We’re just a number of weeks away from WrestleMania weekend, which incorporates the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. On Thursday morning, Paul Levesque announced that Bad News Brown can be inducted into the Legacy class.
Hailing from Harlem, Latest York, Brown began his wrestling profession in Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta, Canada against talent like Bret Hart. He debuted in WWE in 1988, where he famously kept to himself and had no friends because he didn’t need them. While in WWE, he feuded with the likes of Hulk Hogan, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, and Jake “The Snake” Roberts. At WrestleMania IV, he won a royal rumble by eliminating Hart.
In 1990, Piper eliminated him within the Royal Rumble and Brown got his revenge by getting back within the ring and sending Piper excessive rope to eliminate him. This led to a match at WrestleMania VI, where it resulted in a double countout. Following his feud with Piper, he moved on to Roberts after he had given him a reptile for his birthday, which Brown was not pleased with. With a view to take care of Roberts and his snake, Damien, Brown found a sewer rat to combat them. Roberts defeated Brown at SummerSlam and Brown was never seen in WWE again.
Following his WWE profession, Brown wrestled in Japan for UWFi and NJPW. He would also work for several independent promotions until finally retiring in 1999 attributable to a knee injury. Prior to his pro wrestling profession, Brown was an Olympic medalist. He won the Bronze medal in judo through the 1976 Summer Olympics. He died from a heart attack in 2007.