1. Bruce Prichard was born on March 7,1963 and is an American professional wrestling executive, booker, and producer and a former manager, commentator, and occasional professional wrestler who works for WWE as Executive Director - CWT.
30 Facts About Bruce Prichard
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Bruce Prichard has previously worked for Houston Wrestling, the Global Wrestling Federation, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and Major League Wrestling.
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Bruce Prichard began his career in 1973 working for Paul Boesch's Houston Wrestling promotion out of Houston, Texas.
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Bruce Prichard worked as assistant director of television at age 12 and acted as a ring announcer at age 14.
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The character was inspired by controversial televangelists of the time, with Bruce Prichard specifically citing Robert Tilton as his most direct inspiration.
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Bruce Prichard later featured prominently in WrestleMania V in 1989, when he took over Rowdy Roddy Piper's Piper's Pit and was promptly "de-skirted" by Piper.
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When Bruce Prichard first pitched the idea of Brother Love to WWF owner Vince McMahon, Vince generally liked the idea but did not believe that Bruce Prichard "had the face" for the role.
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Bruce Prichard told that the bright red face make up was unknown to him the first time he appeared on television as Brother Love.
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The actual reason for this change was Bruce Prichard being offered the choice of continuing to work on-screen as Brother Love, or working solely in a production role.
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Bruce Prichard would be re-hired by the WWF the following year in a resumption of his production role.
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Bruce Prichard began as a babyface color commentator, but eventually turned heel right in the middle of calling an ESPN televised match with GWF play-by-play announcer Craig Johnson.
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Bruce Prichard managed Barry Horowitz in the GWF, and gave him the nickname "The Winner".
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Horowitz and Bruce Prichard feuded with GWF Light Heavyweight champion Chaz Taylor.
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Bruce Prichard returned to the WWF in August 1992 and portrayed two short-lived characters.
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Bruce Prichard first appeared as "The Wizard", a heel color commentator on All-American Wrestling, and then as "Reo Rodgers", a satire on Dusty Rhodes.
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However, Bruce Prichard has reprised his Brother Love character on occasion.
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Bruce Prichard hosted the Brother Love Show , this time on Monday Night Raw.
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Bruce Prichard managed The Undertaker for a match in Michinoku Pro Wrestling on October 10,1997, where he defeated Jinsei Shinzaki.
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Bruce Prichard was the only backstage employee to have an interview segment on the Raw is Owen memorial broadcast.
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On December 1,2008, Bruce Prichard was released from WWE by Stephanie McMahon.
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On October 6,2011, Bruce Prichard took over the role of TNA head writer from Vince Russo.
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In May 2012, Bruce Prichard was promoted to Vice President of Talent Relations to replace Terry Taylor.
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In May 2013, Bruce Prichard began appearing as a judge alongside Al Snow and Taz in the monthly Gut Check segment on TNA Impact.
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In March 2017, it was announced that Bruce Prichard would be making his return to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
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Shortly after re-signing with the company, Bruce Prichard began appearing in an onscreen role for the recently renamed Impact Wrestling.
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On March 8,2018, it was announced that Bruce Prichard had been hired as a senior producer by Major League Wrestling, a wrestling promotion founded by former WWE writer, Court Bauer, in 2002.
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On January 22,2018, Bruce Prichard returned to the WWE for a one-off appearance as Brother Love on the WWE Raw 25 Years anniversary special.
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Bruce Prichard made a cameo appearance as Brother Love at the 2020 Money in the Bank pay-per-view, during the title ladder match.
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Bruce Prichard is the brother of professional wrestler Tom Prichard and guitarist Chris Prichard.
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Bruce Prichard has a son, Kane, whom he named after the professional wrestler, and a daughter Amber.