Brain Damage

[8.0] "Brain Damage was among the most standout wrestlers in the early days of CZW. His imposing stature and intense gaze alone told you he was a dangerous guy in the ring. He was not the most athletic, nor the most technical, but his brutality and presence largely made up for that. You could always rely on Brain Damage to go all out in every match without overshadowing his opponents. Beyond his intimidating appearance and intense in-ring action, he was a real genuine and kind fellow, always respectful to his peers and grateful to fans. Unfortunately, he was hiding some serious struggles that led him to take his life. Much like a cat hides illness or injury, Brain Damage hid his personal troubles until they consumed him. Taking all of this into account, I do believe an 8 is fitting for him."

[9.0] "Originally posted 03/06/25: "Brain Damage is lovely, always reliable for whatever, wherever. Although their non hardcore matches were not very memorable, their hardcore matches are the best. If you think that by measuring 1.92 cm and despite 123 kg it is little risky, you are wrong. Able to take all types of spot. Sadly we could not take care of his smile, RIP Brain Damage, really, he made art." Brain was always the standard of a Deathmatch wrestler, a tough, resilient and violent guy, his style was in line with what Deathmatch represents, and to be honest, he did more than expected, he could take any hit and keep walking. At CZW Cage Of Death IX, he had (in my opinion) the most violent, excessive and painful fall of his career, Drake Younger puts Brain on a DVD and throws himself and Brain from the top of the cage. At 9 F'n Years, in his match against Younger, he fell from the ring to the outside onto a wooden board with barbed wire, which was on a table, with a glass panel with two chairs. You know where I'm going with this? He could have done more but he was always a filler on the cards. He never had his place in the world, but I'm sure there was a place for him."

[2.0] "Another casualty of the outlaw mudshow contingent, Brain Damage never found footing in wrestling beyond destroying his body with broken glass and brutality for peanuts and small crowds. As you can see from the amount of his Matches, he didn't amount to much. He was always big and had a menacing, distinct look to him. Unfortunately he wasn't very agile or talented, and seemed like a complete meathead because he couldn't put a match together, couldn't promo much if at all and couldn't connect with crowds. He started in the year 2000 under the wing of Mr. Insanity Toby Klein, but it wasn't until 2005 and forward that he begun getting bigger opportunities and featured heavily in the CZW and IWA Mid-South main event deathmatch scenes. For a 5+ year stretch he was up for receiving and dishing out severe punishment, highlights including winning the CZW Iron Man title, making several Deathmatch tournament finals, winning the UVU title tournament and winning a couple Tag Deathmatch tournaments with his good friend Deranged. His matches were never great or even good, just guys throwing stiff punches, bashing each other with whatever weapons they or the fans could come up with, add bleeding and some hardcore spots. But, he could take a lot of actual punishment. To me he seems a tragic figure, probably misguided and lost in his personal life as he took his own life at 34 years of age, relatively young. For US indy deathmatch fans from 2005 to 2010, the name of Brain Damage will hold some relevance."

[8.0] "When it comes to deathmatch wrestling, one name that should at least be brought up once is without a doubt Brain Damage, if only for the insane shit he would do in-ring. Easily one of the toughest sons of bitches to ever step in a ring and with punches so stiff, you would lose every single tooth in your face, there's a very good why his guy's as legendary as he is. RIP Brain Damage, a badass that died way too young."

[8.0] "Leider auch schon viele Jahre verstorben und er wird sicher vermisst. Ich war nicht wirklich ein Fan von ihm aber ich habe inzwischen schon ne ordentliche Anzahl an Matches von ihm gesehen. War ein unfassbar harter Hund. Ich weiß nicht woher er seinen Gimmick Namen hatte aber es könnte wegen dem Lied von Pink Floyd gewesen sein."

[8.0] "Brain Damage is very underrated in so many ways. He proves that not all Deathmatch wrestlers use glass every second."

[10.0] ""The Ultraviolent Terminator". Rest in peace. One of my absolute favorites. He was such a bad ass character. One of the hardest punching guys ever with an iron chin, when someone wanted to test that with him. Also at 193 cm & 123 kg - he was a legit heavyweight. Underrated worker. When he was motivated and feeling confident he pulled out some great matches at times. In his prime during 2006-2008 he had multiple memorable matches, mostly deathmatches and brawls. He was the MVP in CZWŽs Tournament of Death 5, with a hard hitting performance against Necro Butcher and Toby Klein. He had the classic Fans Bring The Weapons match against Deranged in IWA-MSŽs KOTDM 2006 and the epic Last Man Standing brawl against Necro Butcher in IWA-ECŽs Master of Pain tournament in 2007. The 20 min Ironman match against Joker at CZWŽs New Year Resolution show in 2008, was probably the best match in his career. In that he showed that he could work a great match. He was on top of his career holding two CZW championship belts and having won a Tournament of Death the previous year. Sadly Brain Damage started suffering from depression. He gained lots of weight and for a while he lost his best edge. Finally he came back to CZW in 2011, having lost the extra weight and once again in good shape and he faced Matt Tremont in a very decent and memorable hardcore match. Sadly this was his last appearance. He committed suicide as the result of heavy depression in late 2012. His legacy as the legendary hardcore "cyborg" of the US wrestling scene will live on forever."

