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Brian Blair

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 235 lbs

From: Gary, IN

Birthday: Jan 12th

Pro Debut: 1977

Aliases: B. Brian Blair, The Killer Bee

Feds Worked For: NWA, TSW, WCCW, WWF, Central States (KS/MO), American Made Pro Wrestling (FL), Championship Wrestling From Florida (FL), Definitive Wrestling International (FL), National Wrestling League, New Japan Wrestling (Japan), NFWF, Traditional Championship Wrestling (AR/MO), Universal Wrestling Federation (FL),

Finisher: Sleeper

Signature Moves: Boston Crab

Career Highlights: -Asian Pacific Heavyweight Champion
-Florida Heavyweight Champion (2x)
-NFWF Champion
-NWA Florida Tag Team titles (2x, 1 each w/ Steve Keirn & Cyborg)
-NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion
-NWL Tag Team Champion
-Universal Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champion (w/ Jim Brunzell)
-WCCW American Tag Team Champion(w/ Al Madril)

Affiliates: Jim Brunzell, Steve Keirn, Al Madril, Lou Albano, Honey, Cyborg

Notable Feuds: Tim Brooks, Rip Oliver, Stan Stasiak, The Spoiler, Mark Lewin, Bruiser Brody, Stan Hansen, The Hart Foundation, The Rougeau Brothers

Other Facts: -Former husband of former WWF ring announcer Mike McGuirk
-Former son-in-law of pro wrestler/promoter Leroy McGuirk
-Uncle of pro wrestler Chelsea (not the one that is now known as Chelsea Stackhouse)
-Sometimes billed from Tampa, FL
-Was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Louisville. While attending college, he double majored in business and political science.
-Started his career with Eddie Graham's Florida Championship Wrestling.
-Was Hulk Hogan's first opponent. Hogan was competing under a mask as the Super Destroyer at the time
-Earned the Japanese fans' respect with a great series of matches against Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami.
-Was recruited by Vince McMahon Jr. to join the WWF for its expansion as a national promotion. He formed a popular tag team with Jim Brunzel known as The Killer Bees, who had a classic series of matches against The Hart Foundation.
-The Killer Bees adopted a gimmick where they would put on masks during their matches to confuse their opponents and the referee.
-When Blair & Brunzell left WWF for Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation, they stayed together as a team and continued wearing the Killer Bees ring jackets and tights, and continued using the gimmick of putting masks on during the match to confuse their opponents. However, they were not permitted to use the team name Killer Bees so they used the name Mask Confusion.
-At one time, owned and managed four Gold's Gym fitness centers in the Tampa Bay area with fellow wrestler, Steve Keirn.
-In 2000, he wrote an insider's guide to pro wrestling entitled "Smarten Up! Say It Right"
-Ran for County Commissioner in Tampa, FL in 2002, but lost the election to Pat Frank 51% (148,992 votes) to 49%(144,608).
-Qualified for the Hillsborough County Commissioners District 6 office in June 2004, by turning in 6000+ signatures.
-Was elected in his race for County Commissioner over incumbent Bob Buckhorn by 216,430 to 214,062 in November 2004
-Lifetime member of The Cauliflower Alley Club. He is also the current president and CEO
-Ranked # 120 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 174 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 339 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 406 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Received the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame's Lou Thesz Award in 2015
-Was a panelist on the "Tales from the Territories" episode entitled "CWF: Bloodstains in the Everglades" with Gerald Brisco, Bob Roop, Steve Keirn, and Kevin Sullivan
-Among the interviewees for "Dark Side of the Ring" episodes entitled "Breaking the Cycle: The Graham Dynasty" and "What Happened to Doink the Clown"