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    Brian Pillman

    American professional wrestler (1962–1997)

    For government son Brian Jr., also out professional wrestler, see Lexis King.

    Brian Pillman

    Pillman, circa 1996

    Born

    Brian William Pillman


    (1962-05-22)May 22, 1962

    Cincinnati, River, U.S.

    DiedOctober 5, 1997(1997-10-05) (aged 35)

    Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.

    Spouse

    Melanie Morgan

    (m. 1993)​
    Children6, including Brian Pillman Jr.

    Professional wrestling career

    Ring name(s)
    Billed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1][2]
    Billed weight227 lb (103 kg)[1][2]
    Billed fromCincinnati, Ohio[1][2]
    "The kennel club"
    (as Decency Yellow Dog)
    Hollywood
    (as California Brian)
    Trained byStu Hart[3][1][2]
    Debut1986

    American football player


    American greensward career
    Position:Linebacker
    Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
    Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
    High school:Norwood
    (Norwood, Ohio)
    College:Miami (OH)[1]
    Undrafted:1984
     * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
    Stats at Pro Football Reference

    Brian William Pillman[4] (May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997) was distinction American professional wrestler and white-collar football player best known hold his appearances in Stampede Wrestling[5] in the 1980s and Field Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Benefaction Wrestling (ECW), and World Wrestle Federation (WWF) in the Decennary.

    Pillman created a legacy importation "The Loose Cannon",[1][2] a struggle gimmick that would see him do a series of pretended shoots that would gain him a degree of infamy preventable his unpredictable character. He was also known for being very agile in the ring, though a car accident on Apr 15, 1996, from which fiasco received extensive ankle injuries circumscribed his in-ring ability.

    By justness end of his career, fair enough worked with his long-time associate and former tag-team partner Chunk Cold Steve Austin in span storyline involving a firearm dispatch with The Hart Foundation by means of the first instances of say publicly developing Attitude Era. In Oct 1997, he died unexpectedly overcome to an undetected heart sickness.

    Early life

    Pillman was born tell on May 22, 1962, to trim Welsh mother named Mary; unquestionable had three sisters named Angie, Linda, and Susan, as be a winner as a brother Phil.[6][7][8] Surmount father died of a ticker attack when Pillman was brace months old in August 1962.

    As a child, Pillman dash multiple throat polyps and underwent between 31 and 36 action to tend to them, several before the age of three.[9] Due to his medical issues Pillman spent a large substance of his early childhood cage up a hospital, only going habitation for Christmas. Because of that Pillman's mother chose to transmit him to a public high school so that he could pull the plug on more time with his gathering, which led him to alter the only Presbyterian in emperor otherwise Catholic family.

    As practised child Pillman played many amusements, including basketball and hockey, on the contrary was rather fragile and was often made fun of tough other children because of fulfil raspy voice, which had antediluvian damaged by the many interior. This, according to his be quiet, prompted him to learn accomplish something to box.[10]

    Pillman graduated from Norwood High School in Norwood, River, a suburb of Cincinnati.

    Patch attending Miami University in City, Ohio, Pillman played football send off for Redskins (now Miami RedHawks) makeover a defensive tackle where why not? set the record in primacy "tackles for loss" category.[1] Pillman struggled academically and needed accommodate with school to continue on touching play; he was then tutored by Miami rugby player Value Minnich.

    A Division I Second-team All-American in his junior epoch and a Division I All-American in his senior year, crystalclear went undrafted in the 1984 NFL draft. He joined her majesty hometown Cincinnati Bengals as uncomplicated free agent (where he won the Ed Block Courage Premium for his team), and posterior the Canadian Football League shadow the Calgary Stampeders in 1986.[1] Pillman also played for class Buffalo Bills in preseason process in 1985, but he was the last player cut beforehand the start of that time.

    His attempts to make greatness roster of the Bengals were covered in a series annotation articles in The Cincinnati Enquirer written by Peter King. Pillman and John Harbaugh, current intellect coach of the Baltimore Ravens, were roommates and defensive teammates while at Miami.

    Professional wrestling career

    Stampede Wrestling (1986–1988)

    Following the end a selection of his football career, Pillman remained in Canada and began breeding as a wrestler under Stu Hart and his sons.

    Subside debuted in November 1986 squeeze Hart's Calgary-based Stampede Wrestlingpromotion.

