| 1 | 17.02.2024 | RyanKras16 | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 15.02.2024 | ABQMIKE | 10.0 | From Santa Fe New Mexico! Bruiser Brody" that always made me chuckle as Santa Fe is probably the least wild place in New Mexico. With a great wild look, charging the ring with his big chain, clearing out audiences or whoever got in his way, he played his gimmick to the tee. The reality was that Bruiser had a presence & a style that made him the man of his time. Athletic for a man his size, especially at that time, it allowed him match up well with Tenryu and especially Tsuruta in AJPW. His tags with Stan Hansen also were some of the most tough guy wrestling. Whether it was in Japan or in territories like Georgia, Mid Atlantic, or Texas, he always brought it! Stiff and powerful and finishing guys off with that King Kong Knee Drop. |
| 3 | 02.02.2024 | Horrorshow | 10.0 | My personal GOAT. I love Bruiser. I saw him as a teen in AWA reruns on ESPN Classic and just felt the "aura" he had. Sure, he was stiff and out for himself. But a lot of his mentality has influenced modern wrestling. A lot of modern hardcore wrestling/brawling would likely not exist without at least the influence of this man's matches with Abdullah the Butcher all across the US. You may not like the way he acted, he may have been a mercenary. But he made money. He is one of the few men I look at and think "This is my definition of a wrestler." |
| 4 | 29.01.2024 | rainmakerpunk | 10.0 | |
| 5 | 18.12.2023 | laddermatch | 10.0 | Brody was the greatest brawler in pro wrestling history bar none. Every match of his was a slobberknocker. As big as he was, he moved well for his size too. His wars with Abdullah the Butcher must be watched by anybody who calls themselves a wrestling fan. They were the most bloody, violent matches of that era of professional wrestling and paved the way for hardcore/extreme wrestling. Nothing he did was pretty but it didn't have to be. He was a wild son of a bitch and we wouldn't have had it any other way. Sadly, his career and life were tragically cut short in Puerto Rico on that fateful day in July of 1988. Jose Gonzalez will burn in hell for murdering this icon. RIP Brody. |
| 6 | 15.12.2023 | humanserpent | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 17.11.2023 | DanTalksRasslin | 9.0 | A legend of the brawling style, Brody's imposing image and wild, violent, ahead-of-its-time style stood out in the days of the '70s-'80s territory days and also made him very successful in Japan, and prefigured more hardcore wrestling styles that developed in the following decades. He reportedly wasn't the easiest to deal with backstage, but the uniqueness of his work makes him a very interesting figure to look back on. And, of course, the way in which his story ended is one of wrestling's major tragedies, for which there has never been justice. |
| 8 | 08.11.2023 | GabriMazzoli | 10.0 | |
| 9 | 14.10.2023 | HKRULZN1 | 10.0 | |
| 10 | 11.07.2023 | TheBrainlessRobot | 9.0 | |
| 11 | 10.07.2023 | Conquistador37 | 8.0 | There are things I really love about Bruiser Brody but there's alotta Abdullah the Butcher to fast forward past. Also, there are times the style gets straight up OLD! He should have been more giving more often. You're better off watching Terry Gordy do the almost the same thing but usually better ie: more selling for the other guy. I do find myself invested in many of his tag encounters, he made for one of the best hot tags ever and stuff like that keeps the negatives from hurting too much. Rest in peace and also, bless Tony Atlas that tragic evening. 7.75 |
| 12 | 05.07.2023 | Immortan Scott | 10.0 | A god tier brawler, one of the best to ever live. I've been going through his matches the last few days and they've all been great. |
| 13 | 18.06.2023 | wingnutzredux75 | 9.0 | |
