Dick Afflis

Dick Afflis

Born: June 27, 1929
Died: November 10, 1991
in Delphi, Indiana, United States
William Fritz Afflis (June 27, 1929 – November 10, 1991) was an American professional wrestler and football player, better known by his ring name, Dick the Bruiser. He is a one-time world champion in professional wrestling, having held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.

Movies for Dick Afflis...

The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
Title: The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
Character: himself
Released: June 6, 2006
Type: Movie
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes will forever be remembered as the working man's champion. A master at the mic and a three-time World Heavyweight Champion, he has had legendary confrontations with sports-entertainments top stars, including Ric Flair, Harley Race, "SuperStar" Billy Graham, Terry Funk and Tully Blanchard. Decades later, his contributions to sports-entertainment are still being felt. This Three-disc release will present his life's story as well as his most memorable matches and interviews from his days in the AWA, NWA, and WWWF, WWE, and WCW.
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WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course
Title: WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course
Character: Referee
Released: December 16, 1990
Type: Movie
WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course was the eighth annual Starrcade professional wrestling PPV event produced under the NWA banner. It was the third Starrcade event produced by WCW, and the last PPV event held by the NWA. It took place on December 16, 1990 from the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri. The main event was a steel cage match between Sting and The Black Scorpion for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Other matches included a Street Fight between Doom and the team of Arn Anderson and Barry Windham for the NWA World Tag Team Championship, and a Texas Lariat match between Stan Hansen and Lex Luger for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. The event also hosted the Pat O'Connor Memorial International Cup Tag Team Tournament.
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AWA: SuperClash '85
Title: AWA: SuperClash '85
Character: Dick The Bruiser
Released: September 25, 1985
Type: Movie
SuperClash '85 – The Night of Champions was the first SuperClash professional wrestling supercard event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA). It was billed as AWA's flagship supercard, their biggest event of the year. The event was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois on September 28, 1985, only a few months after WrestleMania, which was promoted by the rival World Wrestling Federation (WWF) promotion. The show drew a paid attendance of 20,347, although it was announced as 25,000. SuperClash – Night of Champions was one of the co-promotional efforts by the AWA, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) to compete with the WWF's increasing national presence and popularity. The jointly promoted venture was known as Pro Wrestling USA.
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I Like To Hurt People
Title: I Like To Hurt People
Character: Self - Dick The Bruiser
Released: June 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A "documentary" showcasing the Detroit professional wrestling scene of the 1970s. The story centers around a campaign to ban the Sheik.
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The Escapist
Title: The Escapist
Released: April 2, 1983
Type: Movie
A radio station owner must perform dangerous publicity stunts in order to prevent his business being taken over by a big corporation.
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NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
Title: NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
Character: Dick The Bruiser
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Beloved promoter Sam Muchnick says farewell to the sport of kings in St. Louis with an All-Star card!
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The Wrestler
Title: The Wrestler
Character: The Bruiser
Released: April 28, 1974
Type: Movie
Frank Bass (Ed Asner) is an honest guy trying to make a living in the cut throat world of professional wrestling, and he's gonna make it work - even if he dies trying! But first - he'll have to strong-arm his way through all the mobsters, gamblers, promoters and fight fixers and help his past-his-prime wrestler once again win a championship belt. Features appearances from real-life legendary wrestlers and AWA superstars Verne Gagne, Rick Flair, Superstar Billy Graham, Dusty Rhodes, Dick the Bruiser, Ray Stevens, Dory Funk Jr., Ken Patera, Billy Robinson, Dan Gable, Eddie Graham, Dick Murdoch, Vincent J. McMahon, and more.