Bruiser brody biography of michael
In Wrestling's Last Rebel he looks at the life and death of Bruiser Brody, a wrestler whose legend seems to grow larger each year.
Bruiser Brody, whose real name was Frank Goodish, was old school..
Real Name: Frank Goodish
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Height/Weight: 6'7"/300
Signature Moves: Big boot, running knee drop, leg drop, one-armed bodyslam
WCCW Titles Held: WCCW American Heavyweight title (four times), WCCW Texas Heavyweight title, Texas Tag Team titles (once each with Mike York, Gino Hernandez and Kerry Von Erich), WCCW Brass Knuckles title (four times), WCCW American Tag Team titles (three times with Kerry Von Erich) and WCCW Television title.
Notable WCCW Feuds: Fritz, Kevin and David Von Erich, The Fabulous Freebirds, Skandor Akbar, Kamala, Gary Hart, One Man Gang and Abdullah the Butcher.
Need to Know Facts: Born Frank Goodish on June 18, 1946, Brody was one of professional wrestling's best big men, and one of its true renegades.
Goodish, like many other pro wrestlers, was a former college football player. After being expelled from the University of Iowa's football team for "behavior unbecoming an athlete", he was quickly recruited by West Texas
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Height/Weight: 6'7"/300
Signature Moves: Big boot, running knee drop, leg drop, one-armed bodyslam
WCCW Titles Held: WCCW American Heavyweight title (four times), WCCW Texas Heavyweight title, Texas Tag Team titles (once each with Mike York, Gino Hernandez and Kerry Von Erich), WCCW Brass Knuckles title (four times), WCCW American Tag Team titles (three times with Kerry Von Erich) and WCCW Television title.
Notable WCCW Feuds: Fritz, Kevin and David Von Erich, The Fabulous Freebirds, Skandor Akbar, Kamala, Gary Hart, One Man Gang and Abdullah the Butcher.
Need to Know Facts: Born Frank Goodish on June 18, 1946, Brody was one of professional wrestling's best big men, and one of its true renegades.
Goodish, like many other pro wrestlers, was a former college football player. After being expelled from the University of Iowa's football team for "behavior unbecoming an athlete", he was quickly recruited by West Texas