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Brick Bronsky

1964 – 2021

American actor, film producer, professional wrestler, sports promoter

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About Brick Bronsky

Lived 1964 – 2021 (aged 57). Brick Bronsky was an American film producer, actor and professional wrestler.

Career Professional wrestling At Penn State, he met his future tag team partner Doug Flex. Both men shared a mutual interest in bodybuilding and professional wrestling and would eventually enter the business together. Following his graduation, he worked as a child-care worker for the Lehigh County detention home before enrolling in a wrestling camp run by Brad Rheingans, a champion amateur wrestler and competitor at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Beltzner subsequently traveled to Canada, where he wrestled as "Mr. Canada" for the next two and a half years. Flex later claimed that "Jeff was as popular as Hulk Hogan is in the United States". He received additional training from Mr. Hito, joining him in several six-man matches, and faced many of the toughest Stampede veterans such as Bad News Allen, Gerry Morrow, "Great" Gama Singh and Steve DiSalvo in late-1987 and 1988. According to Dave Meltzer, Beltzner was once ordered to "shoot" on another young wrestler, Brian Pillman, during a live match. After sucker punching Pillman, and "knock[ing] Pillman to the deck", his opponent "got up and tore him to shreds, but suffered a torn triceps in the melee". Pillman left the promotion shortly after this incident. He was eventually offered a contract after six months. Unhappy with his experience in the WWF, he declined the offer. Critical of the sports entertainment aspect of the organization, he later commented the "WWF was a big letdown. Competition is completely eliminated. There's a lot more to professional wrestling than the phoney stuff you see on TV." Beltzner would become the lead star in the Class of Nuke 'Em High series.

Partnership with Doug Flex Beltzner reunited with his college friend Doug Flex, who had made his wrestling debut the previous year, and won a number of tag team titles in the NWA's Mid-Atlantic territory and elsewhere including the Canadian International Tag Team Championship in 1988 and 1989, the Galaxy Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship in 1990 and the North American Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship in 1991. before becoming the promotion's first heavyweight champion on November 30, 1996,

Beltzner was one of the top stars of the promotion during its run and his fans called themselves the "Brick Clique". He remained champion for over a year and 911; while champion, he was the first man to draw blood from 911. On December 5, 1997, Beltzner lost the title to King Kong Bundy in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania by hitting him with a steel chair and causing the breakup of "The Brat Pack". They also held a wrestling show at the gym on March 22 to raise money for the Carbon County Association of Retarded Citizens. Flex faced Satanic Warrior while Beltzner wrestled Morgus the Maniac. The card also featured wrestlers from the Wrestling Independent Network and independent wrestlers including The Cheetah Kid, J.T. Smith and Cream Team (Dino Casanova & Rip Sawyer).

That summer, he and Flex became involved in a local zoning controversy involving their gym. On August 17, local building inspector Peter Kropf sent a certified letter to Keith Boyer and the four people leasing the building that the building had numerous violations and that Boyers had 45 days to bring it into compliance with state and local codes or face daily fines of up to $1,000. Kropf also claimed that Boyer never secured a necessary permit when he opened a gym in the former silk mill in 1983. The three-story brick building housed a furniture-stripping business as well as the gym. Town officials raised concerns that the building may be unsafe, such as the absence of proper fire exits, to accommodate the hundreds of people that the gym was bringing in on the weekends. Flex was the first to sign and acknowledge the town's letter.

Beltzner also continued acting and returned to star in the third and final film in the Class of Nuke 'Em High series, Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid (1994). In his last feature film for Troma Studios, he played both the character of Roger Smith and those of his twin sons, Adlai and Dick Smith. That same year, with fellow professional wrestler Tony Halme, he also had a minor role in Joe Coppoletta's independent action film Death Match (1994), starring Ian Jacklin, Martin Kove and Matthias Hues. Two years later, he appeared in Jean-Claude Van Damme's The Quest (1996), portraying the champion fighter brought to the underground fighting tournament from Russia.

Acting While recovering from his bicep injury, Beltzner auditioned for Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990) then being shot by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in New York. The following year he starred in Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991), alongside co-star Leesa Rowland, as student journalist Roger Smith. Though the film received mixed reviews, Beltzner's performance gained favorable receptions from critics. Fans of the previous movies became very vocally active about Bronsky reprising his role from the sequels.

As of 2017, he has been attached as a co-producer to its latest film Mad Monster Party Re-make. He was also attached to produce Sadako and the Magic of Paper Cranes, written by Malcolm Clarke, and The 'Necroscope' 4-D Motion Picture, for Evolving Pictures Entertainment.

Death Beltzner went into a coma on August 22, 2021, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The following day, Hannibal TV reported that Beltzner died at the age of 57 from COVID-19 in the morning hours of August 23. His death was also confirmed by fellow Stampede Wrestling alumnus Jonathan Holliday. International Pro Wrestling IPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, first) North American Wrestling Federation NAWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Doug Flex Other Canadian International Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Doug Flex Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him # 442 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1998 PWI ranked him # 354 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1997 PWI ranked him # 377 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1996 PWI ranked him # 394 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1992

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Important facts

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Education
Pennsylvania State University, Parkland High School
Also known as
Brick Bronski, Jeffrey Beltzner, Jeffrey M. Beltzner

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Brick Bronsky?

American actor, film producer, professional wrestler, sports promoter

When was Brick Bronsky born?

Brick Bronsky was born on 18 April 1964 in Bethlehem.

When did Brick Bronsky die?

Brick Bronsky died on 23 August 2021 in Allentown.

What was Brick Bronsky's occupation?

Brick Bronsky was a film producer, actor and professional wrestler.

What nationality was Brick Bronsky?

Brick Bronsky was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Brick Bronsky

· Wikidata: Q4965888

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