Brody was all about the money and getting what he felt he was owed. Only way he shows up in ECW is if Heyman pays him in cash, in advance. And even then, it’s about 60/40 if Brody doesn’t just fuck him over and no-show anyway.
He probably would have done stints in WCW and WWF. In WWF, McMahon would have told him to dress up like a Viking. Later on, he probably would have squabbled over pay with McMahon, then leave WWF, and then and probably would have ended up in Japan.
Oh ! Brody wouldve been there ! No doubt ! Brody vs Sabu ??? Or Cactus , Funk ? Hell I bet he woulda been in the Kawaski Dream IWA Deatch Match Tourney ! . If he won it ! That could have changed things !
@@ComicBookGuy420 yeah if you come off you go back to being human. I haven't seen al snow in a couple years but he was def still taking stuff the last time I saw him
@@rancidcrawfish Honestly you never know for sure, but I met Al a few years ago, and while he was fit, there was a difference between that and the Luger hgh muscle
@@ian1753 In one of his videos, Al Snow talks about how this was one of his first matches in this particular territory. Brody had a fearsome reputation for destroying wrestlers for real, (Mark Callas/Undertaker did an interview with Steve Austin about when he was Red Raider in WCCW his first match was against Brody and he just got annihilated), so Al Snow and his tag team partner are in a handicap match with Brody. The rest is just storytelling gold.
Just imagine if this tragedy never happened… Brody was easily the most talented and athletic of his era … the matches that he could have had with the likes of Hogan…Warrior…Undertaker would have been epic!
Wouldn't have worked with Warrior or Hogan. Hogan wouldn't have wanted to lose to him and warrior would have pissed him off no selling and Brody would have just beat the snot out of him with a quickness
@@russblack443 Its probably for the best that Hogan and Warrior didn't wrestle him, they'd have gotten hurt. Hogan would get his ass handed to him if he tried to politic him and Brody found out. And if Warrior tried his no selling schtick, well Brody would have sorted that out as well
Severely doubt Brody would have ever gotten into the WWF. Brody was notorious for run-ins with promoters and I doubt Vince would have taken a chance with a loose cannon like Brody. Same reason Abdullah never appeared in the Fed
My first reaction to this footage was: "Man, can't believe Al Snow was wrestling back then. That means Al Snow is old as hell nowadays." Then I realized: "Shit, I'm old as hell too."
Just prior to the first Wrestlemania a group of promoters led by Verne Gagne offered Brody a lot of money to hop the rail and beat up Mr. T at the MSG house show prior to Mania. However Brody refused because he thought that eventually Vince might bring him in to face Hogan.
I'm sure Al Snow spoke about this match before, he was actually hurt before the match and said Brody took care of him even if everything looks good he never felt a thing. The other guy held on when Brody went to kick him off the apron and pissed Brody off, Al was telling him to drop down and you see it during the match before Brody stomps him off. That was a stiff kick that busted the guys mouth open for not selling the kick the first time. After the match Brody said to Al: "Good job kid, sorry about your friend" XD.
Nick Bockwinkel said in 2000s era interview said that he protested Verne's decision to bring in Brody, feeling that Brody had his own agenda, and played by his own rules.
@@stevejamieson8468 Vince would have brought in Brody around 1989 or 1990 had he lived. It was the beef with Monsoon that kept Brody out of the WWF. Everyone involved would have smoothed things over if it meant taking the Hogan leg drop for huge money.
I think Ken Resnick got them flipped by mistake. Plus Ken pronounced Lima as "Lee-ma" when it's pronounced around here as "Lie-ma" (I'm about a half-hour away from Lima and go up there often for work assignments.)
AWA would come on every Sunday at 11am in the Twin Cities, KMSP Channel 9, and I watched religiously as a boy. No idea I was witnessing a legend in the making in Al Snow.
Yeah but in this case I get it. Sounds like this is Brody’s debut so it’s all about what an out of control, powerful wild beast this guy is. Letting Koko Lewis, who looks about 4’8” next to Brody, get offense in and have Brody sell it, would’ve been absurd. Even with Andre, the jobber offense spot in his handicap matches - which were usually 3 on 1, was momentary and almost played for laughs. The jobbers would swarm Andre, hurt him for maybe a second, then Andre would do some triple noggin knocker to wipe them all out.
