"The Yellow Dog" redirects here. The Yellow Dog (or, Maigret and the Yellow Dog) is also a novel by Georges Simenon.Brian William Pillman (May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997) was an American football player and professional wrestler best known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation in the 1990s.Pillman had a legacy as "The Loose Cannon", a wrestling gimmick that would see him do a series of worked shoots that would gain him a degree of infamy for his unpredictable character. He was also known for being extremely agile in the ring, although a car accident in April 1996 from which he received extensive ankle injuries limited his in-ring ability.
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows, WWE: SummerSlam 1997
TV Shows
WCW WorldWide, WCW Monday Nitro, ECW Hardcore TV, WCW Main Event, Clash of the Champions
Star Sign
Gemini
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Quote
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Do unto others, and enjoy it!
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Fact
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Pillman had a brief stint in ECW before signing a WWF contract.
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Former WCW Tag Team Champion.
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Was the only member of the Hart Foundation to not wear a leather jacket that was adorned with a skull on the back and it's wearer's name, along with the words "Hart Foundation".
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Was the only member of the New Hart Foundation not to be related to the other members.
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Football All-American, Miami University of Ohio (1984)
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Winner of the NFL's "Ed Block Courage Award" as a member of the Bengals.
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Former member of the Four Horsemen.
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Briefly wrestled as the Yellow Dog
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Was trained by Bruce Hart and Keith Hart at the Hart Brothers Wrestling Training Camp.
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One of the first WCW wrestlers to be offered a $300,000-a-year contract. Up to that time, few wrestlers had ever gotten so much money.
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Was the first WCW Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweight Champion defeating Ricky Mortonin the tournament final at Halloween Havoc (1991).
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He stated the highlight of his NFL career was playing for the Bengals during a Cincinnati Bengals vs. Chicago Bears game. He charged through the gap and put "Sweetness" Walter Payton down on the turf.
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He was scheduled to face Dude Love (Mick Foley) at the _WWF Bad Blood: In Your House (1997) (V)_ PPV. Goldust (Dustin Runnels) was to be handcuffed to one of the ringposts, and Goldust's wife Marlena (Terri Runnels, who Pillman had in his "possession" for 30 days during an angle) was to be ringside. Badd Blood took place on October 5, 1997; Pillman died that morning, so the match never happened.
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Final match before his death was in St. Paul, Minnesota, against Dustin Runnels
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He and Owen Hart were the only two wrestlers to go by the persona of the Blue Blazer. Both died suddenly and unexpectedly early in their lives.
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Former WCW Light Heavyweight & Tag Team Champion.
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Professional wrestler.
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Was a member of The Hart Foundation led by Bret Hart and including Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, "British Bulldog" 'Davey Boy Smith'.
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Played for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1984.
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Had multiple throat operations as a child.
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Teamed with future wrestling legend Steve Austin in the early 1990s in "The Hollywood Blondes".
