 Brooks,c. 1985 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Timothy Paul Brooks (1946-12-04)December 4, 1946 Waxahachie, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 2020(2020-06-30) (aged 73) |
| Children | 4 |
| Family | Dick Murdoch (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Killer Brooks Tim Brooks |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 253 lb (115 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Dallas, Texas |
| Trained by | Dick Murdoch The Sheik |
| Debut | 1967 |
| Retired | 1998 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
Timothy Paul Brooks (December 4, 1946 – June 30, 2020), better known by hisring name "Killer"Tim Brooks, was an Americanprofessional wrestler. He competed in North American regional promotions, including theNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA),Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW),World Wrestling Council (WWC),World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) and Southwest Championship Wrestling (SWCW) during the 1970s and 1980s.
Brooks served in theUnited States Army during theVietnam War.[2]
Brooks got his start in 1967, joining his cousinDick Murdoch in the Detroit and Toronto territories. He wore a hard hockey player's elbow guard and used it as a weapon. He fought Ben Justice,Tex McKenzie andTiger Jeet Singh among others. Into the early 1970's, he also wrestled in the Cleveland based NWF taking onHaystacks Calhoun, Fred Curry and Tony Marino. He worked as a mid-level heel often being managed bySkandor Akbar, Armand Hussein andGary Hart. Long before the infamous 1988 angle in theWWF betweenHulk Hogan,André the Giant andTed DiBiase over theWWF World Heavyweight Championship, Brooks had, in 1983, sold hisNWA National Heavyweight Championship toLarry Zbyszko sometime after winning it fromPaul Orndorff. In this case, however, no interference from Zbyszko had happened during the match; and Zbyszko, despite being obviously stripped of a title he had not legitimately won, won it legitimately in the tournament that subsequently took place.
Brooks left Georgia and went toSouthwest Championship Wrestling (SCW) in San Antonio, Texas. During his stint in SWC Brooks won theSCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship on two occasions.
He went to work in 1985 in Puerto Rico for theWorld Wrestling Council and feuded withHercules Ayala in a variety of matches that included a cage match, a dog collar match and a barbed wire match. He returned in 1987 and had a feud withMiguel Pérez that started when he squashed a plate of rice and beans in Pérez's face, following his match withChicky Starr. He later teamed up withEric Embry in a feud with the Youngblood brothers,Mark andChris.
In 1986, Brooks made appearances in the Montreal territory (Lutte Internationale) under the moniker of "Buster Brody",Bruiser Brody's kayfabe brother. He was presented in a straight jacket and under the control of the Creatchmans,Eddie Creatchman and son,Floyd Creatchman.
In 1990, Brooks started the NAWA Pro Wrestling school. He ran shows weekly at theStagecoach Ballroom inFt. Worth, TX on Mondays and the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas, TX on Tuesday nights. The Longhorn show led to TV tapings that aired on KXTX channel 39 in the DFW metroplex. The TV shows used many local talent including, Johnny Mantel, John Tatum,Scott Casey, and many of his students including Bullman Downs and Kenny the Stinger.
Brooks retired in 1998 and was the owner and head trainer of the North American Wrestling Allegiance Pro Wrestling School, a training facility for his promotion N.A.W.A Pro Wrestling which runs televised shows in the Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas area. Brooks trained many Texas area wrestlers.[3] He was also credited as trainingKeith Lee.[4]
Brooks was married three times during his life and had three sons from his first two marriages and a daughter from a relationship with professional wrestler Sandy Partlow. Brooks later reconciled with his daughter in the last ten years of his life.[5][6]
After a long battle with cancer, Brooks died on June 30, 2020, at the age of 73.[2]
