No announcement was made of the change before the show , and neither Solie nor his illness were ever mentioned during the broadcast .
Shortly before the event , Solie fell ill with the throat cancer to which he would succumb nine months later .
No announcement was made of the change before the show , and neither Solie nor Solie 's illness were ever mentioned during the broadcast .
Shortly before the event , Solie fell ill with the throat cancer to which he would succumb nine months later .