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Memorial wrestling show held in his honor.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
WWF Friday Night's Main Event
1997
TV Series
Brian Pillman
WWF Superstars
1996
TV Series
Brian Pillman
WCW SuperBrawl VI
1996
TV Movie
Brian Pillman
WCW Monday Nitro
1995-1996
TV Series
Brian Pillman / Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions
1996/I
TV Movie
Brian Pillman
WCW World Championship Wrestling
1991-1995
TV Series
Flyin' Brian / Brian Pillman
The Great American Bash
1995
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
WCW Spring Stampede
1994
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
WCW SuperBrawl IV
1994
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XXVI
1994
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XXV
1993
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
WCW Beach Blast
1993
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XXIII
1993
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
WCW Slamboree 1993
1993
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
WCW Worldwide Wrestling
1991-1993
TV Series
Flyin' Bryan Pillman
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XXII
1993
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XXI
1992
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
WCW Halloween Havoc
1992
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
1992
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
WCW Beach Blast
1992
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XIX
1992
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
WCW SuperBrawl II
1992
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XVIII
1992
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XVII
1991
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Halloween Havoc
1991
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
1991
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
WCW SuperBrawl I
1991
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
1991
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
WCW/NWA Wrestle War
1990
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions X: Texas Shootout
1990
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl 89
1989
TV Movie
Flyin' Brian
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
WWE Raw
1997
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself
WWE Raw
1996-1997
TV Series
Brian Pillman
WWF in Your House: Ground Zero
1997
TV Special
Brian Pillman
Summerslam
1997
TV Special
Brian Pillman
WWF in Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997
TV Special
Brian Pillman
King of the Ring
1997
TV Special
Brian Pillman
WWF Slammy Awards 1997
1997
Video
Himself
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
1997
TV Series
Himself
WWF in Your House: Mind Games
1996
TV Special
Brian Pillman
WCW Starrcade 1995
1995
TV Special
Brian Pillman
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
TV Series
Himself
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
1995
TV Special
Flyin' Brian Pillman
WCW Fall Brawl: War Games
1995
TV Special
Brian Pillman
Eastern Championship Wrestling
1993
TV Series
Himself (1996)
Starrcade
1992
TV Special
Flyin' Brian
WCW the Great American Bash
1992
TV Special
Flyin' Brian
WCW Wrestle War
1992
TV Special
Flyin' Brian
Starrcade
1991
TV Special
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl 91
1991
TV Special
Flyin' Brian
WCW the Great American Bash
1991
TV Special
The Yellow Dog
WCW Wrestle War
1991
TV Special
Flyin' Brian- Team Sting
Clash of the Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder
1990
TV Special
Flyin' Brian
Clash of the Champions XII: Mountain Madness/Fall Brawl '90
1990
TV Special
Himself
WCW/NWA the Great American Bash
1990
TV Special
Flyin' Brian
WCW/NWA Capital Combat
1990
TV Special
Flyin' Brian
Family Feud
1990
TV Series
Himself - Contestant
Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout
1989
TV Special
Flyin' Brian
Halloween Havoc
1989
TV Special
Flyin' Brian
WCW/NWA the Great American Bash
1989
TV Special
Flyin' Brian
Stampede Wrestling
1957
TV Series
Himself (1986-1989)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nowhere, U.S.A.
2017
Documentary filming
Himself
Owen: Hart of Gold
2015
Video documentary
Himself
The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW
2014
TV Series documentary
Himself
WCW Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches, Volume 1
2014
Video
Flyin' Brian
WWE: The Best of WarGames
2013
Video
Flyin' Brian
The Best of WWE in Your House
2013
Video
Himself
The Top 100 Moments in Raw History
2012
Video
Himself
WWE '13
2012
Video Game
Brian Pillman
WWE: The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
Video
Flyin' Brian
WWE Hall of Fame 2012
2012
TV Special
Himself
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011
Video
Himself
Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
2011
Video
Himself
WWE: OMG! - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
2011
Video
Himself
WWE: The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro
2011
Video
Flyin' Brian
WWE: Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
2010
Video
Himself
Wrestling's Highest Flyers
2010
Video
Himself
Hart and Soul: The Hart Family Anthology
2010
Video
Himself
WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW
2009
Video
Flyin' Brian
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
Video
Himself
WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s
2009
Video
Himself
WWE Summerslam: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 2
2009
Brian Pillman
Starrcade: The Essential Collection
2009
Flyin' Brian
Viva la Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
2008
Video
Himself
The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
2008
Video
Himself
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
2007
Video documentary
Himself
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2006
Video
Himself
Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon
2006
Video documentary
Himself
The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be
2005
Video documentary
Himself
WWE WrestleMania: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 3
2005
Video
Brian Pillman
The Rise & Fall of ECW
2004
Video documentary
Himself
Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story
2004
Video documentary
Brian Pillman
WWE: The Stone Cold Truth
2004
Video
Himself
The Monday Night War: WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
2004
Video documentary
Himself
WWE: Stone Cold Steve Austin - What?
2002
Video
Himself
Extreme Championship Wrestling: Hardcore History
2001
Video
Brian Pillman
Biography
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
WWE Raw
1997
TV Series
Brian Pillman
Known for movies
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998) as Himself
WWF in Your House 16: Canadian Stampede (1997) as Brian Pillman
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