Jim Brunzell

Actor
BirthdayAug 14, 1949 (75 years old)
Place of birthWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA
GenderMale

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.

Known for

Himself (uncredited)

Mar 7, 1986

Jim Brunzell

Jan 11, 1993

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Mar 29, 1987

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Apr 7, 1986

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Mar 27, 1988

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Jan 24, 1988

Brunzell

Nov 26, 1987

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Nov 24, 1988

James Brunzell

Apr 28, 1974

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Aug 28, 1986

Jim Brunzell, Jim Brunzell

Sep 7, 1986

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

May 23, 1993

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Apr 21, 1985

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Apr 24, 1983

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Jul 31, 1988

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Jun 23, 1993

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Jun 24, 1987

Himself (uncredited)

Mar 7, 1986

Jim Brunzell

Jan 11, 1993

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Mar 29, 1987

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Apr 7, 1986

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Mar 27, 1988

Acting


Participated in 41 movies, 4 TV series



1995

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell


1994

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell


1993

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell


1993

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1993

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1992

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell


1991

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1988

"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell


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