Brian Knobbs

Early life Yandrisovitz was born on May 6, 1964, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He attended Whitehall High School in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, where he played football for the Whitehall Zephyrs. In November 1995 at World War 3, the Nasty Boys and the Faces of Fear both challenged nWo members the Outsiders for the WCW World Tag Team Championship, but failed to win the titles. The Nasty Boys went on to feud with the Outsiders. Knobbs and Saggs won the match.

On January 4, 2010, The Nasty Boys appeared on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)'s television show, TNA Impact!, and started a feud with Team 3D. On the January 21 edition of Impact!, they competed in their first match for TNA, defeating the team of Eric Young and Kevin Nash. At Against All Odds in Orlando, Florida, The Nasty Boys defeated Team 3D in a tag team match in which Jimmy Hart made his return to the company and interfered in the match on the Nasty Boys' behalf. On the February 25, 2010, edition of Impact!, Team 3D defeated the Nasty Boys in a tables match, when Jesse Neal interfered on Team 3D's behalf. The Nasty Boys and Hart continued their feud with Team 3D by defeating them and the returning Brother Runt, a replacement for Jesse Neal, who The Nasty Boys attacked prior to the match in a six-man tag team match. After the match, Neal attacked The Nastys and helped Team 3D throw Sags through a table. On March 29, 2010, The Nasty Boys were released by TNA following an incident at a TNA function attended by Spike TV executives.

In February 2012, Knobbs was involved in an altercation with fellow wrestler New Jack with New Jack allegedly knocking Knobbs out.

From 2010 to 2019, Knobbs wrestled on the independent circuit, primarily in tag team matches with Sags. He wrestled the final match of his career on April 20, 2019.

Professional wrestling style and persona As one-half of the Nasty Boys, Knobbs portrayed a "mohawked thug", "sweaty, toothless punk", and "tough degenerate".

In 2019, Yandrisovitz was hospitalized with a blood infection and had surgery on one of his knees. His medical bills were paid by fans through a GoFundMe campaign. On August 10, 2021, he was hospitalized again for multiple health issues and another GoFundMe was set up for his expenses. On March 4, 2025, another GoFundMe was started after Knobbs posted on social media that he was back in the hospital again and facing a possible foot amputation. Knobbs and his wife were also left homeless due to Hurricane Milton destroying their home and all of their belongings.

Other work Knobbs has appeared in several episodes of Hogan Knows Best and Brooke Knows Best, and was an on-screen trainer for Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling and Hulk Hogan's Micro Championship Wrestling. During the 2009 Major League Baseball season, Knobbs performed a "Pit Stop" on Raymond, the Tampa Bay Rays mascot. Knobbs serves as the "10th Man" for the Tampa Bay Rays. He also appeared as a panelist on the Nickelodeon children's game show Figure It Out: Wild Style in 1999, getting slimed.

Championships and accomplishments Cauliflower Alley Club Tag Team Award (2023) – with Jerry Sags Championship Wrestling International CWI Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jerry Sags Continental Wrestling Association AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jerry Sags North American Wrestling Association / South Atlantic Pro Wrestling NAWA/SAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jerry Sags Professional Wrestling Federation FCW Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Jerry Sags Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1994 – with Jerry Sags. PWI ranked him # 409 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. PWI ranked him # 53 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Jerry Sags in 2003. Professional Wrestling Federation PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jerry Sags World Championship Wrestling WCW Hardcore Championship (3 times) WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Jerry Sags World Wrestling Federation WWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jerry Sags X Wrestling Federation XWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jerry Sags Yankee Pro Wrestling YPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)