32 Facts About Brian Blair

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Brian Leslie Blair was born on January 12,1957 and is an American retired professional wrestler and politician.

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Brian Blair is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name B Brian Blair as one half of the tag team The Killer Bees in the 1980s.

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Brian Blair began competing in sports in junior high school and won city championships well as a regional junior high school heavyweight.

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Brian Blair won many accolades in high school other than sports; he was named "Mr Titan" and was voted "Best all Around" his senior year.

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5.

Brian Blair had his heart set on playing football for the then NCAA Division II powerhouse, the University of Tampa, where he sold sodas to the fans and watched his favorite players, Freddie Solomon and Paul Orndorff.

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Deeply saddened, Brian Blair attended Saint Leo College near Dade City under coach Tillrow Morrison, then transferred to the University of Louisville on a football scholarship, although he never earned a varsity letter; he majored in both business and political science.

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7.

Brian Blair debuted in 1977 with Eddie Graham's CWF where he worked primarily as a face.

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8.

Brian Blair debuted in a tag team match facing Pat Patterson and Ivan Koloff.

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9.

Brian Blair teamed up with "Bulldog" Bob Brown and won the Central States Tag Team championships.

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10.

Brian Blair appeared regularly for Leroy McGuirk's Tri-State promotion, here he met and married Leroy McGuirk's daughter Mike McGuirk in 1980.

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Brian Blair was even shot at by Leroy when he tried to talk to Mike before leaving town.

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12.

On July 11,1982, Brian Blair beat Jimmy Garvin for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship and defended it successfully against Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody.

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13.

In 1983 Brian Blair joined the WWF as they began to expand to a national promotion.

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14.

In Florida, Brian Blair picked up another Florida title run as well as unseating "Ravishing" Rick Rude as the Florida Southern Champion.

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15.

When Brian Blair signed with the WWF for a third time, he was not just used as "enhancement talent" anymore.

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16.

Meanwhile, on television Brian Blair remained undefeated, pinning Barry Horowitz and Mike Sharpe on episodes of Prime Time.

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17.

Brunzell and Brian Blair later complained about WWF owner Vince McMahon who continued merchandising products of The Killer Bees without their permission or financial compensation.

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18.

Brian Blair challenged Larry Zbyszko for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.

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19.

Brian Blair defeated Zbyszko by disqualification meaning the title couldn't change hands that way with Zbyszko retaining the title.

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20.

Brian Blair was one of the first "names" to work regularly for Herb Abrams Universal Wrestling Federation when it opened its doors in late 1990 quickly becoming a regular on the federations Fury Hour shows.

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21.

Brian Blair was given a big push in the UWF, usually defeating the UWF's preliminary talent, and even one of the top heels of the company who he feuded with, Bob Orton, Jr.

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22.

In 1998, Brian Blair won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship with Steve Keirn holding the title from November 13,1998 to August 15,2000 when the title was vacated following a match with the Bushwhackers.

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23.

On March 31,2012, Brian Blair returned to the ring as he teamed up with Carlos Colon, Lanny Poffo, and Mike Graham as "Florida Team" to defeat the team of Gary Royal, Larry Zbyszko, Ron Bass, and The Masked Superstar in an eight-man tag team elimination match on an event held on his home-state of Florida.

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24.

On September 3,2014, Brian Blair faced former rival Matt Riviera for the annual National Wrestling Alliance event "Mid-Atlantic Legends Fanfest" edition of 2014.

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25.

On October 26,2014, Brian Blair faced The Cuban Assassin for the annual NWA "WrestleFest" in a winning effort for Brian Blair.

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26.

Brian Blair emerged victorious after nailing Jefferies with the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship, which he brought with him to ringside.

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27.

Brian Blair owned and managed four Gold's Gym fitness centers in the Tampa Bay area with fellow wrestler, Steve Keirn.

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28.

In 2004, Brian Blair ran again and was elected County Commissioner, District 6 for Hillsborough County defeating former city councilman Bob Buckhorn.

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29.

In 2008 Brian Blair ran for re-election winning the Republican primary against Don Kruse on August 26,2008, then lost to Hillsborough County's first openly gay candidate Kevin Beckner in the November 4,2008 general election.

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30.

Brian Blair was the person to pull Brutus out of the water after being struck in the face by the knees of a novice parasailer.

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31.

Brian Blair is the President and CEO of the 501c3 Cauliflower alley Club.

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32.

In 2017 Brian Blair starred with fellow wrestler Ron Bass in the feature film Silent Times Directed by Christopher Annino.

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