10 Hushed Scandals That Rocked Wrestling

3. Brody’s Murder

During a tour of Puerto Rico in 1988, Bruiser Brody was scheduled to put over Dan Spivey (the future Waylon Mercy) in a match on the last day of a tour. Brody was notorious for not wanting to do a job of any sort, as he felt it would hurt his asking price in America and Japan. So informing him of that fact was going to be a tense situation.

Before the show, he had a meeting with WWC promoter Jose Gonzalez in the shower, which...well sounds pretty damn shady. That proved to be the case, as after a brief shouting match, Brody was stabbed to death.

You have to wonder why Gonzalez was carrying a knife with him in the first place, as he later pleaded self-defense. Brody may have been hard-headed, and incredibly difficult to work with, but he himself wasn’t a killer. After the stabbing, Brody had to suffer in agony for nearly an hour before medics appeared. Tony Atlas had to carry him as the paramedics couldn't even lift him.

To add to the tragedy, Gonzalez only spent one night in jail. Key witness Tony Atlas left the country fearing for his life, and Dutch Mantell was subpoenaed AFTER the trial took place. It was a shocking incident, with the wrestling world losing one of their greatest and no one being convicted of the crime.