Rumor was there was to be fireworks, but King Kong Brody beat up the technicians in charge. The Huss! you hear was Brody's theme that played during the match, not unlike New Jack in ECW.
@@1976P :P i was being sardonic mocking modern wrestling! im old. Jim Cornette keeps good wrestling on my youtbe pages. guess he is better at snark than i am LOL
@TimKilgore I've never met anyone else with the name Kilgore. Although Kilgore is my first name, my full name is Kilgore Trout. Thanks for posting the wrestling vid. It makes me very glad to see people are uploading classic wrestling on RUclips. It's nice to be reminded of what wrestling looked like when there was still kayfabe!
@@jmomls lmao, it was all the way thru the 80s and 90s they looked like that. It’s getting to the point now that a lot of “stars” are starting to look like that too. AEW has a few dudes that I know I could whip, it’s kinda sad
Bruiser's agility was scary for his size. Now I can compare him with Braun Strowman legitimately thanks for the video. I would say Braun is slightly faster in moving but Brody is superior with agility and his overall movement.
Al Snow was blind in his left eye from a volley of shoot rabbit punching from Scott Irwin prior to this and requested Bruiser Brody to not target his head. Look very closely and Brody’s not hitting him in the face at all
Lejos el mejor luchador de la historia Bruser Brody que pena que lo matara ese asesino del invader 1. Nos quito al más grande luchador de la historia. Que hubiese verlo luchar contra hul hogan o el enterrador o stone cool Que pena más grande su pérdida.
Thanks for uploading this. I've been looking for this match since I saw Al Snow talk about it in one of Hannibal's interviews.
I’ve been searching for this too
the one al snow talks about , took place at wrestling at the chase..its on youtube
Seeing Brody against Al Snow makes me wonder that if Brody had still been around in 1994 would he have shown up in ECW.
Probably fighting Abdullah the Butcher
@@nicktaylor2657 or Cactus Jack. That is one match I would have loved to have seen.
Brody was all about the money and getting what he felt he was owed. Only way he shows up in ECW is if Heyman pays him in cash, in advance. And even then, it’s about 60/40 if Brody doesn’t just fuck him over and no-show anyway.
He probably would have done stints in WCW and WWF. In WWF, McMahon would have told him to dress up like a Viking. Later on, he probably would have squabbled over pay with McMahon, then leave WWF, and then and probably would have ended up in Japan.
Oh ! Brody wouldve been there ! No doubt ! Brody vs Sabu ??? Or Cactus , Funk ? Hell I bet he woulda been in the Kawaski Dream IWA Deatch Match Tourney ! . If he won it ! That could have changed things !
Brody was a wild man. One of my favorite brawlers. He made it seem believable
Holy Sh!t! Now I can see what Al was talking about! Thank you for the upload!
I didn't know Al Snow had been around so long. He's looking good for his age nowadays then.
Hgh and testosterone work
@@blinkyjedi7771 most of the other guys who did hgh end up like Lex Luger, doubtful
Al started in the business way back in 1982
@@ComicBookGuy420 yeah if you come off you go back to being human. I haven't seen al snow in a couple years but he was def still taking stuff the last time I saw him
@@rancidcrawfish
Honestly you never know for sure, but I met Al a few years ago, and while he was fit, there was a difference between that and the Luger hgh muscle
I miss the AWA. I miss Bruiser Brody, too.
Got those hometowns switched between Al and Koko.
I heard Al Snow talk about this match and I just had to see it for myself . YUP !! It's awesome LOL R I P Frank
So This was the match. Nice to be able to put the pieces together.
What’s the story behind this match?? Thanks ahead of time
@@ian1753 In one of his videos, Al Snow talks about how this was one of his first matches in this particular territory. Brody had a fearsome reputation for destroying wrestlers for real, (Mark Callas/Undertaker did an interview with Steve Austin about when he was Red Raider in WCCW his first match was against Brody and he just got annihilated), so Al Snow and his tag team partner are in a handicap match with Brody. The rest is just storytelling gold.
