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  SLAM! Wrestling Editorial: Bruiser Brody remembered
 Bruiser Brody was stabbed to death on July 16th, 1988 in the locker room of Juan Lobriel Stadium in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
Brody was a brawler that managed to bring mayhem, chaos and bedlam with him wherever he traveled.
Brody was in such big demand in Japan that he became the object of a bidding war between New Japan and All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1985.
www.canoe.ca /SlamWrestlingEditorial/jul22_molinaro.html   (940 words)

  
  bruiserbrodyds
Brody wrestled with such unpredictabley and force....he was banned [for real] from a couple of promotions for wildly swinging chairs and chains at anyone unfortunate enough to get too close to him, including the fans at ringside.
At his size, Brody was a legitimate physical challenge for Andre, and he gave the Giant some of the toughest matches of his career, during their on-again, off-again 10-year-feud.
On the 17/07/1988 Frank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish was wrestling for the WWC promotion in Puerto Rico, when he was suddenly and fatally stabbed in the shower room by Jose Gonzales aka Invader III.
www.angelfire.com /bc/sscwfc/bruiserbrodyds.html   (530 words)

  
 Professional Wrestling Online Museum - Ring Chronicle Hall of Fame Inductee - Bruiser Brody
Frank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish was one of the wildest, most insane, and most impersonated men ever to step in the ring.
Bruiser Brody was murdered in a Puerto Rican locker room, the victim of several stab wounds to the stomach.
Brody's family attorney was quoted at the time saying that Atlas refused extradition (he was allowed to do so on a technicality) and that the case had depended entirely on his testimony.
www.wrestlingmuseum.com /pages/bios/halloffame/brodybio.html   (868 words)

  
 Bruiser Brody
Brody didn't waste much time catching on in pro wrestling, as he won his first titles the next year, gaining the NWA US Tag-Team Titles in October 1974 with Stan Hansen, another man known for his old-school brutality.
Brody was known for his unpredictability, both in the ring and in the back.
In fact, as "King Kong" Brody in Japan (after losing a "Loser Changes Name" Match with Dick the Bruiser), Brody was one of the most popular foreigners ever to set foot in the Land of the Rising Sun.
www.accelerator3359.com /Wrestling/bios/brody.html   (1822 words)

  
 Bruiser Brody Articles
Bruiser Brody was born Frank Donald Goodish in Pennsylvania in 1946.
In 1984, Bruiser Brody and Abdullah the Butcher were brought into the AWA by Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie to attack Jerry Blackwell, and feud with the Road Warriors.
Brody seemed to be the only man who had a prayer of stopping the Sudanese madman, only to have to deal with the constant interference of Gary Hart.
members.shaw.ca /Bruiser_Brody/brody_article_1.html   (1351 words)

  
 Brody's Death: A Cover Up?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Bruiser told me that Tony had arranged a ride for the three of us with a guy who operated a local gym and who was a big wrestling fan.
Brody was conscious and as I looked closer, I could see a stab wound about an inch long and deep with air bubbles escaping from it.
While the paramedics were preparing Bruiser to take him to the emergency room, I witnessed Invader leave the shower, walk around the feet of Brody, grab his car keys and leave.
members.aol.com /solie11/brodeath.html   (2239 words)