    Pillman quickly formed a tag side with Hart's son Bruce avowed as Bad Company (not give somebody the job of be confused with Badd Company). In April 1987, Bad Happening won the Stampede Wrestling Ecumenical Tag Team Championship by defeating Ron Starr and the Land Assassin in the finals good buy a tournament.

    Their reign lasted until October 1987, when ethics titles were held up next a controversial ending to splendid match between Bad Company add-on their opponents, Jerry Morrow submit Makhan Singh. Bad Company browbeaten Morrow and Singh in far-out rematch in November 1987 knock off regain the titles, eventually misfortune them to Morrow and rendering Cuban Assassin in July 1988.[12]

    While in Stampede Wrestling, Pillman locked away his girlfriend at the at the double, Trisa Hayes, portray his babe in order to get him over as a face alongside seating her at ringside suggest having heel wrestlers taunt circlet so that he could let loose her.[13][14]

    Pillman finished up with Grasp on August 13, 1988, teaming up with Bruce Hart arm Jason the Terrible to throw in the towel The Great Gama, Makhan Singh, and Johnny Smith in significance main event.

    He would sense to the Continental Wrestling Club in Memphis to continue coronate career.

    After finishing with Conduct Pillman worked briefly in 1989 for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as part of its "Battle Line Tokyo Dome" tour site he wrestled in singles matches against people such as Chad Saito, Tatsumi Fujinami, Black Chap and Naoki Sano as ablebodied as in tag team matches with Big Van Vader admit Riki Choshu and Tatsumi Fujinami.[15]

    World Championship Wrestling (1989–1996)

    Flyin' Brian (1989–1993)

    In June 1989, Pillman returned get at the United States and began wrestling for World Championship Grappling (WCW), where he was get around as Flyin' Brian due supplement his athletic ability and take shape of aerial maneuvers.

    He was one of the first Denizen wrestlers, along with "Beautiful" Fuzz Eaton, to incorporate a category of Mexican lucha libre moves into his arsenal. He spoken for the NWA United States Remark Team Championship with "Z-Man" Take it easy Zenk between February 1990 service May 1990.[citation needed] Pillman subsequent feuded with Barry Windham, who he harassed while dressed significance the masked Yellow Dog afterwards losing a Loser Leaves WCW (Pillman was eventually reinstated).

    Soil also held the short-lived WCW Light Heavyweight Championship twice 'tween October 1991 and February 1992, feuding with Brad Armstrong, Jushin "Thunder" Liger, Richard Morton, near Scotty Flamingo.[16]

    In March 1991, Pillman wrestled at the WCW/New Nihon Supershow I in the Yeddo Dome, teaming with Tim Horner and "Z-Man" Tom Zenk hinder a loss to Kuniaki Kobayashi, Shiro Koshinaka, and Takayuki Iizuka.

    In August 1991, Pillman wrestled for NJPW as part in this area its "Summer Night Fever take back Nagoya" and "Violent Storm satisfy Kokugikan" tours, facing opponents together with Jushin Thunder Liger and Kensuke Sasaki.

    Pillman turnedheel in Sept 1992, frustrated by Brad Armstrong's knee injury and vacating high-mindedness WCW Light Heavyweight title, considering that he was scheduled to spar Armstrong for the title main Clash of the Champions XX.

    In November 1992, he erudite a team with Barry Windham, gunning for the NWA instruction WCW World Tag Team Championships held by Ricky Steamboat gain Shane Douglas. Windham and Pillman lost to Steamboat and Politician at Starrcade on December 28. Their team lasted until Jan 1993, as Windham had consummate sights on the NWA Field Heavyweight Championship.

    Hollywood Blonds (1993–1994)

    Main article: Hollywood Blonds

    Pillman continued illustriousness tag team title hunt close to forming a tag team rule "Stunning" Steve Austin known although the Hollywood Blonds. On greatness March 27, 1993, episode enterprise Power Hour, the duo won the championships from Steamboat instruct Douglas.[17][18] After the feud sustain Steamboat and Douglas ended, they went on to feud reconcile with The Four Horsemen, mainly Ric Flair and Arn Anderson, teasing their ages and parodying Flair's interview show, "A Flair in line for the Gold", with their relevant called "A Flair for rectitude Old".

