96-420: Pillman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Brian Pillman (1962–1997), American professional wrestler Brian Pillman Jr. (born 1993), American professional wrestler Charles Pillman (1890–1955), English rugby union player Robert Pillman (1893–1916), English rugby union player [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
192-649: A tag team with Hart's son Bruce known as Bad Company (not to be confused with Badd Company ). In April 1987, Bad Company won the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship by defeating Ron Starr and the Cuban Assassin in the finals of a tournament. Their reign lasted until October 1987, when the titles were held up following a controversial ending to a match between Bad Company and their opponents, Jerry Morrow and Makhan Singh . Bad Company defeated Morrow and Singh in
288-406: A tweener , feuding with wrestlers such as Brad Armstrong, Eddie Guerrero , Alex Wright and Marcus Bagwell by the fall. In September 1995, Pillman formed a team with Arn Anderson and began feuding with Ric Flair. On September 4, 1995, Pillman wrestled the first match on the inaugural episode of Monday Nitro by defeating Jushin "Thunder" Liger in a SuperBrawl II rematch. After costing Flair
384-534: A 1997 angle between Pillman and Goldust. He later married Melanie Morgan (1965–2022) on March 17, 1993. Melanie had two children at the time, Alexis Michelle Reed and Jesse Morgan from her previous relationships. At the time, he also had daughters, Danielle and Brittany, from two previous relationships. Brian and Melanie had two children together, Brian Zachary and Skylar King, the latter born after Pillman's death. Melanie also adopted one of Brian's daughters, Brittany. Despite not being their biological parent, Pillman
480-689: A Division I All-American in his senior year, he went undrafted in the 1984 NFL draft . He joined his hometown Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent (where he won the Ed Block Courage Award for his team), and later the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders in 1986. Pillman also played for the Buffalo Bills in preseason action in 1985, but he was the last player cut before the start of that season. His attempts to make
576-409: A child, Pillman developed multiple throat polyps and underwent between 31 and 36 operations to tend to them, many before the age of three. Due to his medical issues Pillman spent a large part of his early childhood in a hospital, only going home for Christmas. Because of this Pillman's mother chose to send him to a public school so that he could spend more time with his friends, which led him to become
672-624: A face, feuding with his old partner Austin. He would also pursue the WCW World Television Championship , held by Lord Steven Regal, with whom he wrestled to a 15-minute time limit draw at Spring Stampede . After several months of inactivity, Pillman made his return to WCW programming in January 1995, originally to be renamed California Brian (which was scrapped after a week) as a babyface who had moved to California to pursue acting work on Baywatch , with Pillman slowly progressing into
768-478: A football player and played at the high-school level while attending Dixie Heights High School before graduating in 2011. In February 2017, he announced his decision to follow in his father's footsteps to become a professional wrestler. He added that he wants to follow his father's high-flying style and keep his legacy alive. The younger Pillman was trained by Lance Storm and uses the Twitter handle @FlyinBrianJr as
864-596: A full-time in-ring competitor in May, frequently teaming with Hart Foundation members in 6 man tag matches against Austin and the Legion of Doom . On July 6, 1997, at In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede in Bret's hometown Calgary , Pillman and The Hart Foundation defeated the American team of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Goldust , Ken Shamrock and The Legion of Doom in a 10-man tag team match in
960-418: A losing effort to Ron Simmons and 2 Cold Scorpio . Immediately following his departure from WCW, Pillman returned to ECW and appeared at the promotion's annual Internet convention , ECW CyberSlam , on February 17, 1996. During an interview conducted in the ring by Joey Styles , Pillman insulted Bischoff, calling him a commentator, a " gofer ", and a "piece of fucking shit". After Styles attempted to end
1056-689: A loss to Kuniaki Kobayashi , Shiro Koshinaka , and Takayuki Iizuka . In August 1991, Pillman wrestled for NJPW as part of its "Summer Night Fever in Nagoya " and "Violent Storm in Kokugikan " tours, facing opponents including Jushin Thunder Liger and Kensuke Sasaki . Pillman turned heel in September 1992, frustrated by Brad Armstrong's knee injury and vacating the WCW Light Heavyweight title, when he
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#17328809286641152-425: A match to Arn Anderson at Fall Brawl , Flair recruited the help of Sting to team up against Pillman and Anderson at Halloween Havoc . Pillman and Anderson attacked Flair before the match, forcing Sting to come out alone. When Sting needed a tag the most, Flair came out at the last minute with a bandage on his head, tagged Sting and immediately turned and attacked him removing the fake bandage from his head to show it
