History Wrestling / BruiserBrody

** In {{Kayfabe}}: "The Madman from the Sudan" Abdullah the Butcher, [[Wrestling/EdFarhat The (Original) Sheik]], [[Wrestling/DoryFunkJr The Funk]] [[Wrestling/TerryFunk Brothers]], Wrestling/AntonioInoki, [[Wrestling/{{Kamala}} Kamala, The Ugandan Giant]], Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell, "Playboy" Gary Hart and The Fabulous Freebirds.
** In RealLife: ''SEVERAL'' promoters he'd never got along with, being one of them Huertas Gonzalez who hated Brody so much that the former eventually killed the latter.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If after a fashion, Brody decided not to play along with you, there was nothing that could make him change his mind. He was trying to purchase Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon's WWC shares, effectively, getting over Colon-Jovica-Huertas Gonzalez's power and influence in the promotion (he was already part of the booking team and he went to collect $25,000 they owed him from a previous tour). As he trusted to Tony Atlas "...you are going to see a lot of changes around here."

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Worked as a booker for WCCW and WWC, although apparently he wasn't very good at this. In a broader sense, seeing as he might walk out if the booking wasn't going his way, he effectively forced the rules he wanted with his reputation and popularity.

** He actually performed maneuvers like ''Piledrivers'' and ''Body Slams'', but in few, rare cases.

He competed throughout the world, having several succesful stints working for The Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, some Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories such as The St. Louis Wrestling Club, The Wrestling/{{WWE}} (Then known as the ''World Wide Wrestling Federation''), but particularly Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling (Dallas, TX) and the World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico).

* CombatPragmatist: His style was pretty damn hellish: biting, weapons, working stiff.

* NoIndoorVoice: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ4RFnmMvwM You be the judge.]]

[[caption-width-right:200:"...YOU DON'T SEE ME CRYIN', YOU DON'T SEE ME DOWN ON MY KNEES BEGGIN' BOUT IT, I'M GONNA TAKE CARE O' BUSINESS, AND BUSINESS [[OnlyInItForTheMoney FOR ME AND ME ONLY AND THAT'S THE WAY I WANT IT TO STAY]]."]]

!! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "THESE TROPES, IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW, ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE `KING KONG´ OF WRESTLING... HUSSS! HUSSS! HUSSS!"]]:

* AxCrazy[=/=]BloodKnight: One of his most recognizable traits is that no matter who he'd be pitted against or what the odds were, Brody ''never'' backed down from a good bunkhouse brawl.

* BoisterousBruiser[=/=]MeaningfulName: Once again it is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin one of those cases.]]

* FinishingMove: A BoringButPractical ''Running Knee Drop''.

** Larry Matysik notes it didn't really matter if Brody was heel or face - he ended up being cheered anyway. His style was pretty damn heelish: biting, weapons, working stiff. Brody was rarely simply heel or face, and could even switch during a match due to crowd reaction.

* LightningBruiser: 6'6", 300 lbs. of muscle and could throw ''dropkicks''.

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Each and every one of his promos were made to let you know the clearest way possible he was in the business to stomp rivals and collect his money... ''"...AND. NOTHING. ELSE!!!"''

Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) hailing from Uniontown, PA was a former American [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball football player]] for the Washington Redskins from 1969 to 1971 in the so-called "Taxi-squad" who winded-up as one of the most famed {{professional wrestl|ing}}ers of all time known under the ring name of '''Bruiser Brody'''. Paving his way as maybe one of the most feared and revered performers who ever step into the ring due his displays of [[BloodKnight complete and utter brutallity]]. Some of his feuds were the matter legends are made of as those against Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher, The Fabulous Freebirds and the likes.

Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was a former American [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball football player]] for the Washington Redskins from 1969 to 1971 in the so-called "Taxi-squad" from Uniontown, PA who winded-up as one of the most famed {{professional wrestl|ing}}ers of all time known under the ring name of '''Bruiser Brody'''. Paving his way as maybe one of the most feared and revered performers who ever step into the ring due his displays of [[BloodKnight complete and utter brutallity]]. Some of his feuds were matter of legend as those against Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher, The Fabulous Freebirds and the likes.

** Jim Ross has a story about going out for dinner with a few friends on Brody's invitation. JR then says the only way it would be a REAL story is if Brody had actually paid for the dinners!

* SignatureMove: A few ''Headlock'', ''Toe'' and ''Sole Kick'' variants, prominently The ''Big Boot''.

He competed throughout the world, particularly in The Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, some Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories such as The St. Louis Wrestling Club, The Wrestling/{{WWE}} (Then known as the ''World Wide Wrestling Federation''), but particularily Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling (Dallas, TX) and the World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico).

->''"I'll never find out!"''
-->--'''Bruiser Brody''', when asked what it felt like to lose, as quoted in ''The Pictorial History of Wrestling: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'' by Bert Randolph Sugar and George Napolitano.

->''"Bruiser Brody is another one. He was in some of the great matches of all time, but he was also in some of the worst matches of all time when he was in the mood."''
-->--'''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Dave Meltzer]]''', commenting on the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-h.html AWA World Heavyweight Champion]] Nick Bockwinkel (w/[[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]])-Bruiser Brody match on ''Volume 1: Busted Open!'' of the ''[[http://www.vcientertainment.com/Film-Categories/Wrestling?product_id=663 Wrestling Gold]]'' DVD series.

Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was a former American [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball football player]] from Uniontown, PA who winded-up as one of the most famed {{professional wrestl|ing}}ers of all time known under the ring name of '''Bruiser Brody'''. He competed throughout the world, particularly in The Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, some Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories such as The St. Louis Wrestling Club, The Wrestling/{{WWE}} (Then known as the ''World Wide Wrestling Federation''), but particularily Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling (Dallas, TX) and the World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico). Paving his way as maybe one of the most feared and revered performers who ever step into the ring due his displays of [[BloodKnight complete and utter brutallity]]. Some of his feuds were matter of legend as those against Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher, The Fabulous Freebirds and the likes.

* AxCrazy: As stated by Tony Atlas on the Series/DarkSideOfTheRing episode dedicated to him:
--> "If you could picture a man coming to the ring, six foot six/six seven, three hundred and fifteen or so pounds... it would look like danger coming."

* BloodKnight: His long standing rivalry with Abdullah stood up high on a promotion already infamous for being [[DarkerAndEdgier that violently graphic and brutal]].
** To put things into perspective, the WWC's fandom was second to none in rowdiness and bloodthirst. They tended to throw everything at the performers, [[ProducePelting ranging from trash to feces]], [[KitchenSinkIncluded even stones]], and weren't satisfied if at least one wrestler wasn't rolled out of the ring on a stretcher.

* CatchPhrase: '''"HUSS! HUSS! HUSS!"'''

Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was a former American [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball football player]] from Uniontown, PA who winded-up as one of the most famed {{professional wrestl|ing}}ers of all time known under the ring name of '''Bruiser Brody'''. He competed throughout the world, particularly in Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, The Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, some Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories such as The St. Louis Wrestling Club, The Wrestling/{{WWE}} (Then known as the ''World Wide Wrestling Federation''), but particularily World Class Championship Wrestling (Dallas, TX) and the World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico). Paving his way as maybe one of the most feared and revered performers who ever step into the ring due his displays of [[BloodKnight complete and utter brutallity]]. Some of his feuds were matter of legend as those against Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher, The Fabulous Freebirds and the likes.

* ForeignWrestlingHeel: In Japan. Also worked with one, Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie from Iraq, as a member of the Sheik's Army in the AWA.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Tony Atlas mentioned, as they were taking him to the hospital after receiving a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Brody in their match, to the point his head ended-up looking like a halloween pumpkin, José Huertas González turned to SD Jones and said:

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: DependingOnTheWriter and where he was working at the time.

