10 Things You Didn't Know About Brodie Lee
1. A Family Man
Brodie Lee's career will always be linked to family. Whether it is the Wyatt Family or the Dark Order, Lee's mainstream professional wrestling career was built around colleagues and companions, be they hirsute swamp people or a ragtag group of misfits united by a common fear of being hit by papers. Those family relationships were always somewhat fractured and unbalanced, but that's what made them such compelling viewing.
Brodie Lee was a family man on-screen, but his gimmick personality couldn't hand a candle to the family man that fans didn't see. There is a reason why so many of his tributes made mention of his love for his family, for his wife Amanda and children Brodie and Nolan. Brodie made no secret of his commitment to his family and he lived that.
Much has been written about Brodie Lee's love and dedication to his family, but it remains something that all wrestling fans will know but never truly understand. The reports of his son defeating Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship in a post-Dynamite dark segment are thus equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming. Even to the end, it was family first.
The wrestling world is no stranger to tragedy and grief, but this one hits a little harder than most. This was a performer in his prime but with levels to move through, an underappreciated wrestler finally spreading his wings. A family man who was finally getting the attention that he deserved. It's a harsh world, and Brodie Lee's departure makes it that much cruel.