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Bruiser Brody
Nickname: Super Beast;The Million Dollar Man
Height: 6' 8"
Weight: 285 lbs.
From: Albuquerque, NM
Birthday: Jun 18th
Pro Debut: April 29, 1974
Aliases: Frank Goodish, Frank Brody, King Kong Brody, Red River Jack [1st], Masked Marauder
Feds Worked For: MSW, NWA-West, SoCW, TSW, WCCW, AWA, NWA, WWWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Continental Wrestling Association (KY/TN), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Wrestling (Canada), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), National Wrestling Federation (NJ/NY/OH/PA), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Polynesian (HI), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR), Pacific Wrestling Federation (Japan), Southern Championship Wrestling (TN/VA), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Wrestling Association (IN), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)
Finisher: Knee Drop
Signature Moves: Flying Legdrop, One Armed Bodyslam, Stalling Piledriver, Atomic Drop, Knee Strike, Running Big Boot, Brainbuster, Piledriver
Career Highlights: -AJPW Tag Team Champion (w/ Stan Hansen)
-IWCW Champion
-NWA (Amarillo) Brass Knuckle Champion
-NWA American Champion (4x)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Kerry Von Erich)
-NWA Central States Champion
-NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (w/ Ernie Ladd)
-NWA Florida Champion
-NWA International Champion (3x)
-NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion (6x)
-NWA Texas Champion (4x)
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Mike York, Gino Hernandez, and Kerry Von Erich)
-NWA-West Champion
-NWF International Champion
-PWF Tag Team Champion (w/ Stan Hansen)
-SoCW Tag Team Champion (w/ Dick Slater)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (2x; w/ Stan Hansen)
-WCW Brass Knuckles Champion
-WCCW Television Champion
-WWA Champion
Affiliates: Adnan Al-Kaissie, Nord the Barbarian, Ernie Ladd, Mike York, Gino Hernandez, Dick Slater, Stan Hansen, Jimmy Snuka, Kerry Von Erich, Tim Brooks, Oliver Humperdink
Notable Feuds: Bruno Sammartino, Stan Hansen, Jerry Blackwell, The Fabulous Freebirds, One Man Gang, Kamala, Brad Rheingans, Greg Gagne, Verne Gagne, Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba, Genichiro Tenryu, Dory Funk, Jr., Mark Lewin, Ashura Hara, Antonio Inoki, Scott Casey, Adnan Al-Kaissey, Abdullah the Butcher, Ivan Putski, Takashi Ishikawa, Jay Strongbow, Terry Funk, Bob Sweetan, Dick the Bruiser, The Spoiler, Harley Race, Kengo Kimura, Motoshi Okuma, André the Giant, Invader #1, Kazuo Sakurada, Bob Brown, The Great Kabuki
Other Facts: -Real name was Frank Donald Goodish
-Billed as the brother of Tim Brooks, when he used the name “Buster Brody”
-Played professional football with the Washington Redskins from 1969-1971.
-Worked as a sportswriter in San Antonio, TX prior to his wrestling career
-Trained for pro wrestling by Fritz Von Erich, Lou Thesz, Buck Robley, and The Sheik
-Trained referee James Beard for pro wrestling
-His debut match was a Lights Out Match which he lost to Bob Roop
-As Frank Goodish, he used the nicknames "The Hammer" and "The King of the American Hippies"
-Given the name "Bruiser Brody" by Vince McMahon, Sr.
-An absolute legend in Japan
-Fought and lost to Dick the Bruiser over the moniker Bruiser, which led to using the name King Kong Brody.
-Brody & Gorilla Monsoon allegedly had a backstage fight, which lead to Brody being blackballed from the WWF.
-Was offered money to jump the rail and attack Mr. T spoiling the WWF's 1st WrestleMania event in 1985, but obviously turned down the offer.
-In 1985, he was the highest paid wrestler in the world, earning $14,000 per week due to a bidding war between All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
-Was Vader's first opponent.
-Donned a mask and wrestled as Red River Jack [1st] after losing a Loser Leaves Town Match in WCCW. Not to be confused with the referee of the same name that worked for NAW and 412PE
-Former member of The House of Humperdink
-Was killed on July 17, 1988 at the age of 42 after being stabbed to death in the locker room by fellow wrestler José Huertas González (Invader #1). Gonzales claimed self defense and was acquitted.
-Brody's body was cremated and the ashes were given to his family
-In February 2006, Barbara Goodish, the widow of Bruiser Brody, signed a WWE legends contract which included an action figure.