** Possibly the most famous (or ''infamous'', depending on your take) GarbageWrester ever, he was nevertheless ''overprotective'' with his AJPW spot, a brand known for defending adamantly its patented and elegant "King's Row" style.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Wouldn't you be afraid of someone named ''Bruiser'' who was also called ''King Kong''?

** The most infamous example of this was a cage match in the mid 80s Florida, His opponent (Wrestling/LexLuger) apparently did something to annoy Brody. Brody's response was to stop selling ''completely'' and stare a hole through Lex, who threw punch after punch to no effect, before deciding simply to leave the cage.

** Robley's Army (led by Col. Buck Robley and also including Wrestling/JesseVentura) in Central States (UsefulNotes/KansasCity)
** The Sheik's Army (led by [[ForeignWrestlingHeel Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie]] in the [=AWA=] and also featuring Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, [[Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} Kokina Maximus [Yokozuna]]] and Wrestling/KenPatera)
** The Royal Family (led by Wrestling/JamesJDillon in Florida and which also included Terry Funk, Wrestling/TheIronSheik and Wrestling/ExoticAdrianStreet.)

** Gary Hart's Army
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Each and every one of his promos were made to let you know the clearest way possible he was in the business to stomp rivals and collect money... ''"...AND. NOTHING. ELSE!!!"''

Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was a former American [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball football player]] turned into a {{professional wrestl|ing}}er from Uniontown, PA known under the ring name of '''Bruiser Brody'''. He competed throughout the world, particularly in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, TX, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, the St. Louis Wrestling Club, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, and the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. Among his achievements were holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/int-h.html NWA International Heavyweight Title]], which later became part of All Japan's [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/tc-h.html Triple Crown Heavyweight Title]], holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-t.html All Japan PWF Tag Team Title]] with his good friend Wrestling/StanHansen, holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-h.html NWA American (World Class) Heavyweight Title]] four times and holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-h.html NWA Central States (Kansas City) Heavyweight Title]].

!! "THESE TROPES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BRUISER BRODY! HUSSS! HUSSS! HUSSS!":

** [[AwesomeMcCoolName Awesome [=McCool=] Name]][=/=]NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Wouldn't you be afraid of someone named ''Bruiser'' who was also called ''King Kong''?

** In {{Kayfabe}}: [[Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher "The Madman from the Sudan" Abdullah the Butcher]], [[Wrestling/EdFarhat the Original Sheik]], [[Wrestling/{{Kamala}} Kamala the Ugandan Giant]], [[Wrestling/JerryBlackwell Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell]], Wrestling/AntonioInoki, "Playboy" Gary Hart.

* BashBrothers: With Stan Hansen, Wrestling/JimmySnuka, [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily Kerry Von Erich]]

** DownerEnding: Murdered in the locker room during a WWC show in Puerto Rico, his assailant eventually [[KarmaHoudini acquitted of the murder]] in no small part due to the corruption of the police involved, and has continued to live his life, is a bitter pill that Brody's widow, son, peers and fans worldwide had to swallow for years.
*** Tony Atlas, the one wrestler who was willing to come forward and accuse Invader #1, was never contacted to appear in the trial.
*** "Dirty" Dutch Mantell's subpoena to appear in court arrived to him after the verdict had reached the news stands.

* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: He, Stan Hansen and the Funk brothers ([[Wrestling/TerryFunk Terry]] and Dory Jr.) all attended West Texas State University around the same time.
* {{Expy}}: Wrestlers such as Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/TheBarbarian, [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]], [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker "Mean" Mark Callous]] and [[Wrestling/{{Vader}} Leon "The Baby Bull" White]] (who started out in the [=AWA=] in the 1980s having some matches with Brody) all definitely drew a lot from him.
** The most blatant were Wrestling/JohnNord (Who patterned his Barbarian and Berzerker gimmicks, taking the second one into full-on Viking territory, directly on Brody) and [[Wrestling/JimmyJacobs "The Barbaric Berzerker" Jimmy Jacobs]], right down to the furry boots and "HUSS!" chant.

