Bruiser Brody was probably the most influential big men within the history of skilled wrestling. His work in countries like Japan and Puerto Rico made him an icon world wide, while also becoming very talked-about in Texas working with the Von Erich family. Kevin Von Erich was a recent guest on “The Claw Pod” where he was telling his sons, Marshall and Ross, stories from the past, and when Brody’s name got here up, Kevin had a whole lot of praise for the late star.
“Brody was the best way he was you recognize? He would at all times come at you, but he may very well be a heel or babyface you recognize? He was a monster, and I never–you recognize never knew what he was going to do…Brody was really like a bulldozer.” Marshall Von Erich then asked what was Brody like behind the scenes and if he was difficult to work with. Kevin explained that a whole lot of older wrestlers were bullies who had been getting their way their entire lives, and while the Von Erich family had a code of ethics they lived by, Brody was the alternative. “[Brody] did not have that, he was just different, and he would tear someone up. I do not care in the event that they were small, he would just go after them…he’s like a tiger shark.”
While he could have gone after people half his size backstage, Brody did have a whole lot of love for the people near him, especially his family. WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas recalled being there on the day Brody was murdered, where moments before he was stabbed, Brody asked Atlas, who was keen on drawing, if he could sketch an image of his son as a present. Brody never got the possibility to present that picture to his son.
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