1248-570: A match with Eddie Guerrero on the January 23, 1996, episode of Clash of the Champions XXXII , Pillman grabbed commentator Bobby Heenan by the collar, causing Heenan (who had a history of neck problems) to blurt out "What the fuck are you doing?" live on the air. Pillman outed Kevin Sullivan as booker during the February 1996 SuperBrawl VI pay-per-view in an I Respect You Strap match where
1344-640: A new factory in Norwood for the manufacture of wooden bookcases. In 1901, the United States Playing Card Company moved to new facilities in Norwood. In 1902, the City of Cincinnati made the first of several attempts to annex Norwood. The citizens of Norwood rejected the merger by a margin of 55 votes. Later that year, Norwood citizens voted to incorporate the village as a city, since their population of 6,480 made them eligible for incorporation. This issue
1440-489: A popular Cincinnati institution to this day. The same year, the United States Playing Card Company opened a new factory in Norwood. The factory would eventually grow to over 600,000 square feet of operations and become the largest manufacturer of playing cards in the world. In 1909, Norwood officials began openly discussing the possibility of annexing neighboring Kennedy Heights . However, negotiations with Kennedy Heights officials eventually fell through and Kennedy Heights
1536-669: A rematch in November 1987 to regain the titles, eventually losing them to Morrow and the Cuban Assassin in July 1988. While in Stampede Wrestling, Pillman had his girlfriend at the time, Trisa Hayes , portray his sister in order to get him over as a face by seating her at ringside and having heel wrestlers taunt her so that he could rescue her. Pillman finished up with Stampede on August 13, 1988, teaming up with Bruce Hart and Jason
1632-517: A settler named Samuel D. Bowman purchased land near the crossing of the State Road and the County Road, where he established a tavern and coach stop for travelers. He was soon joined by John Sharp, who built a cabin and country store at the opposite side of the intersection. The community of half a dozen houses soon became known as "Sharpsburg", after Sharp. For the next half century, the coach stop along
1728-561: A spot, and the suggestion of the Bolles' to call it Norwood (an abbreviation of Northwood) met with endorsement, and so it was that the suburb was christened anew." However, the origin of the name Norwood is commonly disputed. It is also stated that Mrs. Bolles's name for the 1869 Norwood Heights subdivision was inspired by Henry Ward Beecher 's popular 1869 novel Norwood: or, Village Life in New England . Others have claimed Mrs. Bolles arrived at
1824-485: A storyline involving a firearm and with The Hart Foundation during the first instances of the developing Attitude Era . In October 1997, he died unexpectedly due to an undetected heart disease. Pillman was born on May 22, 1962, to a Welsh mother named Mary; he had three sisters named Angie, Linda, and Susan, as well as a brother Phil. His father died of a heart attack when Pillman was three months old in August 1962. As
1920-469: A suburb of Cincinnati. While attending Miami University in Oxford, Ohio , Pillman played football for Redskins (now Miami RedHawks) as a defensive tackle where he set the record in the "tackles for loss" category. Pillman struggled academically and needed help with school to continue to play; he was then tutored by Miami rugby player Bill Minnich. A Division I Second-team All-American in his junior year and
2016-533: A survey of historical records by the WPA , there were 47 factories in operation in Norwood by 1919. In 1920, construction started on the Cincinnati Subway in downtown Cincinnati. The original plan was for a 16-mile loop to connect downtown with Norwood. Several subway tunnels were completed in Norwood. As subway construction continued into the late-1920s, the city experienced economic hardships and eventually abandoned
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#17328809286642112-480: A train station when the railway opened, but the possibility of passenger rail access to Cincinnati generated interest in developing a residential subdivision nearby. In 1868, two early developments were platted in the area north of the railroad. The first train station was established that same year. In 1869, Sylvester H. Parvin, Col. Philander P. Lane and Lemuel Bolles purchased the William Ferguson farm north of
2208-598: A tribute to his father. He made his debut in December 2017, and wrestled for All Elite Wrestling beginning in the summer of 2020, where he, Griff Garrison , and Julia Hart formed a stable, the Varsity Blondes, paying tribute to the 1980s era and to his father's tag team with Steve Austin. He left AEW in 2023 and soon after debuted in WWE's developmental brand, NXT , under the ring name Lexis King. Norwood, Ohio Norwood
2304-633: Is believed he is one of the earliest Norwood settlers, if not the first. Soon after, a road was built connecting the early settlement of Columbia on the Ohio River near the Little Miami River with the settlement of Carthage , just north of Cincinnati. This road cut through Norwood along the old Indian Path widened by General Wayne's troops. Anthony Wayne's victory over the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
2400-470: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Brian Pillman Brian William Pillman (May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997) was an American professional wrestler and professional football player best known for his appearances in Stampede Wrestling in the 1980s and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in