-Posthumously awarded Pro Wrestling Illustrated's PWI Editor's Award and Stanley Weston Award in 1988
-Posthumously awarded Tokyo Sports' Lifetime Achievement Award in 1988
-Posthumously inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996
-Posthumously inducted into the St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007
-Posthumously inducted into the Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2013. Now known as the Southern Wrestling Hall of Fame
-Posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014
-Posthumously received the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame's Frank Gotch Award in 2018
-Posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Legacy Wing in 2019
-Brody's killing was the subject of an episode of VICE's "Dark Side of the Ring" in 2019. The episode was entitled "The Killing of Bruiser Brody" and was narrated by Mick Foley.
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- 2002 Butch Dalton def. Rocco Valentino for the OCW Oklahoma Television Title
- 2003 Dexter Hardaway def. Tyler Bateman for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 2003 John O'Malley def. Dexter Hardaway for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 2019 The Brotherhood of Holy Hell (Terry Pantera & Dean Lambert) became the BCW Tag Team Champions
- 2019 Blade [2nd] def. Drake Gallows for the BCW Buzzsaw Title
- 2019 Prince Mahalli def. Brixton Barricade for the ASP Inter-County Title
- 2019 Karnage def. Naomi Sanders for the BPW 365 Title
- 2019 Ray Martinez def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Title
- 2019 Shawn Sanders def. Ray Martinez for the BPW 365 Title
- 2019 Giganto def. Shawn Sanders for the BPW 365 Title
- 2019 Ray Martinez def. Giganto for the BPW 365 Title
- 2019 Elijah Sparks def. Ray Martinez for the BPW 365 Title
- 2019 Karnage def. Elijah Sparks for the BPW 365 Title
- 2019 Naomi Sanders def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Title
- 2024 Brandon Groom became the LCW Lionheart Champion
- 2024 Tribal Nation (Nashoba & Brandon Warhawk & Marlboro Slim) became the LCW Tag Team Champions
- 2024 Red River Brawler & Cage Adams def. Tribal Nation (Brandon Warhawk & Nashoba) for the LCW Tag Team Titles
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- 10-05 2002 Butch Dalton def. Rocco Valentino for the OCW Oklahoma Television Title
- 10-05 2003 Dexter Hardaway def. Tyler Bateman for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 10-05 2003 John O'Malley def. Dexter Hardaway for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 10-05 2019 The Brotherhood of Holy Hell (Terry Pantera & Dean Lambert) became the BCW Tag Team Champions
- 10-05 2019 Blade [2nd] def. Drake Gallows for the BCW Buzzsaw Title
- 10-05 2019 Prince Mahalli def. Brixton Barricade for the ASP Inter-County Title
- 10-05 2019 Karnage def. Naomi Sanders for the BPW 365 Title
- 10-05 2019 Ray Martinez def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Title
- 10-05 2019 Shawn Sanders def. Ray Martinez for the BPW 365 Title
- 10-05 2019 Giganto def. Shawn Sanders for the BPW 365 Title
- 10-05 2019 Ray Martinez def. Giganto for the BPW 365 Title
- 10-05 2019 Elijah Sparks def. Ray Martinez for the BPW 365 Title
- 10-05 2019 Karnage def. Elijah Sparks for the BPW 365 Title
- 10-05 2019 Naomi Sanders def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Title
- 10-05 2024 Brandon Groom became the LCW Lionheart Champion
- 10-05 2024 Tribal Nation (Nashoba & Brandon Warhawk & Marlboro Slim) became the LCW Tag Team Champions
- 10-05 2024 Red River Brawler & Cage Adams def. Tribal Nation (Brandon Warhawk & Nashoba) for the LCW Tag Team Titles
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- 10-06 2007 Shane Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Title
- 10-06 2012 Austin Tacious became the SWCW Heavyweight Champion
- 10-06 2012 Austin Tacious def. Kevin James Sanchez for the SWCW All-American Title
- 10-06 2013 What Wrestling Should Be (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) def. The Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 10-06 2018 Era of Chaos (Jerry Storm & Thrash) def. Space Age (Paul Puertorico & Aeronaut) for the BPW Oklahoma Tag Team Titles
