Jack Brisco Totally Explained

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Freddie Joe Brisco known to most as Jack Brisco (born September 21 1941) is an American retired professional wrestler who was popular during the 1970s, and into the 1980s. He performed for various territories of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), becoming a two-time World Heavyweight Champion, and multi-time Tag Team Champion with his brother Gerald Brisco.
In the late 1970s, the Brisco Brothers also discovered Terry Bollea, the future wrestling legend best known as Hulk Hogan, who they introduced to Hiro Matsuda for training.

Amateur career

Brisco grew up in Blackwell, Oklahoma with five siblings and an absent father. He was followed his younger brother, Gerald Brisco, into sport wrestling and turned down a football scholarship at University of Oklahoma to wrestle at Oklahoma State. He was the first Native American to win an NCAA National Championship in 1965.

Professional career

Early years

Brisco's first documented professional championship reign began on October 16 1965, when he defeated Don Kent to win the NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Championship.
Brisco was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005. Brisco now lives in Florida where he's run the Brisco Body Shop with brothers Gerald and Bill for over 30 years. He has also made occasional wrestling appearances such as Florida's Wrestle Reunion in January 2005. Brisco is considered one of the great legendary wrestlers of the 1970s and has often been cited as such by Ric Flair during his emotional promos.
Jack and his brother, Gerald were announced as inductees to the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2008.

In wrestling

Finishing and Signature moves

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling

NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Championship Wrestling from Florida

NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time)
NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (10 times) - with Jerry Brisco (8), Ciclon Negro (1), and Jimmy Garvin (1)
NWA Florida Television Championship (3 times)
NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Jerry Brisco
NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) - with Jerry Brisco

Eastern Sports Association
ESA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jerry Brisco

Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Jerry Brisco
NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First)

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (3 times) - with Jerry Brisco

NWA Big Time Wrestling
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

NWA Gulf Coast
NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Championship (1 time)

NWA Mid-America
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) (1 time)

NWA Tri-State
NWA Arkansas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Oklahoma Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First)
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (2 times) - with Haystacks Calhoun (1) and Gorgeous George, Jr. (1)

St. Louis Wrestling Club
NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

World Wrestling Council
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jerry Brisco

World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Class of 2005

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Wrestler of the Year (1973)
PWI ranked him # 67 of the 500 best wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
PWI ranked him # 54 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Jerry Brisco in 2003.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
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