"The Loose Cannon" Brian Pillman

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Championships and accomplishments


Pillman playing for the Miami Redskins
Football

• Division I-AA All-American (1983)
• Division I-AA All-American Second Team (1982)
• MAC Defensive Player of the Year (1983)
• Ed Block Courage Award (1984)

Professional wrestling

• Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[50][51]
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Austin[52]
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Austin[53]
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tom Zenk[54]
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship Tournament (1990) – with Tom Zenk
  • WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1991)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 18 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993[55]
  • Ranked No. 84 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003[56]
• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bruce Hart[57]
  • Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Title Tournament (1987) with Bruce Hart[58]
  • Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)[59][60]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Feud of the Year (1997) with Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, and Davey Boy Smith vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin[61]
  • Most Underrated (1994)[61]
  • Rookie of the Year (1987)[61]
  • Tag Team of the Year (1993) with Steve Austin as The Hollywood Blonds[61]
• Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2016

WWE Tribute:



Another Tribute:



1997 WWF Theme:

 

[Apoho Creed]

Man the death of Pillman, Owen, and Eddie are the three guys that hurt me the most in Wrestling to this day. Pillman is a star in every word and not enough know how good this guy was in the Ring. Enough people know he can kill it with a Mic in his hand, but the dude could wrestle anyone.

 

[Chris]

 

[Josh Drake]

Brian Pillman's XXX Files will forever be engraved into my mind.

 

[Necro]

Happy Birthday, you are missed.

 

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