@@oldgoat142 Awesome very cool back story. I actually watched the interview based on what you said. His story was as good as the match. Thanks again!
@@ian1753 You're quite welcome. Nothing like a good story to liven up the day.
Think they got the towns mixed-up between Al n Koko
I noticed 😂
I got to see Brody live back in the 70's....Definitely a BIG man...and all muscle.
Al snow has put on a lot of muscle and looks better today
Just imagine if this tragedy never happened… Brody was easily the most talented and athletic of his era … the matches that he could have had with the likes of Hogan…Warrior…Undertaker would have been epic!
Wouldn't have worked with Warrior or Hogan. Hogan wouldn't have wanted to lose to him and warrior would have pissed him off no selling and Brody would have just beat the snot out of him with a quickness
He did have a match with pre Undertaker and utterly destroyed him. His incarnation of the Undertaker probably would've been one for the books.
@@russblack443 Its probably for the best that Hogan and Warrior didn't wrestle him, they'd have gotten hurt. Hogan would get his ass handed to him if he tried to politic him and Brody found out. And if Warrior tried his no selling schtick, well Brody would have sorted that out as well
BRODY didn't like cartoon wrestlers so hogan warrior , one shot for money only... he respected mark calloway undertaker...
Severely doubt Brody would have ever gotten into the WWF. Brody was notorious for run-ins with promoters and I doubt Vince would have taken a chance with a loose cannon like Brody. Same reason Abdullah never appeared in the Fed
My first reaction to this footage was: "Man, can't believe Al Snow was wrestling back then. That means Al Snow is old as hell nowadays."
Then I realized: "Shit, I'm old as hell too."
Alas. Me too
I saw Brody at a match against Abdullah the butcher in Puerto Rico. little did I know it was the last time I saw that amazing wrestler.
If hogan had not left the awa it most likely would have have been brody vs hogan program.
Just prior to the first Wrestlemania a group of promoters led by Verne Gagne offered Brody a lot of money to hop the rail and beat up Mr. T at the MSG house show prior to Mania. However Brody refused because he thought that eventually Vince might bring him in to face Hogan.
@Brian Washington yes I heard of that too bad brody did not get the chance to go up to the wwf.
I'm sure Al Snow spoke about this match before, he was actually hurt before the match and said Brody took care of him even if everything looks good he never felt a thing. The other guy held on when Brody went to kick him off the apron and pissed Brody off, Al was telling him to drop down and you see it during the match before Brody stomps him off. That was a stiff kick that busted the guys mouth open for not selling the kick the first time. After the match Brody said to Al: "Good job kid, sorry about your friend" XD.
Nick Bockwinkel said in 2000s era interview said that he protested Verne's decision to bring in Brody, feeling that Brody had his own agenda, and played by his own rules.
Nick wasn’t wrong. Brody is kind of an Internet darling (and with good reason) but he really was kind of a scumbag, business wise.
I always felt that was why Vince hadn't attempted to bring in Brody in as antagonist for Hulk Hogan during this time period.
Exactly he didn't want to do business at all, which led to his death even though it was still wrong
@@stevejamieson8468 Vince would have brought in Brody around 1989 or 1990 had he lived. It was the beef with Monsoon that kept Brody out of the WWF. Everyone involved would have smoothed things over if it meant taking the Hogan leg drop for huge money.
Brody was in business for himself...which obviously promoters didn't like...but Gary Hart spoke highly of him, which says a lot.
So this is where the Beserker got his gimmick from
I heard him and Brody were scheduled to be a tag team but Brody never made it back to the states
That was alot tamer than the story Snow told.
For a guy who considers himself a straight shooter, Snow embellishes, if not full on lies alot.
A wrestler exaggerated? No, it couldn't be!
Yea, I don’t think he (Brody) actually broke Al’s partner’s nose. That 2nd kick didn’t even look to the face and wasn’t that hard.
People tend to exaggerate. Whenever you hear a story, tame it down a bit in your mind and that is probably the actual truth.
Poor Al Snow! He was lucky to survive against Brody!