| 14 | 04.06.2023 | Giantfan1980 | 6.0 | Crazy brawler type that looked like he could kick everybody's asses and I appreciate that, but his style wasn't much more than that. Can't give him top marks because aside from lacking in other departments, he wasn't around long enough because of his life being tragically cut short. Difficult to work with and didn't stay in one place too long so he wasn't able to build a legacy as a franchise guy like Flair or Hogan or Hart or Undertaker. |
| 15 | 02.06.2023 | joaosousa20 | 10.0 | |
| 16 | 04.05.2023 | tmxicon | 9.0 | |
| 17 | 01.05.2023 | AidanArcher | 10.0 | Brody was the most talented wrestler in the world, he was a caring man and was selfless. I love his different matches and I will never forget him. |
| 18 | 26.04.2023 | benh2 | 8.0 | |
| 19 | 14.01.2023 | Brutish Dandy | 9.0 | |
| 20 | 22.12.2022 | dwight | 9.0 | |
| 21 | 20.11.2022 | AndoCommando | 1.0 | Maybe the most overhyped wrestler from the territories. Given the namesake of WON's Best Brawler award when he was never the best brawler anywhere he wrestled. Coasted on his reputation more often than not. Terrible seller. Soft offense, while also being known to stiff opponents from time to time. Great stature and look, until the bell rings. If a wrestler could get great matches out of him, you know they're a miracle worker. |
| 22 | 12.09.2022 | conker8 | 7.0 | |
| 23 | 07.09.2022 | boymeetsworld | 9.0 | |
| 24 | 15.07.2022 | sbg2022 | 9.0 | Regardless of anyone's opinion on Bruiser, there have been reports that he was difficult to work with behind the scenes, but still, he didn't deserve that fate. He was murdered cold-blooded by a sadist. |
| 25 | 21.06.2022 | CLUCK | 7.0 | |
| 26 | 08.04.2022 | TotemKiller1 | 7.0 | |
| 27 | 18.03.2022 | MR LARIATO | 9.0 | |
| 28 | 09.02.2022 | killowenskill | 10.0 | |
| 29 | 28.01.2022 | Strong Zero Machine | 9.0 | |
| 30 | 24.01.2022 | Brianm654 | 9.0 | |
| 31 | 02.01.2022 | benny5bellys | 5.0 | He was a huge draw but his work has aged poorly and he is pretty one dimensional. His offence does not look that great compared to those who followed and I rarely see a match in which he actually takes any sort of bumps. |
| 32 | 11.12.2021 | Shoot Headbutt Lover | 10.0 | |
| 33 | 05.11.2021 | Mister Cute Face | 9.0 | |
| 34 | 25.09.2021 | No One | 10.0 | |
| 35 | 20.09.2021 | King97 | 8.0 | |
| 36 | 22.07.2021 | StrongStyle2020 | 9.0 | |
| 37 | 27.06.2021 | Makoto92 | 9.0 | |
| 38 | 10.06.2021 | BigVan JimmyWangYang | 9.0 | |
| 39 | 08.06.2021 | texasyosh | 9.0 | |
| 40 | 16.04.2021 | axebombertsuruta | 10.0 | Brody is just plain fun to watch and his gimmick was solid. Definitely over wherever he went, usually as a terrifying heel. He was the first shoot interview and the so brilliantly blurred lines. I give him a ten simply because he made Abby worth watching. |
| 41 | 02.04.2021 | becky2belts | 9.0 | |
| 42 | 30.03.2021 | InvaderZarb | 9.0 | |
| 43 | 10.02.2021 | WrestlingStats1 | 9.0 | Assets: Had mammoth size and was legitimately fearsome. His intensity and charisma only accentuated his strengths. Could endure long and barbaric contests and demonstrated consummate toughness. - - - Flaws: Didn't enjoy the same degree of visibility in North America as he did in Japan. Was known to be mercurial and a mercenary. Was regrettably killed at a time where his star was shining at its brightest.. - - - Career Potential: Exceptional major league main eventer. |
| 44 | 04.01.2021 | Keksteur | 9.0 | |
| 45 | 24.07.2020 | jajt1989 | 6.0 | |
