Frank Goodish

Frank Donald Goodish 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 years Brody became synonymous with the hardcore wrestling brawling style that often saw one or more of the participants bleeding by the time the match was over In his prime he worked as a special attraction wrestler in North America making select appearances for various promotions such as World Class Championship Wrestling WCCW World Wide Wrestling Federation WWWF Central States Wrestling CSW Championship Wrestling from Florida CWF and the American Wrestling Association AWA among others He worked regularly in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling AJPW Behind the scenes Brody was very protective of his inring image hardly ever agreeing to lose matches and building a reputation of being volatile he would on occasion intentionally hit or hurt opponents during a match contrary to the predetermined nature of professional wrestling His inring work and wrestling persona earned him an induction in the professional wrestling hall of fame St Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame Southern Wrestling Hall of Fame Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame and the WWE Hall of Fame Brody died in 1988 from stab wounds suffered backstage in a shower during a wrestling event in Puerto Rico The killer was José González better known as Invader I A jury acquitted González of murder ruling that González killed Brody in selfdefense Key witnesses to the killing did not give testimony at González trial due to their summonses only being received after the trial had concluded