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Bruiser Brody

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Deceased

Birth Place

Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Position
Wrestler

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Deceased

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Height
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

Weight
300 lb (136 kg)

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_Deceased Fighting

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Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody. He also worked as King Kong Brody, The Masked Marauder, and Red River Jack. Over the years Brody became synonymous with the hardcore wrestling brawling style that often saw one or more of the participants bleeding by the time the match was over. In his prime he worked as a "special attraction" wrestler in North America, making select appearances for various promotions such as World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Central States Wrestling (CSW), Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWFF), and the American Wrestling Association (AWA) among others. He worked regularly in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).

Behind the scenes Goodish was very protective of his "in-ring" image, hardly ever agreeing to lose matches and building a reputation of a being volatile; he would on occasion actually intentionally hit or hurt opponents during a match contrary to the pre-determined nature of professional wrestling. His in-ring work and wrestling persona earned him an induction in the professional wrestling hall of fame, St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame, Southern Wrestling Hall of Fame, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame and the WWE Hall of Fame.

While his wrestling persona had a reputation for brutality and being uncontrollable, his personal life was described as the complete opposite by his second wife Barbara, especially when it came to their son.

Goodish died in 1988 from stab wounds suffered backstage in a shower during a wrestling event in Puerto Rico. The killer was Jose Huertas Gonzalez, the wrestler known as Invader I. A jury acquitted Gonzalez of murder, ruling that Gonzalez killed Goodish in self-defence. Key witnesses to the killing did not give testimony at Gonzalez's trial due to their summons only being received after the trial had concluded.

This situation led to many US wrestlers not working in Puerto Rico for a long time afterward. The Brody murder remains one of the most controversial incidents in the history of professional wrestling.