R.i.p. Brody
Al is actually from Lima OH, I think they got the towns mixed up.
Gotta begin somewhere Al!!!
Big, big fan of HEAD
Al Snow exaggerated the hell out of this
A true legend!!
Ron Trungard, excellent on the mike.
3:33 "Fall down"
Who would have thought Al snow would be in 100 times better shape now than 30+ years ago
He wasn't on the gas 30 years ago.
I grew up watching Brody in the WCCW/North Texas territory, and he was a face for a lot of his time there.
Bruiser Brody taking very careful consideration for Al Snow and not targeting his previous head injury from Scott Irwin is remarkable
Weird hearing Al being billed from Philly and not Lima, ironically where his partner is billed from...🤔
I think Ken Resnick got them flipped by mistake. Plus Ken pronounced Lima as "Lee-ma" when it's pronounced around here as "Lie-ma" (I'm about a half-hour away from Lima and go up there often for work assignments.)
@@garyrasberryjr.552 ....
O-H... 🎉❤😊
So strange that that put al snow from Philadelphia and his partner from Lima when snow is from Lima.
RIP Bruiser Brody
Al was from Lima, Ohio, not the other guy.
Al didn't have head didn't have a chance
Sure would be nice if the American Wrestling Association was still active.
Blame Verne. Also the AWA sucked at this point. It’s heyday was before my day, so you must be ancient.
I think the announcer got the home towns mixed up. I thought Al Snow was from Lima, Ohio. (?)
The key takeaway here is that Al Snow is in better shape today (2024) than he was in in 1984.
Not sure if Koko was brave or stupid to tag into the Match by his own.
Stupid. Definitely stupid. He paid for it at the end.
Someone jealous had to take Brody away and years later losing another (Brodie)
🕯 💐 ✝️
I wanna see a Bruiser Brody movie with Jason Momoa playing him.
But if they put Braun Strowman in there after the character study you might get a good effective monster heel in this era
That would be shit
I'm here because Al Snow talked about this match
He embellished a bit. 😂
@@jeremysimpson3865 Yeah, sure seems like it.
@@Lunafan1 hey, he stayed still for that knee drop, though😁
@@evanabbott2737 That’s true lol
AWA would come on every Sunday at 11am in the Twin Cities, KMSP Channel 9, and I watched religiously as a boy. No idea I was witnessing a legend in the making in Al Snow.
good old-school work
Brody was one of my all time favorites.
Even Andre would give guys something Brody didn't give shit
Yeah but in this case I get it. Sounds like this is Brody’s debut so it’s all about what an out of control, powerful wild beast this guy is. Letting Koko Lewis, who looks about 4’8” next to Brody, get offense in and have Brody sell it, would’ve been absurd.
Even with Andre, the jobber offense spot in his handicap matches - which were usually 3 on 1, was momentary and almost played for laughs. The jobbers would swarm Andre, hurt him for maybe a second, then Andre would do some triple noggin knocker to wipe them all out.
"Thank you very much....sorry about your friend!"
"Brody has to pin them both at the same time."
Brody pins Al Snow and wins.
Al Snow with Head teaming with Brody would’ve been an awesome tag team.
confused. why didnt they go 20 min? where is the enterance music? why is the crowd so into the match instead ov just a move?
Rumor was there was to be fireworks, but King Kong Brody beat up the technicians in charge.
The Huss! you hear was Brody's theme that played during the match, not unlike New Jack in ECW.
@@1976P :P i was being sardonic mocking modern wrestling! im old. Jim Cornette keeps good wrestling on my youtbe pages. guess he is better at snark than i am LOL
My OCD forces me to point out that the ring announcer got the hometowns wrong. Snow is from Lima, OH.
Seeing Al Snow right there, and at that time I was around 6-12 years old range. 🤣🤣 I just looked at the description I was 9 😂
"Leema" Ohio😂😂😂
Spectacular !!!!!
@TimKilgore I've never met anyone else with the name Kilgore. Although Kilgore is my first name, my full name is Kilgore Trout. Thanks for posting the wrestling vid. It makes me very glad to see people are uploading classic wrestling on RUclips. It's nice to be reminded of what wrestling looked like when there was still kayfabe!