%%* RatedMForManly

-->"If it didn't happen in Puerto Rico, it was going to happen in Japan."

* CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: "Red River Jack." After losing a ''"Loser Leaves Town"'' match in Texas, Brody would appear as himself with a second RRJ when one was needed to "prove" he and Jack weren't the same person. The second "RRJ" was played by the late Rick Davidson (Of the Los Angeles-based "Davidson Brothers") and not by "[[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Texas Red]]" as it was rumored. [[Wrestling/PaulBearer Percy Pringle]] (Who worked for both, Brody and Red) confirmed it.

* {{Expy}}: Wrestlers such as Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/TheBarbarian (Sionne Vailahi), [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]], [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker "Mean" Mark Callous]] and Wrestling/{{Vader}} (who started out in the [=AWA=] in the 1980s as "The Baby Bull" Leon White and had some matches with Brody) all definitely drew a lot from him.
** The most blatant were Wrestling/JohnNord (Who patterned his Barbarian and Berzerker gimmicks directly on Brody) and [[Wrestling/JimmyJacobs "The Barbaric Berzerker" Jimmy Jacobs]], right down to the furry boots and "HUSS!" chant.

** He played a great reb-frotiersman kinda feller... for being born in Pennsylvania.

* BarbarianLonghair: Of the curly, messy kind. Tied into a "Samurai ponytail" at times. Completing his "dangerous" look with a quite bushy BadassMustache[=/=]BadassBeard combo.

* FashionableAssymetry: He tended to tape only his right hand knuckles, later on he would be sporting elbow and knee pads but only at his left side.

* {{Irony}}: It was Abdullah the Butcher, TheRival of Bruiser Brody on numerous matches the one reciving, informing his now widow the situation and comforting her upon her arrival to Puerto Rico.

* BarbarianLonghair: Of the curly, messy kind. Tied into a "Samurai ponytail" at times.

* {{Expy}}: Wrestlers such as Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/TheBarbarian (Sionne Vailahi), [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]], "Mean" Mark Callous (The Undertaker) and Wrestling/{{Vader}} (who started out in the [=AWA=] in the 1980s as "The Baby Bull" Leon White and had some matches with Brody) all definitely drew a lot from Brody. The most blatant were Wrestling/JohnNord, who patterned his Barbarian and Berzerker gimmicks directly on Brody, taking the Berzerker gimmick into full-on Viking territory, and [[Wrestling/JimmyJacobs "The Barbaric Berzerker" Jimmy Jacobs]], right down to the furry boots and "HUSS!" chant.

** When the video of the match was finally shown the truth was revealed though. Brody simply stopped selling and Luger was more confused than scared. He grew more frustrated and simply left when Brody refused to work with him at all. After the match, Lex asked Brody if he did something that offended him, but Brody told to Lex he did nothing wrong, Brody simply did't like two babyfaces pitted against eachother, the reaction the match was getting, and he was having an issue with the promoter, not with Luger.

* CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Red River Jack, after losing a Loser Leaves Town match in Texas. Would appear as himself with a second RRJ when one was needed to "prove" Brody and Jack weren't the same person. The second RRJ was played by the late Rick Davidson of the Los Angeles-based Davidson Brothers (not [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Mark "The Undertaker" Calaway]] as it was rumored. [[Wrestling/PaulBearer William "Percy Pringle"/"Paul Bearer" Moody]], who worked with both Brody and Calaway, confirmed that it was not Calaway under the second mask.)
* TheDragon: In the Sheik's (Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie) Army in the AWA. More bluntly, after Hansen won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midsouth/mids-na-h.html#mswa Mid-South Wrestling North American Heavyweight Title]] on May 2, 1977, Brody cut a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJOdmZCuVyw promo]] on "Cowboy" Bill Watts, the promoter and top star of Mid-South, about how it was his job to beat up Watts so that Hansen wouldn't have to worry about associating with "filth" like Watts.

