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by **Lariat** on Fri Apr 05, 2002 12:39 am

Can anyone tell me what was the reason for his death? Recently, I heard that he was murdered. I always thought that he committed suicide.

by **Tradewynd** on Sat Apr 06, 2002 9:32 am

As I recall, he had a disagreement with Victor Quiones(a promoter in Puerto Rico) and Victor shot him. He was then somehow found not quilty in a Puerto Rico court.

by **Ganso** on Sat Apr 06, 2002 12:16 pm

I believe it was Jose Gonzalez and that he stabbed Brody. Well whatever the case may be, no one was convicted for the murder.

by **Tradewynd** on Sat Apr 06, 2002 12:41 pm

You may be right. I only heard it mentioned once somewhere and that was awhile ago, so my details(like the murderer and how he did it) may be a little foggy. I'd take Gonso's word for it.

by **Hisaharu Tanabe** on Sat Apr 06, 2002 4:34 pm

It was Jose Gonzales who stabbed Brody in a shower room.

Victor Quinonez runs IWA, the opposition to WWC run by Carlos Colon and Gonzales. IWA had a Brody memorial card last year.

by **Colin Douglas** on Sat Apr 06, 2002 6:47 pm

Tony Atlas was served to be a witness at the trial but never showed up. Hence, Gonzales was not convicted.

by **Dr Feelgood** on Thu Apr 18, 2002 4:40 pm

Bobby Jaggers did an interesting interview on wrestlingclassics in which he goes into the circumstances of Bruiser Brody's murder.
<a href='http://www.wrestling-videos.com/realaudio/1211rlmeta.ram' target='_blank'>http://www.wrestling-videos.com/realaudio/.../1211rlmeta.ram</a>

I think he broachs the subject somewhere around the 18th minute of the interview.

by **Lariat** on Wed Apr 24, 2002 5:42 pm

Thanks for the replies, guys!

I'm going to check out that interview posted above now...

by **edgehead1984** on Wed Feb 18, 2004 10:43 am

Most American wrestlers feared for their lives so they wouldn't testify in court.

by **mrpayperview** on Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:40 am

It was Jose Gonzalez who stabbed Bruiser. Gonzalez plead not guilty by reason of self defence, and was found not guilty

by **AbBY** on Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:05 pm

He had a desagreement with Jose GOnzales(aka Invader 1) so Jose stabbed hom in the stomach and he died while waiting for a ambulance, which never showed up. Invader wasnt charged in court.

by **Sliced Bread #2** on Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:40 pm

Yes, it was Invader 1 aka Jose Gonzales who stabbed Bruiser Brody while he was showering after one of their matches and Gonzales stabbed him and some Wrestlers where there, like Tony Atlas and some others.

by **GrimmyDee** on Sat Oct 23, 2004 7:59 am

Written by "Dirty" Dutch Mantel

<a href='http://orbita.starmedia.com/~it_sucks/especiales/brodysdeath.html' target='_blank'>http://orbita.starmedia.com/~it_sucks/espe...rodysdeath.html</a>

Some Notes:
- Brody was indeed stabbed in the shower by Jose Gonzalez (known as Invader #1)
- Brody suffered a pierced lung in the stabbing
- Brody did indeed get an ambulance, albeit 40 minutes after the stabbing.
- Apparently, in Mantel's case, he recieved his subpoena after the trial was underway and in his words, "I had already heard the verdict by the time I opened the subpoena."

Very interesting article - a recommended read for those interested.

by **AbBY** on Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:32 pm

thats right

by **Rizzob** on Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:52 pm

Yeah he didnt kill himself he was killed in the shower over a argument.

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