Bruiser may refer to:
Music
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The Bruisers
The Bruisers were a punk band that pioneered the American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1988. The original lineup included: Al Barr (vocals, now the lead singer of the Boston punk band Dropkick Murphys), Scotty ...
, musical pioneers of the Punk/Oi! genre
*Bruiser, an indie rock trio that features ex-Local H drummer
Joe Daniels
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''Bruiser'' (album), a 2011 album by The Duke Spirit
Film and television
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The Bruiser
''The Bruiser'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Charles Bartlett. The film stars Charlotte Burton and William Russell.
Cast
* William Russell as "Big Bill" Brawley
* Charlotte Burton as Fen Bernham
* George Ferguson as Mod ...
'', a 1916 American drama film
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''Bruiser'' (2000 film), a motion picture directed by George A. Romero
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''Bruiser'' (2022 film), a film starring Trevante Rhodes
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''Bruiser'' (TV series), a BBC television series
Nickname or ring name
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Bru McCoy
Horace "Bru" McCoy III (born June 22, 2000) is an American college football wide receiver who attends the University of Tennessee and plays for the Tennessee Volunteers football team. He previously attended the University of Southern California ( ...
, American football player
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Bruiser Flint
James "Bruiser" Flint (born July 23, 1965) is an American men's college basketball coach, currently an assistant coach at Kentucky. He was most recently the head coach at Drexel University in west Philadelphia, where he was born and raised.
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(born 1965), American collegiate men's basketball head coach
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Bruiser Kinard
Frank Manning "Bruiser" Kinard Sr. (October 23, 1914 – September 7, 1985) was an American football tackle and coach and university athletic administrator. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a charter member in 1951 and i ...
(1914–1985), American football player nicknamed "Bruiser", member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Bruiser Brody
Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody. He also worked as King Kong Brody, The Masked Marauder, and Red River Jack. Over the yea ...
, ring name of former American professional wrestler Frank Donald Goodish (1946-1988)
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Bob Sweetan
Robert Carson (born Robert Beier, July 4, 1940 – February 10, 2017), better known by his ring name Bob Sweetan, was a Canadian professional wrestler and convicted sex offender. Sweetan was nicknamed "Bruiser" and "Mr. Piledriver", the latter i ...
(born 1940), American retired professional wrestler, nicknamed "Bruiser", and sex offender
*Bruiser Bedlam, a ring name of American professional wrestler
Ion Croitoru
Ion William Croitoru (December 7, 1963 – February 21, 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. To wrestling fans, he is better known by his ring names, Johnny K-9, Taras Bulba, and Bruise ...
(born 1965)
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The British Bruisers
The British Bruisers were a professional wrestling tag team who competed in Stampede Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling. The team consisted of The Dynamite Kid and Johnny Smith. The Bruisers were created by Stampede Wrestling as part ...
, a former English professional wrestling tag team
*Bruiser Costa, a professional wrestler from
All-Star Wrestling
All Star Wrestling (ASW) is a British professional wrestling promotion operated by Brian Dixon and based in Birkenhead, England. Founded as Wrestling Enterprises of Birkenhead in October 1970, it has also been known over the years as All Star ...
*Bruiser, a professional wrestler from the
United States Wrestling Association
The United States Wrestling Association (USWA) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. The company was founded when the Memphis-based Continental Wrestling Association merged with the Dallas-based World Class Wrestling ...
Fictional characters
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Molly Hayes
Molly Hayes (also known as Bruiser or Princess Powerful) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character debuted in the award-winning series '' Runaways''. Like every member of the original Runa ...
, briefly known as Bruiser, a Marvel Comics character in the series ''Runaways''
*Bruiser Khang, in the video game ''
Tales of Destiny
is an action role-playing game originally developed by Telenet Japan's "Wolf Team" as the second main title in Namco's '' "Tales of"'' series. Originally released for the PlayStation in Japan in December 1997, an English version was later made av ...
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*Bruiser, a large demonic enemy in the video game expansion pack ''
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil''
*Nick and Rick Bruiser, the final two opponents in Super NES video game ''
Super Punch-Out!!
is a boxing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was released on September 14, 1994 in North America and again in the same region in 1996. It was released in Europe on January 2 ...
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*Bruiser,
Elle Woods
Elle Woods is the protagonist of Amanda Brown's 2001 novel ''Legally Blonde'' and the 2001 film of the same name as well as the 2003 sequel, '' Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde''. Woods is also the protagonist of the 2007 Broadway adapt ...
' chihuahua in the ''Legally Blonde'' movies
*The Bruisers, fictional neighbors in the animated TV series ''
Mr. Bean
''Mr. Bean'' is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect and starring Atkinson as the title character. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside Curtis and Ro ...
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Other uses
*, various British Royal Navy warships
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Bruiser (bull)
Bruiser #32Y (March 2, 2011 – May 17, 2022) was an American bucking bull. He is the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) World Champion Bull for 2016, 2017, and 2018. He is one of only two bucking bulls to win the title in three consecutive year ...
, #32Y, a World Champion bucking bull
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Chicago Bruisers
The Chicago Bruisers were a professional arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They were founded in 1987 as a charter member of the Arena Football League (AFL). They played their home games at Rosemont Horizon.
History Founding (1987) ...
, a former Arena Football League team (1987-1989)
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Bruiser (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal dog made by Ty, Inc.
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Bruiser and Marigold, costumed mascots for the Baylor University Bears
See also
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Dick the Bruiser
William Fritz Afflis (June 27, 1929 – November 10, 1991) was an American professional wrestler, promoter, and former NFL player, better known by his ring name, Dick the Bruiser. During his NFL days he played four seasons with the Green Bay Pac ...
, nickname of American professional wrestler and football player William Fritz Afflis (1929-1991)
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Crystl Bustos
Crystl Irene Bustos (born September 8, 1977), also known as The Big Bruiser, is an American softball player at the designated hitter or third base position although on the roster she is a designated player. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalis ...
(born 1977), American softball player known as "The Big Bruiser"
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