2496-510: Is often referred to as the father of Melanie's children, Jesse Morgan and Alexis Michelle Reed. Pillman adopted Alexis before his death. Pillman's wife Melanie, died on June 1, 2022, at the age of 56. As per Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon , Brian and Melanie were involved in a heated divorce at the time of his death in October 1997. Melanie has said that she meant for the divorce to be a wake-up call for Brian, and they were still living together at
2592-508: Is the third most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio , United States, and an enclave of the larger city of Cincinnati . The population was 19,043 at the 2020 census . Originally settled as an early suburb of Cincinnati in the wooded countryside north of the city, the area is characterized by older homes and tree-lined streets. The earliest humans in the area now known as Norwood are believed to have been Pre-Columbian era people of
2688-564: The Adena culture . Norwood Mound , a prehistoric earthwork mound built by the Adena, is located in Norwood and listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Adena constructed the mound at the location of Norwood's present-day Water Tower Park, which is the highest land elevation in the city. Archaeologists believe the mound was built at this site due to the high elevation and was used by
2784-410: The surname Pillman . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pillman&oldid=949392846 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
2880-518: The "loose cannon" gimmick in ECW then return to WCW with more legitimate heat . Bischoff claims it was a plan he and Pillman came up with together. It would later backfire on Bischoff as Pillman did not return. In late-1994, Pillman appeared with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as part of a talent exchange between ECW and WCW. His only match there was teaming with Shane Douglas to replace an injured Steve Austin, with Sherri Martel as their manager, in
2976-689: The 1800s made up the original nucleus of the Native American Art Collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum . In the early-20th century, Norwood High School named their sports team mascot the Indians in honor of this local Native American heritage. In 1787, the United States Congress established the Northwest Territory , and John Cleves Symmes , Congressman from New Jersey, purchased 311,682 acres (126,133 ha) of
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3072-504: The 1990s. Pillman created a legacy as "The Loose Cannon", a wrestling gimmick that would see him do a series of worked shoots that would gain him a degree of infamy for his unpredictable character. He was also known for being extremely agile in the ring, although a car accident on April 15, 1996, from which he received extensive ankle injuries limited his in-ring ability. By the end of his career, he worked with his long-time friend and former tag-team partner Stone Cold Steve Austin in
3168-431: The 3,000,000 square feet (279,000 m ) Norwood Assembly automobile plant. This property was previously a large community park known as Norwood Park. The Norwood Assembly Plant produced General Motors cars between 1923 and 1987. The GM plant became the dominant employer in Norwood, with nearly 9,000 workers during its peak in the 1970s. It also contributed approximately 35% of the City of Norwood's tax base. To promote
3264-594: The Adena for religious ceremonies and smoke signaling . Native American mounds are not uncommon in Ohio and several were located in Downtown Cincinnati at the time of arrival of the first white settlers. However, by 1895, the Norwood Mound was the only remaining mound in the vicinity of Cincinnati." The mound has never been excavated, but it is reported that many artifacts found in the area by early Norwood settlers in
3360-472: The County Commissioners of Hamilton County. The signers of the petition were almost the entire male adult population of a total census of 1,000. Three months later, the first municipal elections were held and Dr. John C. Weyer was elected the village's first mayor. Norwood continued to expand the boundaries of the village in 1889 by annexing land bordering the original subdivisions. The same year, work
3456-755: The Gold ", with their own called " A Flair for the Old ". They would lose the NWA and WCW World Tag Team Titles to Anderson and Paul Roma at Clash of the Champions XXIV ( Lord Steven Regal substituted for Pillman, who suffered a leg injury in a tag team match on an episode of WCW Main Event prior to the Clash of Champions). After the Hollywood Blonds separated in October 1993, Pillman became
3552-538: The Lebanon Narrow-gauge Railway Company (later known as the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway ) to discuss building a passenger railroad between Norwood and downtown Cincinnati. The property owners offered their land to the railroad for use as free right-of-way. The railroad agreed and began to lay tracks from the northeast to southwest through Norwood and Avondale in the late-1870s. Around
