Bruiser may refer to:

Music

The Bruisers The Bruisers were a punk band that pioneered the United States, American streetpunk/oi! movement, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1988. The original lineup included: Al Barr (singing, vocals, now the lead singer of the Boston Punk rock, p ...

, musical pioneers of the Punk/Oi! genre *Bruiser, an indie rock trio that features ex-Local H drummer Joe Daniels * ''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. The film depicts a dispute between honest dock workers and a corrupt management, and has been cited as ...

'', a 1916 American drama film * ''Bruiser'' (2000 film), a motion picture directed by George A. Romero * ''Bruiser'' (2022 film), a film starring Trevante Rhodes * ''Bruiser'' (TV series), a BBC television series

Nickname or ring name

* Bru McCoy, American football player *

Bruiser Flint James "Bruiser" Flint (born July 23, 1965) is an American men's college basketball coach, currently an assistant coach at Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball, Arkansas. He was most recently the head coach at Drexel University. Collegiate playin ...

(born 1965), American collegiate men's basketball head coach *

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 ...

(1914–1985), American football player nicknamed "Bruiser", member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame *

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 year ...

, ring name of former American professional wrestler Frank Donald Goodish (1946-1988) *

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. Sweetan was nicknamed "Bruiser" and "Mr. Piledriver", the latter in reference to his finishing ...

(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 and outlaw biker, known to wrestling fans by his ring names Johnny K-9, Taras Bulba and Bruiser Bedlam. Croitoru worked in several Canadian wrestli ...

(born 1965) *The Belfast Bruiser, stage name for Irish professional wrestler

Fit Finlay David John Finlay (, born 31 January 1958) is a Northern Irish former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a trainer and assistant coach at the Performance Center, as well as a producer. He is best known for his tenures with World Cha ...

(born 1958) *

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 Jeff Costa (born June 26, 1962), better known by his ring name Bruiser Costa, is a retired American wrestler who worked for NWA All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver during the promotions later days in the 1980s. In the 1990s he worked in the independ ...

, a professional wrestler from

All-Star Wrestling All Star Wrestling (ASW), also known as Super Slam Wrestling (SSW), is a British professional wrestling promotion founded by Brian Dixon in 1970 and based in Birkenhead, England. Founded as Wrestling Enterprises of Birkenhead in October 1970, i ...

*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 Champions ...

Fictional characters

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 Run ...

, 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 "Namco Tales Studio, Wolf Team" as the second main title in Namco's ''Tales (video game series), "Tales of"'' series. Originally released in Japan for the PlayStation (consol ...

'' *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 October 24, 1994 in North America and again in the same region in 1996. It was released in the United Kingdom on ...

'' *Bruiser,

Elle Woods Elle Woods is a fictional character created by Amanda Brown in her 2001 novel '' Legally Blonde''. Woods is known for her blonde hair and bubbly personality, and was received by many audiences as an inspiring character and "feminist icon". The ch ...

' 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 Productions and starring Atkinson as the title character. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside ...

Other uses

*, various British Royal Navy warships *

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 *

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 (19 ...

, a former Arena Football League team (1987-1989) *

Bruiser (Pillow Pal) Pillow Pals were a line of plush toys made by Ty, Inc. during the 1990s. The toys were given their name because they were soft like a pillow, and were made with children in mind. Though many of them resembled certain Beanie Babies, they did not s ...

, a Pillow Pal dog made by Ty, Inc. *

Bruiser and Marigold The Baylor Bears are the athletic teams that represent Baylor University. The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as one of only three private school members of the Big 12 Conference. Prior t ...

, costumed mascots for the Baylor University Bears

Music

Film and television

Nickname or ring name

Fictional characters

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