Brian Pillman | |
|---|---|
 Pillman, circa 1996 | |
| Born | Brian William Pillman May 22, 1962 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 5, 1997 (aged 35) Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Melanie Morgan (m. 1993) |
| Children | 6, including Brian Pillman Jr. |
| Ring name(s) | |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1][2] |
| Billed weight | 227 lb (103 kg)[1][2] |
| Billed from | Cincinnati, Ohio[1][2] "The kennel club" (as The Yellow Dog) Hollywood (as California Brian) |
| Trained by | Stu Hart[3][1][2] |
| Debut | 1986 |
|
American football career | |
| No. 41, 58 | |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Norwood (Norwood, Ohio) |
| College: | Miami (OH)[1] |
| Undrafted: | 1984 |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Brian William Pillman[4] (May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997) was an American professional wrestler and professional football player best known for his appearances in Stampede Wrestling[5] in the 1980s and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the 1990s.
Pillman created a legacy as "The Loose Cannon",[1][2] a wrestling gimmick that would see him do a series of worked shoots that would gain him a degree of infamy for his unpredictable character. He was also known for being extremely agile in the ring, although a car accident on April 15, 1996, from which he received extensive ankle injuries limited his in-ring ability. By the end of his career, he worked with his long-time friend and former tag-team partner Stone Cold Steve Austin in a storyline involving a firearm and with The Hart Foundation during the first instances of the developing Attitude Era. In October 1997, he died unexpectedly due to an undetected heart disease.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "WWE profile".
- ^ a b c d e Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ^ "Brian Pillman: Facts". WrestlingData.com.
- ^ "Son of Brian Pillman making own legacy". Archived from the original on September 25, 2013.
- ^ Copeland, Adam (2004). Adam Copeland on Edge. WWE Books. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4165-1130-4.