3648-478: The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad tracks and platted an eighty-one-acre subdivision they called Norwood Heights. This was the first recorded use of the name Norwood in the area. It is commonly believed that the person who came up with the name was Sarah Bolles, wife of Lemuel Bolles. In the 1894 book, Norwood, Her Homes and Her People , it was stated that the name "Sharpsburg" was "not considered pretty enough for such
3744-524: The National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The old Allison High School building to burnt down in 1917. The building was later rebuilt. The same year, a new school was also constructed to replace the original 1892 Williams Avenue school. More than 3,000 fans attended the season opener of the 1916 World Champion Norwood baseball team at Norwood Park. Norwood Park was also used during this era for other community entertainment events. According to
3840-497: The November 4, 1996, episode of Raw , Pillman took part in the infamous "Pillman's got a gun" angle with his former teammate Stone Cold Steve Austin . When Pillman initially arrived to the WWF, he aligned himself immediately with his long-time friend and former teammate Austin, serving as his lackey while he recovered. However, Pillman began noticeably favoring Austin's nemesis, Bret Hart, before Austin had enough and brutally attacked him in
3936-573: The Power , a reference to the rap group N.W.A . With his "Loose Cannon" persona, Pillman became the talk of all three major promotions, as he was on his way to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after he was scheduled to wrestle Shane Douglas in ECW. On April 15, 1996, Pillman was badly injured after falling asleep while driving his Hummer H1 in Kentucky and driving into a tree trunk, flipping
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4032-464: The Ring , Pillman's family talked about his life. Melanie Pillman was found dead from issues surrounding her years of drug abuse on June 1, 2022, as confirmed by Brian Jr. She was 56 years old. In 2024, daughter Brittany Evans signed a Legends Contract with WWE allowing merchandise of the senior Pillman to be offered under her authority. On October 5, 1997, Pillman was scheduled to wrestle Dude Love at
4128-746: The Terrible to defeat The Great Gama, Makhan Singh, and Johnny Smith in the main event. He would head to the Continental Wrestling Association in Memphis to continue his career. After finishing with Stampede Pillman worked briefly in 1989 for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as part of its "Battle Line Tokyo Dome" tour where he wrestled in singles matches against people such as Masa Saito, Tatsumi Fujinami, Black Cat and Naoki Sano as well as in tag team matches with Big Van Vader against Riki Choshu and Tatsumi Fujinami. In June 1989, Pillman returned to
4224-657: The United States and began wrestling for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was known as Flyin' Brian due to his athletic ability and variety of aerial maneuvers. He was one of the first American wrestlers, along with "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, to incorporate a variety of Mexican lucha libre moves into his arsenal. He held the NWA United States Tag Team Championship with "Z-Man" Tom Zenk between February 1990 and May 1990. Pillman later feuded with Barry Windham , who he harassed while dressed as
4320-518: The WWF after Marc Mero, indicative of the period in which Vince McMahon began to protect the company from abruptly losing talent to WCW, with Lex Luger , Kevin Nash , and Scott Hall all previously doing so. Pillman acted as a commentator while recovering from his broken ankle, transitioning to a wrestling role after attacking an unruly fan during an episode of WWF Superstars on June 29, 1996, in Detroit. On
4416-506: The WWF for the rest of his life. Pillman defeated Goldust at In Your House 17: Ground Zero . This turned out to be his final WWF pay-per-view appearance. During the feud they would for several weeks later appear in segments called "Brian Pillman's XXX-Files", in which Marlena was made to wear sexually provocative clothing. His final WWF televised match came on the October 4, 1997, episode of Shotgun Saturday Night , defeating The Patriot by disqualification due to interference by Goldust. After
4512-512: The WWF pay-per-view In Your House 18: Badd Blood . Steve Austin relayed that Jim Cornette was instructed to find the whereabouts of Pillman. Cornette contacted the Budgetel Motel in Bloomington, Minnesota , where Pillman had stayed the previous night, and was told by the receptionist that Pillman was found dead in his hotel room by the maids earlier that day at 1:09 p.m. Central Time. He
4608-408: The arena, Pillman attacked a plant sitting in the audience with a fork he produced from his boot. Although he did not wrestle for ECW, Pillman made several further appearances with the promotion, engaging in a war of words with Douglas, setting up a proposed feud. He gained the backstage ire of New Jack when he referred to Jack's tag team with Mustafa Saed as "Niggas with Attitudes" at Fight
4704-421: The development of several new subdivisions and municipal improvements throughout the village. The Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern railroad influenced to the construction of the subdivisions. The first Norwood Town Hall was constructed in 1882. The hall was constructed at the demand of local residents who wanted a village center for community functions. The Norwood Town Hall Association was instrumental in leading
4800-435: The effort to incorporate Norwood as a village in later years. A small Central School schoolhouse was erected in 1887 to meet the education demands of the growing village. A one-room school house for Columbia Township had existed at this location possibly as early as 1828. Just one year after construction, the 1887 school house was expanded, as the number of students enrolled had already doubled. Norwood's first fire brigade
4896-656: The end of 1995, Pillman developed his "Loose Cannon" gimmick , cultivating a reputation for unpredictable behavior. During this period of time, Pillman changed his once Hollywood Blond and Flyin' Brian clean athletic look for an edgy, out of control image. Even his allies in the Horsemen, especially Anderson, were wary of his behavior and tried in vain to keep him in check. Almost all of the time Pillman could be seen wearing leather vests, sunglasses, jewelry and graphic T-shirts with skulls, monsters and sayings on them. Pillman frequently blurred fact and fiction with his worked shoots . In
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#17328809286644992-432: The house to protect him. As the interview progressed, Pillman got infuriated and produced a handgun, angrily exclaiming, "when Austin 3:16 meets Pillman 9-millimeter glock, I'm gonna blast his sorry ass straight to hell." Austin was attacked by Pillman's friends as soon as he arrived, but he quickly subdued them. He then proceeded to break into Pillman's home and advance on his nemesis. However, Pillman responded by pulling out
5088-479: The house while Pillman aimed the gun at Austin and announced his intention to "kill that son of a bitch!" Pillman also slipped up by saying "get out of the fucking way!" on live television, which prevented it from being edited out. The WWF and Pillman eventually apologized for the entire angle. After WrestleMania 13 , Pillman returned and aligned himself with his real life close friends Bret Hart , Owen Hart , The British Bulldog , and Jim Neidhart , all of whom he
5184-550: The increase in the city's population. The six wards were rezoned back to four after the population declined in the 2000s. In 1933, Norwood's last new passenger train station was constructed. This station was opened to complement the new Cincinnati Union Terminal station downtown. The station was later closed and the renovated building is now used as a social hall. The same year, the Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern Railroad stopped providing passenger service. Rail travel in America
5280-420: The interview, Pillman prevented him from doing so, and turned his attention to the ECW audience, derisively calling them " smart marks ". He then proceeded further by threatening to "yank out (his) Johnson " and urinate in the ring, before being confronted by ECW owner Tod Gordon , booker Paul Heyman , and wrestler Shane Douglas , who had him removed from the ring by security guards. While being dragged from
5376-436: The loser announces that they respect the other wrestler, much like an "I Quit" match . Pillman lost to Sullivan, after Pillman grabbed the microphone and said to Sullivan "I respect you, booker man." The words "booker man" were cut from the commercial tape. The next day after SuperBrawl VI, Pillman was fired by WCW President Eric Bischoff . In Bischoff's autobiography he said that Pillman was fired so that he could go and develop
5472-427: The main event. After his feud with Austin, he feuded with Goldust over Marlena until his death. Pillman lost to Goldust at SummerSlam in which Pillman was forced to wear a dress during his matches for a month, Pillman then challenged Goldust again to a match with two stipulations, if Pillman won he would take Marlena away from Goldust to be his personal assistant for 30 days or if Goldust won, Pillman would leave
5568-562: The masked Yellow Dog after losing a Loser Leaves WCW (Pillman was eventually reinstated). He also held the short-lived WCW Light Heavyweight Championship twice between October 1991 and February 1992, feuding with Brad Armstrong , Jushin "Thunder" Liger , Richard Morton , and Scotty Flamingo . In March 1991, Pillman wrestled at the WCW/New Japan Supershow I in the Tokyo Dome , teaming with Tim Horner and "Z-Man" Tom Zenk in
5664-793: The match, Goldust chased him and Marlena out of the arena. Pillman was a very close friend to the Hart family . Both Pillman and the Harts have referred to themselves as being as close as siblings. Pillman stated that he loved Bret and Owen enough to be willing to do anything for them. He was the only member of the Hart Foundation to not be related to the family through either blood or marriage. Pillman dated Terri Runnels while they were in WCW together before her marriage to Dustin Rhodes , which would later be utilized in
5760-536: The name by combining "North Woods", in reference to Norwood being a wooded area north of Cincinnati. In any case, the new name Norwood was popular enough that the Cincinnati Enquirer reported in 1870 that "the old town of Sharpsburg has been changed to Norwood" and the Sharpsburg post office was officially renamed Norwood the same year. By 1873, a second subdivision using the Norwood name, "The Heart of Norwood",
5856-428: The nearby Millcreek in what is now St. Bernard . Historians believe that a company of troops under the direction of General Wayne made their way through Norwood during this campaign and widened an old Native American trail, which followed the path of present-day Smith Road, Montgomery Road, and Carthage Avenue. In 1794, a pioneer named Peter Smith settled on Duck Creek in or near the current location of Norwood. It
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#17328809286645952-451: The only Presbyterian in his otherwise Catholic family. As a child Pillman played many sports, including basketball and hockey, but was rather fragile and was often made fun of by other children because of his raspy voice, which had been damaged by the many operations. This, according to his mother, prompted him to learn how to box. Pillman graduated from Norwood High School in Norwood, Ohio ,
6048-548: The passenger railroad proved to be the catalyst for rapid population growth in Norwood, as Cincinnatians could now work downtown and commute to their homes in the suburbs. Travel time between Norwood and downtown was less than 20 minutes. Within a few years after the opening of the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern, five train stations were constructed in Norwood along the route. These were Idlewild, Ivanhoe, Hopkins, Norwood Park, and East Norwood. The 1880s in Norwood were marked by
6144-412: The pistol and pointing it at a hesitant Austin, while Kelly and Pillman's wife Melanie screamed for help. The camera feed was then disrupted, with the scene fading to black. The on-scene director contacted commentator Vince McMahon and reported that he had heard "a couple explosions". The transmission was restored shortly before the end of Raw , and viewers witnessed Pillman's friends dragging Austin from
6240-431: The popularity of the card game, bridge , the United States Playing Card Company established a radio station in 1922 at their factory with the call letters WSAI . Bridge experts played the game on the air and provided instruction to listeners. In 1926, the company built a bell tower atop the main factory building. The sounds of the bells were frequently broadcast on the station. The company operated WSAI in Norwood until it
6336-438: The project in 1928, leaving the partially finished subway abandoned. During the early-20th century, Norwood generated its own electricity at a municipal electric facility. In 1920, Norwood sold the facility and electrical distribution system to Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company , allowing CG&E to provide electrical services to the city. In 1922, General Motors purchased 50 acres (200,000 m ) of land to construct
6432-557: The ring during an interview on an episode of Superstars on October 27, 1996. Austin and Pillman had been feuding for several weeks, and Austin finally decided to take matters into his own hands and visit Pillman, whom he had already injured, at his home in Walton, Kentucky . WWF interviewer Kevin Kelly sat in Pillman's house with a camera crew and the Pillman family, while Pillman's friends surrounded
6528-404: The road between Cincinnati and Columbus remained small. In 1866, the first tracks of the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad were completed, connecting Loveland with Cincinnati. The tracks ran from east to west through Sharpsburg and still exist in the same location today, parallel to the Norwood Lateral Expressway and passing under the Montgomery Road overpass. The village did not initially have
6624-497: The roster of the Bengals were covered in a series of articles in The Cincinnati Enquirer written by Peter King . Pillman and John Harbaugh , current head coach of the Baltimore Ravens , were roommates and defensive teammates while at Miami. Following the end of his football career, Pillman remained in Canada and began training as a wrestler under Stu Hart and his sons. He debuted in November 1986 in Hart's Calgary -based Stampede Wrestling promotion . Pillman quickly formed
6720-430: The same time, construction was started on another railroad, the Cincinnati and Eastern Railway , which was built west to east along the present-day border of Norwood and Evanston . The tracks continued along Wasson Road in Hyde Park , connecting Norwood with Cincinnati's eastern suburbs and ultimately Portsmouth, Ohio . This line merged with the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern line southwest of Norwood at Idlewild, which
6816-411: The same year signaled the end of the Northwest Indian War which enabled pioneers to begin settling former hostile lands such as the future Norwood. In 1795, another road was built along the present-day path of Montgomery Road , connecting Cincinnati with Montgomery, Ohio and beyond. Montgomery Road was known as the "State Road" and Smith Road/Carthage Avenue was known as the "County Road." In 1809,
6912-533: The student population eventually outgrew the first high school. In 1914, a new high school was constructed. The original high school on Allison Street was converted into an elementary school. Norwood's current city hall, the Norwood Municipal Building , was designed by John Scudder Adkins , who was also the architect for the Norwood Public Library building. It opened in 1916, and was added to
7008-531: The tag team title hunt by forming a tag team with "Stunning" Steve Austin known as the Hollywood Blonds . On the March 27, 1993, episode of Power Hour , the duo won the championships from Steamboat and Douglas. After the feud with Steamboat and Douglas ended, they went on to feud with The Four Horsemen , mainly Ric Flair and Arn Anderson , mocking their ages and parodying Flair's interview show, " A Flair for
