Bruiser may refer to:
Music
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The Bruisers, musical pioneers of the Punk/Oi! genre
*Bruiser, an indie rock trio that features ex-Local H drummer
Joe Daniels
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''Bruiser'' (album), a 2011 album by The Duke Spirit
Film and television
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The Bruiser'', a 1916 American drama film
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''Bruiser'' (2000 film), a motion picture directed by George A. Romero
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''Bruiser'' (2022 film), a film starring Trevante Rhodes
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''Bruiser'' (TV series), a BBC television series
Nickname or ring name
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Bru McCoy, American football player
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Bruiser Flint
James "Bruiser" Flint (born July 23, 1965) is an American men's college basketball coach, currently an assistant coach at Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky. He was most recently the head coach at Drexel University in west Philadelphia, ...
(born 1965), American collegiate men's basketball head coach
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Bruiser Kinard
Frank Manning "Bruiser" Kinard Sr. (October 23, 1914 – September 7, 1985) was an American football tackle and coach and university athletic administrator. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a charter member in 1951 and i ...
(1914–1985), American football player nicknamed "Bruiser", member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Bruiser Brody
Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody. He also worked as King Kong Brody, The Masked Marauder, and Red River Jack. Over the years ...
, ring name of former American professional wrestler Frank Donald Goodish (1946-1988)
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Bob Sweetan
Robert Carson (born Robert Beier, July 4, 1940 – February 10, 2017), better known by his ring name Bob Sweetan, was a Canadian professional wrestler and convicted sex offender. Sweetan was nicknamed "Bruiser" and "Mr. Piledriver", the latter i ...
(born 1940), American retired professional wrestler, nicknamed "Bruiser", and sex offender
*Bruiser Bedlam, a ring name of American professional wrestler
Ion Croitoru (born 1965)
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The British Bruisers
The British Bruisers were a professional wrestling tag team who competed in Stampede Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling. The team consisted of The Dynamite Kid and Johnny Smith. The Bruisers were created by Stampede Wrestling as part ...
, a former English professional wrestling tag team
*Bruiser Costa, a professional wrestler from
All-Star Wrestling
All Star Wrestling (ASW) is a British professional wrestling promotion operated by Brian Dixon and based in Birkenhead, England. Founded as Wrestling Enterprises of Birkenhead in October 1970, it has also been known over the years as All Star P ...
*Bruiser, a professional wrestler from the
United States Wrestling Association
The United States Wrestling Association (USWA) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. The company was founded when the Memphis-based Continental Wrestling Association merged with the Dallas-based World Class Wrestlin ...
Fictional characters
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Molly Hayes
Molly Hayes (also known as Bruiser or Princess Powerful) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character debuted in the award-winning series '' Runaways''. Like every member of the original Run ...
, briefly known as Bruiser, a Marvel Comics character in the series ''Runaways''
*Bruiser Khang, in the video game ''
Tales of Destiny''
*Bruiser, a large demonic enemy in the video game expansion pack ''
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil''
*Nick and Rick Bruiser, the final two opponents in Super NES video game ''
Super Punch-Out!!''
*Bruiser,
Elle Woods
Elle Woods is the protagonist of Amanda Brown's 2001 novel ''Legally Blonde'' and the 2001 film of the same name as well as the 2003 sequel, '' Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde''. Woods is also the protagonist of the 2007 Broadway adapt ...
' chihuahua in the ''Legally Blonde'' movies
*The Bruisers, fictional neighbors in the animated TV series ''
Mr. Bean
''Mr. Bean'' is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect and starring Atkinson as the title character. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside Curtis and R ...
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Other uses
*, various British Royal Navy warships
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Bruiser (bull)
Bruiser #32Y (March 2, 2011 – May 17, 2022) was an American bucking bull. He is the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) World Champion Bull for 2016, 2017, and 2018. He is one of only two bucking bulls to win the title in three consecutive ye ...
, #32Y, a World Champion bucking bull
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Chicago Bruisers, a former Arena Football League team (1987-1989)
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Bruiser (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal dog made by Ty, Inc.
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Bruiser and Marigold, costumed mascots for the Baylor University Bears
See also
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Dick the Bruiser
William Fritz Afflis (June 27, 1929 – November 10, 1991) was an American professional wrestler, promoter, and former NFL player, better known by his ring name, Dick the Bruiser. During his NFL days he played four seasons with the Green Bay Pac ...
, nickname of American professional wrestler and football player William Fritz Afflis (1929-1991)
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Crystl Bustos (born 1977), American softball player known as "The Big Bruiser"
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