![[the late Brian Pillman]](pillman.jpg)
BRIAN PILLMAN WAS BORN MAY 22, 1962. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY CHALLENGED IN LIFE AS HE WAS BORN WITH THROAT CANCER. PILLMAN HAD OVER 36 OPERATIONS TO HELP GET RID OF THE CANCER.
HE ATTENDED OHIO UNIVERSITY AND BEGAN TO PLAY IN THE NFL FOR THE CINCINNATI BENGALS. HE LATER REALIZED WHAT HE REALLY WANTED TO DO WITH HIS LIFE AND BECAME A WRESTLER. HE WENT TO STU HART AND TRAINED IN THE 'DUNGEON'. STU LATER BROUGHT BRIAN INTO HIS OWN ORGANIZATION CALLED CALGARY STAMPEDE WRESTLING. PILLMAN WENT ON TO WIN THE STAMPEDE INTERNATIONAL TAG TEAM TITLES TWICW WITH BRUCE HART IN 1987.
THEN HE WENT ON TO THE NWA AND MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF. HE WON THE TAG TITLES WITH TOM ZENK IN 1990 AFTER BEATING THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS. HE DEFEATED RICKY MORTON FOR THE WCW LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE IN 1991. AND CAPTURED THE WCW LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 1992 AFTER DEFEATING JUSHIN LIGER. BUT THE QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST MEMORABLE THING ABOUT BRIAN PILLMANS CARREER WAS WHEN HE AND STEVE AUSTIN FORMED THE HOLLYWOOD BLONDES. THEY WERE THE MOST DOMINATING TAG TEAM IN WCW. PILLMAN AND AUSTIN WENT ON TO WIN THE WCW TAG TEAM TITLES IN 1993 AFTER BEATING RICKY STEAMBOAT AND SHANE DOUGLAS. BUT IN 1996 BRIAN HAD A LIFE THREATENING CAR ACCIDENT WHERE HE SHATTERED HIS ANKLE AND HAD TO GET IT FUSED BACK TOGETHER. PILLMAN WAS NEVER THE SAME AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
AFTER A BRIEF STINT IN ECW, PILLMAN SIGNED A 3 YEAR DEAL WITH THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION FOR 250,000 DOLLARS. HE TRIED TO REFORM A TAG TEAM WITH AUSTIN, BUT AUSTIN THOUGHT DIFFERENTLY AND THE TWO HAD A VERY HEATED FUED IN 1997.
AFTER A WEEKEND HOUSE SHOW IN THE FALL OF 1997, PILLMAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOTEL ROOM IN BLOOMINGTON, MN. HE WAS SAID TO HAVE DIED FROM A HEART ATTACK. THE SAME AS HIS FATHER DID WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG BOY. BUT THE WRESTLING SUPERSTAR FROM WALTON, KY NEVER FOUND OUT THAT HIS WIFE MELANIE WAS PREGNANT WITH THEIR SIXTH CHILD.
![[Brian]](bp1.jpg)