Jim Brunzell
Known for Acting · 51 credits
- Born
- 1949-08-14 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Jim Brunzell · "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell · Killer Bees
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.
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Raw
1993
as Jim Brunzell
WWF Superstars
1986
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Jim Brunzell / Jim Brunzell
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Jim Brunzell
WWE Old School
1973
as "Jumping" Jim Brunzell
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
AWA Arena Shows
1981
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
AWF Warriors of Wrestling
1995
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
Movies (42)
Highlander
1986
as Himself (uncredited)
WrestleMania II
1986
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987
as Brunzell
WCW Slamboree 1993
1993
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE The Hart Foundation
1987
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE WrestleFest
1988
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
The Wrestler
1974
as James Brunzell
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
1987
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
2005
as Jim Brunzell
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
1988
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
1986
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
1987
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
1988
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
1986
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE The Big Event
1986
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
AWA Super Sunday
1983
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
as Himself
AWA StarCage
1985
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
1988
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
PWUSA Star Wars
1985
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
1985
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
1987
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
AWA Christmas Night 1983
1983
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
UWF Beach Brawl
1991
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
UWF Blackjack Brawl
1994
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
1988
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
AWA Christmas Show 1984
1984
as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
About Jim Brunzell
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… With 51 credits spanning from 1973 to 2009, Jim Brunzell has appeared in 42 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Highlander (1986) — as Himself (uncredited)
- WrestleMania II (1986) — as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
- WWE WrestleMania III (1987) — as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
- WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 (1986) — as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell
- WWE Survivor Series 1987 (1987) — as Brunzell
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