Rusty Brooks competed in several North American independent promotions, including International World Class Championship Wrestling, Florida Championship Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance.
16 Facts About Rusty Brooks
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Rusty Brooks appeared in the World Wrestling Federation during the mid-1980s as a preliminary wrestler.
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In 1985 Rusty Brooks had a nationally televised match with WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan.
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Rusty Brooks often teamed with fellow preliminary wrestlers Steve Lombardi, Barry O, and Mr X in tag team competition, and Rusty Brooks scored upset wins over his former partners.
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Rusty Brooks spent the next decade in various independent promotions, where he won several tag team titles with Dr Red Roberts, Matt Otto, Jumbo Baretta, "Pretty Boy" Aldo Lane, Soulman Alex G and Gangrel.
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In December 1988, Rusty Brooks returned to the WWF, teaming with Iron Mike Sharpe losing to Demolition on WWF Superstars and losing to Jake Roberts on WWF Wrestling Challenge.
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Rusty Brooks later wrestled for Future of Wrestling, where he won the heavyweight and hardcore titles around 2000.
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Rusty Brooks was named "Wrestler of the Year" by FOW.
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On July 31,2004, Rusty Brooks refereed a match during the HCW Incredible 8 Tournament in Davie, Florida.
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Rusty Brooks called a bout between his son, Jeff "J-Dawg" Brooks and Jimmy Rave.
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Rusty Brooks returned to wrestling in 2009 and competed in the independent circuit in Florida.
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Koski trained students in his Rusty Brooks Pro-Wrestling Academy, which operated in his backyard in the late 1980s and in a warehouse in the 1990s.
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Rusty Brooks later operated the School of Hard Knocks wrestling school with Boris Malenko in Florida.
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Rusty Brooks was the former Director of Authority for Independent Championship Wrestling and has managed a few of his students in the now defunct Division 1 Pro Wrestling.
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Rusty Brooks is the father of Jeff "J-Dawg" Brooks, who wrestles on the independent circuit in Florida.
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Rusty Brooks died on February 11,2021, aged 63, four days after his birthday.