WRESTLER PROFILES

[Brian Blair Gallery]	Wrestler: B. Brian Blair Real Name: Brian Blair Birthday: January 12, 1954 Hometown: Gary, Indiana Currently resides in Tampa, FL Marital Status: Divorced from Mike McGuirk Married to Toni Two Sons: Brett & Bradley Height & Weight: 6'1" - 235lbs Trained by: Debut: 1977 Previous Names: The Killer Bee (Japan) Finishing Move: Sleeper Hold Favorite Moves: Boston Crab Notable Feuds: Killer Tim Brooks Rip Oliver Stan Stasiak the Spoiler Mark Lewin Bruiser Brody Stan Hansen Hart Foundation Rougeau Brothers Official Website: http://www.brianblair.com [Brian Blair Gallery] [Killer Bees Gallery]
NWA (World Class) American Tag Team titles w/Al Madril won a tournament (June ??, 1981); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Garvin (July 11, 1982); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Jesse Barr (January 6, 1985); NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Rick Rude (April 10, 1985); NWL (National Wrestling League) Tag Team titles w/Paul Orndorff defeating ?????? (????, 1993); UWF (Abrams) Tag Team titles w/Jim Brunzell defeating The Power Twins (September 23, 1994); NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Steve Keirn defeating Pepe Prado & Cuban Assassin (November 13, 1998);
In The Beginning: Brian Blair was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Louisville.. ~~~While attending University, Brian Blair double majored in business and political science.. Brian Blair returned home to Florida to pursue his love of the wrestling business.. Getting Into The Business: Brian Blair started with Eddie Graham's Florida Championship Wrestling.. Brian Blair's first professional match was a tag team match against Ivan Koloff and Pat Patterson.. Brian Blair moved onto Bob Geigel's Central States promotion in Kansas City.. Brian Blair went to Leroy McGuirk's Tri-State Wrestling promotion in Oklahoma.. Brian Blair, with his high school and college amateur background, quickly became a fan favorite.. 1979: Brian Blair became one of the youngest Junior Heavyweight champions of all time beating Ron Starr.. Brian Blair migrated south to World Class in Dallas where he faced even stiffer competition.. Brian Blair earned shots at the NWA World Junior Heavyweight championship and came close to lifting the title from Les Thornton.. While in Texas, texas star Al Madril asked Brian Blair to team with him in a tournament for the prestigious American Tag Team titles.. ~~~Brian Blair & Al Madril faced grueling competition and managed to successfully win the Tournament and the American Tag titles! June 22, 1980: Dory Funk Jr. & Andre The Giant & Brian Blair beat James J. Dillon & The Spoiler & Skandor Akbar in Tulsa, OK.. Brian Blair was then booked by Vince McMahon Sr. to wrestle for the WWF and make his first trip to Japan for New Japan Wrestling.. Brian Blair earned the Japanese fans' respect with a great series of matches against Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami.. July 11, 1982: Brian Blair beat Jimmy Garvin for the Florida State Heavyweight championship.. Brian Blair successfully defended the Florida championship against both Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody.. World Wrestling Federation: Brian Blair was recruited by Vince McMahon Jr. to join the WWF for its expansion as a national promotion.. Brian Blair had a match against Paul Orndorff in St Louis that is considered a classic by WWF standards.. Georgia Championship Wrestling: Brian Blair finished his tour of duty for the WWF and began working TV tapings for Georgia Championship Wrestling.. Florida: Brian Blair defeated "Ravishing" Rick Rude for the Southern Heavyweight title.. Brian Blair defeated Jesse Barr for the Florida Heavyweight title.. World Wrestling Federation: Brian Blair returned to the WWF to form a popular tag team with Jim Brunzel known as the Killer Bees.. The Killer Bees had a classic series of matches against Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.. The Killer Bees adopted a gimmick where they would put on masks during their matches to confuse their opponents and the referee.. August 1988: B.Brian Blair left the World Wrestling Federation leaving Jim Brunzel by himself as a jobber.. Independant Circuit: Brian Blair became a successful regular on the U.S. Independent wrestling circuit.. Brian Blair won the Asian Pacific Heavyweight title.. Brian Blair & Steve Keirn captured the Florida Tag Team titles. Real Life, Retirement & Politics: Brian Blair was once married to Leroy McGuirk's daughter, Mike McGuirk, who would later become a WWF Ring Announcer.. Blair Blair gives back to the community and is one of Tampa's most respected citizens.. September 2002: Tampa Tribune had a brief note about Brian Blair running for County Commissioner in Tampa.. Brian Blair lost his election bid to Pat Frank in Tampa.. Pat 51% (148,992 votes) to Brian 49% (144,608).. June 29, 2004: Brian Blair qualified for the Hillsborough County Commissioners District 6 office by turning in 6000+ signatures.. November 2, 2004: Brian Blair was elected in his race for County Commissioner over incumbent Bob Buckhorn by 216,430 to 214,062.. June 2010: Brian Blair qualified to run for the Florida House of Representatives, District 47..