7104-460: The territory (the Symmes Purchase ), within which the future Norwood is located. One year later, the first permanent settlement on the banks of the Ohio River in what would later become Cincinnati was established. In 1793, General "Mad Anthony" Wayne led several companies of troops from Fort Washington in Cincinnati to advance against a hostile tribe of Native Americans encamped on the banks of
7200-426: The time of Brian's passing, but he was banished to the basement. In 2017, Pillman's daughter Brittany claimed that her half-sister Skylar King is not Pillman's biological daughter, but the child of another man whom Melanie married shortly after Pillman's death, and that all the money given by WWF and wrestlers to support Pillman's family was used by Melanie for drugs. In a 2021 episode of Viceland 's Dark Side of
7296-416: The vehicle. He was in a coma for a week and suffered a shattered ankle, forcing doctors to fuse it together in a fixed walking position and thus forcing Pillman to abandon his previous high-flying wrestling style for a more grounded style. Pillman signed a contract with the WWF on June 10, 1996, with the signing announced in a press conference . He was the second wrestler to sign a guaranteed contract with
7392-432: Was 35 years old. An autopsy attributed Pillman's death to a heart attack . However, Steve Austin explained that this was caused by previously undetected atherosclerotic heart disease , a condition which had also led to the death of Pillman's father. The next night on Raw , the WWF paid tribute to Brian Pillman. Later that night, Vince McMahon interviewed Melanie Pillman; the interview was seen as being in poor taste and
7488-546: Was a privately owned turnpike, requiring users pay a toll to use the road. This private ownership became a sore spot for local residents who desired public streetcar transportation. With the help of the County Commissioners of Hamilton County and the State of Ohio, Norwood was able to purchase the road for public use and construction was started on an electric railway. In mid-1891, the Norwood Electric Railway streetcar line
7584-1019: Was all a plan between Pillman, Anderson and Flair from the start. These actions signaled the reuniting of The Four Horsemen . This incarnation was Flair, Anderson, Pillman and Chris Benoit . Pillman had worked briefly in Japan in 1991 while with WCW but his longest time there was working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling in the middle of 1995 when he participated in the Best of the Super Juniors . When in Japan he wrestled against Dean Malenko , Tatsuhito Takaiwa , Black Cat , Koji Kanemoto , Shinjiro Otani , Gran Hamada , Black Tiger , Wild Pegasus, Alex Wright and El Samurai in singles matches and in tag team matches together with Wright, Norio Honaga , Hamada or Malenko against Akira Nogami , Koji Kanemoto, Takayuki Iizuka , El Samurai, Malenko and Honaga. He also participated in several multi man matches before returning to WCW. At
7680-412: Was awarded Wrestling Observer Newsletter ' s Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic award for that year. In early 2008, Pillman's adopted daughter Alexis Michelle Reed entered professional wrestling as a valet and ring girl under the name "Sexy" Lexi Pillman. On November 26, 2009, Reed died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Reed was 26 years old. Like his father, Brian Zachary became
7776-519: Was completed between Norwood and Walnut Hills, with the route extending to a turnaround at the Mount Adams Incline . Increasing school enrollment resulted in the construction of two new school buildings in 1891. Williams School (later Williams Avenue Elementary) was opened in on Williams Avenue and Marion School (later North Norwood School) was opened on Marion Avenue. Both buildings were later replaced with newer structures. Clean drinking water
7872-624: Was completed in 1923. The seminary educated dozens of future priests, bishops, and archbishops for the Catholic Church until it closed in 1980. The seminary was purchased in 1993 and renovated over the course of years and reopened as Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center and as a Marian Spiritual center in consonance with the Roman Catholic Church. In 1930, the City of Norwood rezoned the city council from four to six wards, reflecting
7968-630: Was constructed alongside a nearly identical new elementary school building, with both opening in 1897. In 1898, the Bullock Electric Manufacturing Company relocated to Norwood, becoming one of the village's first industrial plants, following McFarlan Lumber Company and the Cincinnati Brick Company. The plant was eventually acquired by German company, Siemens . In 1900, the Globe Wernicke Company constructed
8064-511: Was constructed in the Norwood Heights subdivision. Norwood still remained largely farmland and orchards throughout the 1870s. Although the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad provided transportation to Cincinnati, it was via an inconvenient circuitous route which followed the Millcreek several miles out of the way to the west. In 1875, several prominent local property owners in Norwood approached