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- 10-07 1967 Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar def. Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
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- 10-07 2005 Shane Morbid def. Dirty Harry Sanchez for the SRPW Heavyweight Title
- 10-07 2006 Rocco Valentino def. Michael York for the FCW Heavyweight Title
- 10-07 2017 Chandler Hopkins def. El Fuego for the IWR Revolutionary Title
- 10-07 2017 Damon Windsor def. Dane Griffin for the IWR Heavyweight Title
- 10-08 2002 Li'l Joe def. HIMM for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 10-08 2002 Jef Tiger def. Li'l Joe for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 10-08 2005 Beau Dalton def. Lily McKenzie for the SRPW Womens Title
- 10-08 2005 Lily McKenzie def. Beau Dalton for the SRPW Womens Title
- 10-08 2006 Cody Jones def. Tyler Bateman for the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Title
- 10-08 2011 Steven Sterling def. Brandon Walker for the ComPro Showtime Title
- 10-08 2011 The New Age Syndicate/The Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders & Bud Barnes) def. Shane Scott & Tyson Jaymes (substituting for Devan Scott) for the BYEW Tag Team Titles
- 10-08 2011 Crossfire Morrison def. Drake Gallows for the BYEW Entertainment Title
- 10-08 2016 Paul Puertorico became the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
- 10-08 2016 Tim Rockwell def. Jon Cross for the WFC Heavyweight Title
- 10-08 2016 Kevin James Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the BCW Independent Hardcore Title
- 10-08 2016 Mikey [2nd] def. Tyson Jaymes for the BCW Heavyweight Title
- 10-08 2022 Beau Betten def. MLP for the RDW Iron Man Title
- 10-08 2022 Bad & Bourgeois/The Sons of Baskin (Flex Zerba & Niles Plonk) became the BCW Tag Team Champions
- 10-08 2022 Michael Duplanti def. Mike Gunns for the NAW Heavyweight Title
- 10-08 2022 Dark Forces (San La Muerte & Reese) def. Pastor Brent & Andrew Fenix for the WAH Tag Team Titles
- 10-08 2022 Nova Phoenix became the UWO Women's Champion
- 10-08 2022 Sam Stackhouse def. Super Beast for the BCW Heavyweight Title
- 10-09 1968 The Blue Demons (Blue Demon #1 & Blue Demon #2) def. Danny Little Bear & Kit Fox for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Titles
- 10-09 1981 Porkchop Cash & Doug Somers def. Frank Hill & Eric Embry for the TSW Tag Team Titles
- 10-09 2009 The Old School Express (Jason Jones & Jake Boulder) def. Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) for the MWA Tag Team Titles
- 10-09 2009 Shane Morbid def. Justin Lee for the MWA MAX-Division Title
- 10-09 2010 Bad Bromance (Justin Lee & Max McGuirk) became the UWE Tag Team Champions
- 10-09 2010 Mr. Ooh, La, La became the UWE Regional Champion
- 10-09 2010 Big Smooth def. Jonathan Cross for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 10-09 2021 Dan Webber def. Sam Stackhouse for the WAH Heavyweight Title
- 10-10 1960 Don Kent became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 10-10 2004 Payton Scott & Matt Garza became the ACW Tag Team Champions
- 10-10 2004 Tyler Bateman & John O'Malley def. Payton Scott & Matt Garza for the ACW Tag Team Titles
- 10-10 2004 Team Shenanigans (Tyler Bateman & Kenny Campbell) became the ACW Tag Team Champions
- 10-10 2009 Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) def. Team SuperBad (El Super Colibri & Justin Lee) for the ComPro Tag Team Titles
- 10-10 2009 The Canadian Red Devil def. Cold Blooded Chris for the ComPro Showtime Title
- 10-10 2009 Michael H def. Running Wolf for the 412PE Heavyweight Title
- 10-10 2009 Dennis Williams & Ryan Reed def. Blue Thunder & The Unknown for the 412PE Tag Team Titles
- 10-10 2010 Bad Bromance (Justin Lee & Max McGuirk) became the MERC Tag Team Champions
- 10-10 2015 Michael Duplanti def. Rolling Thunder for the NAW Heavyweight Title
- 10-10 2015 Damon Windsor def. Double D for the IZW Impact Division Title
- 10-10 2015 Simply the Future (Alex & J. D.) def. The Soul Ryders (Mr. Nasty & Tim Rockwell) for the WFC Tag Team Titles
- 10-10 2015 S. L. U. G. G. became the BCW Intercontinenal Champion
- 10-10 2015 Brandon Groom became the BCW Heavyweight Champion
- 10-10 2021 Drake Gallows def. Malik Mayfield for the ASP Livestream Title
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