[10.0] "Brain Damage was a big loss to the world of death match wrestling, and CZW in particular. It is very hard to believe he was gone. He was one tough mother fucker in the ring. Everyone knew he was the hardest hitter in the ring too. One punch, and you loose a tooth! He was a loyal, and very sweet guy out of the ring, and to think he has been gone for four years, is very depressing. Rest In Peace, Brain Damage. Just like Bailey, the death match family misses you very much so."

[7.0] "War mal der Ultraviolent Terminator, eines der übelste Monster der CZW. Leider hat er im Laufe der Zeit einiges eingebüßt. Das ist nicht mal unbedingt seine Schuld, eher die der Booker, die sein Gimmick im Laufe der Jahre keinen Meter weit bewegt haben. So ist er nur noch ein müder Abklatsch seiner selbst. Was verständlich ist, nach all den blutigen, und teils enorm guten Deathmatches. Aber eben leider schwächer als vorher."

[7.0] "Hat eine gute Ausstrahlung als der Zerstörer und wirkt durch seine Statur auch bedrohlich. In Death Matches ist er immer zu gebrauchen, dass er kein begnadeter Techniker ist dürfte klar sein."

[9.0] "Braindamage ist für mich einer der besten Brawler und Deathmatch Wrestler zugleich. Hat zwar Technisch wenig zubieten aber seine Fists machen das weg."

[7.0] "Für mich fast schon zuu krank, Deathmatches sind zwar nich so mein Ding, aber in der Kategorie ist er schon definitiv ein Meister. Seine Jabs sind unglaublich hart und tun schon beim Zuschaun weh, wegen Intensität und Look immerhin eine 7"

[8.0] "Natürlich ist sein Können etwas limitiert, aber er ist dennoch einer der besten Death Match Wrestler, die ich kenne. Er hatte in der CZW zurecht eine gefestigte Stellung innerhalb des Rosters. Wo ist er momentan eigentlich geblieben?"

[6.0] "Ohne Frage: Als Deathmatch Wrestler und Bumptaker top allerdings, gefallen mir Techniklose Deathmatches in denen er leider oftmals involviert ist überhaupt nicht. Klar kann er viel nehmen aber für mich reicht das nich um als guter Wrestler angesehen zu werden ;)"

[7.0] "Der Mann kann mächtig austeilen, gewaltig einstecken und ist in Death Matches eigentlich immer sehr unterhaltsam. Allerdings ist er abgesehen davon nicht der beste Wrestler und, im Gegensatz zu einem Drake Younger, in normalen Matches nicht halb so gut wie im ultraviolent style. Aufgrund seiner teils sehr guten Deathmatches gibt es aber dennoch eine 2 mit einem kleinen Minus."

[7.0] "Als schmerzloser Deathmatch-Cyborg kann er voll überzeugen, aber in "normalen" Single Matches geht er völlig unter!"

[7.0] "Abwertung für die zunehmende Langeweile, sonst wirklich gut."

[10.0] "Stiffer Bastard ich mag ihn hoffe ihn mal in Deutschland zu sehen."

[9.0] "Nach Drake Younger mein absoluter Favorit was Hardcore-Wrestling angeht!"

[8.0] "Ja, genau so stellt man sich ein menschliches Tier vor und genau so möchte man Hardcore Wrestling erleben. Das ist beeindruckend, das sieht nach was aus, das kommt überzeugend rüber. Ach würden sich doch all jene übergewichtigen Fettgebilde, die in Zeitlupe durch die Ringe bluten, einmal bei ihm ansehen, wie Hardcore geht, es würde dem Wrestling viel erspart bleiben. Hoffentlich noch lange viel viel mehr von ihm."

[9.0] "Einfach awesome der Typ! Ich warte ja noch auf Bones vs. Damage *träum*"

[10.0] "Ein absolut genialer Wrestler. Er konnte mich bisher immer unterhalten."

[8.0] "Für einen Deathmatch-Wrestler auch technisch nicht schlecht. Imposante Erscheinung, glaubwürdig und wirklich stiff! ... und sein KO-Punch ist wirklich'n Dampfhammer."

[8.0] "Stiff wie sau, kann genauso viel einstecken wie er austeilt. Deathmatch Wrestler mit wohl so gut wie keinen Grenzen, gefällt mir persönlich aber erst seit seiner Rückkehr wieder so richtig gut. Trotzdem noch eine große Welt von 10 Punkten entfernt."

[10.0] "Genialster Death Match Wrestler der zweiten Generation. Und das trotz des "hohen" Alters. Übelst furchterregende Austrahlung, im Ring ein Hühne! Ich hoffe, er bleibt dem Independent noch lange und vor allem verletzungsfrei erhalten. Hoffe ihn mal live in Deutschland zu sehen. *zur wXw schiel*"

[10.0] "Neben Drake Younger derzeit die mit Abstand heißeste Nummer im nordamerikanischen Death Match-Wrestling. Seine Fäuste würden vermutlich selbst Chuck Norris ausknocken. Ein ausgezeichnetes Komplettpaket, das neben den typischen Ultraviolent Spots auch durchaus noch ein solides Match zusammenwrestlen kann. Auch sein Team mit Deranged ist großartig. Noch großartiger ihre Matches gegeneinander. Brain Damage verspricht wirklich immer eine geniale Vorstellung. Und so soll's ja auch sein!"

[8.0] "Death Matches mit ihm versprechen einfach viel unterhaltung."