1. The son of a navy pilot, Brunzell lived in Memphis for a time as a child.
28 Facts About Jim Brunzell
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Jim Brunzell attended high school in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, where he participated in multiple sports including American football, scholastic wrestling, and athletics.
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Jim Brunzell was a state champion in the high jump while in high school.
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Jim Brunzell attended the University of Minnesota, where he continued to play football and high jump.
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Jim Brunzell then returned to college to finish his degree.
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Jim Brunzell trained with Gagne's father Verne, alongside wrestlers including Ric Flair, Ken Patera, and The Iron Sheik.
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Jim Brunzell began wrestling in various territories in the early 1970s, most notably in the NWA Central States promotion.
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Jim Brunzell formed a tag team with Greg Gagne known as "The High Flyers".
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In 1979, Jim Brunzell transferred to the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling promotion, where he twice won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship.
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Jim Brunzell returned to the AWA in 1981, and on June 14, The High Flyers regained the championship by defeating The East-West Connection.
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Jim Brunzell signed to wrestle with the World Wrestling Federation as they continued their national expansion.
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Jim Brunzell was paired with another WWF newcomer, Brian Blair as The Killer Bees.
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Jim Brunzell was winless against Mr Perfect, including a singles match that aired on Prime Time Wrestling on October 4,1988.
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Again, Jim Brunzell was winless in competition against Taylor, as well as King Haku.
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Jim Brunzell was still known for one of the best dropkicks in the WWF, and in a losing match against Randy Savage, the Macho Man got a bloody mouth after getting hit by one.
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Jim Brunzell was defeated again by Curt Hennig on Prime Time Wrestling, as well as by King Haku.
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At the 1988 Survivor Series Jim Brunzell was pinned by Bad News Brown; however, his team did come out victorious.
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Jim Brunzell however was now an opening level wrestler, albeit one with strong name recognition.
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Jim Brunzell continued to fare well against opening level competition throughout the fall and winter.
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The teaming with Owen was short-lived, and Jim Brunzell returned to singles competition as spring commenced.
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Jim Brunzell was victorious in two dark match tryouts for Rochester Roadblock in April and appeared in a 40-man battle royal that aired on Prime Time Wrestling in June 1992.
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On October 5,1992, edition of Prime Time Wrestling Jim Brunzell faced Terry Taylor in the latter's return to the WWF.
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Jim Brunzell left WWF in 1993 and competed on the independent circuit, primarily in the Chicago area.
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Jim Brunzell wrestled for Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation in 1991.
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Jim Brunzell wrestled his final professional wrestling match in 1999 on the "Wrestle America 2000" event held on Crystal, Minnesota, against The Hater in a winning effort for Jim Brunzell.
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Jim Brunzell is involved in his local church and does charity work for children with diabetes.
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Jim Brunzell makes frequent appearances at conventions with partner, Brian Blair.
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In July 2016, Jim Brunzell was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury.