Brickhouse Brown facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Brickhouse Brown |
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| Birth name | Frederick Seawright |
| Born | August 11, 1960 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | July 29, 2018 (aged 57) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Black Prince Brickhouse Brown M.C. Slammer TheBreakdancer |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg; 17.3 st) |
| Trained by | Eddie Graham Terry Funk |
| Debut | 1982 |
| Retired | 2017 |
Frederick Seawright (born August 11, 1960 – died July 29, 2018) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known by his ring name, Brickhouse Brown. He was a very popular "bad guy" (called a heel) in many wrestling shows across the Southern United States during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Brickhouse Brown's Wrestling Journey
Starting His Career (1982–1987)
Brickhouse Brown began his wrestling career in 1982. His very first matches were for a company called Southwest Championship Wrestling in San Antonio, Texas. He didn't have any training before his first match! Later, he was trained by a famous wrestler named Terry Funk.
In 1983, he joined the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). For the next four years, he wrestled in many different areas, especially in the Southeast. In September 1985, he won his first championship, the NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship, with his partner Norvell Austin. They beat a team called The Nightmares. They lost the title back to The Nightmares just a week later.
In the summer of 1986, Brown also wrestled a few times for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which is now known as WWE. He even managed to win against some well-known wrestlers like Moondog Rex and Tiger Chung Lee.
Becoming a Champion (1987–1997)
In March 1987, Brown moved to Memphis to wrestle for the Championship Wrestling Association (CWA). This is where he really started to shine. In July 1987, he won his first singles championship, the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship, by defeating Jerry Lawler. He lost the title back to Lawler a week later.
In May 1988, he won the CWA Heavyweight Championship by beating Maxx Payne. This was a very important title, and he held it for almost two months before losing it to Phil Hickerson.
Because the CWA worked with other wrestling companies like the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), Brickhouse Brown also got to wrestle in those places.
In February 1989, Brown won the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship by defeating Iceman King Parsons. He was champion for over a month.
Later, in April 1990, back in Memphis, he won the USWA World Tag Team Championship with his partner Sweet Daddy Falcone. They held the belts for almost a month.
In April 1995, Brown won his second USWA World Tag Team Championship with The Gambler. They kept the belts for over two weeks. In July 1995, he wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation again, appearing on TV against wrestlers like Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Henry O. Godwinn.
In May 1996, he won the USWA Television Championship. A month and a half later, he lost the belt. In July 1996, he quickly won his third and final USWA World Tag Team Championship with Reggie B. Fine. They held the title for three weeks. Brown left USWA in January 1997.
Later Years and Legacy (1997–2017)
After leaving USWA, Brickhouse Brown continued to wrestle for twenty more years. He mostly wrestled in smaller, independent shows in Tennessee and Mississippi. He kept wrestling until he was diagnosed with cancer in 2017.
In 2011, he appeared at a special wrestling event called "Legends and Icons" for Juggalo Championship Wrestling.
Personal Life
In April 2017, Brickhouse Brown shared that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. This is a serious type of cancer. In May 2018, he announced that the cancer had spread to his brain. This treatment affected his eyesight and made him lose a lot of weight.
Many wrestling shows in the Southern United States held special events to help raise money for his medical bills. A group called the Cauliflower Alley Club also helped him pay his rent.
On July 20, 2018, it was reported that Brown had passed away from prostate cancer. However, the very next day, it was announced that he was still alive! He had woken up and told his mother he was hungry, surprising everyone who thought he had died.
Sadly, Brickhouse Brown passed away a few days later, on July 29, 2018. His funeral was held in Florida on August 11, which would have been his 58th birthday.
Championships and Achievements
Brickhouse Brown won many championships during his wrestling career:
- Continental Wrestling Association
- AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- 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
- Ranked #130 out of the top 500 singles wrestlers in 1992 by PWI 500.
- 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)
