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lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. The lawsuit was
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on his first match back on February 18, 1990, in Chicago, IL. Brunzell however was now an opening level wrestler, albeit one with strong name recognition. He entered into an unsuccessful house show series with
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in April, while making his return to television on the May 14 edition of Prime Time Wrestling in a match against Curt Hennig. As he entered the summer he would appear on television against
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As of November 2017, Blair and Brunzell work many Comic-Cons and Independent Autograph Sessions. A Comic Book Series called the "Killer Bees" has been released.
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The teaming with Owen was short-lived, and Brunzell returned to singles competition as spring commenced. Brunzell was victorious in two dark match tryouts for
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All traces of his former Killer Bees gimmick were now gone, and Brunzell would wear tie-dye trunks, adopted the "Crank It Up" theme song that had been used by
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Brunzell's appearances became much more limited in 1991 as he wrestled only seventeen dates, all winless efforts against upper level competition like
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in Lexington, Kentucky. The following month Brunzell was shifted to house show matches against another newly arrived wrestler in the WWF,
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Since retiring from wrestling, Brunzell works in sales. Brunzell is involved in his local church and does charity work for children with
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1987. The Killer Bees teamed together until they were separated off-screen by the management team. Their final match came against
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on April 20. Brunzell began tag-teaming consistently again for the first time in almost four years when he replaced the departed
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Following the breakup of Killer Bees, Brunzell was immediately programmed into a house show series with the newly arrived
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on October 4, 1988. On September 24, Brunzell gained his first victory in a nascent singles career when he defeated
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Following his unsuccessful tryout with the Redskins, Brunzell was approached by former college football teammate
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and was still being used by Jim Powers. It was with Powers that Brunzell would team with on August 6, 1990, on
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in June 1992. That month Brunzell began teaming with Jim Powers once more, losing to The Beverly Brothers and
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Brunzell wrestled his final professional wrestling match in 1999 on the "Wrestle America 2000" event held on
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in September 2018. In September 2020, an appeal for the lawsuit dismissed by a federal appeals court.
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he finally gained his first televised victory since the breakup of the Killer Bees when he pinned
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on October 25, 1973. Following this, he returned to Minnesota and joined Gagne's promotion, the
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status. Brunzell was winless against Mr. Perfect, including a singles match that aired on
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He began wrestling in various territories in the early 1970s, most notably in the
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as a guest referee in a bout for the AWF Heavyweight Championship, in which
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Brunzell (right) hits a legsweep on Road Warrior Hawk (right), circa 1985
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in November. The following year he made a full-time return and defeated
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and scored his first televised victory of the year when he pinned
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of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Greg Gagne.
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of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
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In 1989 Brunzell would only wrestle twice in the WWF, defeating
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Brunzell faced Terry Taylor in the latter's return to the WWF.
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in April and appeared in a 40-man battle royal that aired on
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in March. Brunzell also received a non-title match against
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for a time as a child. Brunzell attended high school in
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that began in September and began working mainly as a
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Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament (1987)
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In the mid-1980s, Brunzell wrestled in 40: 31: 2603:Minnesota Golden Gophers football players 1238: 1236: 1205: 1203: 1201: 1199: 1197: 885:NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship 343:NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship 341:(MACW) promotion, where he twice won the 2593:20th-century male professional wrestlers 1572:(4th ed.). Archeus Communications. 1544:"News: Edge to join second Hall of Fame" 1139: 319:NWA Central States Tag Team Championship 2588:Professional wrestlers from Minneapolis 1908:(Karl Von Steiger and Kurt Von Steiger) 1243:Kamchen, Richard (September 10, 2007). 1137: 1135: 1133: 1131: 1129: 1127: 1125: 1123: 1121: 1119: 1036: 835:Tag Team Award (2016) - with Greg Gagne 2583:People from White Bear Lake, Minnesota 1462:Robinson, Byron (September 22, 2018). 1046: 1044: 1042: 1040: 967:WFWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship 365:World Wrestling Federation (1985–1993) 246:while in high school. 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On the July 16, 1990, edition of 339:Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling 677:where he was defeated by newcomer 148:5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 25: 1174:Kristian Pope (August 14, 2005). 786:Championships and accomplishments 646:Brunzell received a shot against 848:NWA World Tag Team Championship 279:, alongside wrestlers including 1818:Doug Gilbert and Dick Steinborn 945:UWF World Tag Team Championship 814:AWA World Tag Team Championship 775:dismissed by US District Judge 448:Singles competition (1988–1993) 327:AWA World Tag Team Championship 105: 2282:Larry Hamilton and Sonny Myers 2235:NWA World Tag Team Champions ( 1811:The Neilsons (Art Neilson and 1144:Hoops, Brian (June 21, 2013). 939:Universal Wrestling Federation 932:award with Greg Gagne in 1982. 808:American Wrestling Association 736:. 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Brunzell

Minneapolis, Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Verne Gagne
Billy Robinson
professional wrestler
tag teams
Memphis
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
American football
scholastic wrestling
high jump
University of Minnesota
Washington Redskins
tight end
Greg Gagne
Verne
Ric Flair
Ken Patera
The Iron Sheik

NWA Central States
promotion
teamed
Mike George
NWA Central States Tag Team Championship

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