Jim  Brunzell

Jim Brunzell

Born:8/14/1949
Place of Birth:White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA

Biography

James Brunzell is a retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name "Jumping" Jim Brunzell. Known for his successful tag teams, Brunzell performed for various wrestling promotions over the course of approximately two decades. National Wrestling Alliance: During the later half of the 1970s, he signed to wrestle for the Mid-Atlantic region and won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship twice, a significant singles title at the time. Return to AWA: Upon returning to AWA, Brunzell reformed his tag team with Greg Gagne, known as the "High Flyers", and was elevated to main event status. The tandem of Brunzell and Gagne held the AWA World Tag Team Championship on two separate occasions, feuding with teams like Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis and Jerry Blackwell and Ken Patera. Brunzell remained with the AWA in both tag team and singles competition until 1985. WWE: Brunzell then signed to wrestle with WWE as they continued their national expansion. Here, he formed the popular tag team, The Killer Bees, with another WWE newcomer, B. Brian Blair. Apparently, Verne and Greg Gagne felt somewhat betrayed by the move. Gagne even expressed his displeasure during an AWA broadcast, making subtle references to Brunzell's departure and his new gimmick. Brunzell and Blair experienced moderate success while with WWE. The two feuded with the likes of The Hart Foundation as well as the Funks, Jimmy Jack Funk and Hoss Funk, who they faced in front of over 74,000 fans at The Big Event. Their stay was also highlighted by a match against Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik as part of WrestleMania III and a win at the inaugural Survivor Series on Thanksgiving Day 1987. The Killer Bees teamed together until Blair left the promotion in 1988. Brunzell continued in singles competition for a time, being used to put over newer talent like Curt Hennig and Damien Demento as late as a Raw episode in April 1993. Independent circuit: He left WWE in 1991 and competed on the independent circuit, primarily in the Chicago area. Brunzell also wrestled for Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) in 1991. While there, he reunited with B. Brian Blair under the name Masked Confusion, winning the tag team title twice. After the UWF closed, Brunzell returned to the independent circuit and continued to wrestle until late 1999, when Brunzell faced fellow wrestler, The Hater. Currently, Brunzell works as a financial planner for Focus Financial in the Minneapolis area, he is also active in his church and does charity work for children with diabetes.

Filmography

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

20097.1
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be

WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be

20057.8
UWF Blackjack Brawl

UWF Blackjack Brawl

19940.0
WWF Bashed in the USA

WWF Bashed in the USA

19930.0
WCW Slamboree 1993

WCW Slamboree 1993

199310.0
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

19920.0
UWF Beach Brawl

UWF Beach Brawl

19910.0
WWE Survivor Series 1988

WWE Survivor Series 1988

19888.2
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88

19880.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

19880.0
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88

19880.0
WWE WrestleFest

WWE WrestleFest

19885.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

19880.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

19880.0
WWE WrestleMania IV

WWE WrestleMania IV

19887.4
WWE Royal Rumble

WWE Royal Rumble

19886.5
WWE Survivor Series 1987

WWE Survivor Series 1987

19878.5
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87

19870.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87

19870.0
WWE The Hart Foundation

WWE The Hart Foundation

19870.0
WWE WrestleMania III

WWE WrestleMania III

19877.5
WrestleMania III

WrestleMania III

19877.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87

19870.0
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

19870.0
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

19870.0
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

19860.0
WWE The Big Event

WWE The Big Event

19868.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 8

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

19860.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

19860.0
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

19860.0
WrestleMania II

WrestleMania II

19866.4
WrestleMania 2

WrestleMania 2

19866.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

19860.0
Highlander

Highlander

19866.9
The Best of the WWF: volume 5

The Best of the WWF: volume 5

19860.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85

19850.0
AWA StarCage

AWA StarCage

19858.5
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

19850.0
PWUSA Star Wars

PWUSA Star Wars

19850.0
AWA Christmas Show 1984

AWA Christmas Show 1984

19840.0
AWA Christmas Night 1983

AWA Christmas Night 1983

19830.0
AWA Super Sunday

AWA Super Sunday

19837.5
The Wrestler

The Wrestler

19744.2