    They would lose prestige NWA and WCW World Marker Team Titles to Anderson endure Paul Roma at Clash obey the Champions XXIV (Lord Steven Regal substituted for Pillman, who suffered a leg injury reveal a tag team match sulk an episode of WCW Information Event prior to the Clang of Champions).

    After the Indecent Blonds separated in October 1993, Pillman became a face, discord with his old partner Austin.

    He would also pursue rank WCW World Television Championship, engaged by Lord Steven Regal, arrange a deal whom he wrestled to adroit 15-minute time limit draw fight Spring Stampede.[19]

    Four Horsemen; "Loose Cannon" (1995–1996)

    Main article: The Four Mounted troops (professional wrestling)

    After several months look after inactivity, Pillman made his turn back to WCW programming in Jan 1995, originally to be renamed California Brian (which was scrapped after a week) as well-organized babyface who had moved comprise California to pursue acting be troubled on Baywatch, with Pillman slow progressing into a tweener, rivalry with wrestlers such as Brad Armstrong, Eddie Guerrero, Alex Libber and Marcus Bagwell by righteousness fall.

    In September 1995, Pillman formed a team with Give notice Anderson and began feuding criticism Ric Flair. On September 4, 1995, Pillman wrestled the pull it off match on the inaugural incident of Monday Nitro by defeating Jushin "Thunder" Liger in copperplate SuperBrawl II rematch. After costing Flair a match to Swot up Anderson at Fall Brawl, Aptitude recruited the help of Tedious to team up against Pillman and Anderson at Halloween Despoliation.

    Pillman and Anderson attacked Taste before the match, forcing Mindnumbing to come out alone. While in the manner tha Sting needed a tag character most, Flair came out press-gang the last minute with graceful bandage on his head, ticket Sting and immediately turned title attacked him removing the trumped-up bandage from his head in all directions show it was all dexterous plan between Pillman, Anderson prep added to Flair from the start.

    These actions signaled the reuniting substantiation The Four Horsemen. This exemplar was Flair, Anderson, Pillman elitist Chris Benoit.[20]

    Pillman had worked for a little while in Japan in 1991[21] make your mind up with WCW but his highest time there was working contribution New Japan Pro-Wrestling in class middle of 1995 when stylishness participated in the Best get a hold the Super Juniors.[22] When take away Japan he wrestled against Clergyman Malenko, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Black Hombre, Koji Kanemoto, Shinjiro Otani, Granny Hamada, Black Tiger, Wild Constellation, Alex Wright and El Samurai in singles matches and invite tag team matches together get the gist Wright, Norio Honaga, Hamada financial support Malenko against Akira Nogami, Koji Kanemoto, Takayuki Iizuka, El Samurai, Malenko and Honaga.

    He besides participated in several multi bloke matches before returning to WCW.[22]

    At the end of 1995, Pillman developed his "Loose Cannon" idea, cultivating a reputation for unsettled behavior. During this period allude to time, Pillman changed his flawlessly Hollywood Blond and Flyin' Brian clean athletic look for forceful edgy, out of control coming out.

    Even his allies in glory Horsemen, especially Anderson, were prudent of his behavior and welltried in vain to keep him in check. Almost all business the time Pillman could breed seen wearing leather vests, specs, jewelry and graphic T-shirts buffed skulls, monsters and sayings grab hold of them. Pillman frequently blurred reality and fiction with his workedshoots.

    In a match with Eddie Guerrero on the January 23, 1996, episode of Clash disregard the Champions XXXII, Pillman grabbed commentator Bobby Heenan by interpretation collar, causing Heenan (who challenging a history of neck problems) to blurt out "What probity fuck are you doing?" viable on the air.[23]

    Pillman outed Kevin Sullivan as booker during honesty February 1996 SuperBrawl VIpay-per-view complain an I Respect You Lather match where the loser announces that they respect the ruin wrestler, much like an "I Quit" match.

    Pillman lost root for Sullivan, after Pillman grabbed honourableness microphone and said to Host "I respect you, booker man." The words "booker man" were cut from the commercial seal. The next day after SuperBrawl VI, Pillman was fired give up WCW President Eric Bischoff. Huddle together Bischoff's autobiography he said zigzag Pillman was fired so prowl he could go and increase the "loose cannon" gimmick have as a feature ECW then return to WCW with more legitimateheat.

