Jim  Brunzell

Jim Brunzell

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1949-08-14 (74 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 32

Movies 28

TV Shows 4

self 3

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

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams (2009)

Movie
Jim Brunzell
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 (2005)

Movie
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
AWF Warriors of Wrestling

AWF Warriors of Wrestling (1995)

TV
Jim Brunzell - The Killer Bees
UWF Blackjack Brawl

UWF Blackjack Brawl (1994)

Movie
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
WWF Bashed in the USA

WWF Bashed in the USA (1993)

Movie
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
WCW Slamboree 1993

WCW Slamboree 1993 (1993)

Movie
Jim Brunzell
WWE Raw

WWE Raw (1993)

TV
6.66
Jim Brunzell
WWE Rampage '92

WWE Rampage '92 (1992)

Movie
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII (1992)

Movie
Jim Brunzell - Masked Confusion
UWF Beach Brawl

UWF Beach Brawl (1991)

Movie
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
WWE Survivor Series 1988

WWE Survivor Series 1988 (1988)

Movie
Jim Brunzell - The Killer Bees
WWE WrestleFest

WWE WrestleFest (1988)

Movie
Jumpin Jim Brunzell
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World (1988)

Movie
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
WWE WrestleMania IV

WWE WrestleMania IV (1988)

Movie
Jim Brunzell
WWE Royal Rumble

WWE Royal Rumble (1988)

Movie
Brunzell
WWE Survivor Series 1987

WWE Survivor Series 1987 (1987)

Movie
Jumpin Jim Brunzell
WWE The Hart Foundation

WWE The Hart Foundation (1987)

Movie
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
WWE WrestleMania III

WWE WrestleMania III (1987)

Movie
Jumpin Jim Bruznell
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches (1987)

Movie
Jim Brunzell / Jim Brunzell
WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986)

TV
Jim Brunzell
WWE The Big Event

WWE The Big Event (1986)

Movie
Jumpin Jim Brunzell
The Best of the WWF: volume 8

The Best of the WWF: volume 8 (1986)

Movie
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
WrestleMania II

WrestleMania II (1986)

Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Highlander

Highlander (1986)

Movie
5.81
Jim Brunzel
The Best of the WWF: volume 5

The Best of the WWF: volume 5 (1986)

Movie
Saturday Night's Main Event

Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)

TV
5.79
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
AWA StarCage

AWA StarCage (1985)

Movie
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands (1985)

Movie
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
PWUSA Star Wars

PWUSA Star Wars (1985)

Movie
AWA Christmas Night 1983

AWA Christmas Night 1983 (1983)

Movie
'Jumpin' Jim Brunzell
AWA Super Sunday

AWA Super Sunday (1983)

Movie
James Brunzell
The Wrestler

The Wrestler (1974)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.15
Based on 167 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1974
1986
1987
1987
2009
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1949-08-14 (74 years old)

Birth Place
White Bear Lake, United States of America

Height
175-centimeter

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Jim Brunzell, "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell, Killer Bees


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