Bruiser

Bruiser may refer to:

Music

• The Bruisers, musical pioneers of the Punk/Oi! genre
• Bruiser (band), an indie rock trio that features ex-Local H drummer Joe Daniels
• Bruiser, the third studio album by The Duke Spirit

Film and television

• The Bruiser, a 1916 American drama film
• Bruiser (film), a motion picture directed by George A. Romero
• Bruiser (TV series), a BBC television series

Nickname or ring name

• Bruiser Flint (born 1965), American collegiate men's basketball head coach
• Frank Kinard (1914-1985), American football player nicknamed "Bruiser", member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Bruiser Brody, ring name of American professional wrestler Frank Donald Goodish (1946-1988)
• "Bruiser" Bob Sweetan (born 1940), American retired professional wrestler

Fictional characters

• Molly Hayes, briefly known as Bruiser, a Marvel Comics character in the series Runaways
• Bruiser Khang, a character in the video game Tales of Destiny
• Bruiser, a large demonic enemy in the video game expansion pack Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
• Bruiser, Elle Woods' chihuahua in the Legally Blonde movies

Other uses

• HMS Bruiser, one of two British Royal Navy warships
• Chicago Bruisers, a former Arena Football League team (1987-1989)
• Bruiser (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal dog made by Ty, Inc.
• Judge and Bruiser, costumed mascots for the Baylor University Bears

See also

• Dick the Bruiser, nickname of American professional wrestler and football player William Fritz Afflis (1929-1991)
• Crystl Bustos (born 1977), American softball player known as "The Big Bruiser"