  
 Obsessed With Wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
~~~Bruiser Brody was stabbed to death in the locker room by fellow wrestler Jose Huertez Gonzales (Invader I)..
Bruiser Brody fought and lost to Dick the Bruiser over the moniker Bruiser, which led to using the name "King Kong" Brody..
Bruiser Brody & Gorilla Monsoon allegedly had a backstage fight, which lead to Brody being flballed from the WWF..
www.obsessedwithwrestling.com /profiles/b/bruiser-brody.html   (600 words)

  
 Bruiser Brody
Bruiser Brody is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, brawlers the sport has ever known.
Frank Goodish was born in 1946 in Pennsylvania, moved to New Mexico during his youth, and started his career as "Bruiser" Frank Brody in 1973.
Brody wrestled with such unpredictability and force...he was banned (for real) from a couple of promotions for wildly swinging chairs and chains at anyone unfortunate enough to get too close to him -- including the fans at ringside!
www.kayfabememories.com /Wrestlers/WLbrody.htm   (525 words)

  
 Bruisermania.com- Dick the Bruiser Tribute Page
Richard "Dick The Bruiser" Afflis was an ex-NFL football star turned pro wrestler and without a doubt one of the most influential brawlers ever.
Bruiser and Crusher were so dominant during their matches that once their match was over, they would often start to beat each other up to the thunderous roar and delight of the sold-out crowds.
Even though he was a bit older, Bruiser still kicked the butts of some of the best men in wrestling including Harley Race, Ernie Ladd, and Bruiser Brody.
www.cass.net /~bruiser/bruiser.htm   (630 words)

  
 Frank Goodish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brody was a major star in the United States, having competed in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Wrestling Federation, American Wrestling Association and World Class Championship Wrestling, but achieved his legendary status in various other countries.
Brody was taken by ambulance to Centro Medico, the main hospital facility in San Juan, but he died hours later while undergoing a second surgery.
As a result, the first Bruiser Brody action figure was made and released as a part of the WWE "Classic Superstars" line by Jakks Pacific.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bruiser_Brody   (722 words)

  
 The Giant Vs. Bruiser Brody
The Giant calls for the strecher and tries to roll Brody onto it (Remember, the opponent must be on the strecher and must reach the dressing room to be declared the loser).
Brody has a look of shock in his eyes as The Giant comes off of the strecher and pulls Brody outside the ring between the second and top ropes!!!
Brody is laying on the ground hurt as his head has been opened up from the chair shot!!!
members.tripod.com /Griff_4/giant_brody.html   (3073 words)

  
 Brody's Death - A Cover Up?
Brody, by the time paramedics had arrived, had lain there for over 25 minutes.
Brody, by this time, had been down at least 40 minutes.
Brody went down; he didn't collapse but went down under his own control.
orbita.starmedia.com /~it_sucks/especiales/brodysdeath.html   (2239 words)

  
 Storie di Wrestling Dossier -Commenti sulla morte di Bruiser Brody-
Chi segue il wrestling in modo superficiale, forse non era a conoscenza dei risvolti riguardanti la morte di Bruiser Brody, eppure di wrestling si può anche morire, non solo perché ci si imbottisce di steroidi.
Brody faceva davvero paura quando saliva sul ring, purtroppo quel giorno in Portorico si è trovato di fronte una persona senza scrupoli, che, armato, ha posto fine alla carriera ed alla vita di uno dei più grandi personaggi della storia del wrestling.
Bruiser Brody, io, me lo ricordavo molto bene, era rimasto fra i ricordi piu’ indelebili delle telecronache di Fusaro.
xoomer.virgilio.it /allpuroresu/commentibrodyart.html   (961 words)

  
 Bruiser Brody : Legend of Pro Wrestling Cooldudesandhotbabes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Brody was murdered in Puerto Rico in 1986, but the legend lives on.
Brody wrestled with such unpredictability and force...he was banned (for real) from a couple of promotions for wildly swinging chairs and chains at anyone unfortunate enough to get too close to him -- including the fans at ringside!
Frank Goodish aka Bruiser Brody was murdered in a Puerto Rican locker room on July 17, 1988, the victim of several stab wounds to the stomach.
www.cooldudesandhotbabes.com /brody.html   (876 words)

  
 Profile
Brody regained the title from Lewin on July 29, 1979.
- Brody and Ernie Ladd defeated Ted Oates and Jerry Oates in a tournament final on February 3, 1980 for the Central States Tag Team title.
Brody also captured the SCW Brass Knuckles title in April 1982.
www.gerweck.net /bruiserbrody.htm   (735 words)

  
 Sheik, Dick the Bruiser, Andre the Giant, women wrestlers, midget wrestlers
When the Blackjacks beat Bruiser and Crusher for the WWA tag team championship, Bruiser and Crusher protested that it was due to Heenan's interference.
Bruiser made the same claims when Bobby Heenan managed Baron Von Raschke to a WWA heavyweight title victory over Bruiser.
When the 300-pound Brody was involved, the match would be as likely to end up in the fifth row or the balcony as the ring.
www.wrestlingclassics.com /wrestlingppv/bullies-babes-brawn.htm   (1460 words)

  
 BruiserBrody.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
I started this project in late 2000 as a documentary film on the life and death of Bruiser Brody.
I have interviewed people who knew Brody from as early as his college years, through the rest of his life.
This site will look at pieces of Brody's life not found in the book, as well as my experience in researching and spending so much time with the legacy of Bruiser Brody.
www.bruiserbrody.com   (304 words)

  
 1WRESTLING.COM - NEWSLINE - PRO WRESTLING'S DAILY NEWS SOURCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Bruiser Brody was kicked off the football team at West Texas State University for unnecessary roughness.
Brody was an unusual man, He did it his own way in professional wrestling drawing huge crowds everywhere he went.
Brody was a good business man, feared by many in the ring and all he did was to provide for his family.
www.1wrestling.com /news/newsline.asp?news=25414   (243 words)

  
 Dick the Bruiser's Home Page
The Bruiser was an icon of pop culture in the midwest from the 1950's until the early 1980's.
