| Location | Ohio/kentucky |
| Age | 35 years |
| Cause of Death | Heart Attack |
| Date of Birth | 22/05/1962 |
| Date of Death | 05/10/1997 |
| Visitors | 1,258 since 24/08/2009 |
| Creator |
*please watch Brians video tributes*
Brian Pillman was a professional wrestler best
known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling.
Born with cancerous polyps in his throat, Brian had endured over 30 operations by the age of 5. Despite spending most of his youth in & out of hospital, and being told he was too small to play sports, Brian never gave up.
While attending Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Pillman played football for the Miami Redhawks as a Defensive Tackle where he set records for "tackles for loss." A two-time Second Team All-American, he went undrafted to the National Football League, joining the Cincinnati Bengals (his hometown team) as a free agent in 1984 and later the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders in 1986.
Following the end of his football career, Pillman remained in Canada and began training as a wrestler under Stu Hart and his sons. He debuted under his real name in 1986 in Hart's Calgary, Alberta-based Stampede Wrestling promotion.
In 1989, Brian returned to America and began wrestling for World Championship Wrestling, where he was known as Flyin' Brian due to his athletic ability and variety of aerial maneuvers. He was known for his missile dropkick and diving crossbody. He was one of the first American wrestlers to incorporate a variety of Mexican lucha libre moves into his arsenal.
On April 15, 1996, Pillman was badly injured after falling asleep while driving his Hummer H1 in Kentucky and driving into a tree trunk, flipping the vehicle. He was in a coma for a week and suffered a shattered ankle, forcing doctors to fuse it together in a fixed position. This injury severely limited his mobility, forcing Brian to abandon his trademark high-flying ring style and adopt a more conservative mat based style.
Pillman signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation on June 10, 1996, with the signing announced in a press conference. He was the first wrestler to sign a guaranteed contract with the WWF. Brian acted as a commentator while recovering from his broken ankle, transitioning to a wrestling role after attacking a fan during an episode of WWF Shotgun Saturday Night.
Despite being in constant pain with his fused ankle, Brian continued to wrestle.
Some time during the night or early morning prior to the October 5, 1997 In Your House: Badd Blood pay per view in St. Louis, Brian PIllman died in a Bloomington, Minnesota, hotel room. He was 35 years old. An autopsy found that Pillman had a previously undetected heart condition - arteriosclerotic heart disease - which had led to his death (Jim Ross said that in his mind Brian Pillman died of a broken heart - he knew he could not wrestle he way he used to). On Raw the next night, he received a ten-bell salute. Vince interviewed Brians wife, Melanie Pillman on the same night. She stated she wanted him to be remembered as "A great father, and the best husband." Brian did not know that he was about to become a father once again when he died.
Brian had 2 step-children, Alexis and Jesse. He also had two daughters, Danielle and Brittany and Brian and Melanie had two children together, Brian Jr. & Skylar. Skylar was born exactly 7 months after Pillman's death in October 1997.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN
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Birthday Remembrance
Thinking of you on your birthday Brian
But that is nothing new
For no day dawns and no day ends
Without a thought of you.
We cannot send a birthday card,
Your hand we cannot touch,
But God will take our greetings
To the one we love so much.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN
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bigs hugs from me to you and your family
and friends that you miss you ever day but
in our hearts forever you will not be forgotin
all my love hugs and xxxx from me Sylvie
mommy of Samantha Belanger and
Granddaughter of Albert and Marie-Jeanne
Belanger take care bye for now.
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Today is my birthday...
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Today is my birthday
Celebrate my life with you
And remember the good times
Forget the bad.
Look up towards the sun
And catch every ray of light
Upon your cheek.
For I am there with you.
Today is my birthday,
Be happy for me.
My life was full.
I had the pleasure of love
And the joy of my family.
Do not be sad
Look up towards the stars
And catch each twinkle
In your heart.
For I am there with you
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Today is my birthday
My legacy is not wealth
Or mighty belongings,
My legacy is you and your life.
Spend it wisely and carefully,
Guard it always.
Do not be sad.
Feel the wind on your face
And in your hair
And know that I loved you
For I am there with you in your laughter
And in your hearts.
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Today is my birthday,
Learn to live again without me.
Take my strength with you
For you are not alone.
Do not be sad
Feel the rain on your face
Feel all life's treasures and
Know that you are alive!
At each step of the way
I will help you
For I am with you always
Until we meet again.
Today is my birthday...
unknown all my love
Sylvie
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A special person we have lost
Our lives are not the same
No longer with us anymore
Losing you is heavens gain
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