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| '''Brian William Pillman'''<ref name=BrianJr>{{cite web|url=http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/A...Son-Brian-Pillman-making-own-legacy|title=Son of Brian Pillman making own legacy |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/2013092503083...311040106/Son-Brian-Pillman-making-own-legacy}}</ref> (May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997) was an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[American football|professional football player]] best known for his appearances in [[Stampede Wrestling]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Copeland|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Copeland|title=Adam Copeland on Edge|publisher=WWE Books|year=2004|page=28|isbn=978-1-4165-1130-4}}</ref> in the 1980s and [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW), and [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) in the 1990s. | '''Brian William Pillman'''<ref name=BrianJr>{{cite web|url=http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/A...Son-Brian-Pillman-making-own-legacy|title=Son of Brian Pillman making own legacy |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/2013092503083...311040106/Son-Brian-Pillman-making-own-legacy}}</ref> (May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997) was an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[American football|professional football player]] best known for his appearances in [[Stampede Wrestling]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Copeland|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Copeland|title=Adam Copeland on Edge|publisher=WWE Books|year=2004|page=28|isbn=978-1-4165-1130-4}}</ref> in the 1980s and [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW), and [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) in the 1990s. |
| Pillman created a legacy as "The Loose Cannon",<ref name=WWEbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/brian-pillman|title=WWE profile}}</ref><ref name=Encyclopedia>{{cite book|title=WWE Encyclopedia|last1=Shields|first1=Brian|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kevin|page=[https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/44 44]|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley|DK]]|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0|url=https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/44}}</ref> a wrestling [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] that would see him do a series of [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Work|worked]] [[Shoot (professional wrestling)|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. By the end of his career, he worked with his long-time friend and former tag-team partner [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] in a storyline involving a firearm and with [[Hart Foundation#The Hart Foundation (1997 incarnation)|The Hart Foundation]] during the first instances of the developing [[Attitude Era]]. In 1997, he died unexpectedly due to an undetected heart disease. | Pillman created a legacy as "The Loose Cannon",<ref name=WWEbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/brian-pillman|title=WWE profile}}</ref><ref name=Encyclopedia>{{cite book|title=WWE Encyclopedia|last1=Shields|first1=Brian|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kevin|page=[https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/44 44]|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley|DK]]|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0|url=https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/44}}</ref> a wrestling [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] that would see him do a series of [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Work|worked]] [[Shoot (professional wrestling)|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 on April 15, 1996 from which he received extensive ankle injuries limited his in-ring ability. By the end of his career, he worked with his long-time friend and former tag-team partner [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] in a storyline involving a firearm and with [[Hart Foundation#The Hart Foundation (1997 incarnation)|The Hart Foundation]] during the first instances of the developing [[Attitude Era]]. In 1997, he died unexpectedly due to an undetected heart disease. |
| ==Early life== | ==Early life== |
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