Brody: The Triumph and Tragedy of Wrestling's Rebel

Description

Bruiser Bordy was a wrestling legend - a superstar so popular with the fans that promoters were forced to put him on despite his continued refusal to job - to accept scripted defeat at the hands of another. Blood, guts, controversy and independence were his name - until July 17, 1988, when he was stabbed repeatedly in a shower after a match with Abdullah the Butcher and Dan Spivey, allegedly by another wrestler. Nearly 20 years on, Barbara Goodish (Brody's widow) and Larry Matysik, a longtime friend, deliver a complete portrait of his remarkable life. Unmissable.

Larry Matysik is a former protege of the famous St. Louis wrestling promoter, Sam Muchnick, and was Brody's best friend. He is the author of "Wrestling at the Chase." Barbara Goodish is Brody's widow.

"[Co-author] Matysik serves as a sympathetic biographer who worked professionally with Brody as a St. Louis wrestling promoter. Barbara Goodish tells a love story that began during Brody's Australian tours in the 1970s. Their chapters are interwoven throughout the book." --ScrippsNews.com "A must read for any wrestling fan. . . . An inspiring story." --About.com "Matysik tells it as honestly and true as any reader could want." --Nick Bockwinkel, former American Wrestling Association champion