huber's untimely passing...

#RipBrodieLee pic.twitter.com/wBdvPO5F9Y

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 27, 2020

That statement reads: "The All Elite Wrestling family is heartbroken. In an industry filled with good people, Jon Huber was exceptionally respected and beloved in every way — a fierce and captivating talent, a thoughtful mentor and simply a very kind soul that starkly contradicted his persona as Brodie Lee. Jon’s love for his wife Amanda, and children Brodie and Norman, was evident to all of us who were fortunate enough to spend time with him, and we send our love and support to his beautiful family, today and always. Jon’s popularity among his peers and influence on the wrestling world was worldwide and transcended AEW, so this loss will be felt by many for a long time. We were privileged at AEW to call Jon Huber a brother, a friend and one of our own." Huber, who joined AEW just this past year after a multi-year stint in WWE as Luke Harper, a member of Bray Wyatt's Wyatt Family stable, was last seen on AEW TV in October when he lost the TNT Championship to Cody Rhodes. Here is Cody's tweet, remembering the man who friends knew as "Big Rig"...

Thank You pic.twitter.com/gbBD49IwDH

— Cody (@CodyRhodes) December 27, 2020

Huber's wife posted the following on Instagram, citing the cause of death as "a non Covid related lung issue." "I never wanted to write out those words. My heart is broken. The world saw him as the amazing @brodielee (fka Luke Harper) but he was my best friend, my husband, and the greatest father you would ever meet. No words can express the love I feel or how broken I am right now. He passed surrounded by love ones after a hard fought battle with a non Covid related lung issue. The @mayoclinic is literally the best team of doctors and nurses in the world who surrounded me with constant love." In WWE, Huber was a former Intercontinental Champion and a three-time former tag team champion. Many more from the wrestling world have passed along their love and condolences to the Huber family while remembering Jon as a one-of-a-kind man.

WWE is saddened to learn that Jon Huber, known to WWE fans as Luke Harper, passed away today at age 41. WWE extends its condolences to Huber’s family, friends and fans.https://t.co/hZnBguE4Mj

— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2020

I’m devastated by the loss of Jon Huber, known to fans as Mr. Brodie Lee, formerly Luke Harper. Jon was a great man. His family came first, his loving wife Amanda & their sons Brodie + Nolan. He loved wrestling & was great at it, he loved you fans. Please keep him in your hearts.

— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) December 27, 2020

I hope you all get to know someone like Jon. He was the biggest family man & someone who made me laugh daily. I’ll miss him every day for the rest of my life. I love you, Brodie, and I thank you so much for loving me.

— Florida Man (@WWEBigE) December 27, 2020

I’m so deeply sorry for the loss of Jon Huber. We bonded over the love of our children. He was a true family man. #RIPBrodieLee

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) December 27, 2020

The world has lost a great one.

One of the absolute best. In every way. #RIPBrodieLee — Kevin (@FightOwensFight) December 27, 2020

Words do not describe the sadness we all feel today. He was special both in and out of the ring. #RipBrodieLee https://t.co/crt5jiHJgT

— Tony Schiavone (@tonyschiavone24) December 27, 2020

Gutted to hear about Jon passing away. He saved me from a broken neck. He would get so mad when I pulled up a chair for him to sit in and referred to him as ‘Taker-sir.’ “You’re gonna get me heat, kid.”

Condolences to his family and peers that loved him dearly. #RIPBrodieLee — Mustafa Ali / Adeel Alam (@AliWWE) December 27, 2020

It doesn’t feel real posting this...

This is one of my favorite pictures that I’ve never posted. #RipBrodieLee pic.twitter.com/uuRC0w2mHD — Mr. Fun Size (@realmarkostunt) December 27, 2020

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.