1. Brodie Lee was hospitalized in October 2020 for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, from which he died on December 26 at the age of 41.
27 Facts About Brodie Lee
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Brodie Lee attended McQuaid Jesuit High School and played lacrosse for four years.
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Brodie Lee came up with the name Brodie Lee from the movie Mallrats by combining the names of actor Jason Lee and his character Brodie Bruce, though his style and appearance have brought comparisons to Bruiser Brody, mistakenly thinking his ring name was derived from Bruiser.
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Brodie Lee originally was not scheduled to wrestle at the event, but was instead visiting backstage with friends.
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Brodie Lee returned to the company two months later, defeating Equinox in a rematch and starting a streak of not being pinned nor submitting that lasted for the rest of the year.
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In late 2008, Brodie Lee aligned himself with Eddie Kingston and Grizzly Redwood to form a stable called The Roughnecks.
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In May 2011, Brodie Lee entered the 12 Large: Summit, set to determine the inaugural Chikara Grand Champion, but was forced to pull out of the tournament following his first match, after suffering a legitimate injury.
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Brodie Lee made his debut for Ring of Honor on October 25,2008, aligning himself with The Age of the Fall and helping the group's leader Jimmy Jacobs to defeat Austin Aries in an Anything Goes match.
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Brodie Lee then teamed with fellow Age of the Fall member Delirious and defeated Cheech and Cloudy in a tag team match, before ending the night by attacking Necro Butcher, with whom the stable was feuding, after his match with Go Shiozaki.
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Brodie Lee debuted for Evolve on January 16,2010, at the promotion's first ever show, teaming with Gran Akuma and Icarus in a six-man tag team match, where they were defeated by Team Frightning.
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Brodie Lee returned to Evolve on May 20,2011, in a match where he was defeated by Sami Callihan via submission.
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On May 8,2010, Lee made his debut for Dragon Gate USA, defeating Cheech, Cloudy, Kyle O'Reilly, Phil Atlas, Xtremo, Brent B and Anthony Fiasco in a dark eight-way fray elimination match, before the tapings of the Uprising pay-per-view.
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Later, on the pay-per-view section of the evening, Brodie Lee interrupted a match between Rip Impact and Johnny Wave, beat down both of the competitors and stated that next time he would be coming after a Japanese wrestler.
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Later in the night, Brodie Lee set his sights on Yamato and chased him away from ringside, when he tried to interfere in a match between his ally Jon Moxley and Jimmy Jacobs.
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At the following day's tapings of Freedom Fight 2010, Brodie Lee defeated Akebono in a singles match.
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On January 28,2011, at United: NYC, Brodie Lee, now representing the heel group Blood Warriors, defeated Jimmy Jacobs in a singles match.
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On December 21,2010, Brodie Lee made his debut for Japanese promotion Dragon Gate in Tokyo, where he, representing The Warriors stable, defeated Kzy.
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The Warriors stable turned heel on January 14,2011, when they attacked Masato Yoshino and World-1, aligning themselves with Naruki Doi's group, though Brodie Lee himself was not present, as he was snowed in and could not make the show.
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Brodie Lee made his debut for Jersey All Pro Wrestling on March 28,2009, as a member of The Hillbilly Wrecking Crew, along with Necro Butcher and Trevor Murdoch.
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On October 23,2010, Brodie Lee challenged Dan Maff for the JAPW Heavyweight Championship in a Champion vs Champion match, but was defeated.
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On December 30,2011, JAPW announced that Brodie Lee, who had not made an appearance for the promotion in nine months, had been stripped of the JAPW Heavyweight Championship.
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Brodie Lee failed to win as the match was eventually won by AJ Styles.
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Brodie Lee made his televised return at WrestleMania Axxess, defeating Dominik Dijakovic, which aired as part of the WWE Worlds Collide special.
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Brodie Lee was revealed as the "Exalted One", the previously unseen leader of the villainous faction The Dark Order, and attacked SoCal Uncensored with the other members of the group.
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Brodie Lee cited Jake Roberts, Rick Rude, and Big Show as his primary influences.
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Xavier Woods, who wore an armband with "Brodie Lee" written on it, performed Huber's signature taunt and finishing move during an eight-man tag team match.
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Bryan Danielson spoke about how the Brodie Lee Tribute Show inspired him to sign for AEW.