Jim Brunzell

Born: 1949-08-14

James Brunzell is a retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name "Jumping" Jim Brunzell. Known for his successful tag teams, Brunzell performed for various wrestling promotions over the course of approximately two decades. National Wrestling Alliance: During the later half of the 1970s, he signed to wrestle for the Mid-Atlantic region and won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship twice, a significant singles title at the time. Return to AWA: Upon returning to AWA, Brunzell reformed his tag team with Greg Gagne, known as the "High Flyers", and was elevated to main event status. The tandem of Brunzell and Gagne held the AWA World Tag Team Championship on two separate occasions, feuding with teams like Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis and Jerry Blackwell and Ken Patera. Brunzell remained with the AWA in both tag team and singles competition until 1985. WWE: Brunzell then signed to wrestle with WWE as they continued their national expansion. Here, he formed the popular tag team, The Killer Bees, with another WWE newcomer, B. Brian Blair. Apparently, Verne and Greg Gagne felt somewhat betrayed by the move. Gagne even expressed his displeasure during an AWA broadcast, making subtle references to Brunzell's departure and his new gimmick. Brunzell and Blair experienced moderate success while with WWE. The two feuded with the likes of The Hart Foundation as well as the Funks, Jimmy Jack Funk and Hoss Funk, who they faced in front of over 74,000 fans at The Big Event. Their stay was also highlighted by a match against Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik as part of WrestleMania III and a win at the inaugural Survivor Series on Thanksgiving Day 1987. The Killer Bees teamed together until Blair left the promotion in 1988. Brunzell continued in singles competition for a time, being used to put over newer talent like Curt Hennig and Damien Demento as late as a Raw episode in April 1993. Independent circuit: He left WWE in 1991 and competed on the independent circuit, primarily in the Chicago area. Brunzell also wrestled for Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) in 1991. While there, he reunited with B. Brian Blair under the name Masked Confusion, winning the tag team title twice. After the UWF closed, Brunzell returned to the independent circuit and continued to wrestle until late 1999, when Brunzell faced fellow wrestler, The Hater. Currently, Brunzell works as a financial planner for Focus Financial in the Minneapolis area, he is also active in his church and does charity work for children with diabetes.


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Released: 1986-03-07

He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle...

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WWE WrestleMania IV

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Released: 1988-03-27

WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event...

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WWE WrestleMania III

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Released: 1987-03-29

Hulk Hogan goes up against André the Giant for the WWE Championship, while Randy "Macho Man"...

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WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

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Released: 2009-01-01

Throughout the decades, fans of sports entertainment have long enjoyed the controlled chaos of...

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WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be

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Released: 2005-11-14

The documentary shows Hart from his early days of learning about professional wrestling his...

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WCW Slamboree 1993

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Released: 1993-05-23

Slamboree 1993: A Legends' Reunion was the first annual Slamboree professional wrestling...

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WrestleMania II

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Released: 1986-04-07

Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match Battle Royal featuring superstars and athletes from the...

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WWE The Big Event

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Released: 1986-08-27

The Big Event was a Canada-only professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World...

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WWE Royal Rumble

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Released: 1988-01-24

Royal Rumble (1988) was the first annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event produced by...

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WWE Survivor Series 1988

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Released: 1988-11-24

Survivor Series (1988) was the second annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling...

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WWE Survivor Series 1987

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Released: 1987-11-26

A team led by "The Macho Man" Randy Savage and Jake "The Snake" Roberts battles a team featuring...

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The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

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Released: 1987-02-01

See the WWF's stars in some of the most unusual matches.

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WWE The Hart Foundation

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Released: 1987-06-24

Craig DeGeorge hosts the triumphant story of The Hart Foundation's rise to prominence in WWE...

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UWF Beach Brawl

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Released: 1991-07-09

The crowning of the SportsChannel TV Champion Live on Pay Per View!

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AWA Super Sunday

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Released: 1983-04-24

American Wrestling Association supercard on April 24th, 1983.

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The Wrestler

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Released: 1974-04-28

Frank Bass (Ed Asner) is an honest guy trying to make a living in the cut throat world of...

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AWA Christmas Night 1983

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Released: 1983-12-25

The American Wrestling Association is live from the St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul,...

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WWE WrestleFest

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Released: 1988-07-31

Much like 'The Big Event' held in August of 1986, Wrestlefest '88 was a supercard meant for the...

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WWF Bashed in the USA

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Released: 1993-06-23

While Mr. Perfect goes on search for the 'perfect' stamp, enjoy some exciting matches filmed...

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UWF Blackjack Brawl

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Released: 1994-09-23

Try your luck with the roughest and toughest professional wrestlers when Herb Abrams presents...

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The Best of the WWF: volume 5

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Released: 1986-01-01

Wendi Richter defends her title against Leilani Kai. Island Fury! The Magnificent Muraco vs....

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The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

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Released: 1988-07-27

The best of WWE action from across the globe!

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The Best of the WWF: volume 8

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Released: 1986-08-20

The WWE superstars in their most exciting matches!

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WWE Raw

as Jim Brunzell
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Jim Brunzell
First aired: 1986-09-07

WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...

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WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Jim Brunzell
First aired: 1986-09-07

WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...

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Saturday Night's Main Event

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First aired: 1985-05-11

A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on...

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