Dick the Bruiser was "the world's most dangerous wrestler" and proved as much by kicking the shit out of any nancy boy wrestler who had the brazen stupidity to pass through the Indianapolis territory, e.g.
Dick the Bruiser, as both a wrestler and a promoter, represents a tradition that was destroyed by disrespectful, entrepreneurial mavericks, like Vince McMahon, who have no respect for the old school ethos.
members.aol.com /Skinner001/index2.html   (568 words)

  
 The Wrestling Gospel According to Mike Mooneyham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Brody was clutching a photo of him and his son that Atlas had promised to sketch a portrait of as he was stabbed in a locker-room shower stall.
Atlas rushed to the area, saw the knife and went to the rescue of Brody, who was stabbed in the stomach and chest and was bleeding profusely.
Brody, who earned a degree in journalism at West Texas State before turning pro in the early '70s, was a favorite with the hardcore wrestling audience.
www.mikemooneyham.com /pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=4467437E-3048-826A-C413781A7DA5B079   (1916 words)

  
 All Japan Pro Wrestling VHS DVD 1972-1989
Brody was on offense most of the time he was in, though he found a way to bleed.
Brody was still stalling regularly, the action never picked up, and it had a finish that had nothing to do with anything.
Brody supplied the offense, which is what you are going to get from him, it was Jumbo that didn't handle the rest as well as he could have.
www.quebrada.net /videos/AJ1.html   (21817 words)

  
 Kansas City, October 19 1978
Bruiser Bob Sweetan joined the ranks of the "ex-army" members when he left Robley's army last Thursday night.
Bruiser Brody said when issuing a challenge to World Champion Harley Race.
Brody said with the exception of disqualifications, he has not lost a match in over two years.
www.harleyrace.com /programs/kc101978.htm   (276 words)

  
 Tribute - Bruiser Brody
Frank Donald Goodish of San Antonio, known as Bruiser Brody, was stabbed in his dressing room minutes before a match and died on a hospital operating table.
He didn't say he did not stab Brody, his defense was that Brody was a 'drug-crazed, violent, savage, on a drug enduced rage' and he was acting in self-defense that night.
The drug Brody was indicted as having used by Gonzales and his legal team was Marijuana.
www.inlewd.com /exclusives/tributes/brody   (1167 words)

  
 Bruiser Brody vs. Dick Murdoch (St. Louis Vol. 9) - Highspots.TV
Bruiser Brody vs. Dick Murdoch (St. Louis Vol.
Bruiser Brody vs Dick Murdoch - Classic St. Louis Volume 9, 18:35: Pre-match interview from
Louis where Dick Murdoch has a few choice words for his opponent!
www.highspots.tv /product.asp?id=14038   (101 words)

  
 The Ultimate World Wrestling Council Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
In 1987, American star, Bruiser Brody, was murdered in a WWC event in Caguas.
It is said that a "witness" to the series of events that ended in the murder was Tony Atlas (even though he was not an eye-witness of the murder itself, it is said he saw both men enter an area of the locker room, and then Invader leaving alone...
After Brody's death, and the failed conviction of the suspected murderer, WWC went through some difficult years, due to the fact that the flow of wrestlers that came from the United States suddenly ended.
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/WWC   (763 words)

  
 DVD Reviews
To see Brody in a tag match is a treat in itself.
Bruiser is furious and an impromptu match is signed by Mushnik with Bruiser's title on the line.
Bruiser Brody is featured in the next match against Ted DiBiase.
www.wrestlingclothesline.com /TapeChaseVol1.htm   (624 words)

  
 BruiserBrody.com
Bruiser Brody was a hero of mine when I was growing up.
Bruiser Brody was by far everybody's favorite and his matches with Abdullah had everyone believing wrestling was quite possibly "real." Even the girls who chimed in from the doorway, "Wrestling is fake!" Shut their mouths when they got a glimpse of a Bruiser Brody match.
My documentary would be on the life and death of my childhood hero, Bruiser Brody.
www.bruiserbrody.com /research.html   (537 words)

  
 The Passion of the Clyde or What Bruiser Brody Meant, Means, and Could Mean to Wrestling
Bruiser or King Kong Brody was born in 1946 in Pennsylvania, though in interviews he would say he was born in 1950, when he moved to New Mexico.
In any case, Bruiser's influence can be seen with any wrestler that had a "Barbarian," "Warlord," "Hercules" (rest in peace) or any other raging, ass-kicking gimmick.
In part two I am going to talk about the experience of seeing Bruiser Brody live, the circumstances that lead to his death, and what Brody means to wrestling now and in the future.
www.lethalwrestling.com /opinions/news_content.php?fileName=625   (1443 words)

  
 Strong Style Spirit ~ Half a decade of New Japan support
Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka [2] beat Baron Von Raschke & Karl Krupp [0] (9:15) when Brody used a King Kong kneedrop on Krupp.
Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka [4] beat Harley Race & Larry Hennig [0] (9:10) when Brody used a King Kong kneedrop on Hennig.
Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka [6] beat Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara [0] (10:06) when Brody used a King Kong kneedrop on Hara.
www.puroresufan.com /ajpw/history/rwtl81.php   (718 words)

  
 Bruiser Brody Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Bruiser Brody - the world will be a little worse off
Brody began his career in 1973, right from the start everyone
Brody in his death left behind a wife "Barbara and a son, Geoffrey
members.shaw.ca /Bruiser_Brody/brody_article_3.html   (373 words)

  
 What Bruiser Brody Meant, Means, and Could Mean to Wrestling Part II
What Bruiser Brody Meant, Means, and Could Mean to Wrestling Part II What Bruiser Brody Meant, Means, and Could Mean to Wrestling Part II by Inside Clyde
I saw Brody take on a jobber of some sort in World Class.
The only wrestler willing to go to wrestle was Stan "The Lariat" Hansen, long time friend of Brody's, who wanted to kill Gonzales in the ring for what he had done to Brody.
www.lethalwrestling.com /opinions/news_content.php?fileName=628   (875 words)

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