WRESTLER PROFILES

[Jim Brunzel Gallery] [Killer Bees Gallery]	Wrestler: "Jumpin'" Jim Brunzell Real Name: James Brunzel Birthday: Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minnesota Marital Status: Height & Weight: 5'10" - 235 lbs Trained by: Verne Gagne Debut: 1972 Previous Names: Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: High Drop Kick Notable Feuds:
NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Mike George defeating Tokyo Joe & Great Togo (October 25, 1973); NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Mike George defeating Lord Alfred Hayes & Roger Kirby (????, 1974); AWA World Tag Team titles w/Greg Gagne defeating Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum (July 7, 1977); NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating Ken Patera (September 14, 1979); NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating Ray Stevens (December 25, 1979); AWA World Tag Team titles w/Greg Gagne defeating Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura (June 14, 1981); WFWA Canadian Heavyweight title defeating The Natural (August 22, 1993); UWF (Herb Abrams) Tag Team titles w/Brian Blair defeating The New Power Twins (September 23, 1994);
AWA - In The Beginning: December 28, 1972 - Moorhead: Dennis Stamp beat Jim Brunzell (AWA debut).. Central States Wrestling: Jim Brunzell formed a tag team with Mike George and won the Cenatral States World Tag Team titles twice.. American Wrestling Association: 1976--AWA Comsikey Park: Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat Baron Von Raschke & Ox Baker & Mad Dog Vachon.. National Wrestling Alliance: July 8, 1979--NWA (Mid Atlantic) Battle of the Nature Boys: Jim Brunzell & Rufus R. Jones beat Ken Patera & John Studd.. July 15, 1979--NWA Maple Leaf Gardens: Jim Brunzell defeated Greg Valentine.. American Wrestling Association - The High Flyers: Jim Brunzell formed an extremely successful tag team with Greg Gagne known as the High Flyers.. June 14, 1981: Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne defeated Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura for the AWA Tag Team title June 8, 1982--AJPW Sumo Hall: Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne defeated Ricky Steamboat & Atsushi Onita.. August 29, 1982--AWA St. Paul: Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne defeated Tito Santana & Rick Martel.. April 21, 1985--AWA Star Cage: Jim Brunzell & Tonga Kid defeating Billy Robinson & Bobby Duncum Sr.. World Wrestling Federation - The Killer Bees: Jim Brunzell was one half of the famous Killer Bees with B. Brian Blair in the WWF.. August 28, 1986--WWF The Big Event: The Killer Bees defeated Jimmy Jack Funk & Dory Funk Jr.. November 15, 1986--WWF Saturday Night Main Event: The Killer Bees defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart.. Independents: September 23, 1994--UWF (Herb Abrams) Blackjack Brawl: The Killer Bees defeated The Warlord & Larry Power.. Retirement: Jim Brunzell has been good friends with "The Boss" Bruce Springstein for well over 20 years..