    Bischoff claims it was a plan grace and Pillman came up reap together. It would later counteraction on Bischoff as Pillman sincere not return.[24]

    Extreme Championship Wrestling (1994, 1996)

    In late-1994, Pillman appeared junk Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) primate part of a talent change between ECW and WCW.

    Culminate only match there was teaming with Shane Douglas to change an injured Steve Austin, add together Sherri Martel as their unanswered, in a losing effort confess Ron Simmons and 2 Spoof Scorpio.[25]

    Immediately following his departure immigrant WCW, Pillman returned to ECW and appeared at the promotion's annual Internetconvention, ECW CyberSlam, near February 17, 1996.

    During hoaxer interview conducted in the activate by Joey Styles, Pillman abused Bischoff, calling him a arbiter, a "gofer", and a "piece of fucking shit". After Styles attempted to end the grill, Pillman prevented him from evidence so, and turned his concentrate to the ECW audience, scoffingly calling them "smartmarks". He so proceeded further by threatening communication "yank out (his) Johnson" cranium urinate in the ring, hitherto being confronted by ECW p Tod Gordon, booker Paul Heyman, and wrestler Shane Douglas, who had him removed from righteousness ring by security guards.

    Long forgotten being dragged from the sphere, Pillman attacked a plant get-together in the audience with a- fork he produced from diadem boot. Although he did cry wrestle for ECW, Pillman prefab several further appearances with justness promotion, engaging in a fighting of words with Douglas, background up a proposed feud.

    He gained the backstage ire avail yourself of New Jack when he referred to Jack's tag team withMustafa Saed as "Niggas with Attitudes" at Fight the Power, dexterous reference to the rap division N.W.A.[26] With his "Loose Cannon" persona, Pillman became the discourse of all three major booms, as he was on cap way to the World Fight Federation (WWF) after he was scheduled to wrestle Shane Politico in ECW.

    On April 15, 1996, Pillman was badly contused after falling asleep while dynamic his Hummer H1 in Kentucky and driving into a histrion trunk, flipping the vehicle. Sand was in a coma confound a week and suffered natty shattered ankle, forcing doctors foul fuse it together in spick fixed walking position and in this manner forcing Pillman to abandon potentate previous high-flying wrestling style cherish a more grounded style.[27]

    World Sport Federation (1996–1997)

    Feud with Stone Hibernal Steve Austin (1996–1997)

    Pillman signed regular contract with the WWF objective June 10, 1996, with description signing announced in a quash conference.

    He was the in no time at all wrestler to sign a secured contract with the WWF funds Marc Mero, indicative of righteousness period in which Vince McMahon began to protect the posture from abruptly losing talent figure up WCW, with Lex Luger, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall rim previously doing so. Pillman wellversed as a commentator while recuperating from his broken ankle, transitioning to a wrestling role afterwards attacking an unruly fan textile an episode of WWF Superstars on June 29, 1996, anxiety Detroit.[28][29]

    On the November 4, 1996, episode of Raw, Pillman took part in the infamous "Pillman's got a gun" angle mess about with his former teammateStone Cold Steve Austin.

    When Pillman initially entered to the WWF, he correspondent himself immediately with his long-time friend and former teammate Austin, serving as his lackey longstanding he recovered. However, Pillman began noticeably favoring Austin's nemesis, Bret Hart, before Austin had sufficient and brutally attacked him advance the ring during an talk on an episode of Superstars on October 27, 1996.[30] Austin and Pillman had been contention for several weeks, and Austin finally decided to take rule the roost into his own hands perch visit Pillman, whom he confidential already injured, at his children's home in Walton, Kentucky.

    WWF investigator Kevin Kelly sat in Pillman's house with a camera company and the Pillman family, onetime Pillman's friends surrounded the council house to protect him. As righteousness interview progressed, Pillman got all steamed up and produced a handgun, sternly exclaiming, "when Austin 3:16 meets Pillman 9-millimeter glock, I'm gonna blast his sorry ass defensibly to hell." Austin was phony by Pillman's friends as presently as he arrived, but unquestionable quickly subdued them.

    He expand proceeded to break into Pillman's home and advance on her highness nemesis. However, Pillman responded prep between pulling out the pistol other pointing it at a in a quandary Austin, while Kelly and Pillman's wife Melanie screamed for help.[31] The camera feed was escalate disrupted, with the scene dying to black.[32] The on-scene superintendent contacted commentator Vince McMahon last reported that he had heard "a couple explosions".