| 46 | 26.06.2020 | ElPolloLoco | 7.0 | An amazing, albeit one-noted, character: he was truly great at playing the huge fearsome wildman and was smart enough to capitalize on it and move around promotions to avoid his act from getting stale. In the ring... he was not as excruciatingly bad as many other 70's brawlers but was definetely far from exciting even when facing great talents such as Ted DiBiase and Genichiro Tenryu: I consider him at his best when blood could flow freely, technical skills weren't required and a loud crowd got the adrenaline pumping. His body of work has unfortunately aged poorly as the late 80's/early 90's ushered in a far better generation of brawlers and laid the foundations for hardcore wrestling as we know it. |
| 47 | 01.05.2020 | Nakajima12 | 9.0 | |
| 48 | 26.07.2019 | KyleEnjoysWrestling | 6.0 | I think people look back pretty favorably on Bruiser thanks in part to what happened to him. I do recognize him for being a monster in Japan, but he was still just a sloppy brawler no matter how you slice it. Not my cup of tea. |
| 49 | 11.07.2019 | Makai Club | 3.0 | Um, he is awful. Honestly, no clue why people think of this guy as a legend or anything like that; he has none of the work to justify that claim. For a brawler, his brawling looks weak as shit. Best brawler of all time? Fuck off. God knows how Tenryu got a good match out of him. One of the overrated wrestler of all time, IMO. BUT, he was a draw and influenced a whole lot of people. |
| 50 | 22.04.2019 | TheDoubleDarkness | 8.0 | |
| 51 | 14.04.2019 | LabronBenoit | 9.0 | |
| 52 | 21.01.2019 | JEK 1991 | 10.0 | Great brawler. He was considered a scary wrestler. He bleed and had hardcore matches. Had many moves and great feuds. Sad that he was murdered. |
| 53 | 21.01.2019 | Aurtletheturtle | 8.0 | |
| 54 | 29.11.2018 | IsThisWrestling | 10.0 | Bruiser Brody is both a legend and legendary. There were definitely other wrestlers of his style that were on his level, but none perhaps felt more natural than Brody. He would explain his reasoning for causing bodily harm in his promos and then he would deliver on those promises in the ring. Though some backstage stories make him seem like an asshole who was willing to kill an entire territory to get his way, the man was a legend and a draw and one of the first independent wrestlers regardless. No single promotion was big enough for Brody. He was too big a personality for his own business, and it cost him his life in some shithole locker room in Puerto Rico. |
| 55 | 11.05.2018 | HC7 | 9.0 | |
| 56 | 03.02.2018 | Fedorlei Gomipierre | 10.0 | Truly a one in a million talent, Brody as a personality and performer had a magnetism and talent that checks every box. I've watched more Brody matches than almost every other wrestler(alongside Savage, TFunk, Tenryu, DiBiase, Bret) and one major compliment I always give Brody's work, is that even for a guy who could go through the motions and cop-out with simple blood and guts bladefests(which he had many of), Brody's hustle and ability to work diverse opponents and have a compelling match in various styles and regions, is extremely impressive. Couple his in-ring skill with the creation of his wildman character and the aura that surrounds him, and you've got an all-time great. |
| 57 | 03.01.2018 | Viper99 | 9.0 | War wohl nicht der umgänglichste Wrestler, was seinem großen Ego zuschulden kam und ihm auch letztendlich das Leben kostete. Brody war dennoch ein fantastischer Big Men und ein Pionier für alle noch kommenden Brawler im Wrestling Business. Leider wurde seine Karriere zu früh beendet! Ich hätte ihn gerne in den 90er Jahren in der Glanzzeit von All Japan gesehen. |
| 58 | 01.09.2017 | MRN | 10.0 | One of the best big man wrestlers of all time, a big draw everywhere he went, a unique character and one of the best brawlers of all time. Always entertaining to watch, a true great. 10/10 |
| 59 | 18.07.2017 | Nomics | 10.0 | One of the greatest big man workers and brawlers of all time, and one of the biggest and most consistent drawing cards of his era. |
| 60 | 10.03.2017 | Argylex | 9.0 | |
