RIP Jon “Mr. Brodie Lee/Luke Harper” Huber (1979-2020)

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Dec 27, 2020 0:34:55 GMT -5 y4j1981 said:

Can only guess no BtE this week unless it's a Brodie Lee tribute show. Only guessing

I mean, they've not doubt filmed content that we will probably see, but we might get a second one, or perhaps a super large tribute episode.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CJSfqO8jY3t

Man was fresher than the wrapper of a new piece of gum!

[ASYLUMHAUSEN]

Dec 27, 2020 0:28:12 GMT -5 Larryhausen said:

Blue Meanie just retweeted someone saying that "It's Wednesday, you know what that means!" should be the official tagline for Dynamite.

One of the replies suggested using it like SNL, with a different roster member saying it each week.

This.

f*** yes this.

[Cieto]

This is terrible news, I woke up and randomly saw a wwe luke harper playlist on YouTube, took about 20 seconds of confusion to realise what this eventually meant.

Weirdly it was only this week I spoke to a colleague about how they should book brodies return.

R.I.P. to one of the best 'big men' in the modern era.

[Celexa Bliss]

I saw the news on YouTube and rushed here, repeating "no. f*** no" to myself. Even after reading through 17 pages, I still can't believe it. Brodie Lee was one of favorites, going back to the Wyatt Family days. His AEW/BTE stuff has been a personal highlight for me and given me some much needed laughs during a very stressful year.

God, is this even real right now?

I was in the live threads for both his debut and his TNT Title win, and those were two of my favorite moments on this forum. Being able to share the excitement of seeing someone so deserving get his due was wonderful. And those are the only two AEW shows I've ever given a 10 in the ratings threads. It wasn't a coincidence.

Life is short. Lord knows how much we've seen that already this year. Kobe. Shad. Hana. Chadwick. Brodie. May they all rest in power. Thank you for the memories.

[Vincent Whiney]

I used to go to Upstate Pro Wrestling shows when Brodie Lee wrestled there before he signed with the WWE. I talked to him briefly a couple times and he was always really cool and nice to talk to and took the time with anyone who wanted to talk to him. Just such an awful thing at only 41 and with young kids. RIP

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Dec 27, 2020 0:39:21 GMT -5 @kn said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJSfqO8jY3t

Man was fresher than the wrapper of a new piece of gum!

Big E's posts on Brodie only reinforce to me that I am really, really, really glad he won the IC Title to close the year.

[MrElijah]

Brodie: HEY, SUE!! THIS MOTHERf***ER DOESN'T LIKE YOUR COOKING!!

That was so damn hilarious. A shame he's gone so young. 41? I'd figured him to be younger.

[Perd]

I hope his family can find some solace in the wonderful things being said about him. His life, while entirely too short, appears to be one that was well lived. He seems to have inspired good feelings in everyone that knew him. We all should aspire to such a legacy.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

f***.

Rest in Peace.

I do think he'll get tributes from both companies. Given how well liked he was by everybody that worked with him, WWE retweeting all of their talents, and the video they put out, they'll give him a tribute.

[Mochi Lone Wolf]

Dec 26, 2020 23:32:51 GMT -5 Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast said:

Bray

(some cuss words, so just a heads up)

Ouch. I felt every word of that. I can't imagine how long it took him to be able to write those words.

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Dec 27, 2020 1:03:02 GMT -5 Perd said:

I hope his family can find some solace in the wonderful things being said about him. His life, while entirely too short, appears to be one that was well lived. He seems to have inspired good feelings in everyone that knew him. We all should aspire to such a legacy.

Brodie said his son was one of the biggest fans of wrestling, his other younger son probably is too

This probably assured Brodie Jr. and his brother that while their father may be gone, his family may be bigger than he has ever realized. As Brandi and others already said, AEW will always make sure they're taken care of, and I believe that.

If we're seeing a Brodie Jr. match called in a decade, I also won't be shocked.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

I really can't sleep. This just doesn't feel real. Probably the hardest death in wrestling for me in a long time.

[ayumidah]

I was offline most of the night, then happened to check twitter at 11. First thing I saw was a headline from NoDQ mentioning Bray's IG post about his passing. I dropped my phone.

This is devastating, his poor family. Just keep remembering his part in NL's Fighting Back stream. Damn. RIP.

[moxfan1]

Given this sad news. I really hope AEW delays this week planned Dynamite show a week. They can do New Years shows on 6th and 13th. But make this weeks December 30th show an Brodie Lee tribute show. It's not every day one of your main event talent passes away suddenly like this. It's hard to go back to your normal scripted show as soon as this Wednesday.


Personally I'd do bunch of pre taped interviews with the roster telling Brodie Lee stories and tribute to him. Then show extended footage of his matches with Moxley, Cody, Orange Cassidy, Daniels, Dustin and other important moments(like in tag matches, promos and BTE etc) he's had past seven months with the company. He and his family deserve a show that honors him as a person. While showing all the great things he did in AEW in such a short time.

[Celexa Bliss]

I can't post it from my phone, but Jawnny posted a beautiful tribute on NL's YouTube community tab. A number of other channels have posted similar tributes, including Cultaholic and WrestleTalk.

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Well, that is... Definitely not the news I expected to wake up to. Holy shit.

[Mochi Lone Wolf]

Dec 27, 2020 1:19:05 GMT -5 ayumidah said:

I was offline most of the night, then happened to check twitter at 11. First thing I saw was a headline from NoDQ mentioning Bray's IG post about his passing. I dropped my phone.

This is devastating, his poor family. Just keep remembering his part in NL's Fighting Back stream. Damn. RIP.

"Brodie. Stop donating. We're trying to end the stream."

*Brodie Lee Donated $8.00*

[EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese]

Dec 27, 2020 1:17:16 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

I really can't sleep. This just doesn't feel real. Probably the hardest death in wrestling for me in a long time.

Same, and it can only be because it’s someone who was of the here and now, so to speak.

As harsh as it sounds, a lot of wrestler deaths are of your distant variety. Men and women who had been retired for years or had gotten old or just drifted out of the consciousness. Brodie Lee was only on AEW TV as a featured star, what, two months ago? Not to mention being a regular of WWE TV for the better part of the 2010s. This man was right in that consciousness.

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Dec 27, 2020 1:27:06 GMT -5 EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese said:

Dec 27, 2020 1:17:16 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

I really can't sleep. This just doesn't feel real. Probably the hardest death in wrestling for me in a long time.

Same, and it can only be because it’s someone who was of the here and now, so to speak.

As harsh as it sounds, a lot of wrestler deaths are of your distant variety. Men and women who had been retired for years or had gotten old or just drifted out of the consciousness. Brodie Lee was only on AEW TV as a featured star, what, two months ago? Not to mention being a regular of WWE TV for the better part of the 2010s. This man was right in that consciousness.

The closest deaths I can think of to this from a modern standpoint are Trent Acid, Larry Sweeney, and Lance Cade... and none of them even compare to this, just on a personal scale it seems, for so many people.