* FinishingMove: ''Running knee drop''.

* NoSell: Brody was notoriously selective with who he would sell for, but it added greatly to his tough guy character. It was noted in the book ''Brody: The Triumph And Tragedy Of Wrestling's Rebel'' that it took a huge effort just to make Brody go to one knee, but anyone who managed it would instantly get over. When Brody '''did''' sell though, it was an amazing sight. During a cage match in the mid 80s, Brody's opponent Wrestling/LexLuger apparently did something to annoy Brody (Match referee Wrestling/BillAlfonso suggests that Luger tried to call the match, despite Brody being the veteran, while Luger himself has stated that Brody simply didn't like the reaction the match was getting, as the two were babyfaces in different territories). Brody's response was to stop selling ''completely'' and simple stare a hole through Luger, who threw punch after punch to no effect, before deciding simply to leave the cage.
** Brody faced Danny Hodge early in his career, and wondered why he should sell for "such a little guy". As Jim Ross notes, it only took a few painful holds from Hodge to teach Bruiser a little respect.
* OneSteveLimit: Worked as King Kong Brody in St. Louis, Wrestling/DickTheBruiser's World Wrestling Association in Indianapolis and other territories where Dick the [=Bruiser=] was established.

* WeaponOfChoice: ''ANYTHING'' he could lay his hands on, but favoring ChainPain and ChairmanOfTheBrawl for that matter.
* WrestlingMonster: Brody was, simply put, one of the most feared men in the ring back in the day, and was perfectly capable of wrecking your day. In fact, many say that he was killed for it.
* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Sometimes, rather than walk out if he didn't like a situation, he would do what he could to wreck it instead. Infamously refused to cooperate with a young Wrestling/LexLuger in a cage match in Florida in 1987. For years, fans thought Brody was teaching a disrespectful rookie a lesson, that you don't tell a veteran how to work a match, taped razor blades onto his fists, and then forced a terrified Luger to leap out of the cage for his life. Even Bill Alfonso, the referee for the match, has [[http://thesmartmarks.com/old_site/artman/publish/article_919.shtml said so]]. When the video of the match was finally shown the truth was revealed though. Brody simply stopped selling and Luger was more confused than scared. He grew more frustrated and simply left when Brody refused to work with him at all. After the match, Lex asked Brody if he did something that offended him, but Lex was told he did nothing wrong, Brody simply did't like two babyfaces pitted against eachother and he was having an issue with the promoter, not with Luger.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: According to Tony Atlas, Brody was supposed to leave Puerto Rico to go to Japan, but Huertas Gonzales had connections there already waiting for him. In his words:

* WeaponOfChoice: ''ANYTHING'' he could put his hands on, but favoring ChainPain and ChairmanOfTheBrawl for that matter.

* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Sometimes, rather than walk out if he didn't like a situation, he would do what he could to wreck it instead. Infamously refused to cooperate with a young Wrestling/LexLuger in a cage match in Florida in 1987. For years, fans thought Brody was teaching a disrespectful rookie a lesson, taped razor blades onto his fists, and then forced a terrified Luger to leap out of the cage for his life. Even Bill Alfonso, the referee for the match, has [[http://thesmartmarks.com/old_site/artman/publish/article_919.shtml said]] Brody was teaching Luger that you don't tell a veteran how to work a match. When the video of the match was finally shown the truth was revealed though. Brody simply stopped selling and Luger was more confused than scared. He grew more frustrated and simply left when Brody refused to work with him. After the match Lex asked Brody if he did something that offended him, but he was told that he did nothing wrong, Brody simply did't like that they were both babyfaces and was having an issue with the promoter, not with Luger.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: According to Tony Atlas in regards to Brody's death, he was supposed to leave Puerto Rico to go to Japan, but Jose Gonzales had connections there who were waiting for him. In his words, "If it didn't happen in Puerto Rico, it was going to happen in Japan."

Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er and [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball football player]] from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, known under the ring name '''Bruiser Brody'''. He competed throughout the world, particularly in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, TX, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, the St. Louis Wrestling Club, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, and the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. Among his achievements were holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/int-h.html NWA International Heavyweight Title]], which later became part of All Japan's [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/tc-h.html Triple Crown Heavyweight Title]], holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-t.html All Japan PWF Tag Team Title]] with his good friend Wrestling/StanHansen, holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-h.html NWA American (World Class) Heavyweight Title]] four times and holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-h.html NWA Central States (Kansas City) Heavyweight Title]]. While working for the WWC, wrestler Jose Gonzales, aka Invader #1, murdered Brody by stabbing him to death in the shower after a match on July 17, 1988. He was tried in a Puerto Rican court and was acquitted on the grounds of [[KillingInSelfDefense self-defense]] in a very controversial trial (such as the prosecution witnesses not being told in time to actually show up.)

* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher "The Madman from the Sudan" Abdullah the Butcher]], [[Wrestling/EdFarhat the Original Sheik]], [[Wrestling/{{Kamala}} Kamala the Ugandan Giant]], [[Wrestling/JerryBlackwell Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell]], Wrestling/AntonioInoki, "Playboy" Gary Hart. In RealLife, Jose Gonzalez, who hated Brody so much that he eventually killed him.
%%* AxCrazy
%%* BarbarianLonghair

* TheBully[=/=]{{Jerkass}}: Had this reputation at times among other wrestlers and promoters. See [=Base Breaker=] on the YMMV page for more.

* ChainPain and ChairmanOfTheBrawl: His [[WeaponOfChoice Weapons of Choice]].

* FinishingMove: Running knee drop.

* GarbageWrestler: Considered the greatest brawler in wrestling history, so much so that, after his death, Dave Meltzer of ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter'' renamed the "Best Brawler" Award, which Brody had won seven times, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Bruiser_Brody_Memorial_Award_.28Best_Brawler.29 The Bruiser Brody Memorial Award]]. Brody's death predated the debuts of [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] in Japan (1989) and of Wrestling/{{ECW}} in the U.S. (1992), however the wrestlers and fans of those promotions all point to Brody as being, along with Abdullah the Butcher and the Original Sheik, as one of the founding fathers of hardcore wrestling. That said, Brody was also great with WrestlingPsychology and had a strong grounding in technical wrestling, which enabled him to have great matches with Terry Funk and Wrestling/RicFlair in the territory days, thus subverting this trope.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: In Japan, fans would line up to be beaten with cowbells on bull ropes by Brody and Stan Hansen.
** Brody would come out swinging a chain, but he would also pick up a chair from the crowd and use that. Or the ring bell. Or a trash can. Or a cowbell.
* LightningBruiser: 6'8", 300 lbs.+ of muscle and could do dropkicks.

* NiceShoes: Introduced furry boots to professional wrestling. His reason for wearing them was apparently because he thought his calves were too small to be intimidating.
** He used rabbit fur from a Houston leather store for his boots. Brody was complaining to his best friend about his small calves, and his friend suggested covering them up.
%%* NoIndoorVoice