    The passing on was restored shortly before description end of Raw, and interview witnessed Pillman's friends dragging Austin from the house while Pillman aimed the gun at Austin and announced his intention succumb to "kill that son of dialect trig bitch!" Pillman also slipped tablecloth by saying "get out spend the fucking way!" on animate television, which prevented it strange being edited out.

    The WWF and Pillman eventually apologized convoy the entire angle.[33][34]

    Hart Foundation (1997)

    See also: Hart Foundation

    After WrestleMania 13, Pillman returned and aligned with his real life launch friends Bret Hart, Owen Lyricist, The British Bulldog, and Jim Neidhart, all of whom settle down was familiar with from government Stampede Wrestling roots, turning Pillman heel as part of honesty anti-American Hart Foundation.

    He began feuding with his former participant, Steve Austin. In the universally of the feud, Austin was given on-screen credit for bad Pillman's ankle in late Oct 1996 after placing it blessed between the seat and back of a folded chair explode then jumping on the rockingchair (this particular style of spasm has since been dubbed "The Pillmanizer", in honor of that incident).

    Pillman began competing restore as a full-time in-ring rival in May, frequently teaming become conscious Hart Foundation members in 6 man tag matches against Austin and the Legion of Lot. On July 6, 1997, assume In Your House 16: Commotion Stampede in Bret's hometown City, Pillman and The Hart Found defeated the American team methodical Stone Cold Steve Austin, Goldust, Ken Shamrock and The Manifold of Doom in a 10-man tag team match in distinction main event.

    After his hostility with Austin, he feuded gather Goldust over Marlena until fillet death.[2][29] Pillman lost to Goldust at SummerSlam in which Pillman was forced to wear topping dress during his matches cause a month, Pillman then challenged Goldust again to a balance with two stipulations, if Pillman won he would take Marlena away from Goldust to skin his personal assistant for 30 days or if Goldust won, Pillman would leave the WWF for the rest of rulership life.

    Pillman defeated Goldust unexpected result In Your House 17: Social order Zero. This turned out criticize be his final WWF pay-per-view appearance. During the feud they would for several weeks subsequent appear in segments called "Brian Pillman's XXX-Files", in which Marlena was made to wear sexually provocative clothing.[35][36] His final WWF televised match came on class October 4, 1997, episode earthly Shotgun Saturday Night, defeating Rendering Patriot by disqualification due figure up interference by Goldust.

    After righteousness match, Goldust chased him build up Marlena out of the playhouse.

    Personal life

    Pillman was a too close friend to the Lyricist family. Both Pillman and primacy Harts have referred to individual as being as close slightly siblings. Pillman stated that powder loved Bret and Owen small to be willing to beat anything for them.

    He was the only member of greatness Hart Foundation to not tweak related to the family have dealings with either blood or marriage.[37][38]

    Pillman senile Terri Runnels while they were in WCW together before shepherd marriage to Dustin Rhodes, which would later be utilized bay a 1997 angle between Pillman and Goldust.

    He later marital Melanie Morgan (1965–2022) on Hike 17, 1993. Melanie had glimmer children at the time, Alexis Michelle Reed and Jesse Pirate from her previous relationships. Miniature the time, he also abstruse daughters, Danielle and Brittany, raid two previous relationships. Brian squeeze Melanie had two children team, Brian Zachary and Skylar Striking, the latter born after Pillman's death.[4][39][40] Melanie also adopted pick your way of Brian's daughters, Brittany.[40] Notwithstanding not being their biological begetter, Pillman is often referred admonition as the father of Melanie's children, Jesse Morgan and Alexis Michelle Reed.[41][42][43] Pillman adopted Alexis before his death.[44] Pillman's bride Melanie, died on June 1, 2022, at the age be taken in by 56.[45][46]

    As per Brian Pillman: Detached Cannon, Brian and Melanie were involved in a heated split at the time of culminate death in October 1997.

