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#2: Bruiser Brody
In July 1988, Bruiser Brody was murdered by fellow wrestler Jose Gonzalez. Gonzalez stabbed Brody in the stomach in a dressing room before a live show, and Brody later died from his wounds. Gonzalez has always claimed self-defence.
Bruiser Brody was a professional wrestler many new fans may have never heard of. But his death is one of the most gruesome and shocking incidents in pro-wrestling history. Brody was a 6 foot 8 inch, 300lb monster who tore through the competition wherever he wrestled.
He travelled all over the nation, making a name for himself in all the different territories he worked. He is perhaps most famous for his match with a young Lex Luger. The two were wrestling each other in a steel cage match, when in the middle of the match, Brody decided to stop selling Luger's punches. Brody strayed from the planned match and just stopped working with Lex. Rumour has it that Brody also had taped several razor blades to his fingers that night, but that was never confirmed as truth.
On July 16, 1988, Bruiser Brody was wrestling in Puerto Rico, a place he had wrestled several times before. However, he would not be returning from this tour. Just before his match, a man named Jose Gonzalez, who was a wrestler and also the promotion's booker, asked to speak to Bruiser in the showers. It was during this time that a fight between the two broke out, and the entire locker room could hear Bruiser crying out for help.
Gonzalez had stabbed Bruiser Brody in the stomach. Fellow wrestler Tony Atlas, a WWE Hall of Famer, carried Brody to the paramedics that evening. Unfortunately, Brody did not survive the injuries. Less than a year later, Jose Gonzalez was acquitted of all charges, citing self-defence. Brody was 42 years old at the time of his death.
