The wrestling has lost a true legend. Former 2-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Jack Brisco, has died. He was 68. Without a shadow of a doubt, Jack Brisco was one of the best pure athletes to ever grace the squared circle. An icon of the National Wrestling Alliance, Jack traveled the world defending the many titles he held during his long storied career.
Brisco would go on have legendary feuds with Ric Flair, Harley Race, Terry Funk and a man whom he battled with for years Dory Funk Jr. Their matches would just be typically called a Brisco/Frunk Classic. It was on July 20, 1973 that he reached the top of the wrestling mountain for the first time. By defeating Harley Race to become the NWA World Heavyweight Champion. He would lose the title to Giant Baba in December 1974 only to regain it 6 days later. He would hold onto the for a combined 867 days before losing it Terry Funk in Miami, Florida.
Jack would also have success as a tag team wrestler with his brother Jerry. And they would go on win the NWA World Tag Team Champions. They would have a classic rivalry with the team of Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood which climaxed in a classic match at the very first Starrcade in November 1983. They would move on to the World Wrestling Federation shortly thereafter after selling their share of Georgia Championship Wrestling to Vince McMahon in a move that was simply dubbed, Black Saturday. And in 2008, he was enshrined in the WWE Hall Of Fame with his brother, Gerald.
No matter how you slice it, Jack Brisco's career in the wrestling business was second to none. And he will be truly missed.
Here are some classic Jack Brisco videos.
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NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match -(Part 1)
Jack Brisco vs. Roddy Piper
NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling - July 7, 1982 - Charlotte, North Carolina
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match -(Part 2)
Jack Brisco vs. Roddy Piper
NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling - July 7, 1982 - Charlotte, North Carolina
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match -(Part 3)
Jack Brisco vs. Roddy Piper
NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling - July 7, 1982 - Charlotte, North Carolina
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