| 61 | 27.02.2017 | King of Strong Style | 8.0 | |
| 62 | 10.02.2017 | KO FanGirl | 7.0 | |
| 63 | 04.09.2016 | Vacant 21 | 9.0 | |
| 64 | 04.09.2016 | SpruseJohnson | 10.0 | Was he a loose cannon when it came to dealing with promoters, sure. Did he have a limited moveset, without a doubt. Should he have been a WHC due to his drawing power, without a doubt. Brody could draw a crowd to see him wrestle a mop. |
| 65 | 17.08.2016 | Sonny Black | 7.0 | |
| 66 | 08.04.2016 | Jeff | 9.0 | |
| 67 | 17.02.2016 | TRowan | 9.0 | |
| 68 | 05.01.2016 | mdkarl | 10.0 | I see its becoming fashionable to call brody overrated. todays smart mark crowd likes to grade on work rate as opposed to crowd connection and making money. for the standard of his time, brody did exactly what was expected of him only he did it so much better than 99% of the other guys working. Brody was a political nightmare for promoters and yet they all gave him everything they could afford to get him to headline their cards. Brody was instant money. Brody was moving between the awa and texas and Puerto rico and japan and always headlining and filling stadiums wherever he went. Personally he was easily one of my top 10 favorites to watch. Brody told a story just by being brody. Often imitated never duplicated, he is a true wrestling icon and easily a 10 |
| 69 | 15.12.2015 | Iam betterthan | 9.0 | |
| 70 | 17.10.2015 | Crippler Crossface | 9.0 | |
| 71 | 04.03.2015 | Evan13 | 9.0 | |
| 72 | 05.12.2014 | tobimexican | 8.0 | |
| 73 | 15.12.2013 | yanus | 5.0 | Not really my cup of coffee. Great presence and charisma, he truly looked like a scary monster. In the ring a solid brawler, but nothing more, apparently used to often no-sell his opponents offensive. |
| 74 | 26.09.2013 | JuliTheCage87 | 8.0 | |
| 75 | 03.08.2013 | Boris The Menace | 6.0 | |
| 76 | 28.01.2012 | Johnny-Tenner | | Mir gefällt der Kerl, sein Look ist genial und seine Chops die Klatschen so schön. Und wer meint er kann nicht wrestlen sollte sich einfach mal seine letzten Japan kämpfe anschauen. Der 2 Meter Mann springt einen Dropkick oder einen Legdrop wie er schöner nicht sein kann. Auch wenn ich nicht sonderlich viel von ihm Gesehen hab, bin ich durchaus begeistert. Für mich ist sein Status als Legende mehr als gerrechtfertigt. Selbst wenn er im Privaten nicht sonderlich nett war, ist er für mich das größte Erscheinungsbild was ich im Wrestling je gesehen hab. |
| 77 | 07.08.2011 | MaikBaader | 3.0 | Schlecht im Ring, wirklich... Es gab eine Zeit, wo Brody solide im Ring war, aber die war nicht lange. Ich habe nie den Hype um Ihn verstanden. Ja, er war wild, das hat man gesehen, aber wirklich begeistern konnte mich das nicht wirklich. Dazu auch noch absolut Unprofessionell. |
| 78 | 26.07.2011 | HudE | 8.0 | |
| 79 | 30.03.2011 | downtown2 | 2.0 | Brody war schon eine Erscheinung im Ring, für seine Größe mit einer sehr guten Physis ausgestattet. Allerdings hat er wohl auch auf die geschriebenen und ungeschriebenen Gesetze der Branche gepfiffen und seinen Status versucht geltend zu machen, um Match-Ausgänge zu beeinflussen. Gegner, die er nicht leiden konnte, mussten mit körperlicher Gewalt rechnen, zudem war er zwischen den Seilen sehr limitiert. Für mich keine große Persönlichkeit und schon gar keine Legende. |
| 80 | 05.11.2010 | Fountain of Misinformation | 7.0 | Kult-Wrestler? Klar! Big Draw? Jawoll! Cooler Typ? Jo! Tough and Crazy Guy? Yes! Wrestling Legende? Auf jeden Fall! Aber sonst, was bleibt? Hat jemand mehr als eine handvoll gute und unterhaltsame Matches von ihm gesehen? Bemerkt wie furchtbar er bereits spätestens ca. 1984 im Ring war? Der Kult und Hype ist hier größer als der Wrestler es selbst zu Lebzeiten war. |
