Brickhouse Brown

Later career (1997–2017) After leaving the USWA, Brown remained active in the independent scene for twenty years, mainly in Tennessee and Mississippi, until his cancer diagnosis in 2017. At Juggalo Championship Wrestling's 2011 internet pay-per-view Legends and Icons, he was one of four USWA alumni who lost a five-way match to Austin Idol.

Personal life In April 2017, Brown announced his diagnosis of stage 4 prostate cancer. In May 2018, he said the cancer had spread to his brain, despite treatment that impaired his eyesight and reduced his weight to . Several Southern promotions held benefit shows to help pay his medical bills, and the Cauliflower Alley Club's Benevolent Fund helped him pay his rent. The next day, Cauliflower Alley President B. Brian Blair said Brown was still alive after waking up in the night and telling his mother, who thought he was dead and was awaiting the coroner, that he was hungry.

Brown died on July 29, 2018. His funeral took place in Florida on August 11, which would have been his 58th birthday.

Championships and accomplishments Continental Wrestling Association AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time) CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2022 New Age Wrestling Alliance NAWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NAWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with CJ Stardust NWA Battle Zone NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Mid-South NWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him #130 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1992 PWI ranked him #451 of the Top 500 Singles Wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 Southeastern Championship Wrestling NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Norvell Austin South's Greatest Wrestling Fans SGWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) United States Wrestling Association USWA Television Championship (1 time) USWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Sweet Daddy Falcone (1), The Gambler (1), and Reggie B. Fine (1) World Class Championship Wrestling WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WWE WWE Hall of Fame (Legacy Wing, Class of 2020)