Signor does an excellent job with his biannual “In Memoriam” FanPosts, so consider this an addendum to the one published yesterday (June 30)... former NWA World Tag Team champion “Killer” Tim Brooks died on Tuesday at age 72. He was in hospice, having been diagnosed with terminal cancer a few years back.
Brooks hailed from Waxahachie, Texas, and worked in the continental United States & Canada, Puerto Rico, and Japan in the 1970s and 80s before retiring to run his wrestling school in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
His NWA title runs came while working for Big Time Wrestling out of Detroit, and were won with Ben Justice and Abdullah The Butcher. That promotion was folded into the the Von Erich’s WCCW when it was nationally televised, and Brooks was a regular on TV as a mid-card heel.
The real life cousin of Dick Murdoch, Brooks tagged with Roddy Piper in Oregon. He was also friends with Bruiser Brody, and they worked together in WWC and All-Japan. For a time, Brooks worked as Brody’s kayfabe brother “Buster” in Montreal.
Brooks was remembered on Twitter by some prominent names, including former student and current NXT North American champion Keith Lee.
Acutely aware of the pain today brings.
— Hopeful Lee (@RealKeithLee) June 30, 2020
He was my birth, my knowledge, my preparation. Home when I was homeless.
Had I not seen him when I did...I never would again. Thank you Killer Tim Brooks for training me. I love you.#RIPKillerBrooks This next one is dedicated to you. pic.twitter.com/9zR32AmNLk
I’ll never forget wrestling “Killer” Tim Brooks at the Unicorn Ballroom in Houston. One of my very first matches and I learned so much. Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/SUr8MyKtha
— Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) July 1, 2020
I was extremely sorry to hear about the passing of “Killer” Tim Brooks.
— Michael PS Hayes (@MichaelPSHayes1) July 1, 2020
My sympathies, condolences and prayers to his family, friends and fans.
He may be the only person who took more beatings from The Von Erichs than us!!
So glad I talked to him a couple of months ago!! RIP
So sorry to hear of the passing of the legendary Killer Tim Brooks, a true icon of the sport of professional wrestling. I remember him wrestling for the Sheik's Big Time Wrestling. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and fans! pic.twitter.com/wR3KgI9HQg
— Bobby Fulton (@TheBobbyFulton) June 30, 2020
He’s survived by three sons, a daughter, and numerous grandkids.
Rest in peace, Killer.