| 81 | 19.10.2010 | laguns | 3.0 | Hab ehrlich gesagt nie so ganz verstanden wie man Brawler so hoch loben kann. "N super Brawler" was soll der Mist? Brawlen ist der allerletzte Weg für Leute die sonst nix können und Brody war fürs Puplikum sicher n spannender Typ, aber das war Andre the Giant auch und trotzdem macht das keine besseren Wrestler aus ihnen... Und Brody war weder technisch stark noch hatte er mehr Charisma als Mike Nox oder Berzerker. Jeder der ihn für sooo cool hält, weil er aus Ego Gründen die Gesundheit seiner Gegenr riskiert hat, nur um das Drehbuch zu ändern, findet wohl auch das New Jack auf einer Stufe mit Bret Hart steht. |
| 82 | 22.07.2010 | Manu Adams | 7.0 | Er war seiner Zeit weit vorraus und in Sachen Hardcore, definitiv einer der besten. Am Mikro war er mittelmäßig, nur ich habe das Gefühl, dass er die Aktionen seiner Gegner schlecht aussehen lässt indem er kaum Grimassen zeigt. R. I. P. Frank Goodish |
| 83 | 28.06.2010 | Excellence of Execution | 9.0 | HUSS! HUSS! HUSS! Ein Wrestler, dessen Bedeutung hierzulande vielen scheinbar nicht so ganz bewusst ist. In Japan zurecht noch eine Legende. Einer der besten Brawler seiner Zeit, der seinen Kayfabe Charakter unglaublich intensiv rüberbrachte. Eine richtige Kampfsau eben. War das, was der Ultimate Warrior wohl gerne gewesen wäre. |
| 84 | 03.03.2010 | Kenshin Uesugi | 9.0 | Wer schon immer mal sehen wollte wie gestande "Wrestler" voller Panik den Ring verlassen oder mal ein richtigen harten Brawl beobachten will, der ist bei Brody genau richtig. Ob der Kerl nun wirklich so verrückt war, keine Ahnung ist auch egal das macht ja seine Aurra und Zauber aus. Brody war im Ring nicht unbeweglich und hat durchaus technische Fähigkeiten. Ein Wrestler der sich bestens verkaufen konnte, auch wenn viele seiner Matches im totalen Chaos endeten, mir hat es immer gefallen. Es hat schon seine Gründe warum er immer noch so oft kopiert wird. Ein Mann mit großem Einfluss auf das Wrestling. |
| 85 | 12.10.2009 | mongo | 6.0 | |
| 86 | 13.07.2009 | Blade Bourdeaux | 7.0 | |
| 87 | 01.07.2009 | Mick Funk | 5.0 | Starker Brawler, dem ein schlimmes Schicksal wiederfahren ist. Allerdings wohl sehr unprofessionel. |
| 88 | 19.04.2009 | Undertaker94 | 9.0 | |
| 89 | 05.04.2009 | MacManus | 7.0 | |
| 90 | 16.09.2008 | The Wise Warrior | 7.0 | Gewisses Potential war zweifellos vorhanden - die Matches selbst konnten mich nicht so mitreißen. |
| 91 | 07.09.2008 | Baszdmeg | 10.0 | Ohne das tragische Ende bestimmt keine 10 Punkte, aber Brody hat den Weg für viele nach ihm geebnet; eine Legende! |
| 92 | 19.07.2008 | Hardcoremaniac | 9.0 | |
| 93 | 14.05.2008 | Masada | 10.0 | Ich habe leider recht wenig von ihm sehen dürfen aber seine gesamten Kämpfe über habe ich glaube ich nicht geatmet, weil der typ einfach Atemberaubend ist eine Aura wie ich sie noch nie verspürt hab. Dem ist wohl viel zu verdanken den einige der heutigen Deathmatch Götter haben u. a wegen ihm hier angefangen in den Ring zu steigen. RIP und THX! |
| 94 | 28.04.2008 | Dynamite4 | 8.0 | |
| 95 | 10.04.2008 | el duderino | 9.0 | |
| 96 | 31.03.2008 | Pulpul | 10.0 | Böser, böser Bruiser Brody. Knallharter Brawler, dessen Klasse in diesem Bereich wohl kaum ein zweiter erreicht. Dazu unfassbar charismatisch und immer wieder für verdammt starke Kämpfe, egal wie lange sie dauern, zu haben. |
| 97 | 14.12.2007 | mdbnase | 4.0 | Zwar ein guter Brawler und hart für seine Zeit. Jedoch in seinen Fähigkeiten beschränkt, cholerisch und miese Einstellung gegenüber anderen Workern und dem Biz. Daher auch z. T. sehr chaotisch-miese Kämpfe bzw. No Contests. Die 4 Punkte sind da noch fast geschmeichelt |
| 98 | 06.12.2007 | LexLuger4ever | 8.0 | Knallharter Brawler, dem wohl das schlimmste Verbrechen widerfahren ist, was einem Wrestler je zu Teil wurde. |
| 99 | 19.09.2007 | Masterpiece | 8.0 | |
| 100 | 16.08.2007 | ecw forever | 8.0 | |
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