No way Koko is 218 pounds
Poor Al just couldn't get a head in this one.😁 Early Job Squad action.
!PLEH
I think this was the match where al snow said that Brody broke the other guy's nose with a kick, right?
Yes
That second kick to get Koko down to the floor was the one Al talked about in that interview
Was that Koko's fault, not backing off enough, or... Brody 's not being careful??
Koko should’ve hit the floor after the 1st boot. He wasn’t selling enough for Brody’s liking.
Jesus, Al looks like he walked off the factory floor and into the ring. What a bag of milk lol. Thank god he eventually got in shape
Hgh and testosterone work
"bag of milk" is my new favorite description
Most jobbers looked like that back then, esp in the AWA since they were sourced locally lmao
@@jmomls lmao, it was all the way thru the 80s and 90s they looked like that. It’s getting to the point now that a lot of “stars” are starting to look like that too. AEW has a few dudes that I know I could whip, it’s kinda sad
Al is actually from Lima, Ohio 😂
The fantasy booker in me does wonder what sort of tag team, then feud, we could have gotten with Brody and Cactus Jack.
Love you see Bruiser Body "Huss" knowing where "The Berserker" got it from
Is koko lewis is that koko b ware?
2:30 how can he pin them both at the same time if only one can legally be in the ring and they need to tag in and out?
Al Snow would later be from Lima Ohio.
Bruiser's agility was scary for his size. Now I can compare him with Braun Strowman legitimately thanks for the video. I would say Braun is slightly faster in moving but Brody is superior with agility and his overall movement.
Al Snow is from Lima Ohio not Philly. Ken messed up the cities.
Bruiser Brody vs The Berserker! HUFF! vs HUSS!
Al Snow looks younger and healthier now than he did then.
Brody weighed about 285-290.
I weigh the same. One good weekend and I am 300?
260 tops. Brody sucked
Is that Sawlbuster Kenny Jay, as referee? (I think that's his name)
Is Bruiser Brody doing that WWF's Berserker shout " Huss Huss Huss Huss"!
And is that WWE Al Snow?! He must have been like 19 years old then!?
Berzerker stole it from Brody. I believe they teamed a bit in AWA.
Al Snow thanks Mick Foley everyday for getting him over.
I wonder if the Berzerker's character was influenced by Brody
Brody (frank Goodish) went to high school in Warren Michigan and was a top football and basketball player
The man was a beast
I'd love to hear from Al if he recalls this match
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Way to get the cities and weights switched around on Al Snow and the other guy, Ken Resnick...
And good job pronouncing "Lima, OH" wrong
Brody was awesome.
Already was on fire that night.
3:36 seems like Berserker / John Nord copied this gimmick!!
Brody and Abdullah fought in Montreal for a few weeks.
They fought everywhere for a few weeks lol
I heard Brody accidently broke Koko Lewis' nose when he kicked him off the ring apron.
I think they mixed up the home towns
Yeah, i don't think Brody protected the enhancement talent very well?!
Al Snow was blind in his left eye from a volley of shoot rabbit punching from Scott Irwin prior to this and requested Bruiser Brody to not target his head. Look very closely and Brody’s not hitting him in the face at all
Damn look how young Al Snow looks
Lejos el mejor luchador de la historia Bruser Brody que pena que lo matara ese asesino del invader 1.
Nos quito al más grande luchador de la historia.
Que hubiese verlo luchar contra hul hogan o el enterrador o stone cool
Que pena más grande su pérdida.
AWA Referee Kenny Jay
Mick Foley needs to do commentary over this match.
Recently heard Al talk of this bout. Brodie treat him well but hurt his partner.
LOL 307 pounds. 260 maybe?
Shoutout to Sodbuster Kenny Jay as the referee!
Huss Huss Huss the berserker before the berserker!
Loved Brody as a heel.
Brody would have been the Terry Funk in ECW
Koko Lewis was a good 30-40 pounds short of being 218 pounds.
Al Snow was just a kid here.
Al Snow is from Lima, pronounced ly-mah like the bean. So am I.
Al Snow before Head..!!!