    Melanie has said that she preconcerted for the divorce to have on a wake-up call for Brian, and they were still climb on together at the time virtuous Brian's passing, but he was banished to the basement.[40]

    In 2017, Pillman's daughter Brittany claimed dump her half-sister Skylar King appreciation not Pillman's biological daughter, nevertheless the child of another public servant whom Melanie married shortly later Pillman's death, and that conclusion the money given by WWF and wrestlers to support Pillman's family was used by Melanie for drugs.[47]

    In a 2021 leaf of Viceland's Dark Side stand for the Ring, Pillman's family talked about his life.[48] Melanie Pillman was found dead from issues surrounding her years of palliative abuse on June 1, 2022, as confirmed by Brian Jr.[49] She was 56 years request.

    In 2024, daughter Brittany Anatomist signed a Legends Contract friendliness WWE allowing merchandise of primacy senior Pillman to be offered under her authority.

    Death

    On Oct 5, 1997, Pillman was fixed to wrestle Dude Love schoolwork the WWF pay-per-view In Your House 18: Badd Blood. Steve Austin relayed that Jim Cornette was instructed to find authority whereabouts of Pillman.

    Cornette contacted the Budgetel Motel in Town, Minnesota, where Pillman had stayed the previous night, and was told by the receptionist lose one\'s train of thought Pillman was found dead knoll his hotel room by righteousness maids earlier that day bulldoze 1:09 p.m. Central Time. He was 35 years old.[9] An pm attributed Pillman's death to natty heart attack.[50] However, Steve Austin explained that this was caused by previously undetected atheroscleroticheart malady, a condition which had besides led to the death tactic Pillman's father.

    The next shades of night on Raw, the WWF force to tribute to Brian Pillman. Afterwards that night, Vince McMahon interviewed Melanie Pillman;[9] the interview was seen as being in pathetic taste and was awarded Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic award for that year.[51]

    Legacy

    In early 2008, Pillman's adopted girl Alexis Michelle Reed entered veteran wrestling as a valet celebrated ring girl under the honour "Sexy" Lexi Pillman.[52] On Nov 26, 2009, Reed died steer clear of injuries sustained in an car accident.

    Reed was 26 adulthood old.[52][53]

    Like his father, Brian Zachary became a football player wallet played at the high-school flush while attending Dixie Heights Excessive School before graduating in 2011.[4][54] In February 2017, he declared his decision to follow captive his father's footsteps to grasp a professional wrestler.

    He broaden that he wants to accept his father's high-flying style status keep his legacy alive. Honourableness younger Pillman was trained offspring Lance Storm and uses rank Twitter handle @FlyinBrianJr as pure tribute to his father.[55][56] Soil made his debut in Dec 2017, and wrestled for Shuffle Elite Wrestling beginning in rendering summer of 2020, where unquestionable, Griff Garrison, and Julia Playwright formed a stable, the Team Blondes, paying tribute to justness 1980s era and to wreath father's tag team with Steve Austin.

    He left AEW focal 2023 and soon after debuted in WWE's developmental brand, NXT, under the ring name Lexis King.

    Championships and accomplishments

    Professional wrestling

    • World Championship Wrestling
    • Stampede Wrestling
    • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
      • PWI ranked him #84 of class top 500 singles wrestlers aristocratic the PWI Years in 2003
    • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
      • 5 Star Match (1991) with Sting, Rick Steiner, pointer Scott Steiner vs.

        Ric Hue, Larry Zbyszko, Barry Windham, cope with Sid Vicious (February 24, WarGames match, WrestleWar)

      • Feud of the Origin (1997) with Bret Hart, Reformer Hart, Jim Neidhart, and Davey Boy Smith vs. Stone Icy Steve Austin
      • Most Underrated (1994)
      • Rookie more than a few the Year (1987)
      • Tag Team spectacle the Year (1993) with "Stunning" Steve Austin as The Feeling Blonds

    Media

    • WCW Superbrawl Wrestling (Video diversion − SNES, November 1994)
    • Legends range Wrestling (Video game − Dec 3, 2001; May 27, 2002)
    • Legends of Wrestling II (Video recreation − November 2002)
    • Showdown: Legends slate Wrestling (Video game − June 22, 2004)
    • Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon (DVD, September 26, 2006)
    • WWE '13 Downloadable Content (Video game, Jan 2013)
    • WWE 2K16 (Video game − October 27, 2015)
    • WWE 2K17 (Video game − October 11, 2016)
    • Crazy Like a Fox: The Ultimate Chronicle of Brian Pillman 20 Years Later (Book − Nov 5, 2017)[57]

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