Brian Christopher
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| Brian Christopher | |
|---|---|
 Christopher in 2000 | |
| Birth name | Brian Christopher Lawler |
| Born | January 10, 1972 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | July 29, 2018 (aged 46) Bolivar, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
| Parent(s) | Jerry Lawler (father) Kay Lawler (mother) |
| Relatives | The Honky Tonk Man (cousin once removed) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Brian Christopher[1] Brian Lawler[1] El Unico[1] Grand Master Sexay[1] Grandmaster Sexay[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 213 lb (97 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Trained by | Jerry Lawler[1] |
| Debut | 1988[1] |
Brian Christopher Lawler[1] (January 10, 1972 – July 29, 2018) was an American professional wrestler.[1] He was the son of professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler.[1][2] He was best known for his career in the World Wrestling Federation, where he performed as Grand Master Sexay as one-half of the tag team Too Cool with Scotty 2 Hotty.
In July 2018, he was arrested for a DUI and evading police in Memphis. On July 28, 2018, Christopher was found hanging at his jail cell.[3] He was placed on life-support.[3] He died the next day, aged 46.[4]
Championships and accomplishments
[change | change source]- Hoosier Pro Wrestling
- HPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Doug Gilbert
- Lethal Attitude Wrestling
- LAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Memphis Superstars of Wrestling
- MSW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Memphis Wrestling
- Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
- Memphis Wrestling Television Championship (1 time)
- Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2022
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Spellbinder[6]
- NWA New South
- New South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Powerhouse Championship Wrestling
- PCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Power Pro Wrestling
- PPW Television Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 367 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003[7]
- Ultimate Christian Wrestling
- UCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Billy Jack[8]
- United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Heavyweight Championship (26 times)
- USWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (8 times)
- USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9][10]
- USWA World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Big Black Dog (1), Scotty Anthony (1), Jeff Jarrett (2), Eddie Gilbert (1) and Wolfie D (1)
- GWF Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- World Wrestling Federation
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "Brian Lawler Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
- ↑ "Eddie Gilbert profile part 2". EddieGilbert.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "JERRY LAWLER'S SON BRIAN CHRISTOPHER FORMER WWE STAR ATTEMPTED HANGING... on Life Support". TMZ. July 29, 2018.
- ↑ Brian Christopher, Former WWE Wrestler, Dies at 46 in Apparent Suicide
- ↑ Gerweck, Steve (November 5, 2010). "Former WWE star wins Southern title". WrestleView. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ↑ "NWA North American Tag Team Championship history".
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Independent Wrestling Results – October 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Too Cool". WWE. May 29, 2000. Archived from the original on July 6, 2005. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Online World Of Wrestling Profile
- Too Cool Profile at Online World Of Wrestling
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