* RedBaron: "King Kong", (in Japan) "''Choujuu''" ("Super Beast"); (as Frank Goodish) "The Hammer"
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Worked as a booker for World Class Championship Wrestling. (Although apparently wasn't very good at this.)
** In a broader sense, seeing as he might walk out if the booking wasn't going to go his way, he effectively forced the rules he wanted with his reputation and popularity.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Had a notorious reputation among promoters for being hard to work with and refusing to job, and would in fact walk out if he didn't like a situation. Part of this was due to his secure spot in All Japan Pro Wrestling and not wanting word of a job he had done to get back to AJPW's boss, Giant Baba.
** On the flip side of that, as Larry Matysik notes, the word of most promoters was pretty trash, and Brody simply knew he was a valuable commodity. The proof? Even if he walked out on them, they'd all still try to bring him back when they needed to sell out a building. Granted, Matysik was one of his friends and paints Brody as a true independent rebel who played by his own rules; perhaps a romantic view, compared to other wrestlers complaining he cost them a payday.
* TagTeam: The Miracle Power Combination, with Stan Hansen

* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Sometimes, rather than walk out if he didn't like a situation, he would do what he could to wreck it instead. Infamously refused to cooperate with a young Wrestling/LexLuger in a cage match in Florida in 1987. For years fans thought Brody was teaching a disrespectful Luger a lesson, taped razor blades onto his fists, and then forced a terrified Luger to leap out of the cage for his life. Even Bill Alfonso, the referee for the match, has [[http://thesmartmarks.com/old_site/artman/publish/article_919.shtml said]] Brody was teaching a lesson to Luger that you don't tell a veteran how to work a match. When the video of the match was finally shown the truth was revealed though. Brody simply stopped selling and Luger was more confused than scared. He grew more frustrated and simply left when Brody refused to work with him. After the match Luger asked Brody if he offended him, and he was told that he did nothing wrong. Brody did't like that they were both babyfaces and was having issue with the promoter and not Luger.

%%** BadassBeard
%%*** BeardOfEvil: As a {{Heel}}
%%* BarbarianLonghair[=/=]BraidsOfAction

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruiser_Brody The Other Wiki]] has a good writeup on his life and career.

Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er and [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball football player]] from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, known under the ring name '''Bruiser Brody'''. He competed throughout the world, particularly in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, TX, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, the St. Louis Wrestling Club, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, and the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. Among his achievements were holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/int-h.html NWA International Heavyweight Title]], which later became part of All Japan's [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/tc-h.html Triple Crown Heavyweight Title]], holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-t.html All Japan PWF Tag Team Title]] with his good friend Wrestling/StanHansen, holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-h.html NWA American (World Class) Heavyweight Title]] four times and holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-h.html NWA Central States (Kansas City) Heavyweight Title]]. While working for the WWC, wrestler Jose Gonzales, aka Invader #1, murdered Brody by stabbing him to death in the shower after a match on July 17, 1988. He was tried in a Puerto Rican court and was acquitted on the grounds of [[KillingInSelfDefense self-defense]].

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Worked as a booker for World Class Championship Wrestling.

Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946–July 17, 1988) was an American [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball football player]] and {{professional wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI under the name '''Bruiser Brody'''. He competed throughout the world, particularly in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, TX, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, the St. Louis Wrestling Club, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, and the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. Among his achievements were holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/int-h.html NWA International Heavyweight Title]], which later became part of All Japan's [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/tc-h.html Triple Crown Heavyweight Title]], holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-t.html All Japan PWF Tag Team Title]] with his good friend Wrestling/StanHansen, holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-h.html NWA American (World Class) Heavyweight Title]] four times and holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-h.html NWA Central States (Kansas City) Heavyweight Title]]. While working for the WWC, wrestler Jose Gonzales, aka Invader #1, murdered Brody by stabbing him to death in the shower after a match on July 17, 1988. He was tried in a Puerto Rican court and was acquitted on the grounds of [[KillingInSelfDefense self-defense]].

%%* WrestlingMonster

-->--'''Bruser Brody''', when asked what it felt like to lose, as quoted in ''The Pictorial History of Wrestling: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'' by Bert Randolph Sugar and George Napolitano.

** The Royal Family (led by JJ Dillon in Florida and which also included Terry Funk, Wrestling/TheIronSheik and Wrestling/ExoticAdrianStreet.)