Steve Lombardi (born April 18, 1961) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and road agent, better known by his ring name, the Brooklyn Brawler. He worked for the professional wrestling promotion, WWE and some other independent promotions.
Lombardi began his WWF career in late 1983, competing under his real name, and being a heel, primarily as an enhancement talent. During this period, Lombardi occasionally teamed with fellow preliminary wrestler, Barry Horowitz. Lombardi had a few victories during the 1980s, mainly, against other preliminary wrestlers like Paul Roma, and Barry O, until early 1989, when he was repackaged as the Brooklyn Brawler. The Brawler character was that of a street fighter, wearing battered jeans and a torn New York Yankees t-shirt. Under the tutelage of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, the Brawler entered a feud with the Red Rooster. When the Red Rooster left Heenan's villain group and became a fan favorite, Heenan stated that he had made the Red Rooster a star and could do the same with anyone in the WWF. The Red Rooster defeated the Brooklyn Brawler on Saturday Night's Main Event, and then Heenan at WrestleMania V. The Brooklyn Brawler's alliance with Heenan was then phased out, though in storyline Heenan said it was an amicable departure, and Heenan would continue to speak highly of the Brawler whenever a match featured him. Lombardi soon returned to his former enhancement talent status. However, he retained the Brawler gimmick, a role he would utilize throughout his career.
Actors: Victor Argo (actor), Mike Bacarella (actor), Jason Beghe (actor), Clancy Brown (actor), J. Kenneth Campbell (actor), Eugene Clark (actor), Richard Cusak (actor), Jonathan Erickson Eisley (actor), Michael Fairman (actor), Danny Goldring (actor), Joe Greco (actor), Joe Krowka (actor), Jack McLaughlin-Gray (actor), Robert Miranda (actor), Bruce Abbott (actor),
Plot: A special unit of ten honest cops in a corrupt police department sets out to clean up the city during the late 1940s. When the prosecution's main witness in an important case dies under mysterious circumstances, the special unit investigates the four cops who were protecting the victim.
Keywords: gangster, murder, police