8160-549: Was decided by the same margin of 55 votes. Norwood's first city election took place in 1903. The newly elected officials repurposed the old Village Hall as the first City Hall of the City of Norwood. 1905 was a significant year for public services in Norwood. On July 1, the city established both its fire and police departments. Later that year, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation provided funds to begin construction of Norwood's first public library, which opened in 1907. It
8256-521: Was familiar with from his Stampede Wrestling roots, turning Pillman heel as part of the anti-American Hart Foundation . He began feuding with his former partner, Steve Austin. In the course of the feud, Austin was given on-screen credit for damaging Pillman's ankle in late October 1996 after placing it in between the seat and backrest of a folded chair and then jumping on the chair (this particular style of attack has since been dubbed "The Pillmanizer", in honor of this incident). Pillman began competing again as
8352-572: Was later annexed by the City of Cincinnati. In 1912, the Sears, Roebuck & Company purchased the Standard Mill Company and changed the name to the Norwood Sash & Door Company. This factory became the primary manufacturer of Sears’ prefabricated Catalog Homes . The factory was operated by Sears in Norwood until 1945. Enrollment at Norwood High School continued to grow at a rapid pace and
8448-460: Was on the decline at this point due to the growing usage of the automobile. Albers Supermarket, the first supermarket in Ohio and the first grocery store in the world to call itself a supermarket, was opened in 1933 by William H. Albers on Montgomery Road in Norwood at the site of today's Surrey Square shopping center. Albers, the former president of the Kroger Company , went on to revolutionize
8544-612: Was one of the most important issues facing Norwood in its early days. Residents had to rely on private wells, cisterns or streams for their water. In 1892, the citizens of Norwood voted for a public "water works" system to be built. In 1894, the Norwood Water Works was completed, which supplied Norwood with clean water for 65 years. In March 1894, Norwood's first newspaper, the Norwood Enterprise, began publication. It would stay in print until 1989. Norwood's first high school
8640-601: Was organized in South Norwood in January 1888. As the village continued to grow, the leaders of the Town Hall Association knew the only way to sustain continued civic improvements was to incorporate as a village. One of the main incentives for incorporation was to provide public street lighting. The leaders started proceedings in early-1888 and on May 14, 1888, the Village of Norwood was formally incorporated by approval of
8736-468: Was platted on 50-acres west of Montgomery Road at Maple and Elm Avenues. It was later referred to as "Old Norwood" after newer subdivisions using the name Norwood were built. Despite the initial interest in Norwood generated by the arrival of the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad , the new subdivisions were premature and failed to immediately take off. Only one home, located on the hill east of Norwood Mound ,
8832-631: Was scheduled to wrestle Armstrong for the title at Clash of the Champions XX . In November 1992, he formed a team with Barry Windham, gunning for the NWA and WCW World Tag Team Championships held by Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas . Windham and Pillman lost to Steamboat and Douglas at Starrcade on December 28. Their team lasted until January 1993, as Windham had his sights on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . Pillman continued
8928-476: Was sold to Crosley Broadcasting Corporation in 1928. In an effort to improve Duck Creek Road, Norwood encased the Duck Creek waterway in a concrete aqueduct in 1923. The creek bed was filled in and all bridges spanning the waterway were removed. Most of Duck Creek road was later eliminated with the construction of Interstate 71 in the late-1960s. Construction of the massive $ 1,000,000 Mt. Saint Mary's Seminary
9024-421: Was started on a new subdivision called Elsmere. In 1891, Norwood Council annexed Elsmere as part of the village. These two annexations were the first of thirteen conducted by Norwood between 1889 and 1981. Around the time of Norwood's incorporation, local leaders began pushing for an electric streetcar route on Montgomery Road to connect Norwood with downtown. Until this time, Montgomery Road (known as "The Pike")
9120-450: Was the name for the area near the present day campus of Xavier University . In 1881, the northern section of the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern opened, connecting Norwood with Lebanon . In 1882, the southern section opened, providing service from Norwood directly to the central downtown station. Later in the year, the Cincinnati and Eastern Railway opened, providing passenger service from Norwood to Hyde Park and beyond. The arrival of
9216-557: Was the second Carnegie Library to open in the Cincinnati area. The City of Norwood transferred the property to the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and it became a branch of that organization. In 1908, Greek immigrants, Thomas and Nicholas Aglamesis, opened an ice cream parlor on Montgomery Road in Norwood. Five years later, they added a second store in neighboring Oakley . The Norwood store eventually closed, but their Oakley location, known as Aglamesis Bro's , remains
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